Glenn and Cathy (and maybe others) have posted to COBIRDS about the exciting
day at Crow Valley CG yesterday. The marquis species like Mourning Warbler
(male) and Summer Tanager (molting male, western race) were mentioned. Many
other great birds were also noted and photographed like Palm Warbler, Magnolia
Warbler, female Black-and-white Warbler, 2 Ash-throated Flycatchers, Veery,
multiple Tennessee Warblers and American Redstarts. Some of these I saw, some
I did not.
Birds seen or heard yesterday that are not every day Crow Valley CG species
perhaps should be mentioned also:
Chimney Swift (1) [Is there a chimney in Briggsdale?]
Great-tailed Grackle (1m)
Lesser Goldfinch (heard only)
Sora (heard only)
Bobolink (I believe seen by John Vanderpoel and others, heard by me)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (1 silent, very yellow-green individual)
One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen occurred late in the day in the
famous southwest corner on the other side of the Crow "River". About 5:30pm
the Summer Tanager began consistently flycatching off the end of a dead tree
branch. From the campground side of the river looking southwest from the
corner campsite, the backlit red and olive bird set against a wonderfully green
prairie hillside made for an idyllic scene. Then it was joined by a male
Western Tanager. On more than one occasion both birds sat less than a foot
apart, both calmly flying out for food, and coming back. This went on for at
least an hour, at which time they were joined by a second male Western Tanager.
It would have made quite a video.
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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