I birded the Saguache area (all in Saguache County) and it was a bonanza of colorful birds. I have never seen so many hundreds of Evening Grosbeaks in town! Amazing.
*Russell Lakes:* Great Egret and Canvasbacks were highlights. *Road 46.* Take Road Z west from Saguache to Rd 46 and go south to stream crossings: Northern Waterthrush, Gray Catbird. *In Saguache Town:* Many hundreds of Evening Grosbeaks and Pine Siskins. When you enter the town, it sounds like going into an aviary, loud with all sorts of birds singing. A few reasons why is that Chinese Elms are seeding and this is a big attraction for grosbeaks and siskins. Another reason is that the town is gridded with a network of small ditches that flow water. Finally the town has done some excellent landscaping and there is a variety of spruce, elm, cottonwoods and crabapples for outstanding cover. very little street traffic to worry about either. You might get a few "looks" as not a whole lot of birders walk though town. It took me a while to sort through the songs but heard a rising buzzy warbler. After considerable effort, I saw the male American Redstart at the Museum building. Black-headed Grosbeak, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Lewis's Woodpecker, many Western Tanagers, and some Cassin's Finches. A Swainson's Thrush stayed in the dark shadows of the habitat. All in all, a fabulous day in Saguache. I know it will change by the day so enjoy it if your path takes you this way. John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/caa1169c-dccb-4a07-9477-c03b26ab0a83%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
