Just knocking around hoping for fallout based on Bryan Guarente's comments on wind shift the other day, we went East for more birds and fewer people.
We did see the Philadelphia Vireo at the visitors' center at Barr Lake, and fyi, there is another out around mile marker three. Also out back there were Chipping Sparrows, 1 Townsend's and several Wilson's Warblers, 2 Cordilleran Flycatchers, a handful of Song Sparrows, many Am. Goldfinches and Chickadees, etc. Back at the Visitors' center picnic area we had a Hammond's Flycatcher as well. Out on the sand flats, shorebirds were few and distant-- Least and Baird's Sandpipers. Many Gulls, seemingly all Ring-billed and California, plus a small handful of Franklins. We didn't chase the Buff-breasted of the Jaeger (we were actually hoping for Western Sandpipers, but no luck). Several Avocets as well, all in winter plumage. Last Chance (Washington County) was a bustling city of migrants. Nothing rare or unexpected, but lots of activity. Dozens of Lark Sparrows, many Wilson's Warblers, hundreds of Yellow-headed Blackbirds, 1 russet-backed Swainson's Thrush, 1 Brown Thrasher, 1 Gray Catbird, some Western Meadowlarks on the phone lines (there were none back at Barr Lake area), 1 Willow Flycatcher and 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow, many Barn Swallows, etc. The drive back was exceedingly smokey due to the wind change. That plus the precip should make Last Chance very interesting for fallout today and tomorrow, I would imagine. Dave Cameron Denver -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/aab34e2f-74ee-49f2-9313-6d2b7ece6545n%40googlegroups.com.
