[cobirds] SeEtta's Two-headed Flycatcher, etc.

[Ted Floyd]

Hello,  Birders.
I read with interest SeEtta Moss's post the other day about apparent pairs of 
migrant Gray Flycatchers. In my experience, empids of all stripes are strict 
loners on migration. Even when they're "dripping from the trees," 
empids--unlike, say, Clay-colored Sparrows and third-graders--find a way to 
spread out. Empids are good with "personal space." Again, in contrast to 
Spizellas and nine-year-old humans.
So check this out. Yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, May 13, after the weather had 
cleared, what should Hannah and Andrew and I come upon at Greenlee Preserve, 
Boulder County, but--you guessed it--two Gray Flycatchers. Not only that, but 
two Gray Flycatchers clearly hanging out with each other, foraging together on 
the ground, chasing around in a tree, and then eventually flying off a ways 
together. The two were decidedly chummy. To paraphrase Luke Skywalker, I'd 
never seen such devotion in an empid.
With the clearing in the weather, a fair bit of stuff seems to have moved out 
of Greenlee. Still, an awful lot of Clay-colored Sparrows were around. Here's 
what a flock of about 30 sounds like:
http://www.xeno-canto.org/178155
Also, the Northern Waterthrush population was down to just one bird, as far as 
I could tell. The one guy left behind, though, was pretty vocal. Here's what he 
sounded like yesterday:
http://www.xeno-canto.org/178153
Finally, if you're curious whether the birds are on the move tonight, they seem 
not to be--at least not over Greenlee Preserve. I'm just back in now from 
listening. Lots of western chorus frogs, a few Killdeer, and nothing else that 
I could hear.
Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado   

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[cobirds] Still some Gray Flycatchers left from the storm in Canon City today

[SeEttaM .]

 This morning (Tuesday) I found 12 Gray Flycatchers in the same locations I
checked yesterday. They were all actively foraging but not with much
apparent success--it was still pretty chilly so not much insect activity.
So I got the last 40 small crickets the local pet store had and dispersed
them to locations where I had observed the birds foraging.

With the sun out I got some better photos that show the field marks well.
They also showed that the one Gray Flycatcher that flew in close has it's
upper mandible crossing the lower mandible right at the tip.  I have
uploaded a couple of those photos to my Birds and Nature
blog
.

More later, getting late now.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Suggestions needed for feeding flycatchers and other non seed eaters

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

   I just want to add one thought to this discussion. There has been a 
tremendous loss of habitat for these migrating birds and if a  situation occurs 
that proves extremely stressful, I think feeding them is a reasonable and 
humane response.
Deb Carstensen, Littleton

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 13, 2014, at 10:49 PM, "SeEttaM ."  wrote:
> 
> Gosh, it is always interesting to get answers to a question one didn't even 
> ask.  But I find those interesting to read.  
> 
> Joey said, "...but birds have migrated through Colorado for thousands of 
> years prior to man living in Colorado.  The birds have evolved over the years 
> migrating through this area and individual birds have been "selected" by 
> nature to survive these brief spring storms.  Those that perish did so 
> because they were not the "fittest" and will not pass on their genes.  Those 
> that built up extra fat reserves, found sources of food, water and shelter 
> will continue on to the breeding grounds and pass on their excellent genes."  
>  ---I certainly agree with those statements.
> 
> And, " but this is how nature works."   --- gee, I think it indeed did work 
> that way for thousands of years but I base my beliefs on the work of well 
> known and mainstream scientists who have been telling us that Climate 
> Disruption (aka Change, etc) 
> 
> "Climate change is here, and the effects are already being felt across the 
> US" from New Scientist, May 6, 2014
> "Introduction-As the world has warmed, that warming has triggered many other 
> changes to the Earth’s climate. Changes in extreme weather and climate 
> events, such as heat waves and droughts, are the primary way that most people 
> experience climate change."  from National Climate Assessment
> "Change in Other Storms-Winter storms have increased in frequency and 
> intensity since the 1950s, and their tracks have shifted northward over the 
> United States." from National Climate Assessment
> Just a quick note before I get flamed for drawing a scientifically unsound 
> conclusion that  this recent late winter storm was caused by Climate 
> Disruption because I am not.  I would not be making a scientifically sound 
> statement to that that effect just as others could not make a scientifically 
> sound statement that this recent winter storm was not caused or made worse by 
> Climate Disruption.
> 
> I am saying that I believe that Climate Disruption (not even throwing in all 
> other anthropomorphic impacts on birds) is creating undue stress on bird 
> survival due to weather changes that are well beyond what has been natural 
> for thousands of years and to which birds (and other creatures) have had 
> little time to adapt. I believe there is sufficient scientific data and 
> predictions to support that including the following:
> 
> "Climate change over the past, 30 years has produced numerous shifts in the 
> distributions and abundances of species1,2
> and has been implicated in one species-level extinction. Using projections of 
> species’ distributions for  future climate scenarios, we
> assess extinction risks for sample regions that cover some 20% of the Earth’s 
> terrestrial surface. Exploring three approaches in which the estimated 
> probability of extinction shows a power-law relationship with geographical 
> range size, we predict, on the basis of mid-range climate-warming scenarios 
> for 2050, that 15–37% of species in our sample of regions and taxa will 
> be‘committed to extinction’.  excerpted from Letters to Nature January 8, 
> 2014 by a long list of credible scientists including Lee Hannah.Center for 
> Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International,
> Washington, DC 20036, USA and A. Townsend Peterson.University Distinguished 
> Professor.Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Biodiversity 
> Institute, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, USA
> Let me add that the Raptor Education Group, Inc, which is a member of the 
> Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative, recently made the following 
> recommendation about assisting migrating birds:
> 
> "A quick reminder to folks that live in northern climates...many warblers and 
> other neo-tropical birds are moving through our area at this time. 
> Fortunately our weather is beginning to cooperate but remember you can 
> supplement feed many of these sensitive species. Hummingbirds are arriving 
> with few natural flowers in bloom. Hummingbird feeders are important now. ... 
> Warblers will appreciate insects such as  mealworms, wax worms or crickets. 
> Orioles will delight you by cavorting on oranges cut in half and held 
> securely by a non-toxic nail or screw to either vertical or horizontal 
> surfaces. Orioles also enjoy grape jelly this time of year and insects as 
> well. Enjoy the jewels of the bird world as they travel to their summer home 
> all while supporting them and their journey."  
> Given these implications I intend to do whatever I can, even it is no 
> po

Re: [cobirds] Re: Suggestions needed for feeding flycatchers and other non seed eaters

[SeEttaM .]

Gosh, it is always interesting to get answers to a question one didn't even
ask.  But I find those interesting to read.

Joey said, "...but birds have migrated through Colorado for thousands of
years prior to man living in Colorado.  The birds have evolved over the
years migrating through this area and individual birds have been "selected"
by nature to survive these brief spring storms.  Those that perish did so
because they were not the "fittest" and will not pass on their genes.
Those that built up extra fat reserves, found sources of food, water and
shelter will continue on to the breeding grounds and pass on their
excellent genes."   ---I certainly agree with those statements.

And, " but this is how nature works."   --- gee, I think it indeed did work
that way for thousands of years but I base my beliefs on the work of well
known and mainstream scientists who have been telling us that Climate
Disruption (aka Change, etc)


   - "Climate change is here, and the effects are already being felt across
   the US" from New Scientist, May 6, 2014
   - "Introduction-As the world has warmed, that warming has triggered many
   other changes to the Earth's climate. Changes in extreme weather and
   climate events, such as heat waves and droughts, are the primary way that
   most people experience climate change."  from National Climate
Assessment
   - "Change in Other Storms-Winter storms have increased in frequency and
   intensity since the
1950s,and
their tracks have shifted northward over the United States."
fromNational Climate
Assessment

Just a quick note before I get flamed for drawing a scientifically unsound
conclusion that  this recent late winter storm was caused by Climate
Disruption because I am not.  I would not be making a scientifically sound
statement to that that effect just as others could not make a
scientifically sound statement that this recent winter storm was not caused
or made worse by Climate Disruption.

I am saying that I believe that Climate Disruption (not even throwing in
all other anthropomorphic impacts on birds) is creating undue stress on
bird survival due to weather changes that are well beyond what has been
natural for thousands of years and to which birds (and other creatures)
have had little time to adapt. I believe there is sufficient scientific
data and predictions to support that including the following:

   - "Climate change over the past, 30 years has produced numerous shifts
   in the distributions and abundances of species1,2
   and has been implicated in one species-level extinction. Using
   projections of species' distributions for future climate scenarios, we
   assess extinction risks for sample regions that cover some 20% of the
   Earth's terrestrial surface. Exploring three approaches in which the
   estimated probability of extinction shows a power-law relationship with
   geographical range size, we predict, on the basis of mid-range
   climate-warming scenarios for 2050, that 15-37% of species in our sample of
   regions and taxa will be'committed to extinction'.  excerpted from Letters
   to *Nature* January 8, 2014 by a long list of credible scientists
   including Lee Hannah.Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation
   International,
   Washington, DC 20036, USA and A. Townsend Peterson.University
   Distinguished Professor.Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,
   Biodiversity Institute, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research
   Center, USA

Let me add that the Raptor Education Group, Inc, which is a member of the
Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative, recently made the following
recommendation about assisting migrating
birds
:

   - "A quick reminder to folks that live in northern climates...many
   warblers and other neo-tropical birds are moving through our area at this
   time. Fortunately our weather is beginning to cooperate but remember you
   can supplement feed many of these sensitive species. Hummingbirds are
   arriving with few natural flowers in bloom. Hummingbird feeders are
   important now. ... Warblers will appreciate insects such as mealworms, wax
   worms or crickets. Orioles will delight you by cavorting on oranges cut in
   half and held securely by a non-toxic nail or screw to either vertical or
   horizontal surfaces. Orioles also enjoy grape jelly this time of year and
   insects as well. Enjoy the jewels of the bird world as they travel to their
   summer home all while supporting them and their journey."

Given these implications I intend to do whatever I can, even it is no
population impact, to assist birds downed by such fall-out conditions.

I do thank you for the opportunity to express my views on this important
conservation iss

[cobirds] White-face Ibis

[Brian Gilbert]

Bill & Vivian Gilbert and myself found 24 White-faced Ibis along the north 
side of Prospect Road between I-25 and the west frontage road. They were in 
a large meltwater pond until a large hawk flew by.

Brian Gilbert
Fort Collins, CO Larimer County



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[cobirds] Chatfield Banding Update

[Amber Carver]

I am writing to give an update on recent captures at the Chatfield banding
station.  I worked there on the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 13th.  The station was
closed on the 11th and 12th due to the weather.  We caught 7 new birds on
the 8th, 21 on the 9th, and 9 on the 10th.  Today (the 13th) was by far the
busiest day.  Yesterday's storm kept birds from migrating out during the
night, and the area was bustling with activity this morning.  We only had
the nets open for three hours (as opposed to the normal 5 or 6), and we
caught 63 new birds.  Here is a list of all species and numbers for the
days that I worked:

  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7  Brewer's Sparrow 1  Common Yellowthroat 7  Dusky
Flycatcher 5  Gray Catbird 3  Green-tailed Towhee 4  Hammond's
Flycatcher 1  Hermit
Thrush 12  House Wren 7  Lazuli Bunting 2  Lincoln's Sparrow 6  MaGillivray's
Warbler 2  Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1  Orange-crowned Warbler 5
Red-winged
Blackbird 4  Spotted Towhee 1  Swainson's Thrush 1  Violet-green
Swallow 4  Virginia's
Warbler 5  Western Tanager 1  White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) 4  White-crowned
Sparrow (Mountain) 1  Wilson's Warbler 4  Yellow Warbler 6  Yellow-breasted
Chat 1  Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 5

Feel free to contact me for more information.

-Amber Carver
University of Colorado--Denver
and
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] "orange" Summer Tanager at Lamar CC (Prowers county) on 5-11-14

[Cheryl Teuton]

Scott et al,

Dan's pictures match yours, looks like the same bird you saw.

Cheryl Teuton

Aurora

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[cobirds] Willet video others from fallout

[jhyypio]

I have posted 3 videos and a photo of birds during the fallout of May 11 and 
12, 2014. Just a very small sample of images. Perhaps you were unable to get 
out the last couple of days. 
Go to www.frontrangebirding.com, select "community" from top menu bar,then 
select "Facebook". You don't need an account.

Jennifer Hyypiö
Douglas County, 
Littleton,CO

May your winds be strong and your thermals high

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[cobirds] Crow Valley Today

['Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds]

Greetings All
The sum total of species at Crow alone today (not all seen by me) = 90+
Highlights in no particular order
7 Blackpoll Warblers
12 Northern Waterthrush
3 Ovenbirds
2 GC Thrush
6 Veery
~200 Swainson's Thrush
1 WT Sparrow
3 RB Grosbeak
1 Green Heron
1 RB Nut
2 WB Nut (eastern)
2 YB Chat
5 MACG Warbler
1 Eastern Bluebird
1 Gray Fly
4 Dusky Fly
1 Least Fly
21 catbirds
40 or so yellowthroats including one completely yellow beneath and likely a 
vagrant subspecies
>60 Lincoln's Sparrows
~60 Yellow Warblers
~120 YR Warblers
25 or so OC Warblers
3 Cassin's Kings
15 or so BG Gnats
Both white and dark lored WC Sparrows
2 Eastern x Spotted Towhees
1 Blue Gros
1 Laz Bunt
1 Western Tan
And other creatures great and small

There was also a Blackpoll at the Eaton Cemetery 
Best Wishes
Steve Mlodinow
Longmont CO







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[cobirds] Arapahoe and Douglas May 13

[David Suddjian]

I hadn't heard mention of Auarora Reservoir for quite a while, so I thought
I'd have a look there this morning. I focused on the beach and vicinity
near the east end of the dam, and the riparian margin from near the main
parking lot and then around the west side of the lake for about 2 miles.
Birding was pretty good, with 92 species at and near the reservoir.

Most shorebirds were at the beach at the east end of the dam, but a small
number were near the marina. Totals included 3 Am. Avocets, 5 Killdeer, 18
Spotted Sandpipers, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 4 Willets, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2
Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Marbled Godwits, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed
Dowitchers, 29 Sanderlings (some in gorgeous full alternate; all SANDs were
at the east end beach), 9 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 5 Westerns 2 Leasts, 1
Wilson's Snipe and 10 Wilson's Phalaropes. Seemed like a nice assortment
for limited habitat.

2 Common Loons were seen from the dam, and 1 near the marina, all in basic.
A Caspian Tern, 1 Common Tern and 2 Forster's were at or near the east end
beach, with the Caspian departing to the north. A male Bobolink flew into
the trees at the east end beach and then flew off to the north.

Landbirds near the lake margin at the west end of the lake included 1
Tennessee Warbler, 1 Am. Redstart, 6 Nor. Waterthrushes, 9 Dusky
Flycatchers, 2 Hammond's, 1 Brown Thrasher, 9 Gray Catbirds, 69 Swainson's
Thrush (most common migrant landbird today), 3 Hermit Thrushes.

The fallout sparrows (Chipping, Brewer's, Clay-colored, Lark and Vesper)
were noted in moderate numbers, but not high numbers. A flock of 47 Lark
Buntings was along the entrance road, and other flocks were seen in wide
open spaces east and southeast of the reservoir in Arapahoe and Elbert
Counties.

A Cassin's Kingbird was at Walker Gravel Pit in Douglas.

A flock of about 35 Lark Buntings along Titan Parkway east of Roxborough
Road were the only ones I saw ones I saw on a drive through the Chatfield
area, and flocks at Deer Creek Road and at South Valley Park had departed.
In fact, if one was not "in the know", there would be nary a clue that
anything remarkable had occurred over the previous two days. Roadside
sparrows that I saw on an early afternoon simple drive through at Chatfield
were a paltry 3 Chipping and 2 Lark, and no bluebirds or kingbirds. Deer
Creek Road had 1 Brewers only. Everything was gone from Valley Road along
South Valley Park. What a difference a day makes!

American Redstart in my Ken Caryl Valley yard this morning, but the
Townsend's Warb seemed to have left.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch, Pueblo/El Paso Co. 5/13

[Brandon]

Hi all,

Today's Arkansas Valley Audubon birding trip to Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) 
was pretty amazing.

There were Swainson's and Hermit Thrushes, and Gray Catbirds everywhere, like 
50-100 of each perhaps!

110 species of birds were seen/heard by my group today at Chico Basin Ranch!

The best bird of the day, was a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, well seen by all and 
photographed in the open on the ground at the Headquarters (Pueblo County).

A few Blackpoll and Tennessee Warblers, Northern Waterthrushes, and Ovenbirds 
were the best of the 12 species of warblers.
 
Other goodies:  Veery, Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2), Harris's Sparrow, 
White-throated Sparrow (2), Common Poorwill, Red-headed Woodpecker (3), Orchard 
Oriole, Broad-winged Hawk (early in the morning, that didn't stick around for 
the group).

Shorebirds at the Headquarters Pond, were a alternate plumage Sanderling, a 
Red-necked Phalarope, also Western, Semipalmated, Least, Baird's and Spotted 
Sandpipers.

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO  

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[cobirds] Crow Valley CG (Weld) 5/12/14

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

There were a lot of birders (and birds) at Crow Valley Campground but since I 
don't see any posts, here is my take on the proceedings.   I would encourage 
others who were out there to fill in the inevitable blanks in the following: 

Highlights:
Blackpoll Warbler (at least 3 males (2 along the creek at the eastern part of 
the south fenceline (i.e. due s of the easternmost bathroom) and 1 in the 
northwest corner near the Group Shelter)

Sora (heard north of the "Mourning Dove Trail" ne of the Group Shelter)
Northern Waterthrush (at least 8, others I think might have estimated even 
more!)
White-throated Sparrow (1 near the antique farm equipment)
Cassin's Kingbird (1 near the antique farm equipment)
Hermit Thrush (few)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (at least 1)
Gray Flycatcher (1 south of the Main Picnic Shelter just s of the fence in 
mustard)
Plumbeous Vireo (1)
Townsend's Warbler (1f)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2 males eating Siberian Elm seed along the west 
fenceline)
Ovenbird (at least 3)

MANY, MANY:
Swainson's Thrush (75+?)
Common Yellowthroat (20?)
Lincoln's Sparrow (30?)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (40?)
Green-tailed and Spotted Towhees
White-crowned Sparrow (all Gambel's that I saw, but I didn't glass several of 
them)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (10+)
Gray Catbird (10+)

NADA, NADA:
Orioles
Tanagers
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
Wood Thrush
Pewees
Herons
Broad-winged Hawk

Then there were the water birds that in modern times sound almost crazy to 
mention in the same sentence as CVCG:
White-faced Ibis (2)
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Wilson's Phalarope (at least 4)
Northern Shoveler (several)
Blue-winged Teal (several)
Cinnamon Teal (1 male)
And I heard a report somebody saw a Virginia Rail walking down the middle of 
the creek!

Other birds reported by folks I talked to today:
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Veery
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Black-and-white Warbler

Lastly, there was a Lazuli Bunting (molting m) seen at a feeder in Briggsdale)

Total of 61 species for CVCG/Briggsdale (that I saw, at least 65 by everybody 
as best I know, probably several more).  

That's an impressive number for one little place, and makes me wish all the 
more the USFS could see fit to buy some water rights and ensure at least a 
trickle is in that place most of the time.  Seems like it would do a lot more 
good there than down fracking holes. 

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

  

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[cobirds] Clement Park birds 5/12 and 5/13 - Jefferson County

[modise]

Hi all - nothing "rare" at Clement, but lots of things I don't see there 
much!  Yesterday it was 5 ruddy ducks on the north side.  Today it was an 
osprey circling along with at least 100 violet-green swallows, 20 tree 
swallows, and 20 barn swallows; a male and female blue-winged teal on the 
SE side of the dam where water is draining across the path; at the platform 
across from the open air amphitheater on the east side, blue-gray 
gnatcatcher, yellowthroat, and 3 lark sparrows (all three a first for me at 
Clement Park).  The yellow-rumped warblers are back too!

Bryan and Kristin Arnold
Jefferson County, 5,500'

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[cobirds] Tennessee Warbler, other yard birds

[Dave Cameron]

What a great fallout everywhere this week!  From my own kitchen, I'm 
enjoying such new yardbirds and other migrants as Tennessee Warbler, 
MacGillivray's Warbler, Swainson's Thrush, and Clay-colored Sparrows and 
Broad-tailed Hummers, in addition to the 'regulars'-- RB Nuthatch, 
Bushtits, Collared Doves, House Wrens, Flickers, Downies, etc.

In Littleton (Jeffco) today, in one neighborhood near Simms and Quincy, I 
saw a flock of Yellow-rumps, a male W. Tanager, a pair of Swainson's Hawks 
mating, a flock of Chipping Sparrows, and Coopers Hawk.


Dave Cameron
Harvey Park, Denver

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[cobirds] Summer Tanager and others in CO Springs (El Paso)

[Lee Farese]

This afternoon at Sondermann Park we found a beautiful first spring *Summer 
Tanager *in the northern section. He had found a bee hive in one of the 
cottonwood snags. Also in this area were two *Northern Waterthrush, *a 
Yellow-breasted Chat, singing Black-headed Grosbeaks, countless Lazuli 
Buntings, Goldfinches, House Wrens, an Orange-crowned Warbler, 
Yellow-rumps. Incredibly birdy in the park these last few days. Warblers 
have included MacGillivray's, Wilson's, Yellow, Virginia's, Yellowthroats 
as well as the four already mentioned. Orioles are back, Chipping Sparrows 
by the hundred, many Empids, Gnatcatchers, Hermit and Swainson's Thrush, 
and many hummers.

Working at the Colorado College Farm (along Monument Creek) the last two 
days the birds have been great as well. Yellow-rumps are everywhere and 
yesterday we had a MacGillivray's. Today a Virginia's, a Wilson's, a 
Yellowthroat, and a Yellow. Today we had a *Gray Flycatcher* and a 
*Clay-colored 
Sparrow.* We have also had Dusky and Hammond's Flycatcher, Hermit and 
Swainson's Thrush, Say's Phoebe, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers, House Wrens, 
and many more Chipping Sparrows. On CC Campus today there were Western 
Tanagers, a Yellow Warbler, and a Hermit Thrush along with the dozens of 
Yellow-rumps.

Happy Spring!

Lee Farese
CO Springs

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[cobirds] 2 Black Phoebes, Rio Grande County

[VIRGINIA SIMMONS]

Today, 5/13, I saw 2 Black Phoebes on RG Rd. 18, west of Del Norte. Bug-eaters 
everywhere were having a feast in Del Norte near the river, on RG 17 (Hanna 
Lane), and RG 18 - especially on RG 17 where there were literally dozens of 
Hermit Thrushes. Also flycatchers and other bug eaters in good numbers - 
Western Wood Pewee, Willow, Hammond's, Cordilleran Flycatchers, Ruby-th 
Kingbird, etc. All of us in Colorado will long remember the Big Fallout of May 
2014. Virginia Simmons, Del Norte. 

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[cobirds] Re: "orange" Summer Tanager, Lamar Community College, 5.11.2014

['Brandon' via Colorado Birds]

The Summer Tanager that Kara Carragher and I saw on 5/11 at Lamar Community 
College, was all red, not this bird.  There was other Summer Tanager, that 
wasn't all red on 5/10 I believe, though I didn't see that bird, so I don't 
know if it was this bird or not.


 

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO  

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[cobirds] FOS Black Tern - St. Vrain State Park - Weld

['Cathy Sheeter' via Colorado Birds]

A Black Tern was viewed flying over the second of the two west ponds near CR 7 
at the entrance to St. Vrain State Park at about 2 PM today.  No parking is 
allowed along this road and is sometimes strongly enforced.  I did not see the 
Caspian Tern previously reported before the storm.

Cathy Sheeter
Ft. Lupton 

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Re: [cobirds] boulder black phoebe

[Christian Nunes]

The Black Phoebe continues downstream of Hwy 287 along Boulder Creek as of 4:10 
pm. 

Christian Nunes 
Boulder

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 12, 2014, at 5:16 PM, "Alan Bell"  wrote:
> 
> The black phoebe was sitting on the abutment rocks on the west side of the 
> Boulder Creek bridge over Hwy 287 at about 2:30 this afternoon. Also a wood 
> duck downstream. Earlier around 8am I had looked for the phoebe at the 109th 
> St bridge. It was singing continuously there for a bit then, but I failed to 
> see it.
> 
> Alan Bell
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RE: [cobirds] Re: Suggestions needed for feeding flycatchers and other non seed eaters

[Wayne Wathen]

Thanks Joey.  Think that needed to be said and to keep everything in 
prospective no matter how hard it is that we want to save every bird.   I was 
surprised that all the snow was gone from Chatfield today and the remaining 
birds of course were actively feeding.  Here in Highlands Ranch near I-470 and 
Quebec, we still have lots of snow on the ground.
Happy Birding
Wayne WathenHighlands Ranch


Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 13:57:14 -0700
From: vir...@comcast.net
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Subject: [cobirds] Re: Suggestions needed for feeding flycatchers and other non 
seed eaters

Not to sound unconcerned or uncaring, but birds have migrated through Colorado 
for thousands of years prior to man living in Colorado.  The birds have evolved 
over the years migrating through this area and individual birds have been 
"selected" by nature to survive these brief spring storms.  Those that perish 
did so because they were not the "fittest" and will not pass on their genes.  
Those that built up extra fat reserves, found sources of food, water and 
shelter will continue on to the breeding grounds and pass on their excellent 
genes. 
 
I know it sounds cruel by our "human" standards, but this is how nature works.  
Ultimately nothing we can do by feeding a few birds will affect the population 
as a whole.  I could provide food to partially feed 100 Lark Buntings at 
Chatfield (and teach/imprint upon them how to depend upon people for food), but 
I suspect that the other 10,000 Lark Buntings in the area will survive on their 
own (at least most) and will pass on their superior survival genes.
 
Birds are AMAZING at dealing with the things that man and nature dish out.  
They will figure out this one, short-lived spring storm on their own.
 
My humble opinion.  
 
Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:39:56 AM UTC-6, SeEtta wrote:

I have found 8 Gray Flycatchers just in one quarter mile of. Canon City 
Riverwalk.  The one local pet store is out of mealworms til 1 pm.  I got their 
last 40 small crickets that I am placing at locations they use.  Any other 
ideas to help them get nourishment to continue their migration?  
I have thrown out seed for seedeaters but have not seen the numbers reported in 
northern front range.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City




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[cobirds] MEGA Fall Out San Luis Valley

[cougar]

Last nights 4 inches of snow continued our San Luis Valley fallout of birds. 
Again they were EVERYWHERE! Hermit Thrushes were found in every cover. 
Black-head Grosbeaks sang in many locations. But the showstopper were the 
warblers. With food limited, the warblers gravitated to the open water sloughs 
where they fed along shore for midges and emergent insects. On one wetland 
alone, we had 7 species of warblers in plain sight. It was as colorful as a 
rainbow. Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Yellowthroat, MacGills, Wilson’s, Virginia’s, 
and Northen Waterthrush hopped along the waters edge in plain view. Add in 
Black-throated Gray Warblers which were many at Alamosa cemetery and an Orange 
crowned, and we ended up with 9  warblers for the morning. This is the best 
warbler day I have ever had in many years in this Valley.  For example, one or 
two N Waterthrushes in a season is typical...but today, three different ones in 
3 different spotsunreal.  Snow has melted and birds will soon disperse but 
it sure was an event...

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Suggestions needed for feeding flycatchers and other non seed eaters

[Joey Kellner]

Not to sound unconcerned or uncaring, but birds have migrated through 
Colorado for thousands of years prior to man living in Colorado.  The birds 
have evolved over the years migrating through this area and individual 
birds have been "selected" by nature to survive these brief spring storms.  
Those that perish did so because they were not the "fittest" and will not 
pass on their genes.  Those that built up extra fat reserves, found sources 
of food, water and shelter will continue on to the breeding grounds and 
pass on their excellent genes. 
 
I know it sounds cruel by our "human" standards, but this is how nature 
works.  Ultimately nothing we can do by feeding a few birds will affect the 
population as a whole.  I could provide food to partially feed 100 Lark 
Buntings at Chatfield (and teach/imprint upon them how to depend upon 
people for food), but I suspect that the other 10,000 Lark Buntings in the 
area will survive on their own (at least most) and will pass on their 
superior survival genes.
 
Birds are AMAZING at dealing with the things that man and nature dish out.  
They will figure out this one, short-lived spring storm on their own.
 
My humble opinion.  
 
Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:39:56 AM UTC-6, SeEtta wrote:

> I have found 8 Gray Flycatchers just in one quarter mile of. Canon City 
> Riverwalk.  The one local pet store is out of mealworms til 1 pm.  I got 
> their last 40 small crickets that I am placing at locations they use.  Any 
> other ideas to help them get nourishment to continue their migration?  
>
> I have thrown out seed for seedeaters but have not seen the numbers 
> reported in northern front range.
>
> SeEtta Moss
> Canon City
>

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[cobirds] Long-billed Curlew - Stearns Lake - Boulder CO

['Eric Zorawowicz' via Colorado Birds]

At 2:15 this afternoon, there was a Lomg-billed Curlew walking around in 
the field going in to Stearns Lake.  It was on the right hand side of the 
road as you drive south to the lake.  There were also 2 White-faced Ibis 
but they were gone when I drove back out.

Eric Zorawowicz
Broomfield, CO

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[cobirds] Negative news from Marston. Plovers have vacated Marston Res, Denver

[Joe Roller]

A friend saw both American Golden Plover and Black-bellied Plover early
today, Tuesday,
at Marston Res, Denver Co., but several of us searched from 4 vantage
points a little later,
maybe 9-10 AM, and Killdeer were the only Plover still there.

Twenty plus Sanderlings and 20 plus Long-Billed Dowitchers continued, best
seen from Ishthmus
Park at the SE corner.
Good mudflats continue and may be favored with other shorebirds soon.

Joe Roller, Denver

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[cobirds] Old Town Fort Collins/Larimer

[Rob Sparks]

This morning it was very birdy around my house.  There were about 50 
Chipping Sparrows, a couple of Clay-colored Sparrows, about 15 
Yellow-rumped Warblers,1 Wilson's Warbler, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.  When I went home on my lunch break I was looking at 
an Orange-crowned Warbler in a boxelder tree in my front yard and then in 
the sky I see a Broad-winged Hawk fly over migrating north on a thermal and 
then 2 more Broad-winged Hawks flew over using the same path. 

 Also of note were 1 Northern Waterthrush, 5 Swainson’s Thrushes and 1 
Warbling Vireo behind the Museum of Discovery.

Rob Sparks

Breezy Old Town

Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Northern Waterthrush at Belmar Park, Jefferson County

[W. Robert Shade III]

A Northern Waterthrush betrayed its presence by singing. A Belmar first for
me! Location: The pond in front of the ornamental steps, north side under
the willows.

Also: A flock of 20 Clay-colored Sparrows in one location, actually seemed
more numerous of the other Spizellas, Chipping and Brewer's.

Bob Shade, Lakewood

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[cobirds] "orange" Summer Tanager, Lamar Community College, 5.11.2014

[Scott E. Severs]

I have asked a few folks about the gender of this very interesting orange 
Summer Tanager at LLC. Did others see this individual on Sunday? It has 
characteristics consistent with an red morph eastern female.

https://picasaweb.google.com/104152828725695920528/SummerTanagerLamarCommunityCollege5112014?noredirect=1

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Scott E. Severs
Longmont, CO
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[cobirds] Myrtle Warbler, House Wren, Osprey, baby GHO, and egg'-laying Osprey in Boulder County

[Kat Bradley-Bennett]

This morning (Tuesday), one Myrtle Warbler was hunting in a stand of 
honeysuckles that largely survived this past Arctic blast, just east of 
Blue Mountain Elementary School in west Longmont.  An hour later, I 
discovered a House Wren in my apple tree in west Longmont.

While monitoring the Osprey platform on N 75th for the City of Longmont 
yesterday, I scanned a nearby grove of cottonwoods for Great Horned Owls 
and found a very active owlet being fed a large rodent by its mother. The 
chick doesn't have much tail yet, but is using its wings to lift enough to 
hop through the branches of the trees.

The Osprey was laying eggs yesterday, by the way.

Kat Bradley-Bennett
Longmont

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[cobirds] Jefferson County, Red Rocks

[Cyndy Johnson]

 I went up to Red Rocks yesterday afternoon.  I didn't know that there was 
construction/destruction going on around the Trading Post.  

 There were the usual Junco's, but they were out front of the Trading Post in 
the dirt, so I put half my seed out there.  I went around to the east side and 
go in to the back yard.  There were 2 House Finch  either stuck in the empty 
feeder, or were keeping warm.  I let them out and filled up the feeder and then 
cleared the snow on the west side and dumped another bag out.  There wasn't a 
lot of activity on the west side, since it looks like no one had been there for 
awhile.  The east side feeder had the Lazuli Bunting's that Joann reported 
earlier this week .  The Prairie Falcon was in his usual spot, there were 
hundreds of Yellow-rumped W arblers mixed in with Clay-colored/ 
Chipping/Brewer's sparrows along the road and bushes.  I didn't see the 
Peregrine (s). 



Red Rocks- 

American Robin  

 
Black-billed Magpie 
    
Brewer's Sparrow    
    
Broad-tailed Hummingbird    
 
Brown-headed Cowbird    
    
Bullock's Oriole    
    
Chipping Sparrow    
    
Clay-colored Sparrow    
    
Dark-eyed Junco 
    
Downy Woodpecker    
    
Gray Catbird    
    
Hermit Thrush   
    
House Finch 
    
Lazuli Bunting  
    
Mourning Dove   
    
Northern Flicker    
    
Prairie Falcon  
    
Red-winged Blackbird    
    
Rock Dove   
    
Say's Phoebe    
    
Spotted Towhee  
    
Turkey Vulture  
    
Vesper Sparrow  
    
Western Scrub-Jay   
    
White-throated Swift    
    


Yellow-rumped Warbler    


    






My house-  Bear Creek Blvd and Morrison had- 

100+ Brown-headed Cowbirds  

Common Grackle 

American Robin 

Evening Grosbeak 

White-Crowned Sparrow 

House Sparrow 

Chipping Spa

[cobirds] Cottonwood Glen Park, Fort Collins, Larimer County

[Eva Matthews]

Yesterday (5/12) on the Spring Creek Trail in Cottonwood Glen Park, Fort 
Collins there were good numbers of Swainson's Thrush - saw four, 2 
Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Western Tanager, 1 Cassin's Vireo and a nesting 
Eastern Screech-owl.

As I was driving out of the parking lot I had a large mixed flock of Chipping 
and Lark Sparrows - 50+ Chipping and 20 Lark Sparrows.

Also seen were the normal grackles, robins, etc.


Eva Matthews
Fort Collins, CO

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[cobirds] Suggestions needed for feeding flycatchers and other non seed eaters

[SeEttaM .]

I have found 8 Gray Flycatchers just in one quarter mile of. Canon City
Riverwalk.  The one local pet store is out of mealworms til 1 pm.  I got
their last 40 small crickets that I am placing at locations they use.  Any
other ideas to help them get nourishment to continue their migration?

I have thrown out seed for seedeaters but have not seen the numbers
reported in northern front range.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City

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[cobirds] New Yard Bird #118/Nunn

['The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds]

We had two Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (#118) in yard ... along with Green-tailed 
Towhee (2), many sparrows of all sorts, Brown Thrashers, etc

Yard description and species list:  
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/notes/My_Yard_Birds

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http:coloradobirder.ning.com/
Mobile:  http:coloradobirder.ning.com/m

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[cobirds] Migrants, Sharpe point drive, Fort Collins

[apanjabi via Colorado Birds]

There are some migrants this morning in the woods along the poudre river at the 
end of sharpe point drive in Fort Collins.  The below birds were mostly along 
the main cement trail, about 50 meters past the bridge, or roughly 100 meters 
from the parking area.

Arvind Panjabi 
Fort Collins 

Sent from my iPhone
> Yellow warbler 5
> Yellow-rumped warbler 30
> Swainsons thrush 12
> Wilson's warbler 1
> Black-and-white warbler 1
> Cassin's vireo 1
> Warbling vireo 3
> Blue-gray gnatcatcher 2
> Dusky flycatcher 1
> Wood duck 4
> Common Merganser 2

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[cobirds] Yesterday's haul at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County

[Ted Floyd]

Hello, Birders.

Like every other birder in Colorado, I couldn't help but notice all the 
grounded birds yesterday, Monday, 5/12. Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, 
had 3 Northern Waterthrushes, 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler (presumably the same 
bird reported by Chuck Hundertmark the day before), 1 McCown's Longspur, 1 
Gray Flycatcher, and 1 fantastic Peregrine Falcon hunting in the snow.

The place was crawling with Clay-colored Sparrows. I eBirded 45, and there 
may have been twice that number.

Other migrants included: 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Dusky Flycatcher, 4 "whit" 
empids (in light of SeEtta Moss's post, I wonder if some were additional 
Grays), 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 Swainson's 
Thrush, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Catharus sp. that gave me pause (very brief view 
in poor light, but it softly spoke Gray-cheeked to me), 1 Gray Catbird, 9 
Orange-crowned Warblers, 2 MacGillivray's Warblers, 3 Common Yellowthroats, 
3 Yellow Warblers, 35+ Yellow-rumped Warblers (mainly Audubon's Warblers), 
2 Wilson's Warblers, 2 Spotted Towhees, 40+ Chipping Sparrows, 8 Brewer's 
Sparrows, 4 Vesper Sparrows, 1 Lark Sparrow, 1 Mountain White-crowned 
Sparrow, and 2 Bullock's Orioles.

Oh, and the Bushtits are still around! Still looking for that nest...

70 species yesterday for the preserve and adjoining Waneka Lake. Here's my 
eBird checklist, if anybody's curious:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18363399

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 May 2014

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
Date: May 13, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 13, sponsored
by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the
star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone
number, detailed directions including county, and dates for each sighting.
It would be helpful if you would spell your last name.

Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in
this report).

Little Blue Heron (Weld)
Green Heron (Fremont, *Pueblo, *Weld)
GLOSSY IBIS (Boulder)
ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Prowers)
Broad-winged Hawk (Fremont, Larimer, Washington, *Weld)
Snowy Plover (Kiowa)
Ruddy Turnstone (*Denver)
Short-billed Dowitcher (*Boulder)
White-winged Dove (Bent)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers)
Black Phoebe (Baca, *Boulder, Fremont, La Plata, Mesa, Pueblo)
Eastern Phoebe (Baca, *Jefferson)
Cassin's Kingbird (*Douglas/Jefferson, *Jefferson)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Weld)
Yellow-throated Vireo (*Jefferson, Prowers)
Gray Vireo (Prowers)
White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)
Bell's Vireo (El Paso)
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Baca, *Weld)
WOOD THRUSH (Bent, Prowers)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca)
Tennessee Warbler (Baca, Bent, *El Paso, Prowers, Weld)
Nashville Warbler (Bent, El Paso,*Jefferson,  Prowers)
Northern Parula (Bent, *Douglas/Jefferson, Jefferson, Prowers)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Bent, Boulder)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Boulder, *Weld)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Prowers)
Palm Warbler (La Plata)
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (*Rio Grande)
Blackpoll Warbler (Bent,*Douglas/Jefferson,  *Larimer, *Weld)
Black-and-white Warbler (*Bent, El Paso, *Jefferson, Weld)
Worm-eating Warbler (Prowers)
Ovenbird (Bent, *Douglas/Jefferson, *El Paso, *Jefferson, *Pueblo, Prowers,
Weld)
Northern Waterthrush (Bent, Boulder, *Douglas/Jefferson, El Paso, El
Paso/Pueblo,*Jefferson,  La Plata, *Larimer, Mesa, *Pueblo, *Weld, Yuma)
KENTUCKY WARBLER (*Boulder)
Hooded Warbler (*Baca, Bent, Boulder, *Douglas/Jefferson, Kit Carson)
RED-FACED WARBLER (Montezuma)
HEPATIC TANAGER (Huerfano)
Summer Tanager (*Baca, Bent, *Jefferson, Prowers, Pueblo)
Black-throated Sparrow (La Plata)
Swamp Sparrow (*Weld)
White-throated Sparrow (Bent, Mesa, *Jefferson, *Pueblo)
Harris's Sparrow (*EL Paso, Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (*Baca, Prowers, Yuma)
Indigo Bunting (Baca, Douglas/Jefferson, Jefferson, Prowers)
PAINTED BUNTING (Baca)

BACA COUNTY:
--An Indigo Bunting and Curve-billed Thrasher were reported by Everett at
feeder and near ranch house on the Everett Ranch SW of Pritchett on May 10.
 If you would like to see the birds, please contact Laneha Everett at
719-643-5414 or laneha.everett AT hotmail.com to notifiy and for
directions.  Everett reported that the CFO group found Eastern Phoebe,
Black Phoebe, and Greater Roadrunner in the canyons and along the creek at
the ranch on May 10.
--A pair of PAINTED BUNTINGS was reported by Nunes at Picture Canyon on May
10.  The singing male PAINTED BUNTING was reported by Dunning on May 11 in
Picture Canyon.
--At Two Buttes below the dam on May 11, Dunning reported Tennessee Warbler
and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH.
--At the second campground at Cottonwood Canyon on May 11, Mlodinow
reported calling Summer Tanager, singing Hooded Warbler, and singing
Northern Cardinal.

BENT COUNTY:
--On May 9 at Tempel Grove, Kaempfer reported Northern Waterthrush and
Nashville Warbler.
On May 11 at Tempel Grove, Kaempfer reported WOOD THRUSH, Northern
Waterthrush, Hooded Warbler, 4 Ovenbirds, Tennessee Warbler, and Northern
Parula.  Percival reported molting Summer Tanager and White-throated
Sparrow at Tempel Grove on May 11.
--On May 11 at Hasty Campground, Kaempfer reported White-winged Dove,
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Ovenbird, Black-and-white Warbler, and Blackpoll
Warbler.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--A singing Hooded Warbler was reported by Hansley at the junction of Skunk
Canyon Trail with Mesa Trail in Boulder on May 10.
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Floyd at a pond on the west side of 109th
St, N of Jasper on May 10.  The Black Phoebe was refound by Gent in the NE
corner of the pond on May 11.
--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in
Lafayette on May 11.  A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Hundertmark
at Greenlee Preserve on May 11.
--A Short-billed Dowitcher was reported by Floyd on May 11 at the pond on
109th N of Jasper and was refound by Hundertmark on May 12.
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Moore at the bridge on Hwy 287 over
Boulder Creek on May 11.  On May 12, Bell reported seeing the Black Phoebe
on the W side of the Boulder Creek Bridge over Hwy 287.
--2 Glossy Ibis were reported by Moore at railroad crossing W of Stearns
Lake on May 11.
--A singing Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Hansley in her yard
in Louisville on May 11.   H