[cobirds] Pueblo birds 6/1
The first day of the summer season was pretty exciting in Pueblo. Several birders were out and about. Mark Yaeger found a *Purple Martin* at Runyon Lake, on a telephone wire in the parking lot on the north side. Four other Pueblo birders were able to see it, before it flew south. Many photos were taken. Van Truan and I walked around the lake, after seeing the martin, and saw and heard an* Alder Flycatcher* on the south side of the lake, by the small pond. Ed Landi found an adult *Yellow-crowned Night-Heron* at Pueblo City Park, on the island at Lake Joy. I believe this bird was seen yesterday as well, so hopefully it will hang around. Earlier in the morning, I had the singing Red-eyed Vireo on the west side of Pueblo City Park and another one singing in the eastern part of the Osprey Picnic Area, in Rock Canyon, below Pueblo Reservoir dam. Both of these birds have been around since May. I scoped the Pueblo West Gravel Pit, there were over 20 White-rumped Sandpipers, 2 breeding plumage Horned Grebes, four Lesser Scaup, and five Hooded Mergansers. Other migrants that should be in the mountains that were around Pueblo today: Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler, MacGillivray's Warbler, Western Tanagers, Lincoln's Sparrows, Swainson's Thrush, lots of Violet-green Swallows, among other things. Singing Willow Flycatchers were around Runyon Lake as well. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CA%2BXeEuXcisp0Juy%2B_OqAyAtT7uppPVi6ceyE3sN2jyN7DO_6%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Pueblo birds 6/1/2016 (Red-eyed Vireo/American Redstart) etc.
Hi all, Van Truan said "there were two singing Red-eyed Vireos around the Mineral Palace Park area, of downtown Pueblo, this morning, plus another singing warbler, that he hadn't seen". I went to Mineral Palace Park around 8:10am. I was able to find one of the signing Red-eyed Vireos in the park, and I called Van, to let him know I saw the Red-eyed Vireo, and he said "he thought the mystery warbler was an American Redstart". He was correct, as while talking to him on the phone, the American Redstart started singing in the park. Also, a Western Tanager was present. Van had a singing male Kentucky Warbler in his yard, nearby Mineral Palace Park on Thursday and Saturday, I went there on Friday, and couldn't find it or anything else of note. He was able to get a great recording from his camera on Saturday, to confirm what it was, since all he saw of it, was some yellow color. I then decided to try Roselawn Cemetery in Blende, just east of Pueblo. There were a number birds in there. A singing Swainson's Thrush, several Western Tanagers, some Chipping Sparrows, singing Warbling Vireo, singing Yellow Warbler, and House Wrens. I couldn't find anything rare. I then went out to Huerfano Reservoir, and scoped from Fields Road. There was a flooded field, with 8 White-faced Ibis. On the lake, there were number of ducks, grebes, pelicans, and about 10 Black Terns. Perhaps the best birds, were five Red-necked Phalarope swimming around the lake. There weren't any other shorebirds, besides Killdeer, that could find. They had a lot of rain in this area last night, so the lake didn't have much shorebird habitat, except for the flooded fields. Today is the first day of the Summer Reporting Period, happy Summer everyone! Brandon K. PercivalPueblo West, 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/192506217.2480087.1464803937707.JavaMail.yahoo%40mail.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
