Greetings All
I arrived at sunrise (about 6:30) where Curtis Road turns to Drennan Road. Just to the south, I had 3 adult Baird's Sparrows within 45 minutes before reaching the 90-degree bend in Drennan. I then drove the distance to Hemmingway and back. On the way back, I thought that I had juv Baird's not far w of Hemmingway on Drennan and another where I had the adults first thing, but looks insufficient. I did have an adult, cooperative bird finally, on Drennan just east of that 90 degree turn at about 8 am, with photos on my Flickr site. Savannah Sparrows have arrived in the area, and apparently, Grasshoppers departed (only 1). In any case, the presence of so many Baird's Sparrows solely at this one location, for such a long duration (with the first dates earlier than usual migration dates for this species) suggests that these Baird's Sparrows were not the result of some weird fallout, but rather that they bred somewhere not too far away. That is, in Colorado. Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs seemed without its Yellow-throated Warbler this morning, though I could easily have missed it. Not many migrants there, except 25 or so W Wood Pewees. Was hiking on Rabbit Mountain, interrupted after a mile or so by rain. Had a Wilson's and an OC Warbler there. I do wonder if the excellent conditions in the mountains and foothills have accounted for the lackluster number of Yellow Warblers (earlier in fall) and Wilson's Warblers (currently) on the Plains. Good Birding Steven Mlodinow Longmont 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/8D199249A08DA38-2BEC-F03%40webmail-m275.sysops.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
