Greetings All
This morning the Yellow-crowned Night Heron seemed in absentia, until it left its nest to gather some sticks in the trees east of the pond. It then returned to its nest, which is the upper most nest on the right as you face the island from the north. The bird is quite difficult to see, by and large, whilst on its nest. Walking down the nature trail to the west we had a YB CUCKOO and a mountain-form Downy Woodpecker (male) apparently mated with a typical eastern (Plains) form female Downy Woodpecker. We departed to the NE to check out a pond just e. of where 263 turns north. Just west of where 263 turns north, there was a flooded field with 77 WF Ibis (mostly 1st year birds) and one adult GLOSSY IBIS. We then went to Crow Valley, which given the date and time of day was expectedly slow, though a singing Plumbeous Vireo provided a nice late date. Norma's Grove had a singing eastern Warbling Vireo Windsor Lake had a female Common Merg with two fabulously cute puffball young. No BL Kittiwakes, alas, but lotsa Western and Clark's Grebes allowing close study. Fossil Creek Reservoir was once again a blast, with main highlights being a SNOW GOOSE (imm) at "Swede Lake" (the portion closest to 1-25) and an imm male ORCHARD ORIOLE singing just w. of the main observation platform. Best Wishes and Good Cheer Steven Mlodinow (and Tracy Clark) Longmont 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
