On Friday, May 15, I stopped briefly at Last Chance, CO. while on my way to
another destination. Thought I'd see more variety and not much was there. Two
Orchard Orioles[1, ad. male, and 1, first year male], were a pretty sight. 1,
Northern Waterthrush, was at the edge of the sunken pond. One Br
Hail covering the road near Byers early this morning provided evidence of
the real weather overnight in eastern Colorado. This weather encouraged
quite a few migrants to take a break from their northward journey. Last
Chance had mostly usual suspects, but a soggy Townsend's Warbler in one of
I took the long way back from Limon to pass through the famed migrant trap.
In spite of the place buzzing with bird activity, there were few birds of note.
A single chipping, a Lincoln, and a couple of white-crown sparrows. Among the
common grackles and blackbirds there was a pair of brown-heade
We did not see many species of birds at Last Chance this morning but my husband
found a pair of men's glasses, gold color frame.
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Cecile Lee
Elbert, CO
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Lots of birds at Last Chance rest stop today, including:
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Alder Flycatcher 1, maybe 2
Tennessee Warbler 1 F
American Redstart 1 F
Lots of empids (Dusky, Hammond's, Willow, 'Western', and some unknown),
thrushes, orioles, warblers (mostly Yellow and Yellowthroats, but also
I made a quick stop at Last Chance today [at the intersection of highway 71 and
highway 36]. It was pretty, pretty, slow, with gale force winds. This I'm sure
added to the situation. 1, immature Swamp Sparrow. This bird acted as if I was
not even there. The experience was not a fleeting look
Hi Everyone--
I made it out to Last Chance at 0650 this morning 10/13. As dawn broke,
there was a small peak of activity, including a montane Fox Sparrow at the
pond and a White-throated Sparrow behind the hotel. By 0800 there were lots
of Yellow-rumped Warblers coming in to the pond. I got a brie
This morning at Last Chance was spectacular! Mark Chavez and I were there for
about 3 hours, starting around 8:30am. There were large numbers of birds
around the pond area and adjacent draws (SW quadrant of the intersection), as
well as good numbers of birds across the street in the NE quadran
All,
My dad John and I just spent a very productive hour at Last Chance:
-8 warbler sp incl Nashville, Townsend's and Ovenbird
-White-throated and Swamp Sparrows (extremely cooperative)
-Virginia Rail (ditto)
Also, at a private ranch in Lincoln Co we had a probable BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
(1st fal
Birders,
I dropped by Last Chance this afternoon about 4:50 to 5:35 and had the
following:
Common Nighthawk (roosting)
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Western Wood-Pewee
House Wren
Brown Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
American Redstart (juv male?)
Wilson's Warbler - many - at times the ground
Today at Last Chance:
Unusual: Red-eyed Vireo, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Veery, Orchard Oriole (M &
F), Bullock's Oriole (M & F, courting), Northern Mockingbird (youngster).
Usual: Yellow Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Western Kingbird, Common Grackle,
American Robin, House Finch, House Sparrow, Mourning
Birders,
I got to spend about 45 min at Last Chance this morning before joining the
car club at High Plains Raceway. There is quite a bit of water in the pond
and near the bridge. The best bird was a Barn Owl, being harassed by just
about everything. Also:
Hermit Thrush
Veery
Swainson's Thru
Just an fyi about Last Chance.although there was nothing rare last night
there was lots of activity on the pond side. I had:
25 orange-crowned Warblers
25-30 Yellow-rumped Warblers mixed equally between Audubon's and Myrtle's)
1 Green-tailed Towhee
Numerous Lincoln's Sparrows
1 Clay-colored S
After striking out at Belmar in the snow I decided to head out to Last Chance.
There was a fair amount of migrants moving through including at least two
Tennessee Warblers. I'm pretty sure I had three but maybe one got behind me.
After I left, Norm Erthal had a male Blackpoll Warbler. On m
Sorry this is a late post but I did home until now.
At Last Chance today I saw a few species . [hyway 71 & 36] :
2 Mtn White-crowned Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
12 Chipping Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Wilson's Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
3 Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Yellow War
I visited Last Chance today for a quick survey in the morning and I observed
the following:
1 Cassin's Vireo
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Nashville Warbler
6 Brown Thrashers
11 Wilson's Warblers
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
2 Lark Buntings
4 Western Wood-Pewees
1 Dusky Flycatcher
1 Black-headed Grosbeak (f
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