Too many birds-make that Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at the last stop. Bill Kaempfer Boulder
From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William H Kaempfer Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 6:07 PM To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] East Central Plains Birding on 10/6/12 Christian Nunes and John Vanderpoel joined me today on a trip due east of Denver. Ghastly weather proved for great birding. First stop Last Chance in Washington County (I've always wanted to say that): almost all of the birds recently seen here were still present including Black-throated Blue Warbler (by the Last Chance Motel), White-throated Sparrow, Sora and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (these last three all first fall birds). In addition we had an exceptionally bright Red-eyed Vireo, two Cassin's Finches several Hermit Thrushes and a couple of Swainson's Thrushes. Then on to Walk Camp in Lincoln County (which was bivouacked with hunters so we actually birded across the road at the private Thompson Ranch). Most notable there was a single Siberian elm stand with two Red-naped Sapsuckers and another Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. In addition we had lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and House Wren and a couple more Hermit Thrushes. As we departed a long train of 300-500 Sandhill Cranes flew over and approached a field nearby. On our way out the back road to Genoa we had both McCown's and Chestnut-collared Longspurs. Finally we made our way to Flagler SWA in Kit Carson County which was very active given that it was past noon and had been hosted hunting activity in the morning. The reservoir outlet had calling Song and Swamp Sparrows and Common Yellowthroat. The adjacent woods had Marsh and Winter Wrens. A pair of shorebird flock flew overhead while we were below the dam, so we hurried up to try to catch them. There we found 13 Long-billed Dowitchers, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs and a flock of Killdeer and a flock of American Pipits. An Osprey flew by as did one or maybe two Sharp-shinned Hawks and lastly a smart Peregrine Falcon. A large flock of sparrows on the east shore willows was mainly White-crowned and Chipping, but also included a White-throated and a Field Sparrow. We returned to town on the south side of I-70 which brought us first to the wastewater ponds where an Eastern Phoebe was flycatching and then on to the golf course pond which had a Red-necked Phalarope on the pond and another Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Sapsucker on a tree. Overall a great day with more than 70 species. Bill Kaempfer Boulder -- 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<mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
