Having regretfully missed yesterday's festivities at Valmont Res, I
thought I'd finally get over to look for the Rusty Blackbirds at Sand Creek
and the S. Platte River just south of I-270. Six were perched in the
cottonwood just above the confluence upon arrival around 1 pm. They flew
across and
Today Diane Carter, Deb Wittwer, Gwen from the Boulder Bird Club and I
found a small flock of Rusty Blackbirds on the east shore of the Platte
under the I-76 bridge. I had been advised of the location a few minutes
earlier by another group of three friendly and very helpful birders who
joined u
