My wife and I birded 2 days in SE Colorado and had some nice birds. It was nice to be back there after a few years hiatus of raising our kids. Below are the hilights...
BLANCA FEEDERS: Lazuli Bunting LATHROP ST PARK: Northern Parula, Green Herons (possibly 2 of them), Plumbeous Vireo, Osprey ROCKY FORD: Green heron HASTY CAMPGROUND: Indigo Buntings (2), Northern Parula, White-winged Dove, Swainson's Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Cl colored Sparrow LAMAR CC: Red-bellied Woodpacker, Cardinal TWO BUTTES: Summer Tanager, Black-and-white Warbler (female), Swainsons Thrush, Cl Colored Sparrows, Dusky Flycatcher Big disappointment was seeing the fire effects on Lyons "Wood Thrush" Grove and "Elms" which were toasted by the recent fires. I realize this is just part of the ecological cycle but it sure put a temporary to long-term set back for these areas as bird migration stopover places. Lots of trees were lost and I suspect much of this area will revert to grasslands. Nice to visit with many friends down there....Norm, Joey, Ric, Joe, Dick, and the others. Good birding all. John and Lisa Rawinski Monte Vista -- 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.
