August 31, 2009
Bryan Ehlmann: It was Sue's and my turn to look for the Neotropic Cormorant at Timnath Reservoir. When we arrived the Neotropic Cormorant was on the mudflats east of County Line Road. There were many shorebirds out there also; nothing we called rare.
We hopped over to Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area west of I25 to look for the Least Bitterns. Richard Stevens had recorded audio last Friday that indicated that two of the Least Bitterns are still around. We however could not find them. Two Green Herons perched in dead trees on the eastern side of the Artist's Point pond. Another Green Heron fly into the dead tree by the information sign for Artist's Point. A small flock of warblers flew about the trees on either side of the trail that drops down to the pond, north of the information sign.
We then headed to Crow Valley Campground in Weld County. Along the way we stopped to look for Mountain Plovers at Highway 14 and CR 51 and the field 0.7 miles east of same intersection. Regrettably we found no plovers but did see Burrowing Owls at both locations.
A few nice birds flew around Crow Valley Campground. We saw 2 Cassin's Vireos, a Plumbeous Vireo, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Our last stop of the day was Prewitt Reservoir in Washington County. The Little Blue Heron is still along highway 6 between I76 and the reservoir.
Bryan Ehlmann: It was Sue's and my turn to look for the Neotropic Cormorant at Timnath Reservoir. When we arrived the Neotropic Cormorant was on the mudflats east of County Line Road. There were many shorebirds out there also; nothing we called rare.
We hopped over to Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area west of I25 to look for the Least Bitterns. Richard Stevens had recorded audio last Friday that indicated that two of the Least Bitterns are still around. We however could not find them. Two Green Herons perched in dead trees on the eastern side of the Artist's Point pond. Another Green Heron fly into the dead tree by the information sign for Artist's Point. A small flock of warblers flew about the trees on either side of the trail that drops down to the pond, north of the information sign.
We then headed to Crow Valley Campground in Weld County. Along the way we stopped to look for Mountain Plovers at Highway 14 and CR 51 and the field 0.7 miles east of same intersection. Regrettably we found no plovers but did see Burrowing Owls at both locations.
A few nice birds flew around Crow Valley Campground. We saw 2 Cassin's Vireos, a Plumbeous Vireo, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Our last stop of the day was Prewitt Reservoir in Washington County. The Little Blue Heron is still along highway 6 between I76 and the reservoir.
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