May 1, 2010
Richard Stevens:
I visited the Yuma County Road 45 Greater Prairie-Chickens and found 9 Greater Prairie-Chicken displaying on the hill. No females were picked out of the presentation.
Northern Cardinals were found at two yards of friends back in Wray. I ran into an Illinois birder John Boddie and we checked out the Wray Fishing Unit (nothing uncommon).
Sandsage Wildlife Area had many sparrows including a Harris's Sparrow and 2 White-throated Sparrows among dozens of White-crowned Sparrows and a few Song Sparrows.
Before leaving Wray, we walked Wray City Park where a Yellow-throated Warbler was found!
I passed Bonny Reservoir (Yuma) on the way back to Denver. The Baltimore Oriole was observed again along the south side. Today I took the time to look for shorebirds, which included: six Marbled Godwits, 2 Willets, 2 Semipalmated Plovers and 1 Snowy Plover.
A 20 minute search for the White-eyed Vireo at Hopper Ponds was not successful today.
My final stop of the day was Flagler Reservoir (Kit Carson). The eastern and southern sides have been fruitful in the past. Today a Northern Waterthrush was observed at the southeast end. A male Northern Parula was along the southern end.
At the northern end, below the dam was quiet. No Short-eared Owls showed up at dusk.
Richard Stevens:
I visited the Yuma County Road 45 Greater Prairie-Chickens and found 9 Greater Prairie-Chicken displaying on the hill. No females were picked out of the presentation.
Northern Cardinals were found at two yards of friends back in Wray. I ran into an Illinois birder John Boddie and we checked out the Wray Fishing Unit (nothing uncommon).
Sandsage Wildlife Area had many sparrows including a Harris's Sparrow and 2 White-throated Sparrows among dozens of White-crowned Sparrows and a few Song Sparrows.
Before leaving Wray, we walked Wray City Park where a Yellow-throated Warbler was found!
I passed Bonny Reservoir (Yuma) on the way back to Denver. The Baltimore Oriole was observed again along the south side. Today I took the time to look for shorebirds, which included: six Marbled Godwits, 2 Willets, 2 Semipalmated Plovers and 1 Snowy Plover.
A 20 minute search for the White-eyed Vireo at Hopper Ponds was not successful today.
My final stop of the day was Flagler Reservoir (Kit Carson). The eastern and southern sides have been fruitful in the past. Today a Northern Waterthrush was observed at the southeast end. A male Northern Parula was along the southern end.
At the northern end, below the dam was quiet. No Short-eared Owls showed up at dusk.
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