September 18, 2011
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I went up to search for the Prothonotary Warbler at Matthew Reeser Bird Sanctuary this morning. We did not see it.
As a consolation, we continued into Rocky Mountain National Park and Medicine Bow Curve. A White-tailed Ptarmigan was seen below the trail (as we scoped from the pullover). Weather was not inviting and we decided to get the heck out of there (snowing).
In the late afternoon, Rebecca Kosten and I went over to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). We circled the Russian Olive grove northwest of the swim beach (the area is closed for vegetation so we could not go into it). No bird activity was observed.
A walk along the swim beach over to the picnic area near the boat ramp was more productive. We ran into a loose flock of birds, which included: 19 Yellow-rumped Warblers (all but one appeared to be Myrtle with one adult male Audubon's Warbler), 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, 1 American Redstart, 1 Townsend's Warbler, 4 Black-capped Chickadees and 27+ Chipping Sparrows.
We scoped the reservoir from the lake loop and were able to pick out the juvenile Sabine's Gull. We did not find the Red-necked Phalaropes that have been reported for several days now.
It was a beautiful fall afternoon with mild winds and cool temperatures. Much different from Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park this morning.
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I went up to search for the Prothonotary Warbler at Matthew Reeser Bird Sanctuary this morning. We did not see it.
As a consolation, we continued into Rocky Mountain National Park and Medicine Bow Curve. A White-tailed Ptarmigan was seen below the trail (as we scoped from the pullover). Weather was not inviting and we decided to get the heck out of there (snowing).
In the late afternoon, Rebecca Kosten and I went over to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe). We circled the Russian Olive grove northwest of the swim beach (the area is closed for vegetation so we could not go into it). No bird activity was observed.
A walk along the swim beach over to the picnic area near the boat ramp was more productive. We ran into a loose flock of birds, which included: 19 Yellow-rumped Warblers (all but one appeared to be Myrtle with one adult male Audubon's Warbler), 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, 1 American Redstart, 1 Townsend's Warbler, 4 Black-capped Chickadees and 27+ Chipping Sparrows.
We scoped the reservoir from the lake loop and were able to pick out the juvenile Sabine's Gull. We did not find the Red-necked Phalaropes that have been reported for several days now.
It was a beautiful fall afternoon with mild winds and cool temperatures. Much different from Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park this morning.
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