August 31 to September 6, 2012
August 31, 2012
Gary Weston (transcripts from phone calls):
Richard Stevens and Bryan Ehlmann went for a week of bird counts along the eastern borders of Colorado.
They first stopped at Jackson Reservoir in Morgan County. This seems to be one of the better shorebird spots this fall.
They reported:
Eastern Screech-Owl (western side, calling before civil twilight)
Short-eared Owl (northwest corner before sunrise)
Curlew Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (2)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Marbled Godwit (2)
Snowy Plover
Red-necked Phalarope (2+)
Mountain Plover (24+)
Townsend's Warbler (Campgrounds)
Cassin's Vireo (Campgrounds)
Their next stop took most of the afternoon to bird. Brush Wildlife Area had many interesting birds. Their report included:
a singing ALDER FLYCATCHER
CASSIN'S VIREO
TENNESSEE WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
September 1, 2012
Richard Stevens and Bryan Ehlmann continued their northeastern trip. They camped at Prewitt Reservoir in Logan & Washington Counties and found Eastern Screech-Owls before civil twilight below the dam and at the western end.
After sunrise they added:
* Short-billed Dowitcher (Kaempfer/Ehlmann) (first 8/17) last 9/1
* Pectoral Sandpiper (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 8/19) last 9/1
* Red-necked Phalarope (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 8/19) last 9/1
* (Above: mudflats)
* Nashville Warbler (Ehlmann) first 9/1
* (Above: below eastern end of dam)
One other note, they found a strange Towhee below the eastern side of the dam. It was not identified to species. Brief looks suggested an Eastern Towhee. It was not seen well or did it call.
Most of their day was birded at North Sterling Lake State Park. They reported:
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
CASSIN'S VIREO
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
RED-EYED VIREO
TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS
(above picnic area)
TENNESSEE WARBLER
BALTIMORE Oriole
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
BARN OWL
(south side)
DICKCISSELS
(Logan County Road 46 on the way into State Park)
Their day ended at Ovid Woods and Julesburg Wildlife Area. Target: Northern Cardinals; none was found.
Ovid Woods: TENNESSEE WARBLER
BLUE-HEADED VIREO.
September 2, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann northeastern trip continued today. They returned to Logan County and stayed until dark. No Short-eared Owls were found at sunset at the Southern Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area.
They reported:
Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Screech-Owl
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Vesper Sparrows (many)
Clay-colored Sparrow (2)
Brewer's Sparrow (3)
Lark Sparrows (many)
Red Lion Wildlife Area
Townsend's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Duck Creek Wildlife Area
Dickcissel (2)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
White-throated Sparrow
Eastern Screech-Owl
After dark, they relocated another pair of Eastern Screech-Owls at private ranch # 1 and three Long-eared Owls at private ranch # 2.
September 3, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann turned south today. Target birds were Eastern Meadowlarks, Ammodramus sparrows and Smith's Longspurs. None of these was found.
They reported:
Sedgwick County
# Sand Draw Wildlife Area
Bell's Vireo (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Cassin's Vireo (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Blue-headed Vireo (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Field Sparrow (Ehlmann) last 9/3
Barn Owl (Ehlmann) last 9/3
# DePoorter Lake
Baltimore Oriole (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Eastern Phoebe (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Phillips County
# Holyoke Cemetery
Townsend's Warbler (7+) (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 9/1) last 9/3
Baltimore Oriole (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 9/1) last 9/3
Pine Warbler (Mlodinow) first 9/1
Dickcissel (15+) (Mlodinow) first 9/1
# North End of Holyoke (End of Akron Street)
Cassin's Vireo (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 9/1) last 9/3
September 4, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann continued south along the Colorado Eastern border. No Greater Prairie-Chickens were found along Yuma County Road 45 during an earlier morning search.
They reported later in the day:
Stalker Pond:
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
RED-EYED VIREO
Wray Fishing Unit
BARN OWL
Beecher Island
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 3)
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS (2)
A stop at several private homes in Wray in Yuma County added:
Northern Cardinal (4 males, 2 females, 2 juveniles)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Screech-Owl (2)
September 5, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann camped at Bonny Reservoir. They did not find any Common Poorwills at civil twilight. An Eastern Screech-Owl called at 4:30 am north of Hale Ponds.
The area was very birdy and they reported:
Hale Ponds:
Red-bellied Woodpecker (pair)
Eastern Bluebirds (7)
Tennessee Warbler (north of most northeastern pond)
Nashville Warbler (Republican River, 50 yards west of Kansas)
Barn Owl (CR 4)
Bonny Reservoir
Northern Cardinal (old fosters grove)
Townsend's Warbler (2, fosters grove)
Pine Warbler (fosters grove, after missing them in Phillips and northern Yuma
Counties and finding one in Kansas on Monday, they finally found one in
Colorado)
Great Crested Flycatcher (CR 3, between hwy 385 and fosters grove)
Possible Alder Flycatcher (CR 3, 400 yards east of hwy 385) colors and shape good, did not make a sound
Baltimore Oriole (road along south side of dried reservoir)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male, same area as Baltimore Oriole)
Summer Tanager (old wagon wheel Campgrounds area)
House Wrens still around
September 6, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann returned to Bonny Reservoir in Yuma County and found 2 Eastern Screech-Owls before sunrise along the Republican River between highway 385 and the old Foster's Grove Campgrounds.
Then they returned to Burlington and birded Fairview Cemetery in Kit Carson County where they stayed for 3.5 hours. They found the cemetery very birdy.
Pine Warbler,
Tennessee Warbler
Townsend's Warblers (2)
Cassin's Vireo
Lark Sparrows (many)
Lincoln's Sparrow (2)
Vesper Sparrow (many)
Clay-colored Sparrow (2)
Western Tanager
Bullock's Oriole (2)
Gary Weston (transcripts from phone calls):
Richard Stevens and Bryan Ehlmann went for a week of bird counts along the eastern borders of Colorado.
They first stopped at Jackson Reservoir in Morgan County. This seems to be one of the better shorebird spots this fall.
They reported:
Eastern Screech-Owl (western side, calling before civil twilight)
Short-eared Owl (northwest corner before sunrise)
Curlew Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (2)
Short-billed Dowitcher
Marbled Godwit (2)
Snowy Plover
Red-necked Phalarope (2+)
Mountain Plover (24+)
Townsend's Warbler (Campgrounds)
Cassin's Vireo (Campgrounds)
Their next stop took most of the afternoon to bird. Brush Wildlife Area had many interesting birds. Their report included:
a singing ALDER FLYCATCHER
CASSIN'S VIREO
TENNESSEE WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
September 1, 2012
Richard Stevens and Bryan Ehlmann continued their northeastern trip. They camped at Prewitt Reservoir in Logan & Washington Counties and found Eastern Screech-Owls before civil twilight below the dam and at the western end.
After sunrise they added:
* Short-billed Dowitcher (Kaempfer/Ehlmann) (first 8/17) last 9/1
* Pectoral Sandpiper (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 8/19) last 9/1
* Red-necked Phalarope (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 8/19) last 9/1
* (Above: mudflats)
* Nashville Warbler (Ehlmann) first 9/1
* (Above: below eastern end of dam)
One other note, they found a strange Towhee below the eastern side of the dam. It was not identified to species. Brief looks suggested an Eastern Towhee. It was not seen well or did it call.
Most of their day was birded at North Sterling Lake State Park. They reported:
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
CASSIN'S VIREO
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
RED-EYED VIREO
TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS
(above picnic area)
TENNESSEE WARBLER
BALTIMORE Oriole
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
BARN OWL
(south side)
DICKCISSELS
(Logan County Road 46 on the way into State Park)
Their day ended at Ovid Woods and Julesburg Wildlife Area. Target: Northern Cardinals; none was found.
Ovid Woods: TENNESSEE WARBLER
BLUE-HEADED VIREO.
September 2, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann northeastern trip continued today. They returned to Logan County and stayed until dark. No Short-eared Owls were found at sunset at the Southern Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area.
They reported:
Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Screech-Owl
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Vesper Sparrows (many)
Clay-colored Sparrow (2)
Brewer's Sparrow (3)
Lark Sparrows (many)
Red Lion Wildlife Area
Townsend's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Duck Creek Wildlife Area
Dickcissel (2)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
White-throated Sparrow
Eastern Screech-Owl
After dark, they relocated another pair of Eastern Screech-Owls at private ranch # 1 and three Long-eared Owls at private ranch # 2.
September 3, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann turned south today. Target birds were Eastern Meadowlarks, Ammodramus sparrows and Smith's Longspurs. None of these was found.
They reported:
Sedgwick County
# Sand Draw Wildlife Area
Bell's Vireo (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Cassin's Vireo (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Blue-headed Vireo (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Field Sparrow (Ehlmann) last 9/3
Barn Owl (Ehlmann) last 9/3
# DePoorter Lake
Baltimore Oriole (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Eastern Phoebe (Ehlmann) first 9/3
Phillips County
# Holyoke Cemetery
Townsend's Warbler (7+) (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 9/1) last 9/3
Baltimore Oriole (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 9/1) last 9/3
Pine Warbler (Mlodinow) first 9/1
Dickcissel (15+) (Mlodinow) first 9/1
# North End of Holyoke (End of Akron Street)
Cassin's Vireo (Mlodinow/Ehlmann) (first 9/1) last 9/3
September 4, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann continued south along the Colorado Eastern border. No Greater Prairie-Chickens were found along Yuma County Road 45 during an earlier morning search.
They reported later in the day:
Stalker Pond:
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
RED-EYED VIREO
Wray Fishing Unit
BARN OWL
Beecher Island
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 3)
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS (2)
A stop at several private homes in Wray in Yuma County added:
Northern Cardinal (4 males, 2 females, 2 juveniles)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Screech-Owl (2)
September 5, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann camped at Bonny Reservoir. They did not find any Common Poorwills at civil twilight. An Eastern Screech-Owl called at 4:30 am north of Hale Ponds.
The area was very birdy and they reported:
Hale Ponds:
Red-bellied Woodpecker (pair)
Eastern Bluebirds (7)
Tennessee Warbler (north of most northeastern pond)
Nashville Warbler (Republican River, 50 yards west of Kansas)
Barn Owl (CR 4)
Bonny Reservoir
Northern Cardinal (old fosters grove)
Townsend's Warbler (2, fosters grove)
Pine Warbler (fosters grove, after missing them in Phillips and northern Yuma
Counties and finding one in Kansas on Monday, they finally found one in
Colorado)
Great Crested Flycatcher (CR 3, between hwy 385 and fosters grove)
Possible Alder Flycatcher (CR 3, 400 yards east of hwy 385) colors and shape good, did not make a sound
Baltimore Oriole (road along south side of dried reservoir)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male, same area as Baltimore Oriole)
Summer Tanager (old wagon wheel Campgrounds area)
House Wrens still around
September 6, 2012
Stevens and Ehlmann returned to Bonny Reservoir in Yuma County and found 2 Eastern Screech-Owls before sunrise along the Republican River between highway 385 and the old Foster's Grove Campgrounds.
Then they returned to Burlington and birded Fairview Cemetery in Kit Carson County where they stayed for 3.5 hours. They found the cemetery very birdy.
Pine Warbler,
Tennessee Warbler
Townsend's Warblers (2)
Cassin's Vireo
Lark Sparrows (many)
Lincoln's Sparrow (2)
Vesper Sparrow (many)
Clay-colored Sparrow (2)
Western Tanager
Bullock's Oriole (2)
No comments:
Post a Comment