Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Another Day On the Colorado Northeastern Plains

May 27, 2013

Amy Davenport: transcript of telephone call:

The CoBus group now down to four (Richard Stevens, Bryan Ehlmann, Jacob Washburn, Ray Simmons) continued to bird in Sedgwick County.

The weather was nice in the morning with sunny skies and calm winds.  They had hail in the afternoon with high winds.

The group walked around Julesburg for about two hours in the morning.  Yesterday's Eastern Wood-Pewee reported by Steve Mlodinow was not relocated.

They did find a male Northern Cardinal at the northeast corner of East 5th Street and South Spruce Street.  While a Rose-breasted Grosbeak was seen at the northwest corner.  Both locations are near the Julesburg Elementary School.

An Eastern Meadowlark was found on private land (permission required) along CR 32.5.

Roger and Judy Danka put on a fantastic barbecue for Memorial Day!  The Ruby-throated Hummingbird seen on Saturday and Sunday did not show up today.

After the great barbecue, the weather cleared in the afternoon.  The group went over to DePoorter Lake to see if any birds had blown in with the high winds.  They were not disappointed.   A male Magnolia Warbler was seen along the eastern side of the park.

Rebecca Kosten, Sue Ehlmann, Katie Zotti and Paul Zimmerman returned to Denver early in the morning.  Fog hung over I76.  They detoured south to Last Chance and then west to Denver.  The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was not relocated.

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