May 28, 2014
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I settled on make a trip to Northeastern Colorado and then south along the Eastern border for the rest of the week.
It was a beautiful late spring day (although temperatures are starting to rise; high was 88 degrees).
Our first stop was Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County). Highlights included a Blackburnian Warbler at the south end (below the dam). No Eastern Screech-Owl was enticed to call today.
Along the western side Campgrounds, two Long-eared Owls continue and perhaps are nesting. A White-throated Sparrow was observed in the trees west of the marina while we searched for additional Long-eared Owls.
The rest of our birding day was spent at Prewitt Reservoir (Logan/Washington). Warm weather has started to bring out the mosquitoes. While they were not too bad today, it will not be long before we will be birding in long sleeves.
A superb male Mourning Warbler was found below the dam. A waterthrush put us in a long pursuit before we could call it a Northern Waterthrush. Our first look appeared to be a Louisiana Waterthrush.
At the inlet area, we found a Magnolia Warbler and Townsend's Warbler. Again, we hoped for the second Blackburnian Warbler of our day. It took 20 minutes to confirm it as a Townsend's.
Other birds found included a Baltimore Oriole, Great Crested Flycatcher, warblers (MacGillivray's, Virginia's, Wilson's, Yellow, and Yellow-rumped), and a Plumbeous Vireo.
After dusk, we relocated Eastern Screech-Owls at the inlet area and below the dam.
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I settled on make a trip to Northeastern Colorado and then south along the Eastern border for the rest of the week.
It was a beautiful late spring day (although temperatures are starting to rise; high was 88 degrees).
Our first stop was Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County). Highlights included a Blackburnian Warbler at the south end (below the dam). No Eastern Screech-Owl was enticed to call today.
Along the western side Campgrounds, two Long-eared Owls continue and perhaps are nesting. A White-throated Sparrow was observed in the trees west of the marina while we searched for additional Long-eared Owls.
The rest of our birding day was spent at Prewitt Reservoir (Logan/Washington). Warm weather has started to bring out the mosquitoes. While they were not too bad today, it will not be long before we will be birding in long sleeves.
A superb male Mourning Warbler was found below the dam. A waterthrush put us in a long pursuit before we could call it a Northern Waterthrush. Our first look appeared to be a Louisiana Waterthrush.
At the inlet area, we found a Magnolia Warbler and Townsend's Warbler. Again, we hoped for the second Blackburnian Warbler of our day. It took 20 minutes to confirm it as a Townsend's.
Other birds found included a Baltimore Oriole, Great Crested Flycatcher, warblers (MacGillivray's, Virginia's, Wilson's, Yellow, and Yellow-rumped), and a Plumbeous Vireo.
After dusk, we relocated Eastern Screech-Owls at the inlet area and below the dam.
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