May 14, 2015
Richard Stevens:
My birding day started in late morning at Welchester Tree Park (Jefferson County). The woods in the northeast corner are quite thick. A previously reported Blue-winged Warbler moves along the creek from the northeast corner and the private property to the east.
It helped much that the Blue-winged Warbler has a loud song. Even after hearing the bird sing, it took a few minutes to locate it deep in the cottonwood trees!
On the trip back to my car, House Wrens, House Finches, a Plumbeous Vireo, a male Western Tanager and a Black-headed Grosbeak were encountered.
I also saw another vireo, twice for 3-5 seconds each time. I would have called it a Yellow-throated Vireo with better looks. Hopefully, someone will see the bird and confirm the sighting.
Rebecca Kosten was at a friend's home near Washington Park (Denver). They saw a Palm Warbler in the front yard. Later they watched it fly across the street to Washington Park. After picking Rebecca up, we walked around the southern end of the park for about an hour. No Palm Warbler was found.
We then drove to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) and walked around for about two hours in the search of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher which has been around for a week or so. Our hike was around 4.2 miles from the Bellevue Wetlands Pond to East Caley Avenue and back.
No Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was found. A small flat-headed sparrow caused us pause along the shooting range fence near Bellevue & Peoria. Eventually we got enough views to identify it as a Grasshopper Sparrow.
Many Chipping Sparrows, a few Vesper Sparrows and a couple of Brewer's Sparrows were scattered on the grasslands south of the shooting range. A Plumbeous Vireo was in the trees around the pond east of the Heron Pond along Peoria Street.
A male Lazuli Bunting, two Wilson's Warblers and a Yellow-breasted Chat added color to the green riparian area at the southern footbridge over Cherry Creek.
We ended our birding day at the Cherry Creek Reservoir swim beach. A lone Least Sandpiper was the only shorebird. Many Chipping Sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers flew around from the swim beach to the smoky hill picnic area.
What we first thought was an Orange-crowned Warbler, was identified as a female Tennessee Warbler in the locust trees west of the picnic pavilion. Its white undertail coverts separated it from the Orange-crowned Warbler with yellowish undertail coverts.
Richard Stevens:
My birding day started in late morning at Welchester Tree Park (Jefferson County). The woods in the northeast corner are quite thick. A previously reported Blue-winged Warbler moves along the creek from the northeast corner and the private property to the east.
It helped much that the Blue-winged Warbler has a loud song. Even after hearing the bird sing, it took a few minutes to locate it deep in the cottonwood trees!
On the trip back to my car, House Wrens, House Finches, a Plumbeous Vireo, a male Western Tanager and a Black-headed Grosbeak were encountered.
I also saw another vireo, twice for 3-5 seconds each time. I would have called it a Yellow-throated Vireo with better looks. Hopefully, someone will see the bird and confirm the sighting.
Rebecca Kosten was at a friend's home near Washington Park (Denver). They saw a Palm Warbler in the front yard. Later they watched it fly across the street to Washington Park. After picking Rebecca up, we walked around the southern end of the park for about an hour. No Palm Warbler was found.
We then drove to Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe) and walked around for about two hours in the search of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher which has been around for a week or so. Our hike was around 4.2 miles from the Bellevue Wetlands Pond to East Caley Avenue and back.
No Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was found. A small flat-headed sparrow caused us pause along the shooting range fence near Bellevue & Peoria. Eventually we got enough views to identify it as a Grasshopper Sparrow.
Many Chipping Sparrows, a few Vesper Sparrows and a couple of Brewer's Sparrows were scattered on the grasslands south of the shooting range. A Plumbeous Vireo was in the trees around the pond east of the Heron Pond along Peoria Street.
A male Lazuli Bunting, two Wilson's Warblers and a Yellow-breasted Chat added color to the green riparian area at the southern footbridge over Cherry Creek.
We ended our birding day at the Cherry Creek Reservoir swim beach. A lone Least Sandpiper was the only shorebird. Many Chipping Sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers flew around from the swim beach to the smoky hill picnic area.
What we first thought was an Orange-crowned Warbler, was identified as a female Tennessee Warbler in the locust trees west of the picnic pavilion. Its white undertail coverts separated it from the Orange-crowned Warbler with yellowish undertail coverts.
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