April 27, 2019
Richard Stevens:
High temperature today was 67 degrees. Winds were ridiculous at 14-15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
After lunch, I chose to make the long time consuming drive to South Platte Park (Arapahoe). Yesterday's Yellow-throated Vireo had been found. In four hours, I was not able to relocate the bird.
I walked from the South Platte Park Visitor's Center down to C470 with a stop at Bufflehead Lake where the Yellow-throated Vireo was reported.
On the return trip, I hiked up the western side of the Ponds lining the Trail. A text message sent GPS waypoints of a possible Yellow-throated Vireo sighting west of Eagle Watch Lake.
In a 30-45 minute search at the waypoints, I was not able to find the bird. The waypoints may have been off, because the Yellow-throated Vireo was relocated east of Bufflehead Lake after I left.
As I started up the west side of the Ponds, I mentioned to another birder that the blooming wild plum brushes were excellent places for a Northern Parula. One had been reported 1.1 mile farther north yesterday.
Less than ten minutes after making the statement, a small grayish blue with a yellow throat and rufous breastband popped out of a group of plum bushes! Coordinates are on the South Platte Park map on the CoBus website:
coloradobirdingsociety.net
After returning to the South Platte Park Visitor's Center, I continued 0.6 miles north to the site of the Northern Parula report of yesterday. I did not find another one.
My final stop of the day was at Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson/Douglas). I could not relocate the Townsend's Warbler reported yesterday at the old heronry.
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