Bell's Vireo Outside of Julesburg

August 2, 2019

Richard Stevens:

High temperature today was 86 degrees.  Winds were 6-7 mph until gusts blew to 28 mph at 8:00 pm.

Roger Danka and I birded around Julesburg this morning.  In the afternoon, four of us drove Sedgwick County gravel roads searching for Sprague's Pipits at several historical locations.

Highlight of the day was a Bell's Vireo in willows along the South Platte River at Julesburg Wayside Rest Stop.  No orioles or Red-bellied Woodpecker were around today.  We also explored the area where a Common Ground-Dove was found in November 2011 (without success).

Additional misses: no Sprague's Pipits were found in southeastern Sedgwick County.  Nothing uncommon was encountered at Sand Draw Wildlife Area (Sedgwick).