Northern Waterthrush, Catbird, Brewer's Sp., & more Lake Estes, Larimer Co. 5/25

[Jim Nelson]

Having a nice visit to the Estes Park area in Larimer County. This cold, gray morning at Lake Estes, along with many local and visiting birders, primarily in the bird sanctuary area, we enjoyed a Northern Waterthrush (pointed out by local birders who reported one has been seen periodically for the last three or four weeks), a Gray Catbird, a Brewer's Sparrow, a Prairie Falcon, a number of Lincoln's Sparrows, Yellow, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, and MacGillivray's Warblers, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat.

Later at our vacation home in Estes we had a new yard bird -- two flyover American White Pelicans.

Yesterday in Rocky Mountain Park we encountered large numbers of White-crowned Sparrows and American Pipits in Morraine Park and Horseshoe Meadow respectively, apparently waiting for the snows to end up high so they move up to breed. Also had a Western Meadowlark singing in Morraine Park, a first in RMNP for us.

Jim and Ann Nelson
Bethesda, Maryland