Today at Chatfield State Park
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Charles Lawrence
May 2, 2013, 4:08:54 PM5/2/13
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Happily, the birds that were at Chatfield yesterday seemed to have survived what must have been a very cold night. I arrived about 8:15 am and left about noon. Much changed during that time.
On my arrival, Mountain Bluebirds and Vesper Sparrows were still present in large numbers but many less than yesterday. I estimated this morning about 250 Mt Bluebirds and 300 Vesper Sparrows. Over 100 Western Bluebirds were seen and 3 Eastern Bluebirds near the Swim Beach. Large numbers of Robins were everywhere. White-crowned Sparrows were few with maybe 100 Chipping Sparrows. A few Lincoln Sparrows and Savannah Sparrows were around. Robins and sparrows were along the roadsides along with Bluebirds. I made it over to the road to Plum Creek via the road that is flooded at the end about 9:15 am. Things were starting to change already. I saw my first Yellow-rumped Warblers at the end of the road. Fewer sparrows were along the road. In the flooded area were 2 Willet, 1 Solitary Sandpiper and 3 Lesser Yellowlegs.
I then went to the Sand Spit where there were 40-50 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 26 Willets, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 1 Marbled Godwit, 2 Sanderlings, 1 Baird's Sandpiper and a Glenn, Loch, Lisa and Allison. By then it was almost noon and I was running out of time. I left through the west entrance and noticed that almost all the sparrows and bluebirds were gone. Good spring birding. Hope that it continues.
On my arrival, Mountain Bluebirds and Vesper Sparrows were still present in large numbers but many less than yesterday. I estimated this morning about 250 Mt Bluebirds and 300 Vesper Sparrows. Over 100 Western Bluebirds were seen and 3 Eastern Bluebirds near the Swim Beach. Large numbers of Robins were everywhere. White-crowned Sparrows were few with maybe 100 Chipping Sparrows. A few Lincoln Sparrows and Savannah Sparrows were around. Robins and sparrows were along the roadsides along with Bluebirds. I made it over to the road to Plum Creek via the road that is flooded at the end about 9:15 am. Things were starting to change already. I saw my first Yellow-rumped Warblers at the end of the road. Fewer sparrows were along the road. In the flooded area were 2 Willet, 1 Solitary Sandpiper and 3 Lesser Yellowlegs.
I then went to the Sand Spit where there were 40-50 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 26 Willets, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 1 Marbled Godwit, 2 Sanderlings, 1 Baird's Sandpiper and a Glenn, Loch, Lisa and Allison. By then it was almost noon and I was running out of time. I left through the west entrance and noticed that almost all the sparrows and bluebirds were gone. Good spring birding. Hope that it continues.
Charlie Lawrence
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