Yesterday in Weld

[Steven Mlodinow]

Greetings All

Yesterday, Nick Moore and I birded Weld County, starting at Crow Valley and finishing at Union Reservoir.

The fallout was impressive, if not more for bird numbers than rarity.

We had 125 species in all.

The rarest birds were a Western Palm Warbler at the Eaton Cemetery and a Glossy Ibis (injured, not with other ibis) near Lower Latham.

Crow Valley was packed with Spotted Towhees (and a Spotted x Eastern), Lincoln's Sparrows, and OC Warblers. A White-throated Sparrow was singing away incessantly and two early Gray Catbirds scurried in front of us amongst the towhees.

It looks as if a PB Grebe may be attempting breeding just n. of the campground area.  

Bushtits are still hanging around various clumps of conifers near the pond at Glenmere, which had about 6 BC Night Herons and a Snowy Egret -- the neighborhoods were stuffed with OC and YR Warblers.

A late Lesser Black-backed Gull (near adult) remains at Union.

Good Birding

Steve Mlodinow

Longmont CO