Fall Has Arrived

[William H Kaempfer]

Well, fall migration, anyway.  A visit to my (current) favorite local spot—Green Mountain Cemetery in Boulder—turned up these fall arrivals this morning:

 

Mountain Chickadee (adult and juvenile plumage)

Mountain Bluebird (two females and two juvenile with scaly breasts)

Yellow Warbler (one female or young)

Western Tanager (two female or young)

 

By the way, Mountain Bluebird was new for the hotspot, bringing the site list to 98 species.  This spot is only ¼ mile upstream from last year’s November migrant stakeout at Baseline and Broadway where many got to see Black-throated Blue Warbler and Varied Thrush last November.  Consequently, I’m hoping there will be many visitors to the cemetery this fall, taking the site list over 100 and moving it out of the dreaded “blue pin” category.

 

Bill Kaempfer

Boulder