Larimer County Highlights, 12May2021 (Larimer)

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

Poudre River in Fort Collins n of Prospect west side of river (8-9:30am):

1 empid (Dusky?)

1 Spotted Towhee (m)

Pair of Wood Ducks

That's it!

Lake Estes (Mathews-Reeser Sanctuary) during heavy wet snow (10:30a-1:45p):

Golden-winged Warbler first found by EJ Raynor persists at "Pine Point" (eating a small species of midge that it finds on the ground amid small branches and pine cones) FOY, only 5th or 6th for Larimer ever, beautiful!

Common Yellowthroat male (1) FOY

Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)

Loggerhead Shrike (1)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)

Gray Catbird (2 - one initially seen in the talons of a male Sharp-shinned Hawk which had its fresh prey stolen and promptly plucked by an American Crow!) FOY

 

Green-tailed Towhee (2) FOY

Lincoln's Sparrow (1)

Savannah Sparrow (1)

Western Bluebird (8) FOY

Swainson's Thrush (1)

Hermit Thrush (1) FOY

Broad-tailed Hummingbird (at least 2 males)

Bufflehead (2f)

Blue-winged Teal (10)

As best I could tell, everything eating midges.

Rigden Reservoir (4-6:45p):

Sanderling (2 breeding f, 1 breeding m) FOY

  

                           Breeding f Sanderling (left), breeding m (right)

Semipalmated Sandpiper (4) FOY

Least Sandpiper (10)

Semipalmated Plover (1)

Red-necked Phalarope (1f)

Wilson's Phalarope (15)

American Avocet (1)

Bobolink (3m) in weeds and in willow clump n of sw corner pumphouse about 100 yards), FOY

Brewer's Sparrow (zillion)

Chipping Sparrow (1)

Savannah Sparrow (5+)

Warbling Vireo (1) ne corner along ditch, FOY

Dave Leatherman

Fort Collins

[Sharon Kay]

Terrific report. What a great photo of the  Golden-winged Warbler! I would have only see a fourth of what you did. I am amazed at what good birders are able to see and identify.

Sharon Kay

Greeley