Baltimore Oriole at Hasty CG, Bent County

[Duane Nelson]

Birders,

With all the recent storm activity, one might expect tremendous migrant
fallout in SE Colorado, but that has not been the case.

One exception is Hasty Campground, below the dam at John Martin
Reservoir. While other local migrant hotspots host almost no birds,
Hasty Campground has most of SE Colorado's migrant Yellow-rumped
Warblers, along with a few other species. After sorting through hundreds
of Yellow-rumps, I finally found a couple of Lazuli Buntings, and a
brilliant male Baltimore Oriole this afternoon.

Duane Nelson

Las Animas, Bent County, CO