Crow Valley - Magnolia/Chestnut-sided Warbler

[John W. Cobb]

I drove to Crow Valley this morning and ran into Cole Wild (and friend
Sherry) who promptly pointed me in the direction of a Magnolia Warbler they
had found. Based on that showing, I decided the intelligent thing to do was
to follow him around. He then flushed a Common Poorwill and came upon an
American Redstart. We encountered 15 plus Swainson's Thrushes as we walked
north, along with Warbling Vireos and numerous Yellow Warblers.

After they left, relying exclusively on my own diminishing faculties, I
birded the southern portions of the campground and happened upon a
Gray-cheeked thrush, a Chestnut-sided Warbler, a silent, but very active,
empid, which I concluded was Hammond's Flycatcher, and a pair of Orchard
Orioles, among others.

Returned home by way of Latham. Dick Schottler's Hudsonian Godwit had moved
over to CR48 below the Reservoir and was feeding back in the grasses on the
south side. That is also the place to go to see Red-necked Phalarope up
close -- I did not count them as I was late as usual for an appointment.

John Cobb
Louisville, CO