Watson Lake warbler fallout, Larimer

[Nicholas Komar]

Current warbler list this morning includes
Golden-winged
Blackburnian
Tennessee
Blackpoll
Black-throated Gray
Northern Waterthrush
Orange-crowned
Yellow
Yellow-rumped

Found by various observers.

Nick Komar
Fort Collins

[Caleb A]

It's days like these, when I really wish I had my driver's license. Good luck to all the chasers! Also, is it probable that these birds will stick around for the rest of the day and leave by night? If so, I may have a chance to get out there later.

The birds are happy, and so am I

~Caleb Alons, Larimer County

[Bryan Guarente]

Caleb and others,

Based on the current weather patterns and those ahead of us until 3am tomorrow morning look pretty good for these birds to stay put.  I cannot guarantee that, but based on the patterns right now, it looks good for continuing birds at this location and maybe even a few more birds tomorrow morning with overnight winds giving a short swath of winds converging on the area tonight.  

Now, I need to state that depending on where the thunderstorms occur today, this information could easily change.  There is a chance of thunderstorms later today and that could move things around (both birds and the forecast).  

Best of luck,

Bryan

Bryan Guarente

Meteorologist/Instructional Designer

UCAR/The COMET Program

Boulder, CO

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[Douglas Schoch]

The website appears to be down.

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[Greg Vassilopoulos]

Having never birded at Watson Lake, can anyone advise if there is a path?  

Where should we park and look?

Heading out there now...

Greg & Danette Vassilopoulos

Loveland

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[Nicholas Komar]

I hear from birders in the field that all Watson Lake rare warblers continue this Friday morning Additional warblers not on my original list include
American Redstart
Black-and-white
Wilson’s
MacGillivray’s

And on a personal note, birds are everywhere this morning. I just had a flock of migrants wander past my home office window in residential Fort Collins, including male Blackpoll.

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO

> On May 14, 2020, at 10:32 AM, Nicholas Komar <quet...@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Current warbler list this morning includes

[Joey Angstman]

Looked for about 4.5 hours from 10:30-2:30 and was unable to relocate Golden-winged Warbler or Black-throated Gray. Got a nice variety other than that, but nothing new to report.

Joey Angstman
Greeley, CO

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[Caleb A]

Warblers were booming at Watson this morning! Ended the day with 13 warbler species:

1) Yellow-rumped

2) Yellow

3) Common Yellowthroat

4) Orange-crowned

5) Virginia's

6) American Redstart

7) Tennessee

8) Northern Waterthrush

9) Black and White

10) Blackpoll

11) Black-throated Gray

12) Blackburnian

13) Golden-winged

I have never seen such a large amount of warblers in one place before! All of these birds were moving along the east side of the lake, and the all but the Golden-winged, Virginia's, Tennessee, and Redstart were hanging out and relatively easy to track down from roughly 6:30 am to 3:30 pm. Complete ebird checklist here, and some photo highlights of these jewels of migration:

Good luck to all who look for these little guys!