Yuma and Kit Carson Counties

[Steven Mlodinow]

Greetings All
Today Nick Moore and I hit a few spots in Yuma and Kit Carson. The highlight was an up close GW Warbler at Stalker Lake near Wray. There were actually relatively few migrants there, the most odd (beyond the warbler) being 6 Western Tanagers. There were also 4+ Baltimore Orioles including one attending a nest. Shorebirds at Stalker included several WR Sands
At the Wray Fish Hatchery there was a Cordilleran Flycatcher and a RB Nuthatch.
At a ranch just north of Beecher Island, birding from road, 5 Bell's Vireos, 2 RB Grosbeaks, and a singing Least Fly.
Beecher Island is being decimated by beaver, with dozens of big cottonwood felled. Also, it is rather dry, so habitat in poor condition. No migrants but did have 4 GC Flycatchers
In Burlington, wandering around town yielded a Tennessee Warbler, a Magnolia Warbler, Least Fly, Dusky Fly, and Willow Fly. Also many Pine Siskins, a couple Baltimore Orioles. At the Burlington sewage ponds there were 2 RN Phalarope and a Mexi Duck x Mallard.
Flagler SWA was pretty quiet but we did have a Northern Waterthrush and a VG Swallow there. Flagler is drying up and I have poor hopes for later in season
Good Birding
Steven Mlodinow
Hurtling towards Longmont, Nick behind wheel

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