Greenlee Preserve, May 18-22

[Ted Floyd]

Hello, Birders.

No real rarities this past week at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, but plenty of turnover on a daily basis. Here's a summary:

Mon., May 18. 1 upland sandpiper, 1 least flycatcher, 1 eastern warbling vireo, 1 bushtit, 4 myrtle warblers, 5 Audubon warblers, 1 lazigo bunting.

Tues., May 19. 1 least flycatcher, 1 gray flycatcher, 4 dusky flycatchers 1 Swainson thrush, 1 northern waterthrush, 1 orange-crowned warbler, 3 myrtle warblers, 5 Audubon warblers.

Wed., May 20. 1 osprey, 1 Cooper hawk, 2 bald eagles, 1 least flycatcher, 1 gray flycatcher, 3 dusky flycatchers, 1 western warbling vireo, 7 bushtits (family group with recently fledged young), 2 Swainson thrushes, 5 myrtle warblers, 5 Audubon warblers, 3 clay-colored sparrows, 1 Lincoln sparrow, 1 white-crowned sparrow, 2 western tanagers, 3 pine siskins.

Thur., May 21. 1 broad-tailed hummingbird, 1 least flycatcher, 3 dusky flycatchers, 2 western warbling vireos, 2 bushtits, 2 Swainson thrushes, 1 northern waterthrush, 4 myrtle warblers, 4 Audubon warblers, 2 Wilson warblers, 1 Lincoln sparrow, 1 lazigo bunting.

Fri., May 22. 2 black-chinned hummingbirds, 1 broad-tailed hummingbird, 1 least flycatcher, 3 dusky flycatchers, 1 western warbling vireo, 1 Swainson thrush, 1 American pipit, 2 Audubon warblers, 2 clay-colored sparrows, 1 lazigo bunting.

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County