Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Pueblo again 6/10

[Brandon]

The elusive adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron that I first saw back on May 27th, showed up again at Pueblo City Park, Pueblo County this morning.  A few other birders were able to see it, and many photos were taken.  The bird was standing on the island on the west side of Lake Joy for a little while, then flew to some other trees around the pond (including a Blue Spruce, and at one point it had a blue spruce cone in its mouth).  See photo on CFO Facebook Page.

The singing Eastern Wood-Pewee also continues in Pueblo this morning, along the North Side of the Arkansas River, about 0.3 of a mile west of Pueblo Blvd.  It is about a 20 minute walk from Pueblo City Park.

Only of interest to me, I saw my first Eurasian Collared-Dove, at my family's property at 9,050 feet in the elevation in the Wet Mountains, Custer County on June 8th, it was in Ponderosa Pine and Aspen trees mostly.  I figured one would show up there at some point.

Good birding,

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO