Post-storm in Denver County (B-G Gnatcatcher, Least Sandpiper, etc.)

[Chris Rurik]

Hi folks,

Some pretty good birds today in Denver County on a glorious day for birding.

At Bluff Lake (where most of my time was spent with students rather than binoculars) I found:

1 Least Sandpiper

2 Wilson's Phalarope

1 American Avocet

2 Wood Duck

2 Cinnamon Teal

1 Pied-billed Grebe

2 Orange-crowned Warblers

2 Brewer's Sparrows

2 Vesper Sparrows

+ lots of other more common things (though the Great-horned Owl family was nowhere to be seen)

At Heron Pond Natural Area I had:

1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

3 Orange-crowned Warblers

1 Wilson's Warbler

1 Hermit Thrush

+ others

Not too bad!

Chris Rurik

Denver, CO