Hi all,
Van Truan said "there were two singing Red-eyed Vireos around the Mineral Palace Park area, of downtown Pueblo, this morning, plus another singing warbler, that he hadn't seen". I went to Mineral Palace Park around 8:10am. I was able to find one of the signing Red-eyed Vireos in the park, and I called Van, to let him know I saw the Red-eyed Vireo, and he said "he thought the mystery warbler was an American Redstart". He was correct, as while talking to him on the phone, the American Redstart started singing in the park. Also, a Western Tanager was present. Van had a singing male Kentucky Warbler in his yard, nearby Mineral Palace Park on Thursday and Saturday, I went there on Friday, and couldn't find it or anything else of note. He was able to get a great recording from his camera on Saturday, to confirm what it was, since all he saw of it, was some yellow color.
I then decided to try Roselawn Cemetery in Blende, just east of Pueblo. There were a number birds in there. A singing Swainson's Thrush, several Western Tanagers, some Chipping Sparrows, singing Warbling Vireo, singing Yellow Warbler, and House Wrens. I couldn't find anything rare.
I then went out to Huerfano Reservoir, and scoped from Fields Road. There was a flooded field, with 8 White-faced Ibis. On the lake, there were number of ducks, grebes, pelicans, and about 10 Black Terns. Perhaps the best birds, were five Red-necked Phalarope swimming around the lake. There weren't any other shorebirds, besides Killdeer, that could find. They had a lot of rain in this area last night, so the lake didn't have much shorebird habitat, except for the flooded fields.
Today is the first day of the Summer Reporting Period, happy Summer everyone!
Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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