We covered most of the High Line Canal during our walk, encountering several Yellow-rumped Warblers and our FOS Wilson's Warbler (a few days later than last year's FOS at the preserve). We looked for, but did not find an Eastern Phoebe at the duck pond. It was about this time last year that one visited the preserve for a few days, but I think that one was brought in by a spring blizzard not by loyalty to Greenwood Village.
But the highlights were two birds -- a Plumbeous Vireo (three weeks earlier than my FOS last year in w. Arapahoe Co.) and the continuing White-throated Sparrow. The vireo was among several other birds -- House Wrens, American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadees, and House Finches -- on the High Line. As for the White-throated Sparrow, I didn't see it, but instead heard it as it continues to work on its song. This time, it seemed awful close to singing the entire thing. It was a treat to hear that song at the preserve. I spent my first summer birding in my wife's hometown in way northern Minnesota, where the White-throated Sparrow's unforgettable tune was one of the first unfamiliar songs that I learned. (Though only after taking the song for another person, whistling on the trail.)
- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO
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