This late afternoon between 5:00 and 6:00 I was birding in the Cobb Lake Unit of the Wellington State Wildlife Area in Larimer County. This Unit is located between East County Roads 56 and 58, and just west of North County Road 3. Decent birds were a Townsend's Solitaire, Say's Phoebe, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Wilson's, Orange-crowned, and (Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warblers, as well a Sharp-shinned Hawk and two Northern Harriers (always good for those there, it seems).
The highlight, though, was a (western) Palm Warbler, which I saw fly low to the ground then into a juniper (I think but not sure about that part--sorry Dave Leatherman). It cooperated quite well, remaining in the same tree for several minutes. I was able to get good photos, and one can see the tail-pumping characteristic in the first two photos (sequence) and then in other photos in which the tail is blurred. The bird was silent.
The photos can be viewed at
Cheers,
Brad Biggerstaff
Fort Collins
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