Greetings -
After reading all of the tantalizing posts coming from Phillips and
Yuma Counties lately, Dick Schottler, Steve Larson, Allison Kondler,
Paul Differding, Joey Kellner and I headed out that way at an unseemly
early hour this morning to see what we could find.
Our first real stop was the Holyoke Cemetery where we met up with
Steve Mlodinow and Christie who had arrived there a bit ahead of us.
The place was crawling with birds. The best being:
Singing Pine Warbler found first by Steve M.
Nashville Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Meadowlark - seen and then IDed by call
White-throated Sparrow
The six of us moved on to the City Park which wasn't as lively, but
still quite productive with:
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Purple Finch - seen and heard calling
The final productive stop in Holyoke was the Courthouse with:
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo (surprise surprise!)
We next headed south to Wray where we birded Stalker Ponds SWA and the
adjacent Wray State Fish Hatchery.
The only notable bird at Stalker was a White-throated Sparrow, however
we got a consolation prize with a baby Western Hog-nosed Snake :-)
The Wray State Fish Hatchery proved more birdy with highlights being:
Blue-headed Vireo (singing)
Red-eyed Vireo
Magnolia Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Our final stop was the location formally known as Bonny State Park.
It was getting late and the weather was intermittently nice and
stormy. We only birded the former Wagon Wheel Campground on the south
side and turned up a few good birds:
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Plumbeous Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Nighthawk
I am certain I have missed some critical highlight, but it has been a
long day and it is time to catch up on some sleep.
A fantastic day out.
Good birding,
Kathy Mihm Dunning
Denver
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