Joyce Takemine and Sandy Arnesen came down from Boulder this morning and we birded spots below Pueblo Reservoir dam. Before they arrived, I found a Western Palm Warbler, along the south side of the river, near Snakeskin Picnic Area. We finally were able to re-find the bird. We checked yesterday's Philadelphia Vireo spot on the North Side of the River, near the Swim Beach twice, without finding it.
We then went to the Osprey Picnic Area, where at first it seemed slow, except for an out of place Steller's Jay, though it got better quickly. In the eastern part of the picnic area, way high up in the cottonwood trees with Black-capped Chickadees, we saw a Tennessee Warbler, then the Yellow-throated Warbler, and a Blackpoll Warbler. We later saw the Blue-headed Vireo too. There were also a few Townsend's Warblers (not as many as yesterday), and we saw two Eastern Phoeebes. There didn't seem to be as many Yellow-rumped Warblers around today either. There may well have been other interesting warblers with these rare warblers that we did see, as the birds were so high up and somewhat hard to see.
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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