John Vanderpoel and I went out for a Boulder County “big day” today and ended up with a trip list of 110.
Up to the mountains first, we had a FOS Band-tailed Pigeon in Ward along with some hangers-on Brown-capped Rosy Finches and both breeding sapsuckers. Returning to the foothills in Lyons we found Canyon Wren, White-throated Swifts and Violet-green Swallows along Old South Rd., the canyon trifecta. At this point we changed gears to plains birding and among the goodies were Snowy Egret at Clark Res.; Willet, Semi-palmated Plover and Western Sandpiper at Boulder Res. (by which time we had picked up with Peter Burke) and Eastern Phoebe at the 75th St. Bridge over Boulder Creek. Walden was interesting and well birded by John T. and lots of others. Among the noteworthy birds were Bank and Rough-winged Swallows, Wilson’s Snipe and Solitary Sandpiper and a really scraggly looking Snow Goose. Several Chipping Sparrows were present at Valmont and a last stop at Little Gaynor (great in end of day light) featured a handful of Least Sandpipers and a Short-billed Dowitcher.
Bill Kaempfer
Boulder
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