Last night's full moon and west winds, pushed most of the rare eastern migrants away from Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) today.
There was a female American Redstart at the banding station in El Paso County. There was a singing young male American Redstart (sounding like a bay-breasted warbler) or two at the Headquarters, a female Townsend's Warbler, and a singing Red-eyed Vireo there too in Pueblo County. At Rose Pond, also in Pueblo County an adult male American Redstart was seen today as well, and the Horned Grebe continues as well. There were some singing Willow Flycatchers at the banding station too. Red-headed Woodpeckers were at the Headquarters and the banding station.
With Westerly winds in the forecast for the while, I'm guessing the rare eastern migrants there, might be few and far between for the rest of the month, though I'm sure there will be a few more "goodies" before spring migration is completely over.
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Here are yesterday's highlights from Chico Basin Ranch.
Headquarters (Pueblo County):
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 (photographed)
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
American Redstart - 2 females/imm.
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 female
Blackpoll Warbler - 1 singing male
Veery - 1
Rose Pond (Pueblo County):
Cape May Warbler - 1 male continues
Townsend's Warbler - 1 adult male (seen by others -- I've missed this bird three days in a row now)
Horned Grebe - 1 continues
Banding Station (El Paso County):
American Redstart - 2 females/imm.
Blackpoll Warbler - 1 male
Singing Willow and Least Flycatchers
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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