Tuesday, 14 May 2013

[cobirds] Crow Valley and Norma's Grove / Weld County

 Thinking that things couldn't be any slower than Barr Lake(mentioned in earlier post by Loch Kilpatrick ), I headed to Crow Valley Campground.  The only birds of interest were a Common Poorwill,  Golden-crowned Kinglet, Orchard Orioles, one Hermit Thrush, a few Swainson's Thrush and a Dusky Flycatcher.  All the birds reported yesterday were long gone!!   The poor representation of warblers included a couple of Yellows, a few Yellow-rumps, and one Orange-crowned.  No Vireos..  No Tanagers...No Grosbeaks!  I can't remember this place being so slow in mid-May.
 My next stop was a more normal looking Norma's Grove.  This small oasis held a Northern Waterthrush and a beautiful Veery.  Photos of the Northern Waterthrush can be seen in the rare and uncommon gallery below:


Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/

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