David Dowell and I started at Crow Valley Campground today. I'd been wondering where the thrushes had been this spring. There have certainly been plenty of GC Thrushes, and Swainson's Thrushes have not been scarce, but I am thinking of a day where every copse of trees has Swainson's Thrushes. Today was that day. David and I had 150+ Swainson's Thrushes including one of the RUSSET-BACKED race, the status of which is utterly unclear in Colorado; however, this species has high "split potential" in the future. We also had 3 VEERY.
Other highlights at Crow Valley included CORDILLERAN FLYCATCHER, PLUMBEOUS VIREO, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON POORWILL, and a rather late TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE.
Loloff Reservoir was shorebird city, including >50 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. The general vicinity of L Latham (including Loloff, Beebe, etc) had a nice variety of shorebirds, several of which are getting pretty late per eBird. These include Least, Semipalmated, and Western Sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, multiple Willets, and some small flocks RN Phalaropes.
Yesterday, Prewitt Reservoir (Washington Co) was very birdy, but mostly these were migrants/breeders such as Warbling Vireos, Yellow Warblers, etc. Along the inlet canal, 2 RED-EYED VIREOS were the only birds "of note."
At Akron Golf Course (Washington), a GLOSSY IBIS was the big surprise. Otherwise, Red-eyed Vireo and Veery were the other birds of note.
Good Birding
Steven Mlodinow
Longmont CO
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