Mad dogs, Englishmen and birders, apparently, since I see that Ira and Glenn were both out at Jackson yesterday. I had my museum group out for a turn around NECO, and if it had not been on the schedule, I would not have been out there. I guess that makes me either wimpier or less dedicated.....anyway, since we got aced out of Prewitt we started at Brush SWA, which was pretty good. Nothing rare, and warblers were notably absent, but we picked up Red-headed Woodpecker, lots of pewees, flocks of spizellas (mostly chippers- they were pretty flighty we never got good enough looks to pick out others), a late juvenile Bullock's Oriole, kingfishers and lots of other regulars.
A stop at Riverside Park in Fort Morgan (with its nice shady covered picnic shelter) yielded a Cooper's Hawk and an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Then, with some trepidation, we headed over to Jackson. Our visit just goes to show that not only were we somewhat foolhardy (my car thermometer registered 101 as we exited the vehicles around 2:00), but how the birds can turn over. We checked all of the north shore of Jackson thoroughly, and neither Ira's pectorals nor Glenn's buffies were anywhere to be found. The lone ibis was still there, as were lots of Baird's, a couple of semi-sands, a few Stilt Sandpipers, Wilson's Phals, both yellowlegs, some avocets and lots of Killdeer. Other than the Killdeer, the only plovers were two black-bellieds, one of which was a little further along in its molt and had an interesting looking checkerboard pattern on all its dark parts.
A stop at Andrick (the one pond that is right on the road on the west side) was quite productive, with two Pectoral Sandpipers, four Long-billed Dowitchers, two Black-necked Stilts, a few yellowlegs, a handful of peeps and lots ducks disguised as female mallards. These were mostly shovelers, though there were a few Gadwall and Green-winged Teal mixed in.
It turned out to be a great day, even though I will probably have to burn my birding clothes......
Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO
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