On 6/19 I went to some spots at the south edge of Park near Guffey to follow up specifically on possible nesting by Virginia's Warbler and Gray Flycatcher. I encountered both, including some nice comparisons of Gray and Dusky, w/ nearby Hammond's and Cordilleran for thrills. These occurrences of GRFL and VIWA are beyond the range mapped in the BBA II, but they are areas where I had the species in May and are in appropriate habitat.
-- From coverage of areas along BLM Road 5750 and 5750A, and the slope west of Park County Road 104 at 5750 I had 2 Gray Flycatchers (pinyon scrub, or "P w/o J") and 11 Virginia's Warblers, including one female carrying food for a breeding confirmation. Most of the rest were singing males. All were in oak scrub. Also of note were 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (pinyon and oak), and 1 Blue Jay in Ponderosa pine forest very near where I'd had one in late May. Also 2 Red Crossbills (Type 2), 1-2 Cooper's Hawks (showing as rare on eBird, but not actually so here), and a passel of Spotted Towhees and Western Scrub-Jays, both fairly common in this area but rare or missin gin the county otherwise.
Coverage near Currant Creek and tributaries north of the county line had 3 Gray Flycatchers (including an apparent pair) in P w/o J, a pair of Bushtits building a nest, 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher (P w/o J), 1 more Virginia's Warbler and a lovely male Lazuli Bunting (apparently rare for Park in June).
Guffey had quite a few Pinyon Jays.(w/o J).
Parkin' it,
David Suddjian
Littleton CO
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