I started today at Jackson Reservoir, then went to Prewitt, and eventually finished my day at Haxtun in Phillips County. Still fairly slow birding out there, but some nice highlights
At the NE corner of Jackson Reservoir, Morgan, on a small crescent of mud, there were no shorebirds, but there was a Caspian Tern, undoubtedly one of the 3 found by Dave Dowell a few days ago.
In the state park, there was a Northern Waterthrush and a female Spotted x Eastern Towhee. Neither parental species should be migrating quite yet and neither breeds at Jackson, making this bird an oddity indeed.
At Prewitt, there is just enough shorebird habitat to hold 12 Baird's Sands and 3 Lesser Yellowlegs.
On the brighter side, the inlet canal walk is drying out nicely and should be prime when the first real wave of passerines hits. The veg is luxuriant, as our the mozzies. I didn't get there until nearly mid day but still eked out another Northern Waterthrush plus Western Tanager, OS Flycatcher, Dusky and Willow Flycatchers.
Akron Golf Course pond was bird free
In the town of Yuma, there was a subadult Mississippi Kite sitting in a tree in someone's yard near the intersection of Beatty and Hwy 59. I believe there are fewer than 5 records for the county.
On Wednesday, two days ago, at Crow Valley, Nick Moore and I had a White-winged Dove (only my second in Weld) and some early migrants: Willow Flycatcher, Wilson's Warbler, Cordilleran Flycatcher.
Also, there were 5 RB Nuthatches at Crow Valley on Wednesday and 5 at Prewitt today; methinks it will be another invasion fall for that species.
Good Birding
Steve Mlodinow
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