I set my alarm for 4 am yesterday (5/18), planning and prepared to head out early to Elbert. But when I woke up to a steady rain, my intentions washed away...back to bed. I did have a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak singing across the street from my house early in the day, which I'd have missed if I was in Elbert, so that was a consolation. Then after the rain let up at mid-morning I visited a few spots in JeffCo.
-- Hildebrand Ranch had a vocal/interacting pair of Peregrine Falcons, and Least, Hammond's, Dusky and Cordilleran flycatchers, plus a singing Brown Thrasher. Flooded grasslands at Chatfield to the SW of the S end of the reservoir had 2 male Bobolinks and 1 Lark Bunting.
In addition to the golden-voiced Blue-winged Warbler, Welchester Grant Tree Park had two Type 2 Red Crossbills, 3 Dusky Flycatchers, 4 Clay-colored Sparrows, and a goodly number of Western migrants. Belmar Park had a Virginia Rail, hordes of swallows (estimated 420 Cliffs led in numbers), and more Clay-coloreds. Three Avocets were wading around in the lake. Do they nest there?
Seeing a nice break in the rain, I ended up traveling to southern Elbert County in the afternoon, after all. Big Sandy Creek near Simla had an Ovenbird and Northern Parula. CR 149 south of Matheson had Bobolink, Red-headed Woodpecker, Northern Waterthrush, Summer Tanager and Orchard Oriole. County Road 197 south-southeast of Matheson had a fly over Upland Sandpiper going north, 2 McCown's Longspurs, Hooded, Nashville and Palm Warblers.
Today (5/19) a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak visted my feeders in Ken Caryl Valley, JeffCo, but no sign of yesterday's male.
On 5/17 there was a Northern Waterthrush at a tiny pond on the grounds of St. Mary Church, Littleton, Arapahoe, and five Type 2 Red Crossbills flew over.
David Suddjian
Littleton, CO
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