[cobirds] Re: San Miguel and Montrose Counties 6/27/15 - 6/28

Thanks to Bill Blackburn for this excellent report. Here are photos and conversation from the weekend:

http://tinyurl.com/Telluride-weekend

Just click on "Next" to scroll from image to image.

Also: Go to eBird for 9 checklists. Search for San Miguel County, June 2015, and you should be set; there's not a lot more from San Miguel County... ;-)

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County

On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 7:02:16 AM UTC-6, Bill Blackburn wrote:

Cobirders,

Sorry for the late post.  This past weekend I headed down to Telluride to join Ted Floyd and The Nature Conservancy for a few field trips.  Most of them were to TNC preserves, and you can find directions to them here: http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/colorado/placesweprotect/index.htm

TNC's Tabeguache Preserve, Montrose County, north of Naturita, CO 6/27/15:
I only spent about 45 minutes here on Saturday morning and never left the area around the parking lot.  I'm sure there is more in the vicinity.
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
Western Wood-Pewee
Empid Sp.
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Canyon Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-throated Gray Warbler (across the street on Y11 Rd)
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Spotted Towhee
Lark Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Lesser Goldfinch

East of Redvale, CO (I think San Miguel County) 6/27:
Golden Eagle
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-billed Magpie
Eurasian Collared-Dove

Bear Creek Preserve, Telluride, San Miguel County 6/27:
Mallard
Canada Goose
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Orange-crowned Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed)
Chipping Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow

TNC's South Fork Preserve, San Miguel County 6/27:
Red-tailed Hawk
Williamson's Sapsucker
MacGillivray's Warbler
Song Sparrow
Western Tanager

Last Dollar Road, above Telluride, San Miguel 6/27:
Stellar's Jay
House Wren
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitare
Green-tailed Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow

Lone Cone Road, near Norwood, San Miguel 6/27:
Western Grebe
Cinnamon Teal
Killdeer
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Western Scrub-Jay
Horned Lark
Mountain Chickadee
Savanna Sparrow
Western Meadowlark

Bridal Veil Falls, Telluride, San Miguel 6/28:
Turkey Vulture
Black Swift
White-throated Swift
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Dusky Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Violet-green Swallow
American Robin
Townsend's Solitare
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Wilson's Warbler
Brewer's Blackbird
Pine Siskin
Pine Grosbeak
Cassin's Finch

Galloping Goose Trail, Telluride 6/28:
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsucker
American Kestrel
Common Raven
American Crow
Black-billed Magpie
Stellar's Jay
Tree Swallow
Mountain Chickadee
House Wren
American Dipper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Mountain Bluebird
Virginia's Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed)
Chipping Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Western Tanager
Brown-headed Cowbird

Private land above Telluride, San Miguel 6/28:
Gray Flycatcher
Vesper Sparrow

Centennial SWA near Gunnison (?? County) 6/28:
Sage Thrasher

4-mile Travel Management Area east of Buena Vista (?? County) 6/28:
Common Poorwill singing

Running out the door for work.  Shoot me an email if you have questions about anything.  I'm sure Ted has more species to add to the list for the trip.

Bill Blackburn
Broomfield, CO

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