Tiny Bushtit in my Aspen tree 5/17/13

Brett Grey Ranch 3/15/13

Dowitchers

Godwit

Ibises

Porcupine underfoot

Yellow-headed Blackbird

10 new life birds today:
although maybe I've seen Glossy and Common Poorwill before, they weren't on my list, though.  100's of Kingbirds.  Got good looks at beautiful Brown Thrashers and Lark Buntings in breeding plumage.  100's of Thrushes - everywhere you looked a Swainson's or maybe Hermit was popping up.  Never saw a MacGillivray's before and there were several of them here - at least half a dozen.  Also had orange-crowned, yellow, yellow-rumped, Virginia's, Northern Waterthrush, Chat, Common yellowthroat that I can think of now.  Maybe a Parula, too, but I don't think that was confirmed.

189	Glossy Ibis	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
190	Marbled Godwit	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
191	Long-billed Dowitcher	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
192	Common Poorwill	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
193	Dusky Flycatcher	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
194	Eastern Phoebe	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
195	Veery	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
196	MacGillivray's Warbler	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
197	Clay-colored Sparrow	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013
198	White-throated Sparrow	Brett Gray Ranch (TNC)	US-CO	15 May 2013

Kites Return 5/13/13 - one week late compared to last year

Mother's Day

Birds this week 5/11/13

New bird of the day: Virginia's Warbler at FCNC on the spring count.  Also Greater Yellowlegs - not sure if I had that before without looking it up.  Great bird at the count:  Summer Tanager.

At the count we didn't see any Western Tangers in the area we covered (area 5).  But I take mom home and see one in her neighbors yard, and then I just saw one in my yard!  Also had a few other great yard or neighbor's yards birds this week:  American Goldfinches, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Also here are some pictures from Big Johnson - the baby Eagles, owls and some Vultures on the ground eating, etc.

Bald Eagle mom or dad - other one was about 500 yd away.

GHO babies

Bald Eagle chick

Killdeer

Western Tanger in MY yard. :)

Sharp-shinned hawk in the neighborhood

Turkey Vultures on the ground at Big Johnson

Birding 101 Fountain Creek Nature Center and Pinello Ranch 5/4/13

Female and Male Barn Swallows

Clark's Grebe

Double-Crested Cormorant

First-of-season Yellow Warbler

Black-Crowned Night Heron

Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Audubon's Race

Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Myrtle's Race

White-faced Ibis

White-Crowned Sparrow (at banding station - Pinello Ranch)

Chipping Sparrow

Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Audubon's

Violet Green Swallows

Brewer's Sparrow

Horned Grebe

Clear Springs Ranch - Heron Rookery Hike 4/27/13

Flat hike from Clear Springs Ranch north to the rookery, maybe 5 or 6 miles round trip I think.  Little shade so could be very hot.  Scenery is plains/ranch style.  I would like to return to explore the sod house.

Birding at Prospect Lake (primarily) 4/20/13