First Yellow-rumped Warbler of the year at CC Riverwalk

This morning I birded the west half of the Canon City Riverwalk. This section is divided into 2 parallel trails, the river trail (next to the Arkansas River) and the bluff trail (yes, parallel's the bluff). Both of these trails are flat and easy walking with several porta-potties in the area. This half is more heavily used and I take it less often, though it can be surprisingly good for birds at times.

I saw my first Yellow-rumped Warbler of the year midway through the bluff trail section-this one was a Myrtle subspecies. Though Yellow-rumps often overwinter in Canon City, as well as other areas in SE Colorado, I did not see any this winter (kind of surprising since it was such a mild winter).

I heard a possible Catbird--this would likely have wintered over as they have done in recent years; however, I couldn't entice it out of heavy cover so not positive on the id. Other birds were 1 Brown Creeper, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, plus several Black-capped Chickadees, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Juncos, Northern Flickers and Red-winged Blackbirds--all common birds in the area .

Temperatures improved to the 50's today and many birds were singing.
SeEtta