SE Colorado Birding: Yellow-rumped Warbler redux

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Yellow-rumped Warbler redux

After posting the photo yesterday of one of the Yellow-rumped Warblers I saw a few days ago, I saw 1-2 Yellow-rumped Warblers at the Holy Cross Abbey here in Canon City and 1-2 more were in my yard this morning as part of a mixed flock with Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Black-capped Chickadees. That makes a total of 8-10 of these hardy little warblers I have seen in the past week in the Canon City area.

And what a beautiful day it was--high of 73, sunny with no wind, not bad for near Thanksgiving.

SeEtta

Why bird southeast Colorado?

From our high montane areas to the riparian areas along the Arkansas River as it exits Colorado, southeast Colorado offers birding opportunities for beginners to those serious birders who seek out the less common species. We have great shortgrass and sandsage prairie birding including public areas on the Comanche National Grasslands. We have wetlands including playa lakes (playas are important shallow, depressional wetlands that provide essential habitat for waterfowl and many other bird species). We have small lakes (such as Lake Cheraw north of La Junta)and large lakes (such as John Martin Reservoir that encompasses 35 square miles) that host an impressive diversity of bird species. And we have large expanses of pinyon-juniper woodlands with their special birding opportunities.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Yellow-rumped Warbler redux

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