[Douglbirds] Warblers

[Kirk Huffstater - Creative Gardenscapes]

My normally warbler-free yard continued its fall migratory bounty this morning with some great looks at a Black-throated Gray Warbler.  It was only about 10-15' away in the aspen trees outside my kitchen window, and I got great looks at it with both the naked eye and with my binoculars.  Despite all its flitting around, I could even see the small yellow dot between its eye and beak.  Wow!

My small Russian olive trees continue to be popular with other warblers as well, including some Wilson's Warblers and what appears to be a Mourning Warbler.

Some other birds around my yard over the past couple days include (in approximated numbers) 20 Western Scrub Jays, 5 Blue Jays, 2 immature Black-headed Grosbeaks, 25 House Finches, 8 White-crowned Sparrows, 4 Northern Flickers, 2 Downy Woodpeckers, 15 Spotted Towhees, 3 Common Grackles, 8 Black-capped Chickadees, 1 Mountain Chickadee, 5 White-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, 4 Great-horned Owls, 6 Mourning Doves, and 3 Red-tailed Hawks.

Fall is great!!!

Kirk Huffstater
4 miles West of Castle Rock, CO
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