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What city/state are you from?: La Veta , CO

Gender: Female

Favorite Colorado Bird?: House Wren

National Audubon Society member?: Yes

Favorite Colorado Birding Location?: My own backyard

Do you know about the Colorado Birding Trail project?: No

Age Group?: 46-55

Polly Wren Neldner's Blog

Fledglings

Hey Everybody, The activity in our yard has increased so much that we have re-hung some of the feeders we had taken down several weeks ago when it seemed all we had was Grackles, Brown Cowbirds, and Red-winged Blackbirds. So far we have the following fledglings in our yard: Pine Siskins, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Lesser and American Goldfinches, Gray Catbirds, Rufous, Broad-tailed and Calliope Hummingbirds, Yellow Warblers ( we actually saw a Yellow Warbler feeding and Brown Cowbird fledgling the… Continue

Posted on August 2nd, 2008 at 10:45am — 2 Comments (Add)

Lathrop State Park, Huerfano County

My husband and I went out to Lathrop State Park this morning and aside from the Coots (lots of babies right now) Western Grebes, Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Cinnamon, Blue-winged and Green-winged Teals, and Great Blue Herons we saw a first for Paul in Colorado and the best look I have had of a Green Heron. The Green Heron was at the duck pond on the Wetlands Trail! Have fun out there, Polly

Posted on June 22nd, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments (Add)

AVAS Bird list for 6/14/08 in and around La Veta CO

Gary, Beverly and all: The following is the list of birds my husband Paul and I compiled. Beverly, please let me know of any corrections you may have, they are not in the order seen or separated by location: Pie-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk American Coot Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-dove Mourning Dove Broad-tailed Hummingbrd Lewis' Woodpecker (always a treat) Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Cordilleron Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Clark's Nutcra… Continue

Posted on June 15th, 2008 at 11:27am — 4 Comments (Add)

Red Crossbill

For anyone who was on the AVAS birdwalk today in and around La Veta. Paul and I just took a look at our photos of the day...and we have a photo of a male Red Crossbill at the beginning of the walk at Up Top. Don't know how many others saw the bird that had a lot of red on it and then the other yellowish (not bright yellow) that joined it, but those were definitely a pair of Red Crossbills...a new life bird for us!

Posted on June 14th, 2008 at 5:45pm — 2 Comments (Add)

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At 9:13am on August 11th, 2008, Polly Wren Neldner said…: Hi Everyone,

We had a good birding weekend over in the San Luis Valley and then at our cabin in Forbes Park. We got off to a slow start at Zapata Falls...where we did not see any black swifts...but did see Spotted Towhees, an immature green-tailed towhee, Western Tanagers (one female had a red beak and it took us a little while to realize she had been eating the red berries we were seeing everywhere) and one Townsend Solitaire and a tree full of Bushtits
Then it was off to San Luis Lakes State Park...where we saw our first Black-crowned Night Heron of the day, but failed to relocate the Red-necked Phalarope...all the action seemed to be on the far side of the lake...and we have yet to purchase a spotting scope...sigh.
Next stop Home Lake State Wildlife Area, where we saw roosting Double-crested Cormorants, 7 Black-crowned Night Herons, Common Yellowthroats (a pair) , Lincoln's Sparrow (life bird), and a lone Clark's Nutcracker, then it was off to Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge where we saw 25 Black Crowned night Herons, an American Bittern (only the second we have seen), a single American Avocet, White-faced Ibis, and our long awaited Sora(a life bird) , a Marbled Godwit, American Kestrals, Northern Harriers and Red-tailed and Swainson's Hawks. We ended up at our cabin in Forbes Park...after a night of heavy rain we were up and at it again in the morning...seeing Spotted and Green-tailed towhees, an Orange-crowned warbler (another lifer, chasing him through the drenched willows was fun!) Warbling Vireos, young Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers sharing the same tree of course Mountain Chickadees and Mountain Bluebirds all in the meadows around the cabin. It started looking like rain again so it was back in the truck to cruise a couple of small lakes where we saw a raft of Ring-necked ducks, more coots and Eared grebes than we could count, Blue-winged teals all with babies in various stages of development. It was then back to the cabin where we waited out the rain and back out right after it stopped. We then saw a pair of Cassin's Finches and a Lazuli Bunting sunning themselves in the same tree along with some thoroughly drenched Song and Chipping Sparrows...with a gorgeous rainbow in the background...we ended the day with a wonderful look at 14 Red-crossbills...at close range...all these years I have wanted to see these birds and this summer I have seen them everywhere I go! This morning in our yard was a returning Red-naped Sapsucker, a flock of Evening Grosbeaks and Black-headed Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, American Goldfinches, a single Cedar Waxwing, Rufous, Broad-tailed and Calliope hummingbirds...all in a all a very good weekend!

At 5:32pm on June 14th, 2008, Polly Wren Neldner said…: Hey anyone who was on the AVAS birdwalk today in and around La Veta, CO...we just pulled up our photos and we definitely have a Red-Crossbill...it would have been at the start of the walk at Up Top...to the right of the road...we saw a bird with a great deal of red and then another bird that was yellowish...those were the Red-crossbills, a new life bird for us!

At 8:03pm on May 31st, 2008, Gary Lefko said…: Welcome! Trail can be found at http://www.coloradobirdingtrail.com/ Gary

At 5:51pm on May 31st, 2008, Beverly said…: By the way...here is a wonderful, interactive, website regarding the Colorado Birding Trail. Also, Gary has some infor here regarding a proposed addition to the trail...west of La Veta.

At 5:25pm on May 31st, 2008, Beverly said…: Poly...what a treat! It was great to have met you the other day...made "dropping in" worth the effort. Please see the events calendar here...I've posted some info regarding the June 14 hike. I sure hope you can make it. And...welcome! I think Gary has put together a lovely place, here.

In the mean-time, I'm going to post some (bad) pics of a bird I just discovered at my feeders and have no idea what it is. I've searched Sibley's and just can't find it. Perhaps you'll know...

Beverly

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