Field trip report: Hereford Ranch

This past Saturday six intrepid Auduboners awoke extra early for a pilgrimage to one of the best migrant traps in southeastern Wyoming: the Hereford Ranch.

True to form, the cottonwoods and willows of the riparian areas at the Ranch were hopping with migrants. The vast majority were Wilson's Warblers, but we did turn up an American Redstart and a Cassin's Vireo in company with Plumbeous Vireos. The Eastern Screech-Owl continues to cooperate--he or she is still occupying the willow cavity near the corral next to the parking lot.

We saw 48 species total--plus several Empidonax flycatchers, likely comprising two species. Below is the link to the eBird checklist and the complete trip list.

Wyoming Hereford Ranch

Species List

Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Swainson's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl Red-naped Sapsucker Northern Flicker Western Wood-Pewee Empidonax sp. Say's Phoebe Plumbeous Vireo

Cassin's Vireo Warbling Vireo Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Townsend's Solitaire Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Northern Waterthrush

Orange-crowned Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler American Redstart Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Wilson's Warbler Green-tailed Towhee Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Western Tanager Common Grackle House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow

Photos by Libby Megna.