GC6AP4R Avian Rarities Colorado--Yellow-throated Warbler
Type: Multi | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Denali41 @ | Hide Date: 02/01/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 34.711 W105° 03.386 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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CONGRATULATIONS TO butterf FOR THE FTF!!

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The Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica) is a gorgeous, small woodland songbird that nests in the southeastern U.S. from southern Pennsylvania and northern Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico.  It occupies two distinct habitats: heavily wooded stream bottom lands or swamps; and drier upland pines or mixed pine-hardwood forests.  It builds its nest and spends most of its time high in the canopy of these forests.  Most warbler species are highly active, but the Yellow-throated does not behave in such fashion.  Its movements are characteristically deliberate, and its principal foraging method is creeper-like.  I will never forget Denali50's and my first sighting of a Yellow-throated Warbler, high in the canopy of tall pine trees in Louisiana.  We were thrilled to see that brilliant male!  Golly, that was a long time ago...

MALE YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER

Individuals spend the winter period in Florida, the Caribbean, and along the Gulf Coast in Mexico.  The species has never been reported during the winter season in Colorado, and is considered a
“very rare” spring migrant along the Front Range with very few confirmed reports any where within the state.

On December 11, 2015 Jeff Bireky discovered a male Yellow-throated Warbler visiting a bird feeder in the backyard of Luke Caldwell at 1520 West Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins.  This individual spends much time at the feeder, and roosts in nearby pine trees. The habitat here is highly atypical of the usual haunts of this species! Nonetheless, this bird has been seen consistently at this location since the initial sighting up through the date of publication of this geocache.  If you wish to try for this rare bird when you are in the general vicinity to find the final stage of this multicache, first check to determine if it is still being observed at the location.  Go to the Colorado Rare Bird Alert on the internet to determine if the bird is still being seen.  If you do stop by on a quest to see the bird, there is no need to knock at the door.  Walk along the fence on the east side of the house and stand near the northeast corner of the home and watch the feeder for a while and hope the bird makes an appearance for you.  If it does, enjoy this really rare treat!

The multicache has a first stage and a final.  The first stage is at the listed coordinates.  Go there to obtain the coordinates for the final cache.  The second stage is a small container large enough for most geocoins and for small SWAG items. Unless you are "up" for a long walk along urban streets, plan to drive or bicycle between the two stages. Have fun!

Additional Waypoints

11/12/2018 By Pyrusticia
Stage one is tricky...we overlooked it multiple times before Team Tiger Pride finally spotted it! Stage two was a little more intuitive, but required persistence to turn a gut feeling into a find. Great multi, log and container are both in excellent condition. Thanks for the cache!

11/12/2018 By team tiger pride
Finally made the find of both stages this morning on our way home from the coffee geo event this morning. We used a cache in Laramie as inspiration to give this one another look. Stage one is sneaky but very visible. Thanks for the cache

05/11/2018 By Denali41
Checked the stages today. All is fine.

02/20/2018 By Denali41
At a recent event a geocacher suggested that the first stage of this cache is missing. Based on his description I checked today on the stage and found that it is where it is supposed to be and is in excellent condition. I checked on the final stage, too, and found it to also be fine.

09/19/2017 By Denali41
I was in the area today and checked on both stages. All is in order.

08/09/2017 By Cache U
Well, this cache certainly earned its 4 star D rating! I ended up visiting stage 1 four times, and it took a bit of help before I could make the find. Then I visited the final stage 3 times before confirming it was indeed missing. It should have been an easy find, but according to the CO there is a neighbor who is none too pleased to have geocachers in the area and apparently muggled the cache, so any future hunters please be discreet as it should be a quick find in the obvious spot! I was given permission to log this as a find by the CO, which I am very happy to do at this point! Stage 1 is very clever, and obviously fooled me since I hadn't seen that particular trick before. Gets a favorite point!

08/08/2017 By Denali41
Based on input from Cache U that the final container might be missing, I did a maintenance check today and replaced the cache and log paper.