Mark Peterson, Brad Steger, Cole Wild, and I birded Southeastern Colorado on April 27th. Some of highlights for each county follow: Baca County: Peregrine Falcon - 1 or 2 below Two Buttes Reservoir dam Eastern Phoebe - 1 below Two Buttes Reservoir dam Swamp Sparrow - 1 below Two Buttes Reservoir dam Field Sparrow - 1 singing at Turk's Pond State Wildlife Area, north west of Walsh Prowers County: Greater Scaup - 1 female Thurston Reservoir, north of Lamar Mississippi Kite - 1 in the town of Lamar (the first I've seen in Colorado in April) Peregrine Falcon - 1 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 at Lamar Community College grove Cassin's or Blue-headed Vireo - 1 at Lamar High School grove (this was a very confusing vireo, it was either a brightish Cassin's or dullish Blue-headed) -- Cole photographed it, and maybe if his photos turn out, someone can figure out what it is. White-throated Sparrow - 1 at Lamar High School grove Northern Cardinal - 1 female at Lamar Community College grove Bent County: American Bittern - 2 calling in marshes near Fort Lyon Black Rail - few calling in marshes near Fort Lyon Warbling Vireo - 1 at Hasty Campground Black-and-white Warbler - 1 at Hasty Campground Otero County: Red-naped Sapsucker - 1 female in the town of Cheraw Crowley County: Ddin't see the Brown Pelican at Lake Meredith. We saw a total of 19 species of shorebirds in SE Colorado in various counties today. They were scattered around here and there. Good birding,
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