Chris Wood and I birded NE Colorado today with the following results: Jumbo Reservoir and surrounding area: American Bittern - 1 flying over Red Lion SWA Stilt Sandpiper - 1 at Red Lion SWA Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - several at Jumbo and Red Lion SWA LECONTE'S SPARROW - 1 (found while taking the time to walk nearby fields) SPRAGUE'S PIPIT - 1 flying overhead calling at Red Lion SWA Black-bellied Plover - 2 Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 imm Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Field Sparrow - 1 Long-billed Dowitcher - several Least Sandpiper - ~12 American Avocet - 2 Mountain Bluebird - 12 Chipping Sparrow - 1 North Sterling Reservoir State Park: Black-bellied Plover - 8 Baird's Sandpiper - ~9 Jackson Reservoir: Snow Goose - 3 Long-billed Dowitcher - lots Brewer's Sparrow - 1 Morgan County Road 2 (SW of Jackson Reservoir) "Joey's Slough" Western Tanager - 1 adult male - LATE Loloff Reservoir: Black-bellied Plover - 5 Lower Latham Reservoir and surrounding area: Great Egret - 3 still present Sandhill Cranes - 30 in nearby corn stubble fields Cinnamon Teal - 1 imm starting to get its red eyes! Lots of Longspurs of all three of the expected species seen and heard in numerous locations. Many dabbling ducks were seen on all the reservoirs along with a sprinkling of Redheads, Canvasbacks, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Ducks and a Bufflehead or two. Songbird migrants were few but included (in addition to the above): Orange-crowned Warbler - ~3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (both races) - 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 American Pipit - a number seen and heard in a few places Savannah Sparrow - several seen and heard in a few locations NO terns seen anywhere. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO
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