An hour walk around Manitou Lake at noon turned up 8 new species today in 35 degrees, wind, snow and overcast.
Black-crowned Night-Heron - on schedule within a week; bred last year; in marsh south and across hwy 67 from lake) Solitary Sandpiper - only 3rd record Wilson's Phalarope - 5; one still mostly in winter plumage House Wren (5/8) Gray Catbird - se corner; calling Wilson's Warbler - dam spillway Myrtle Warbler - first of the season for this subsp; audubon's showed up 4/21. Brewer's Sparrow (5/8) Vesper Sparrow - several singing on se side of lake White-crowned Sparrow (5/8) Brewer's Blackbird - breed along bank on either side of hwy 67 south of lake. Brown-headed Cowbird (5/8) House Finch (5/8) Evening Grosbeak (5/8) - irregular That brings the total species at Manitou Lake this year to 71 out of 137 recorded over 20+ years. Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:jjo...@jonestc.com> jjo...@jonestc.com) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
