Greetings All,
I spent an arduous day hitting various spots in Boulder and Weld County Shorebirds seem to have sped off in front of the cold snap Panama Res had EXCELLENT viewing at sunrise, as the sun is at least partly behind you as you look at the main mudflat area, and heatwaves are minimal. Alas, the only shorebirds I could find there were 45 Killdeer. Two CASPIAN TERNS, though, did make the stop worthwhile. There were also 9 LESSER CANADA GEESE (parvipes subspecies of Canada Goose), my first of the fall. Beebe Draw is without good habitat and without shorebirds. Lower Latham shorebird areas are low in water, but should have held more than the 4 Least, 1 Baird's, and 2 Western Sands that were there. Water levels are high at both Weld CR 59 ponds and at Loloff. Loloff did have a handful of Wilson' Phals and 4 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs: yes, it was that slow. Union Res was full of birds including 1800 coots, and > 1000 grebes, of which approx 420 were Clark's (and 3 were Horneds). Good Birding Steve Mlodinow Longmont CO -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
