Glenn Walbek, Kathy Mihm-Dunning and I checked on the conditions of a few lakes up NE today.
Jumbo Reservoir (Logan/Sedgwick) - Water level is starting to drop. Exposed are many rounded rocks and not much in the way of "shorebird habitat". Some mud is exposed at the west end with only a few Lesser Yellowlegs present. Several Black Terns were flying around the east end of the reservoir, all adults in various plumages. Prewitt Reservoir (Washington/Logan) - Water level is already lower than the lowest level reached last fall. Shorebirds present at the southwest end (closest to the inlet canal). There is no water flowing into the reservoir from the inlet canal. Shorebirds seen today include: Snowy Plover - 1 Killdeer - lots American Avocet - ~20 Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - 3 Willet - 2 Lesser Yellowlegs - 8 Long-billed Curlew - 4 Marbled Godwit - 4 Least Sandpiper - 1 Wilson's Phalarope - 3 Plus Forster's Tern - 3 Black Tern - 7 Jackson Reservoir (Morgan) - Same story as Prewitt, lower now than at any point last fall. Shorebirds found on the east shore, west shore and the NW corner today were: Killdeer - 130 American Avocet - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - 1 Willet - 2 Lesser Yellowlegs - 8 Least Sandpiper - 2 Baird's Sandpiper - 4 Plus Forster's Tern - 5 Fall migration well underway and conditions for shorebirds look good so far (and are likely to improve). Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en-US.
