Kathy Mihm-Dunning, Chris Owens, Charlie Lawrence, Dick Schottler and myself birded Jackson Reservoir this afternoon and found the variety of shorebirds to be quite remarkable for this time of year. Among the birds seen were 22(!) American Golden-Plovers and only one(!) Black-bellied Plover. Other shorebirds seen were: Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs American Avocet Stilt Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Baird's Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper (tried to make them into Sharp-tailed...no luck) Sanderling Wilson's Phalarope
Four species of gull, LOTS of Western Grebes and pelicans (still). Nice selection. Campground contained MANY Yellow-rumped Warblers and American Robins and a smattering of other birds including a male Townsend's Warbler and a Wilson's Warbler (starting to get late). Also see were 30+ Wild Turkeys. Yes, a flock of about 43 Sandhill Cranes flew over. Also ~300 Barn Swallows alternately rested and flew over the sand flats. On the drive in to the State Park ~175 American Pipits flew around and landed on the road and farm fields! Interesting to see what the upcoming weather will bring! 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 cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
