The weather did not fail to produce at Manitou Lake today.
A total of 42 species in about 45 minutes at the lake; in heavy snowfall. Previous Big Day at Manitou Lake for me was 56 species on 5/18/2010. So, I may have to go back out there and get at least 15 more species this afternoon. A new species for me at the lake was a Long-billed Dowitcher, feeding alongside a Wilson's Snipe at the east end of the boardwalk; only 30 ft away. 11 new species for the year at the lake; and many rarely seen there. Highlights: . Cinnamon Teal (6) . White-faced Ibis (4) . Northern Harrier, scaring up the hundreds of Robins and Chipping Sparrows . Willet (3) . Long-billed Dowitcher . Wilson's Phalarope (2) . Loggerhead Shrike . Red Crossbill (40) Hundreds of American Robins and Chipping Sparrows moving through in waves. One minute very few were present; then 10 minutes later hundreds of them. The same with everything else. One minute they were there; then gone 10 minutes later. Complete list below. Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:jjo...@jonestc.com> jjo...@jonestc.com) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands FIRST SIGHTINGS: World: 0, Location: 1, Annual: 11, World Annual: 6 Species: 42 - Subspecies: 1 - Forms: 42 Total Records: 42 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Anas strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Cinnamon Teal [a*] Anas cyanoptera Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Common Merganser Mergus merganser Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Osprey Pandion haliaetus Northern Harrier [a] Circus cyaneus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Willet [a] Tringa semipalmata Long-billed Dowitcher [l*] Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Wilson's Phalarope [a] Phalaropus tricolor California Gull Larus californicus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Loggerhead Shrike [a] Lanius ludovicianus American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Black-capped Chickadee [a] Poecile atricapillus Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana American Robin Turdus migratorius Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Chipping Sparrow [a*] Spizella passerina Brewer's Sparrow [a*] Spizella breweri Savannah Sparrow [a*] Passerculus sandwichensis Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) caniceps Junco hyemalis caniceps Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Red Crossbill [a*] Loxia curvirostra Birder's Diary - www.BirdersDiary.com - 5/1/2013 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
