Joe might do Mother's Day in Phillips County, but I try to head SE on this weekend. Here are some highlights from today-Limon to La Junta the long way. The day featured wave after wave of sparrows-mainly Chipping and Lark, but also one or two to many of Grasshopper, Vesper, Brewer's, Clay-colored, White-crowned and Song.
In Limon, the wetlands at the east end of town were particularly good. The signal was a Northern Waterthrush right after you walk under the RR tracks. I counted 135 Wilson's Phalaropes on the far pond and also had Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Clay-colored Sparrow. Kit Carson (town not county) had 127 more Wilson's Phalaropes (I kept counting in hopes of Red-necked, none found, but I got over 400 Wilson's for the day), and Eared Grebe and Swainson's Thrush. South of town on the old road I had Bullock's Oriole and a spotty Summer Tanager. County Hall in Eads was absent of anything other than House Sparrows and Great-tailed Grackles. That was a disappointment for a place that usually produces one or two interesting things. Elsewhere in town, however, I found a White-winged Dove. Going into Nee Noshe I had to beat off the sparrows, but the lake itself is drying up. Nee Gronde was well stocked with shorebirds-about a dozen species including Willet, 7 Black-bellied Plover, one Snowy Plover, Baird's, Least, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, etc. Also FOS Black Terns for me. When I got to Tempel Grove it was raining and very windy, so birding there was not particularly productive. I did get a Swainson's Thrush. Maybe tomorrow I'll try again. Adobe Creek is lower than I've ever seen it and no longer fun to bird. But I did have seven Chihuahuan Ravens on the way in and four Scaled Quail on the way out. Bill Kaempfer Boulder -- 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.
