Steve Kingswood and I spotted a pair of SPPI at the first crossroads on the official birding route north of Crow Valley Campground. The road dips down to the intersection; a creaky windmill is in the southeast quadrant. The pipits were feeding with six cowbirds in the southwest quadrant. Maybe not "chasable" but worth checking if you are up there. A state bird for Steve.
Also 101 Lark Buntings won the competition with Horned Larks who mustered only 78 even counting distant tweets. And 23 McCown's Longspurs, most of which were in the western section of the trail. Also a pair of Grasshopper Sparrows. They always puzzle me at first. Nothing remarkable at Crow Valley Campground except one Chimney Swift flying low with the swallows over the first pond on the north. Also a silent Red-eyed Vireo behind the picnic tables and pavilion. The creek is still swift and deep. Loloff Pond was brim-full and nearly empty of waterfowl except for one Black Tern and one Black Swan, looking very lonely. Bob Shade, Lakewood -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAFwvYHoqhPrMSAGBhJiZ6r8ZQ516xBfJcuZTBkuTKyJE_0CUyA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
