Great job John! Always amazing what we find during our non-birding times. Charlie Denver
On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 7:57 AM mvjo...@gmail.com <mvjohn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am excited to report that the San Luis Valley has added a new bird to > the list (pending CBRC approval). The 15 Chestnut-collared Longspurs I saw > at Sanchez Reservoir were the first ever, and had never been reported in > Righter and Andrews, Bailey and Niedrach, Kingery, Wickersham, eBird and my > own records of 40 years. > This species was one I suspected should migrate through on occasion, since > they winter in southern NM and Arizona. They were found on a > very-much-overgrazed prairie on the east side of Sanchez Reservoir SWA, > which has been heavily grazed by the hundreds of feral horses in that > location. The sighting took place as I was headed fishing for the morning. > Unfortunately, I had my junker camera and was able to get some blurred pics > but enough to be diagnostic. If the ebird report is approved, you can > check it out on the Sanchez Reservoir Hotspot. > > John Rawinski > Monte Vista, CO > > -- > -- > 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 > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/497fb037-a73a-4f11-bc83-8920df7cef61n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/497fb037-a73a-4f11-bc83-8920df7cef61n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BBAsduHx3xcTO0Gh-Y80wkYv4qYX8hbz2ZS4%3DL3TCeK9An1WQ%40mail.gmail.com.
