The Monte Vista Crane Festival is March 8-10 and the cranes have arrived for their special performance. I am still surveying the Refuge to see where the birds might be hanging out and their patterns. The turnouts along Hwy 15 are still good bets. The ice is off the auto tour loop ponds, which now have a nice assortment of ducks like Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Ring-nkd Ducks, and Canvasback. About 3,000 Cackling Geese were along the tour route with one white goose. Some of the crane resting areas are far from observable areas but watch for morning and evening feeding times and you should see many birds aloft. Be safe out there and enjoy the Festival. See some of you Friday for the birdwalk at Home Lake.
Monte Vista Crane Festival – Where the Cranes Meet the Mountains (mvcranefest.org) <https://mvcranefest.org/> 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds * 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/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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b1fc8388-bc4b-47e6-b36c-7d74404c75f9n%40googlegroups.com.
