Re: [cobirds] status of birds so far in the food web of the NCAA Tourney

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

Go Terrapins  Beat Jayhawks.
  
 Karl Stecher
  
  
  


 From: "Joe Roller" 
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 2:24 AM
To: "Norm Lewis" 
Cc: "Dave Leatherman" , "COBIRDS" 

Subject: Re: [cobirds] status of birds so far in the food web of the NCAA 
Tourney   
 Go Duke! Beat Ducks!  
 Joe Roller

   On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 7:38 PM, 'Migrant' via Colorado Birds 
 wrote:Excellent analysis! As predicted, the 
Deadhawks are on their way home.
  
 Norm Lewis
 Lakewood

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 19, 2016, at 11:03 AM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN  
wrote:
 
 By my calculations, so far birds are 4 for 7 in the 
survive-and-advance food web world of the NCAA men's basketball tourney.

Duke Blue Devils beat the University of North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks. 
 L

Kansas Jayhawks beat the Austin Peay Governors. W

Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Temple Owls. W and  L

Texas A&M Aggies beat the Green Bay Phoenix  (OK, so its just a mythical 
bird but) L

St. Joseph's Eagles beat the Cincinnati Bearcats.  W

Oregon Ducks beat the Holy Cross Crusaders  W

Jayhawks (vs. the U of Connecticut Huskies) , Hawkeyes (vs. the Villanova 
Wildcats), Ducks (vs. the St. Joseph's Eagles) and Eagles (vs. the Oregon 
Ducks) continue to forage this weekend.   These clashes will not be for the 
light-hearted, and we should expect lots of feathers and bones on the court 
games' end.  I predict the Jayhawks and Ducks will prevail over their dog 
and eagle foes.  Will be surprised if the hawkeyes can beat a wild cat, 
even though the game is being played indoors.  Indoor cats don't kill 
nearly as many birds as studies show outdoor cats do (an average of 
33/year!).   It the refs allow bells on the necks of the Villanova players, 
maybe the Iowa birds have a chance.  We shall see.

On the women's side, so far it's birds 2 out of 3.

Louisville Cardinals pecked the Central Arkansas Bears. W

Tennesse Lady Vols extinguished the U of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix. 
L

South Carolina Gamecocks (hens?) surprisingly halixed the Jacksonville 
Jaguars. W 

The Cardinals and Gamehens would seem to be underwomaned in their upcoming 
games against the (DePaul) Blue Demons and (Kansas State) Wildcats, 
respectively, but I've learned from studying nests, never underestimate the 
tenacity and will of female birds.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

 

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 21 March 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:  March 21, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 21, sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

Mute Swan (Weld)
Trumpeter Swan (Archuleta, Weld)
Tundra Swan (Garfield, Park)
Eurasian Wigeon (La Plata)
Mallard (Mexican) (Conejos, Weld)
White-winged Scoter (*Las Animas)
Long-tailed Duck (*El Paso, Jefferson, Washington)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Chaffee, Garfield, Huerfano, Jefferson, Park, Weld)
Chukar (El Paso)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (*Weld)
Greater Prairie Chicken (*Yuma)
Red-throated Loon (Mesa)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Montrose)
Thayer's Gull (Boulder)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Bent)
Glaucous Gull (*Arapahoe)
Great Black-backed Gull (Boulder, El Paso)
Burrowing Owl (Denver, El Paso)
ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)
Red-belllied Woodpecker (Bent, Prowers)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Archuleta, Jefferson)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Bent, El Paso, Jefferson)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Jefferson)
Eastern Phoebe (Larimer)
Black Phoebe (Chaffee, Crowley, La Plata, Mesa, Montrose, Pueblo)
Chihuahuan Raven (Arapahoe, Baca)
Winter Wren (Jefferson)
Bewick's Wren (Pueblo)
Gray Catbird (Boulder, El Paso, Jefferson)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Bent, Otero, Pueblo)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Fremont, Kiowa, Lincoln)
McCown's Longspur (Baca, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln)
Yellow-throated Warbler (*Larimer)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca)
Canyon Towhee  (Baca, Bent, Otero, Pueblo)
Black-throated Sparrow Fremont)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Conejos, La Plata)
Northern Cardinal (Boulder, Prowers)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (*Lincoln)
Rusty Blackbird (El Paso)
Great-tailed Grackle (El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, *Lincoln, Pueblo, Weld)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Eagle)
Black Rosy-Finch (Eagle)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Eagle)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--A Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Gene Rutherford on February 29 at E
Yale and E Jewell in Aurora.
--A 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull was reported by Gene Rutherford at Cherry Creek
SP on March 20.

ARCHULETA COUNTY:
--A m Williamson's Sapsucker was reported by Ben Bailey and Byron Greco on
March 10.
--A Trumpeter Swan was reported by Barbara Johnson at Pagosa Lake on March
12.

BACA COUNTY:
--On March 12 at Carizzo and Cottonwood Canyons, Gloria Nikolai reported
Chihuahuan Ravens, 3 Rufous-crowned Sparrows, Canyon Towhee, and McCown's
Longspur.

BENT COUNTY:
--At Lake Hasty on March 13, Gloria Nikolai reported Red-bellied Woodpecker.
--At a cemetery N of John Martin on March 13, Gloria Nikolia reported
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
--An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Duane Nelson at John
Martin Reservoir on March 18.  Duane reported that
the road over the dam is once again open to the public during daylight
hours.
--On March 18, Duane Nelson reported Red-bellied Woodpecker, Canyon Towhee,
and Curve-billed Thrasher visiting his yard in Las Animas.  If you would
like to try to see these birds please contact him at dnelson1 AT
centurytel.net.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--On March 8, Phil Thorpe reported a singing male Northern Cardinal on Iris
Ave between 4th St and 6th St.
--A Great Black-backed Gull was reported by Jack and Ryan Bushong at
Boulder Reservoir on March 12.
--An ad Thayer's Gull was reported by Ted Floyd at Greenlee Preserve/Waneka
Lake in Lafayette on March 12.
--A Gray Catbird was reported by Holden Maxfield, Jack and Ryan Bushong in
Louisville on March 13.

CHAFFEE COUNTY:
--On March 8, Van Truan reported m Barrow's Goldeneye and Black Phoebe at
Sands Lake SWA in Salida.

CONEJOS COUNTY:
--4 Sagebrush Sparrows were reported by Ted Floyd in San Luis Hills on
March 18.
--A Mallard (Mexican intergrade) was reported by Mark Peterson and Glenn
Walbek at Sego Springs SWA on March 19.

CROWLEY COUNTY:
--A calling Black Phoebe was reported by Van Truan on Canal Road intake
overview NE of Manzanola on March 18.

DENVER COUNTY:
--A Burrowing Owl was reported by Adam Vesely at 11345 Trussville near DIA
on March 4.  On March 5, Cheri Phillips and Renee Casias reported Burrowing
Owl near DIA at fire training center.  On March 6, Kim Mauritz reported a
 Burrowing Owl at 114th and Trussville.   On March 8, Tom Behnfield
reported Burrowing Owl at 112th and Trussviille in the Fire Dept enclosure.

EAGLE COUNTY:
--On March 17, Vic Zerbi reported all three Rosy-Finches at a feeder near
Tennessee Pass.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--A Gray Catbird was reported by Tyler Stuart at Sinton Pond in Colorado
Springs on February 22.  On March 3, Alan Versaw reported Gray Catbird at
Sinton Pond.
--At Big Johnson on February 24, Mark Peterson and Alan Versaw reported
Long-tailed Ducks and Burrowing Owl.  On March 3, Mark Peterson reported
Long-tailed Duck at Big Johnson.  On March 5, Aaron Driscoll reported 2
Long-tailed Ducks at Big Johnson.  On March 5, Chris  Brobin reported
Burrowing Owl at Big Johnson.  On March 9, Alan Versaw reported Long-tailed
Duck and Burrowing Ow

[cobirds] Another Osprey arrives in Longmont and ducks on the St. Vrain

[Kat Bradley-Bennett]

The Osprey arrived on the nesting platform on Airport Road (just south of 
Mountain View, west side of the road in a pasture) some time Sunday 
morning. It spent a good deal of yesterday afternoon gathering nesting 
material, fending off a harassment of crows, and defending the territory 
from an immature Bald Eagle and the Osprey from the platform on the Twin 
Peaks Golf Course. I wasn't able to check the Fairgrounds platform this 
morning to see if that male has also arrived, but in speaking to the land 
owner for the Airport Road nest, this is the earliest arrival since the 
platform was erected eight years ago.

I saw dozens of Gadwall and Green Winged Teal flying up and down the St. 
Vrain River east of the old sugar mill yesterday morning.

Kat Bradley-Bennett
Longmont

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[cobirds] Sandhill Crane (and more) [Wellington SWA, Wellington, Larimer]

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

While commuting to work along Larimer CR 64 (aka Nunn Road aka Weld CR 100) 
at Wellington SWA this morning there were 20 Sandhill Crane 

 
in cultivated field on south just before frontage road.  A few of them were 
gleefully 
dancing picking up corn stalk and cow manure and flinging it 
 (video) about.

Yesterday, while traversing Weld County I saw a Mute Swan 
 
at Arrowhead Lake; Ring-billed Gull frenzy 

 
at Woods Lake;  Yellow-rumped Warbler 

 
along Beebe Draw; our two active Great Horned Nests 
 near my 
house are doing well; our contingent of Ring-necked Pheasant 

 
continue to visit our yard and chow down 
; two Snow Goose 
 at 
Neff Lake; and a "zillion" loafing Ring-billed Gull 
 (I took 11 photos of entire 
flock at link below) at Latham Reservoir Marsh.  Horned Lark 
 was nice enough to stay and 
sing for me.

No plover or burrowing owl anywhere yet.

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/
Mobile:  http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m


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[cobirds] Black Phoebe in Escalante Canyon - Delta County

[Mike Henwood]

Took a drive up Escalante Canyon yesterday afternoon and evening.

Saw A Black Phoebe along the creek as well as a Chukar.

Had a pair of Western Screech Owls dueting after dark and Great Horned Owls
hooting.

Mike Henwood
Grand Junction
Mesa County

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Re: [cobirds] status of birds so far in the food web of the NCAA Tourney

[Carol Kampert]

Dave,
Thanks again for bringing humor and laughs to the bird watching world!
Carol Kampert

On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 11:03 AM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN 
wrote:

> By my calculations, so far birds are 4 for 7 in the survive-and-advance
> food web world of the NCAA men's basketball tourney.
>
> Duke Blue Devils beat the University of North Carolina-Wilmington
> *Seahawks*.  L
>
> Kansas* Jayhawks* beat the Austin Peay Governors. W
>
> Iowa *Hawkeyes* beat the Temple *Owls*. W and  L
>
> Texas A&M Aggies beat the Green Bay *Phoenix*  (OK, so its just a
> mythical bird but) L
>
> St. Joseph's *Eagles* beat the Cincinnati Bearcats.  W
>
> Oregon *Ducks* beat the Holy Cross Crusaders  W
>
> *Jayhawks* (vs. the U of Connecticut Huskies) , *Hawkeyes* (vs. the
> Villanova Wildcats), *Ducks* (vs. the St. Joseph's *Eagles*) and Eagles
> (vs. the Oregon *Ducks*) continue to forage this weekend.   These clashes
> will not be for the light-hearted, and we should expect lots of feathers
> and bones on the court games' end.  I predict the Jayhawks and Ducks will
> prevail over their dog and eagle foes.  Will be surprised if the hawkeyes
> can beat a wild cat, even though the game is being played indoors.  Indoor
> cats don't kill nearly as many birds as studies show outdoor cats do (an
> average of 33/year!).   It the refs allow bells on the necks of the
> Villanova players, maybe the Iowa birds have a chance.  We shall see.
>
> On the women's side, so far it's birds 2 out of 3.
>
> Louisville *Cardinals* pecked the Central Arkansas Bears. W
>
> Tennesse Lady Vols extinguished the U of Wisconsin-Green Bay *Phoenix*.
> L
>
> South Carolina *Gamecocks *(hens?) surprisingly halixed the Jacksonville
> Jaguars. W
>
> The Cardinals and Gamehens would seem to be underwomaned in their upcoming
> games against the (DePaul) Blue Demons and (Kansas State) Wildcats,
> respectively, but I've learned from studying nests, never underestimate the
> tenacity and will of female birds.
>
> Dave Leatherman
> Fort Collins
>
>
>
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[cobirds] Greater Prairie Chicken / Yuma county

[Kerry Hargrove]

Hi Dave,
Could you provide me with information regarding this "non private" lek if you 
have time? The only info I can find on this area is that all of them are on 
private property and to try your luck from the roads. I'd appreciate it as I'd 
love to grab this lifer finally. 

Thank you so much,

Kerry Hargrove
Thornton

kerry.hargr...@gmail.com 
if you don't want to flood this thread. 😊

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[cobirds] Avocet CCSP Arapahoe County

[r . bierling]

One lone Avocet at the East end of the reservoir today.  Bob & Nancy 
Bierling

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[cobirds] Jefferson and Denver Counties 3/21

[David Suddjian]

This morning I had my first *White-throated Swifts* at Deer Creek where it
passes through the hogbacks, with 3 over the Lyons Hogback, and 4 (maybe
some of the same) over the Dakota Hogback. The latter area near the south
end of the Cathy Johnson Trail also had 12 *Mountain Bluebirds*, 2 *Western
Bluebirds*, 1 northbound *Turkey Vulture* and a *Prairie Falcon*.

I checked out the Chatfield Swim Beach and had two *Tree Swallows* but not
a single waterbird was in sight while I was there, which I thought was
interesting.

Waterbirding was better at Hine Lake in Robert A. Easton Regional Park,
where *Greater Scaup* continue in good numbers (40) among a moderate
diversity of ducks. A little boy asked his mother the age old question,
"Why did God make mosquitoes?" She did not have a good answer. Blue Heron
Park had more waterfowl species, as well as both *Western* and *Clark's
grebes*. And Marston Reservoir had even more ducks, of which I saw 17
species including all three *teal* and all three *mergansers*, with the
total number of all ducks exceeding 700. Also present were *Western*,
*Horned*, *Eared* and *Pied-billed Grebes*, 2 *Double-crested Cormorants*,
and an imm. *Bald Eagle*. A decent gull flock included 3 *Herring Gulls*,
16 *Californias*, and 268 *Ring-billeds*. 17 *Great Blue Herons* stood on
their nests. A *Turkey Vulture* tilted by.

Another *Turkey Vulture* went over my Ken-Caryl Valley home, in view at the
same time as a displaying *Cooper's Hawk*, a passing *Golden Eagle*, and
its mobbing *Red-tailed Hawk*. All of us reveled in the mid-70s
temperatures.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (21 Mar 2016) 11 Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 21, 2016
---

SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  1  1
Osprey   0  0  0
Bald Eagle   0  8  8
Northern Harrier 0  2  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0  2  2
Cooper's Hawk0  0  0
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  5136136
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 1  2  2
Golden Eagle 0  1  1
American Kestrel 2  8  8
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  1  1
Prairie Falcon   1  3  3
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  2  2
Unknown Buteo2 10 10
Unknown Falcon   0  4  4
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  2  2

Total:  11182182
--

Observation start time: 07:45:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 6.75 hours

Official Counter:Joyce Commercon

Observers:

Visitors:
Several hikers, some families with children, and bikers were on the trails
today. A number came up for the view and most inquired about the watch.



Weather:
It was a pleasant, semi-sunny day with 70-80% cloud-cover, which was
somewhat thin in places at times. The light, patchy snow covering the
ridges and valleys melted somewhat as temperatures rose. Light winds (bft 2
or less) came from the west initially but shifted early in the morning,
continuing from the east. Temperatures ranged from 9 to 17 C (48 to 63 F). 

Raptor Observations:
The bulk of the migrant activity occurred during the 10:00am MST hour when
several small groups of raptors circled up in the growing warmth of the
day. The highlight of this busy hour was a dark-morph Ferruginous Hawk
migrant (of unknown age). A second “raptor” highlight of the day was a
local Peregrine Falcon that was seen at eyelevel, heading south over the
west valley.

Non-raptor Observations:
A Brown Creeper moved north through the HawkWatch platform at noon. Several
male Western Bluebirds hung around the ridge for a large part of the day,
kept company by a fair number of Bushtits, as well as a group of 5 or 6
Townsend’s Solitaires, that often flitted up and down the Ridge. A dozen
elk were observed below Cabrini Shrine in the morning. Also seen or heard
were Western Meadowlark, Northern Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, American
Crow, Common Raven, Western Scrub-Jay, American Robin, Rock Pigeon, a
rabbit and a mule deer.


Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 
(jeff.bi...@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at:
http://www.birdconservancy.org/


Site Description:
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is
the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur
Ridge may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of
the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger
long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie
Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned
Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and
Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular.
Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western
Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican or
Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome. 
The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from Bird Conservancy of
the Rockies from about 9 AM to around 3 PM from March 1st to May 7th.

Directions to site:
>From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under freeway and take
left into first parking lot, the Stegosaurus lot. Follow small signs from
the south side of lot to hawkwatch site. The hike starts heading east on an
old two-track an

[cobirds] Fwd: March 22 Boulder Audubon Program: Scott Rashid, director of CO Avian Research & Rehab Institute

[Scott E. Severs]

One of Colorado's foremost owl experts, author, and talented artist. Read
below!



Scott E. Severs
Longmont, CO

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Subject: [NATURE-NET] March 22 Boulder Audubon Program: Scott Rashid,
director of CO Avian Research & Rehab Institute
To: Nature Net 
Cc: Scott Rashid 




Boulder County Audubon Society is very pleased to bring you Scott Rashid,
director of CO Avian Research & Rehab Institute, to our monthly program on
March 22, which begins at 7:15 p.m.at the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Boulder.

*Scott Rashid--*author, artist, researcher, and director of the Colorado
Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute (CARRI)--will give a
presentation on his research on two of Colorado’s most interesting and
beneficial owls: the Barn Owl and the Great Horned Owl. Scott will discuss
the results of having video cameras in active Barn Owl nests, which enable
CARRI to monitor the nesting owls in real time.  The live videos of the owl
families have been watched by millions of people all over the world! He
will discuss the nesting habits of Barn Owls, including their egg-laying
intervals, growth of the young owls, and the enormous numbers of small
rodents that the male owls must deliver to their waiting families.

Scott has been working with Great Horned Owls for more than 20 years
through monitoring nests, rehabilitating injured birds, raising orphaned
owls, and banding both adult and nestling owls. He will describe the
amazingly varied diet of this large owl, its nesting habits, and
rehabilitation.

CARRI’s research—including its American Kestrel, Long-eared Owl, and
Northern Goshawk projects—will also be discussed by Scott. Scott will bring
copies of his new books on the Northern Goshawk and Great Horned Owl in
addition to his older book, *Small Mountain Owls,* to sell at the meeting.
Each book is beautifully illustrated by Scott, who has a unique painting
style that combines Cubism and Realism.

More info here

and at the CARRI  website.

Hope to see you there!

Thanks,

Sharon Daugherty
Boulder Audubon
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[cobirds] San Luis Valley recap

[Ted Floyd]

Hi, everybody.

With Bill Schmoker and participants in a "naturalists' workshop" with The 
Nature Conservancy, I had a nice visit to the San Luis Valley this past 
weekend. Photos and commentary here:

http://tinyurl.com/SLV-TNC-2016

Brief highlights follow:

Lathrop State Park, *Huerfano* Co. (not in the San Luis Valley), Thurs., 
Mar. 17. 31 *cackling geese,* 6 *horned grebes,* 6 *western scrub-jays,* 5 
*juniper 
titmice,* 25+ *bushtits,* 2 *Bewick wrens,* 3 *Townsend solitaires,* 1 
*curve-billed 
thrasher,* and 2 *sage thrashers.* eBird checklist: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28415034

Fort Garland, *Costilla* Co., Thurs., Mar. 17. 9 *great-tailed grackles* as 
I rolled through town. eBird checklist: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28415201

Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area, *Costilla* Co., Thurs., Mar. 17. 1 
*cackling 
goose,* 1 *greater scaup,* 1 *hooded merganser,* huge, eBird-queried 
numbers of common duck species, 2 *horned grebes,* 600 *sandhill cranes,* 3 
*killdeer,* 1 *herring gull,* and *1 merlin.* eBird checklist: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28415281

Piñon Hills, *Conejos* Co., Fri., Mar. 18. 1 *loggerhead shrike,* 1 *rock 
wren,* and 4 *sagebrush sparrows.* eBird checklists: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28415768, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28415642, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28415718

Sego Springs State Wildlife Area, *Conejos* Co., Fri., Mar. 18. 2 *sage 
thrashers* and 3 *sagebrush sparrows.* eBird checklist: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28420448

Rio Grande at Hwy 142, *Conejos* Co., Fri., Mar. 18. 1 *Mexican duck x 
mallard* hybrid and 2 *Say phoebes.* eBird checklist: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28436981

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, *Rio Grande* Co., Sat., Mar. 19. 41 
*cackling 
geese,* 1 *bald eagle,* 9,000+ *sandhill cranes,* 1 *merlin,* 1 *peregrine 
falcon, *and 1 *marsh wren. *eBird checklist: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28463897

Zapata Ranch (private), *Alamosa* Co., Sat.-Sun., Mar. 19-20. 2 *western 
screech-owls,* 5+ *great horned owls,* 1 *northern pygmy-owl,* 4 *long-eared 
owls,* 1 *northern saw-whet owl,* 80+ *pinyon jays,* 1 *western scrub-jay,* 
5 *bushtits,* and 3 *pine siskins.* eBird checklists: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28469133, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28476405, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28470408, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28464834

Medano Ranch (private), *Alamosa* Co., Sat.-Sun., Mar. 19-20. 175+ *sandhill 
cranes,* 2 *prairie falcons,* 2 *Say phoebes,* 3 *loggerhead shrikes,* 2 
swallow sp., 1 *American pipit,* 5+ *sage thrashers,* and 8+ *sagebrush 
sparrows.* eBird checklists: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28470653, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28463536, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28459691, 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28459801

Center, *Saguache* Co., Sun., Mar. 20. 2 *northern mockingbirds.* eBird 
checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28469946

Russell Lakes State Wildlife Area, *Saguache* Co., Sun., Mar. 20. 1 
*rough-legged 
hawk,* 100+ *sandhill cranes,* 1 *American avocet,* and 9 *marsh wrens.* 
eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28467476

Widely noted in suitable habitat across the San Luis Valley were the 
following: *cinnamon teal, green-winged teal, ruddy duck, golden eagle, 
black-billed magpie, common raven, horned lark, mountain bluebird, western 
meadowlark, *and* red-winged blackbird.*

Thanks to Audrey Wolk, Mandy Timbers, Nancy Fishbein, Bill Schmoker, and 
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado for the excellent weekend.

Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County

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