[cobirds] San Luis Valley Birdz
Yesterday, my wife Lisa and I along with John Stump took a run at the big day record for the San Luis Valley. The challenge is to document/observe as many species in one day as possible within the San Luis Valley. The previous record from 2006 was 143 species. Yesterday, we set a new high count with 153 species! Highlites included Orchard Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Waterthrush, Bobolink, Black Terns, Sanderlings, Flammulated Owl, Saw-whet Owl, Mountain Plover, Black-throated Gray Warbler, and Gray Catbird. We finished at 11:00 pm after going and finding owls. What a day. John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO -- 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/8326948D8E5F4DFF9254F3BD5AD57678%40blueroom. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] San Luis Valley Birdz
Some nice surprises showing up in the Valley this year. Lynn Wickersham found a Black-and-white Warbler in Tracy Canyon south of Saguache over the weekend. That is a first summer record for our area. Lisa Rawinski reports Sage and Cassins Sparrows near Pikes Stockade today (in addition to a rattlesnake that was enjoying the sun). We have been getting reports of Atlasers finding a few Cassins, so we have been looking. Jerry Poe and I saw an Osprey near South Fork on the 4th.it had a fish in grasp and I wondered if there is a nearby nest. I have entered it into the Atlas database anyway. Been trying to finish up my atlas blocks before things get quiet come late July. 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
