Greetings - I took the day off from work and headed up for a Weld County birding circuit.
First stop was Crow Valley which had little of note, but produced my FOS Hermit Thrush. Next I headed up to CR96 (the Pawnee birding tour) where I managed to find fly-over McCown's and Chestnut-collared Longspurs in several locations. About two miles east of CR61, I found a pair of Mountain Plovers close to the road in the burned grasses (north side of 96). I then headed down to the Loloff/Latham area. At the wetland which crosses CR59 about a mile south of US34, I located five Whimbrel in the mudflats on the east side. Definitely, the best bird of the day. Loloff was hosting quantities of American Avocet and Willet with a smattering of Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs and a mix of expected ducks. The wet areas at Lower Latham had but two Avocet and one Willet, but I did manage to get a fleeting view of a Virginia Rail lurking in some cattails. Beebe Draw had a mix of ducks and a few more Avocet. Good birding, Kathy Mihm Dunning Denver -- 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.
