This morning Jeanne and I were surprised to find a White-faced Ibis at Fountain
Creek Nature Center south of Colorado Springs. We checked our records and had
not seen one there before. It was in Rice's Pond directly across form the
viewing gazebo.
Mel Goff
Colorado Springs
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Tom Halverstadt called to report several good species over at the Walker Pit in
Franktown. A Common Loon was singing its classic song, making Tom think he was
in Minnesota. Also found were Wilson's Phalarope, Western Grebe, American
Avocet, and many waterfowl species. An Osprey also came in w
Hi all,
I had a Summer Tanager at Highline Lake in Mesa County today, a state bird
for me. The bird is along the road on the west edge of the campground on the
west side of the lake.
Take care,
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Jacob Cooper
Mesa County
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Join us at the 200
Tom Wilberding and I are heading to Cortez to bird Yellowjacket Canyon
Saturday. Leaving Boulder Thursday we birded Chaffee County by the road side.
Trout creek had a flock of 8 Clark’s Nutcracker. American Pipt was a
surprise in the fields SW of Johnson Village along with about 500 Mule
Some new arrivals observed around my yard recently, while doing yardwork.
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3 visiting the feeders
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Says Phoebe - 2 hanging around the barn, hopefully looking for a nesting spot
Broad-tailed Hummingbird - 1 zooming around looking for the feeders (wh
Dick Schottler, Paul Differding and I birded NE Colorado on Friday.
Mostly a slow day until late afternoon.
Rusty Blackbird - 1m, 1f at the bridge on Hwy 36 just west of Last
Chance
Last Chance was very slow with very few migrants around.
Ponds between Anton and Akron were almost dried out. No
Sorry - must have hit the send.
Latham Area (Roads 48, 42, & 40)
15 species of shorebird.
Dunlin - 1 alternate plumage south side of Rd 48
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Willet
Killdee
Tom Wilberding and I started this morning at the Waunita Hot Springs Rd.
Gunnison Grouse lek. The beginning of the performance started with Venus as a
crescent and coyotes howling. Twenty-six birds were counted. At about 6am
sixteen grouse flew across the road north of us. Three more f