Needing a break from what is now Front Range Madness in trying to find a
peaceful hike on the weekends, my wife, dogs, and I decided to head out to
Pawnee Buttes (Pawnee NG, Weld Co., CO) this morning (Sun., 2 June'19) to shed
some of this stress. We were hoping to stumble on the usual
Around the last week of May, I start listening and watching for Common
Nighthawks at dusk from my west Centennial yard in Arapahoe County. This
year, I had a nighthawk on May 22 (my earliest in four springs at my
house), May 23, 26, 29, and June 1. I saw the bird on the 22nd, 26th, and
29th.
This morning I observed and photographed an adult plumage Least Tern at San
Luis Lake (Alamosa County). This is only the 4th record for the San Luis
Valley.
Otherwise, the lake had Eared Grebes, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson's Warbler,
Cinnamon teal, Gadwall and Ruddy Ducks.
The San Luis
Date: Sunday, June 2, 2019
Compiler: Joe Roller jroller9 AT gmail.com
Phone: (303) 204-0828
E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, June 2, sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been helpful by reporting
sightings and updates on
