Home Lake (Rio Grande County) near Monte Vista remains free of ice. There is a good variety and concentration of waterbirds present including Snow, Ross's, Cackling and Canada Geese. We are not exactly in the white goose flyway, so seeing any here is a treat.
Ducks included American Wigeon, Ruddy, Redhead, and Bufflehead. Ring-billed and Bonapartes were present as well. Perhaps the strangest sight was seeing 2 Long-billed Dowitchers standing on edge ice, wondering how they were going to get to the tasty treats in the mudflats. Two days ago, Lisa and I saw a hen Ring-necked Pheasant, which is now a rare bird in the San Luis Valley. 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/471152ff-43b8-4870-ab8d-f6b6193dfa44%40googlegroups.com.
