Birders, I spent the afternoon running around Morgan County checking out the playas that Bill talked about. My biggest surprise was 4 species of grebe. The Western was in a shallow fluddle on the north side of MCR II between MCR 23 and 26. The basic plumage Horned. alternate plumage Eared (2) and some of the Pied-billed were on the west side of Hwy 71 at MCR JJ. There were also Pied-billed on MCR 23 at MCR HH. The Sora was calling from the weeds on the south side of the water on MCR 23. Here is a list of the highlights:
Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe WF Ibis Pintail BW & Cin Teal Peregrine Falcon (juv.) Both MCR 23 & 26. I think it was the same bird. Sora Avocet Semipalmated Plover Killdeer LB Dowitcher Stilt Sandpiper Gr Yellowlegs L Yellowlegs Western Sand Semi Sand Wilson's Phalarope RN Phalarope Bank Swallow Sage Thrasher Cassin's Sp (1) Chipping Sp Vesper Sp Savannah Sp (fresh plumage) Grasshopper SP McCown's Longspur (1) Blue Grosbeak (1) Eastern Meadowlark (1) (had only 2 brown tail feathers. Rest were white) -- Ira Sanders Golden, 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/CABF3siHreXborofOD54xs5wCay%3DSCmqmx20bAKJSg53yP4UP_Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
