I went in search of the Snow Bunting that's been reported in Weld County recently. And I found one, although probably a different individual from the earlier reports. (The area around WCR 23 and 118 had very few birds.)
I had in fact just given up looking for Snow Buntings today and was driving back along the Nunn Road (WCR 100) just west of US 85, when I saw a bird with white in the wings fly right in front of my car. I slowed down and pulled off to the side, thinking that it may be a Northern Shrike, and I might have a nice photo op. Lo and behold, it was no shrike, but a beautiful female Snow Bunting! Unfortunately in my frenzy to get the car off the busy Nunn Road and frame a photo of this lifer, the bird disappeared, and in 20 minutes of subsequent searching around the intersection of WCRs 29 and 100, I couldn't re- find it. However, I would recommend other Snow Bunting seekers to spend more time scoping the enormous flocks of Horned Larks that are working the ag fields between WCRs 100 and 102, and between 23 and 27. Even though this spot was not technically in that rectangle, it's close, and it seems as likely a spot as any to find one in the coming days. I did spend time earlier today along Rd 23, and although I didn't find any Buntings there, I did find several Lapland Longspurs amongst the larks. Eric DeFonso Fort Collins --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
