Spring has sprung in the San Luis Valley. Here are lists of what I saw in a fast pass-through this AM. Those listed in CAPS have arrived in the past few days. Monte Vista NWR: GREAT BLUE HERON (1), Canada Goose, Cackling Goose, Mallard, Gadwall, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, No. Pintail, NO. SHOVELER, CINNAMON TEAL, Redhead, BUFFLEHEAD, Ruddy Duck, Am. Coot, Sandhill Crane (still many), Killdeer, Eur. Collared-Dove, B-b Magpie, AMERICAN CROW, Common Raven, SONG SPARROW, WESTERN MEADOWLARK (2), YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD (1), Red-winged Blackbird many), House Sparrow. Home Lake (now ice-free) and area: PIED-BILLED GREBE (2), Canada Goose, Mallard, GADWALL, AM. WIGEON, NO. PINTAIL, NO. SHOVELER, Redhead, BUFFLEHEAD, Am. Coot, CINNAMON TEAL, COMMON MERGANSER (2), Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle (3), Red-tailed Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, AMERICAN AVOCET (1), GREATER YELLOWLEGS (1), Ring-billed Gull, MOURNING DOVE, Eur. Collared Dove, B-b. Magpie, Common Raven, CLIFF SWALLOW (swarm), HAIRY WOODPECKER, Am. Robin, Evening Grosbeak (reported at Vets' Center), House Sparrow. Virginia Simmons, Del Norte
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