CObirders, Today at Lake Estes, we found tree swallows, a ruby-crowned kinglet, a marsh wren, and rising trout, all sure signs of spring. The swallows, wren, and trout were in the Matthews/Reeser Bird Sanctuary, the kinglet at the Fish Creek inlet to the lake. Common grackles were also in the sanctuary today.
Yesterday, American avocets showed up in late afternoon. The snowstorms over the weekend brought our first sage thrasher, canvasbacks, wood ducks, and redheads, and other more common waterfowl species, along with large groups of great blue herons, 20 plus at a time. Last Friday, the first turkey vulture appeared. Definitely a fine time to be birding in the mountains. Scott Roederer Estes Park --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
