I stopped by Timnath today and had a very nice plovery morning. 12+ Black-bellied Plovers 2 American Golden-Plovers 2 Semipalmated Plovers innumerable Killdeer
I also had Pectoral, Least, Semipalmated, and Bairds Sandpipers, and hundreds and hundreds of Dowitchers. I actually didn't spot any that I felt comfortable calling Short-billed, and I only heard Long-billed noises but I'll probably go out there tomorrow morning and try again. (I also couldn't find the Dunlin, but with all the shorebirds around it felt like it should still be there.) I also had 17 calling flyover Sandhill Cranes, a couple dozen American Pipits (no Spragues - had to check), a Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Northern Harriers and a Prairie Falcon. Numerous Northern Pintail, Gadwall, Scaup, and Green-winged Teal are also on the reservoir now. Plenty of gulls, but nothing suspicious-looking. Lastly, there is a good concentration of birds again along the wet areas of the mudflat right by the county road where the embayment has dried up. I found dozens of dowitchers there posed nicely for close viewing as well as a couple of the Black-bellied Plovers. Back at my house in the afternoon, I had a new yard bird - a first fall Blue Grosbeak. Which basically means it's a "Brown Grosbeak". -- Eric DeFonso Fort Collins, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
