Tom Wilberding and Todd Deininger joined me in an outing to Wray and Phillips County today. On the way east, just before getting to Ft. Morgan there was a flock of mixed white geese flying. As we continued east on US 34 we found about 15 Mountain Bluebirds in the cemetery at Platner between Akron and Otis. The Yuma Cemetery was alive, but mainly with robins and juncos, although there were a few Pine Siskins present. Wray itself was pretty quiet although there was an eastern White-breasted Nuthatch calling in the drainage heading south from the center of town. Heading up into Phillips County, the Rd. 29 area was slow, but I should note that Lake Linfield on the Yuma/Phillips county line just east of 29 is still a body of water, albeit about two feet lower than last summer. CR 2 is now passable, and it looks like Lake Linfield could have some of the best spring shorebirding habitat in eastern Colorado in two months. Just east of the lake we found a Sharp-shinned Hawk that obliningly crossed the county line. In Holyoke the usual feeders were not up, but we did find 50 Cedar Waxwings and a Common Grackle on the east side of town. Frenchman Creek SWA (west side) started out very active, but again we saw only robins, juncos and a few American Tree Sparrows. Our last stop in Hantun was very rewarding. About one block south of the town park we found another flock of about 40 Cedar Waxwings joined by two more White-breasted Nuthatches (direction unknown) and a Red-breasete Nuthatch. Saving the best for last, there was a HERMIT THRUSH feeding along with lots of robins and juncos (again). Bill Kaempfer Boulder
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