I can confirm Virginia's estimates on numbers of sandhill cranes and the pintails. We saw almost the same list of birds (no redtail but did see a junco), and 4 deer. We had been at Bosque del Apache the previous Monday and saw a few hundred cranes, so most if not all, seem to be in migration.
Ed Furlong Evergreen, CO On Feb 26, 1:23 pm, "Virginia Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote: > This morning (2/26) I took a spin around the Monte Vista NWR and found many > Sandhill Cranes present, despite the fact that fields in that area and the > rest of the San Luis Valley are still covered with snow. My guestimation for > cranes at the NWR today was 2,000 or more, plus several hundred on the wing. > (Bear in mind that my counting skills are not the greatest.) Not much open > water, but Northern Pintails have already found what little there is. Also on > NWR were the usual Canada Geese and Mallards, a Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, > small herd of elk, and a porcupine. NWR tour road and pull-outs are in > excellent shape, as are main roads, but I advise staying on those. > Virginia Simmons, Del Norte -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". 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?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
