Very windy in Phillips County today. I stopped in Haxtun City Park this morning where the only bird was a Ring-necked Pheasant. I then headed south to check on the ponds on CR 2, but then did a U-turn to check out the sewage ponds in Haxtun. Good choice, four American Avocets, a Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Northern Pintail, and three American Wigeon (2 males and 1 female) or so I thought. The wind was rocking the truck, and the ponds had good swells. I thought the female looked odd, then the took flight and I noticed the gray underwing of the female. They then flew out of range so I not sure I can male a positive id, but I did just get some close up views of a female in CA this week and would lean heavily toward Eurasian . I then notices some Snow Geese west of the ponds under the trees hunkered down.
I then headed to the ponds on CR 2 I saw two Rough-legged Hawks, and after crossing CR 29 on CR2 was a signing Eastern Meadowlark . On the ponds I found Killdeer, dabblers, Lesser Scaup, Common Merganser (Yuma only) and Ruddy Duck. Heading back north at CR 10 and CR 31 a Swainson's Hawk flew over the road. This is the first time I have seen a Swainson's hawk further north the a Rough-legged Hawk. For those doing BBA I found Great Horned Owls on nest in Phillips and Washington County. Also, I saw a dark morph Ferruginous Hawk carrying nesting material in Washington County. Todd Deininger Longmont, CO "Only the muddy fox lives" -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
