Cobirders,
I have begun the process of trying to find birds within the John Martin
Reservoir Christmas Count circle (the count is December 16th. Rather
than posting by date, I'll post by location. The following have been
seen between 11/30 and today.
My house at 342 E. 6th St:
Curve-billed Thrasher (one daily at my feeders, a second sporadically
present)
Harris' Sparrow (one daily at my feeders)
Canyon Towhee (sporadically at my feeders)
Common Grackle (one present most days)
Purgatoire Railroad Crossing 2 miles east of Las Animas:
Northern Cardinal (male and female most days)
Fox Sparrow (Red)
Harris' Sparrow
(This is a great place to see birds drawn in to seed. However, there is
an infestation of hunters taking part in the late deer season, which
runs through December 14th. In the 20 minutes between when I ran to drop
seed and returned this afternoon, 5 parties arrived in full orange
regalia. Railroad traffic is intense, increased by the switching station
at Las Animas Junction. Stopped trains sometimes make it impossible to
get back to vehicles, wherever they are parked. I can't recommend going
there, especially without me present.)
Arkansas River below John Martin Dam
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on 11/30. (This location draws this species every
two or three years in winter. Elsewhere in Eastern Colorado, they are
accidental at best.)
Hasty Campground
Eastern Bluebirds have arrived for the winter
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ft. Lyon Canal Road between Roads 12 and 20 (on 12/1)
Curve-billed Thrasher
Brown Thrasher
Northern Cardinal
Red-bellied Woodpecker
If you've made it this far in this posting, I invite you to help with
the count. I'll leave with a note on Bent County culture. Today, I saw a
sign on a fence in Ft. Lyon that said "Be where of dog". Birding may be
great here, but it ain't Boulder.
Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County CO
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