Foxy and I decided to take advantage of my day off yesterday and head east.
Kit Carson Flagler SWA was the first stop. The only ducks on the lake were a small group of Northern Shovelers that were then joined by a dozen fly in Lesser Scaup . On the east shore a lone Brewer's Blackbird was making noise. Maybe to stand out from the redwings and starlings. On the east side of the lake a Northern Shrike was hanging out . Of notice on the Crystal Springs pond were Common Merganser, Ring-necked Duck , and a surprise Ring-billed Gull on the drive back out. Also, found a small flock of Mountain Bluebird on the Crystal Spring Ranch. Cheyenne Next we headed south to look for my nemesis Canada Goose. I was hoping to see some migrating flocks heading north, but as I went south the winds picked up from the north. No chance of anything flying north. North of Wild Horse I came across a flock of Horned Larks that included a few Lapland Longspur giving good looks by staying on the road. Good looks at Rough-legged Hawk , immature Golden Eagle , American Kestrel , and Prairie Falcon along the drive are always a welcome sight. My final stop was the sewage pond in Cheyenne Wells where to my surprise I finally came across two Canada Goose , yeah. Now to find one in Dolores County. Lincoln Heading east we set our GPS to Karva Res. SWA. Ten duck species were at Karval. Drake Wood Duck , six drake Northern Pintail , Common Merganser , Canvasback , Redhead, Common Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal , and Mallard . Kinny Lake had no water fowl, but a flock of 100 American Tree Sparrow. Driving back to the main road from Kinny mixed with a large flock of Horned Larks what appeared to be a Mccown's Longspur , but it dropped below a clump of dirt before I could get a positive identification. Last was the usual flock of Wild Turkey south of Hugo. 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]. 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.
