2 White-winged Doves have been the only oddity at our feeders these days...which means they have been here all winter! Who knows...maybe they will stick around and breed!
With the unusually beautiful weather we have been having the past couple of days we decided we should go back out the Lathop...just to see if anyone new had shown up. While most all the species we saw yesterday were present and accounted for, the exceptions being the Wood Ducks and Bonaparte's Gull we did see: A pair of Great Horned Owls...checking out nesting sites...this was quite a treat as we always consider a day with the siting of any kind of owl a good day! 2 Buffleheads and 6 Hooded Mergansers 4 American Wigeons joined the migrating waterfowl at Horseshoe lake We then decided that as we were out and about...it was "our duty" to check out the La Veta town lakes and other bodies of water close to home. At the town lakes we found a pair of Bald Eagles in what all the locals call "the Bald Eagle tree" a pair of Common Goldeneye and a dozen or so Canada Geese. Having gone that far we went a little further to an irrigation pond and found our first of the season Cinnamon Teal. Wahatoya/Daigre Lakes had only one Common Merganser All in all a good day...but not the be outdone...a Bald Eagle flew over the house just after we arrive home becoming our 118th yard bird! Considering they perch in the trees at Wahatoya/Diagre Lakes less than 1/4 mile from our house when they are not at the town lakes...it was high time they gave us a good flyover! Polly Wren and Paul Neldner La Veta Huerfano County -- 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.
