Greetings All
I had my first oriantha WC Sparrows today. They were along the ditch across the street from the (county?) park on the south side. Near a dairy on the N side of the reservoir, I had my first YH Blackbirds of the spring (12) and BH Cowbirds (7). On the reservoir, there were about 10 Horned Grebes and 2 RB Mergansers, but overall, bird numbers were low. There was an interesting RT Hawk, paired with a "normal" RTHA. It was nearly unmarked beneath and the basilar half of the tail was white, distal half pale reddish. This resembled a Krider's, as did the underparts, but head and patagial markings suggest that it is likely a Krider's x Eastern RTHA. I will post more on this later. This bird was near the WC Sparrow flock. The water levels are fabulous at Hamm Natural Area, across County Line Road from Union Res. It had a LB Dowitcher, 2 American Avocets, and 4 Greater Yellowlegs along with a nice number of dabbling ducks. Best Wishes and Good Cheer. Steven Mlodinow Longmont, CO -- 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.
