I have seen several Snowy Egrets in the Canon City area in the past week that are stopping over during their migration including up to 4 flying together in Florence and 2 in Canon City. I got a fun photo of one in the flooded fields in the nearby town of Florence whose plumes were blowing in the ever-present winds that I have posted on to my BirdsAndNature<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>blog along with a series of photos of some Wilson's Snipe sharing those fields. I saw my FOY Great Egret that appeared to get stuck in one of the strong wind gusts two nights ago as it battled to continue flying. I was surprised to find a Cattle Egret on a pond in Canon City as this species is very uncommon here. The FOY White-faced Ibis, a flock of about 25, arrived in the flooded fields in Florence on Wednesday. That same day I saw FOY Franklin's Gulls in several locations in Canon City including some agricultural fields. Waterbird migration is going strong.
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