Hello CObirders, Easter Sunday was a very birdy day! My husband Dan and I ran into many birders (Bill Maynard, Dan Maynard, John Maynard, and Mark Peterson) while birding El Paso County. The main highlight was a Caspian Tern that flew over Big Johnson Reservoir and flew away (this is probably the same bird found first by Bill Maynard on Saturday 4/23 at Prospect Lake, Colorado Springs). The tern was seen later in the afternoon again at Prospect Lake by Bill Maynard. This bird did not stay long at each location...a few minutes at most. Here is the quick Easter (4/24) summary for all the birds observed by myself and others, sorry for the tardiness of the post. Hopefully I did not forget anything. Big Johnson Reservoir - Caspian Tern- lots of grebes (5 species), dabbling ducks, and mergansers, etc. - Common Loon - White-faced Ibis - American Avocet - Marbled Godwit - Wilson's Phalarope - Willet (over 50) - Bonaparte's Gull - Franklin's Gull - Baird's Sandpiper - American White Pelican (2 large flocks flew over, but never landed) - Snowy Egret - Great Egret - Bald Eagle - Swallows (lots!!!) - Yellow-headed Blackbird (~200 feeding in the farmer's fields below the dam) Private Pond in Fountain/Widefield - American Avocet - Black-necked Stilt - Solitary Sandpiper - Least Sandpiper - Baird's Sandpiper - Semipalmated Sandpiper - Greater Yellowlegs - Lesser Yellowlegs - Long-billed Dowitcher - Stilt Sandpiper Prospect Lake - Caspian Tern - Wilson's Phalarope - Forster's Tern - Osprey Good birding, Kara Carragher Colorado Springs, 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.
