Foxy and I headed to *Lincoln County* and south yesterday to work on some county birding <http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/>. First stop was Kinney Lake SWA where as soon as we got out of the car we could see the obvious activity in the Russian Olives below the dam. The first bird that caught my eye was a "Western" Flycatcher. Working the trees were a Wilson's Warbler, Myrtle Warbler, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, White-crowned Sparrow, Great Horned Owl, and even an angry Virginia Rail. Heading back to the truck a group of Yellow-rumped Warblers were working the base of one of the large trees when up popped a *Nashville Warbler*. Finally checking out the trees were the road passes through them an *Eastern Phoebe* was perched in the deep shadow.
Next stop Karvel SWA, which never disappoints me when it comes to county birding. Pied-billed Grebe, Brown Thrasher and Turkey Vulture were new addition. Moving south to *Crowley County* and a stop at Box Springs in hopes of shorebirds. Greater Yellowlegs, Gadwall and a Sora were the only birds on the water. I talked to a few hunters that told me yesterday there were hundred of ducks on the water, mostly coots. A *Townsend's Solitaire* dropped in for a brief visit. The feedlots at Lake Meredith had many Franklin's Gulls. a Also, a dozen Lesser Yellowlegs and a few Killdeer ended my shorebird sightings for the day. Dove magnet<http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/county/bird_a_county.php?name=Otero#419>Rocky Ford, in *Otero County*, for a lunch stop and a search for five doves was the next stop. After lunch we walked around town finding 1 mourning dove, 3 Eurasian Collared-Doves and a large flock of Rock Pigeons flying over Foxy was tied of birding so we headed back to the truck. One fly over *White-winged Dove* and we ended up with 4 out of 5. We ended the day hiking Dry Bluff (5260') in the Comanche National Grasslands in the southwest corner of the county. A *Green-tailed Towhee* that hopped across the county line into Las Animas county, a pair of flyover Chihuahuan Ravens, Western Meadowlarks and Northern Flickers were the birds found while hiking. Also, some tarantulas. But, while driving we came across two covey of Scaled Quail. -- Todd Deininger 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.
