COBirders, I went down to do the winter waterfowl count at Trinidad Lake, Lathrop and Lake Maria. I had limited time so did not get to land bird as much as I would have liked to but that's how it goes. Here are the highlights:
Trinidad Lake State Park: Note: Numbers of ducks and coots were way down from the last time Dan Maynard and I were there. 0 Goldeneye of any flavor 1 fem/imm. Surf Scoter 1 imm. Long-tailed Duck (apparent first county record, I might have photos (very poor quality if IDable at all?) but Cole Wild who was on his way home from New Mexico said he was able to get photos of it.) 1 Red-necked Grebe (I thought I could see one way to the west but felt uncomfortable calling it for sure with the shimmers and distance. I asked Cole to look for it and he was able to find the bird also and it sounded like it was closer than I had had it 3 or so hours earlier.) Thanks to Cole for taking time to stop and look for these birds. The scoter was seen from going in on the west end of the lake and Cole did not have time to do that. Lathrop State Park: 32 Common Goldeneye 1 Common Loon 5 species of gulls 7 Bonaparte's Gulls 2 Thayer's Gulls (1 adult, 1 1st cycle) Lake Maria (this is a small private lake east of Walsenburg on Highway 10, viewed from the highway): Note: It is as low as I have ever seen it and numbers were way down from normal. 24 Snow Goose 12 Cackling Goose 32 Canvasback (I have had over 700 here in November in past years, when there is more water) 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (this seems fairly late for this species?) 1 Eastern Bluebird ----- Mark Peterson Colorado Springs -- 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.
