It was brisk 18 degrees here in La Veta this morning. While having our morning coffee and nursing our Thanksgiving food hangovers while watching our feeders we saw: 3 Harris's Sparrows 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 Lewis's Woodpeckers (we have been seeing them quite frequently close to the yard, so we are hoping they will stay for awhile) 25-30 Evening Grosbeaksd
After our Turkey Day gluttony we decided it was time to get out of the house! Our first stop was Daigre Lake where we found an American Pipit...seems a little late for this species to still be here! Next it was off to Lathrop State Park where we saw: A Northern Mockingbird - again seems a little late in the year for these.... Merlin (finally managed to get a "decent" shot of this bird) A Northern Shrike We did re-locate the Pacific Loon we first reported on 11/15 after a bit of searching. While before it tended to stay all by itself and close to shore, today it was mixed in with the Common Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, assorted grebes and Ring-billed Gulls way out in the middle of Martin Lake. Good birding! Polly Wren and Paul Neldner La Veta, 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
