We decided to brave the howling winds and go out to Lathrop State Park. As it was so windy, we did not expect much, as it turned out we were more than pleasantly surprised.
At Horseshoe we found: 15 Great Blue Herons 60-65 Franklin's Gulls 2 American White Pelicans 45-50 Double-crested Cormorants Perhaps the biggest surprise was the flock of around 12-15 Northern Rough-winged Swallows! Sharp-shinned Hawk The Osprey have returned big time...between both lakes there were over 20 seen! At Martin Lake there were: 35-40 Clark's and Western Grebes A nice flock of Bustits 12-15 Ruby-crowned Kinglets were a very pleasant surprise! 5 Yellow-rumped Warblers Here at home: 25-30 Evening Grosbeaks 10 Cassin's Finches 1 Song Sparrow 6 White-crowned Sparrows 2 transitioning Harris's Sparrows 40+ transitioning American Goldfinches 2 White-breasted Nuthatches 2 Downy Woodpeckers 2 Hairy Woodpeckers Lewis's Woodpecker was seen briefly 1 Cooper's Hawk 15-20 Pine Siskins Yesterday we had a Great Egret resting in the trees down by Wahatoya Creek! Polly Wren and Paul Neldner La Veta, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
