The weather did not fail to produce at Manitou Lake today.
A total of 42 species in about 45 minutes at the lake; in heavy snowfall. Previous Big Day at Manitou Lake for me was 56 species on 5/18/2010. So, I may have to go back out there and get at least 15 more species this afternoon. A new species for me at the lake was a Long-billed Dowitcher, feeding alongside a Wilson's Snipe at the east end of the boardwalk; only 30 ft away. 11 new species for the year at the lake; and many rarely seen there. Highlights: . Cinnamon Teal (6) . White-faced Ibis (4) . Northern Harrier, scaring up the hundreds of Robins and Chipping Sparrows . Willet (3) . Long-billed Dowitcher . Wilson's Phalarope (2) . Loggerhead Shrike . Red Crossbill (40) Hundreds of American Robins and Chipping Sparrows moving through in waves. One minute very few were present; then 10 minutes later hundreds of them. The same with everything else. One minute they were there; then gone 10 minutes later. Complete list below. Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands FIRST SIGHTINGS: World: 0, Location: 1, Annual: 11, World Annual: 6 Species: 42 - Subspecies: 1 - Forms: 42 Total Records: 42 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Anas strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Cinnamon Teal [a*] Anas cyanoptera Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Common Merganser Mergus merganser Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi Osprey Pandion haliaetus Northern Harrier [a] Circus cyaneus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Willet [a] Tringa semipalmata Long-billed Dowitcher [l*] Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Wilson's Phalarope [a] Phalaropus tricolor California Gull Larus californicus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Loggerhead Shrike [a] Lanius ludovicianus American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Black-capped Chickadee [a] Poecile atricapillus Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana American Robin Turdus migratorius Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Chipping Sparrow [a*] Spizella passerina Brewer's Sparrow [a*] Spizella breweri Savannah Sparrow [a*] Passerculus sandwichensis Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) caniceps Junco hyemalis caniceps Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Red Crossbill [a*] Loxia curvirostra Birder's Diary - www.BirdersDiary.com - 5/1/2013 -- 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.
