Joe might do Mother's Day in Phillips County, but I try to head SE on this weekend. Here are some highlights from today-Limon to La Junta the long way. The day featured wave after wave of sparrows-mainly Chipping and Lark, but also one or two to many of Grasshopper, Vesper, Brewer's, Clay-colored, White-crowned and Song.
In Limon, the wetlands at the east end of town were particularly good. The signal was a Northern Waterthrush right after you walk under the RR tracks. I counted 135 Wilson's Phalaropes on the far pond and also had Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Clay-colored Sparrow. Kit Carson (town not county) had 127 more Wilson's Phalaropes (I kept counting in hopes of Red-necked, none found, but I got over 400 Wilson's for the day), and Eared Grebe and Swainson's Thrush. South of town on the old road I had Bullock's Oriole and a spotty Summer Tanager. County Hall in Eads was absent of anything other than House Sparrows and Great-tailed Grackles. That was a disappointment for a place that usually produces one or two interesting things. Elsewhere in town, however, I found a White-winged Dove. Going into Nee Noshe I had to beat off the sparrows, but the lake itself is drying up. Nee Gronde was well stocked with shorebirds-about a dozen species including Willet, 7 Black-bellied Plover, one Snowy Plover, Baird's, Least, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, etc. Also FOS Black Terns for me. When I got to Tempel Grove it was raining and very windy, so birding there was not particularly productive. I did get a Swainson's Thrush. Maybe tomorrow I'll try again. Adobe Creek is lower than I've ever seen it and no longer fun to bird. But I did have seven Chihuahuan Ravens on the way in and four Scaled Quail on the way out. Bill Kaempfer Boulder -- 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.
