Greetings - Well, with spring migration coming to a halt, I figured it would be a good time to try for some of the resident birds out on the Pawnee Grasslands and at Crow Valley Campground. I decided to camp overnight, so I wouldn't have to ride back the same day. Yesterday was a good day for biking and birding. Nice temps, and almost no wind. I saw most of my grassland targets, including mountain plover, burrowing owl, sage thrasher, lark bunting, and McCown's longspur. At Crow Valley CG, I added northern mockingbird, brown thrasher, orchard oriole and blue-gray gnatcatcher. The large numbers of Swainson's thrushes reported recently have dwindled - I saw two individuals. The bike ride back today was spent fighting a 20-30 mph crosswind (not in the forecast!), and I did not add any new birds on the ride back home.
My year total is now at 173 species. I think the rest of the year will consist of adding a new species here or there, but I don't anticipate any more big days. I continue to enjoy this project, and all of the good birds and exercise it is bringing. Rick Schroeder Fort Collins, 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0992789d-4669-441d-bc63-5173010e35d2%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
