Greetings All
So, first of all, the Mottled Duck has gotten thumbs up from two LA and one TX birder, two (or three) of which are/have been on their respective BRCs. Other sightings from yesterday of note Crow Valley Campground, Weld County: 6 Cassin's Kingbirds: one family group of 2 adults, 2 young; the other two adults, but one carrying food? 4 Calliope and 2 Rufous Hummingbirds + 3 other hummingbirds, probably either one of these two species or Broad-tailed N Sterling Reservoir: Yawn Prewitt Reservoir: Huge numbers of shorebirds, low diversity. Shorebird highlight: 2 Sanderlings In the Russian Olives n. of the ranger's house (Washington Co): Gray Catbird (surprisingly rare on Plains during mid-summer) Jackson Reservoir: Huge numbers of shorebirds (eg, >2000 Baird's). Highlights: 1 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel (present for 9+ days now). In trees at ne. corner of reservoir: Baltimore Oriole and Willow Flycatcher (another rather rare bird on Plains after mid-June). Good Birding Steven Mlodinow Longmont 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/8D05ABBC03C5DB5-E88-3EA2%40webmail-vm014.sysops.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
