Hi, All! I spent the weekend in the San Luis Valley and passed by several wetlands and waterbodies. Other than a bunch of Sage Thrashers at Alamosa NWR, it was pretty quiet until I got to Russell Lakes SWA. The ponds there were very crowded, and species included (in no particular order):
Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler Gadwall American Wigeon Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Ruddy Duck Bufflehead American Coot Mallard Canada Goose There may have been other species as well, but I don't have a spotting scope and had trouble seeing more distant birds due to the sheer density of individuals and the turbulence caused by the stiff wind. Someone with a scope could probably pull out more species. In the adjacent fields there were several Sandhill Cranes. There was at least one Northern Harrier working the fields. I heard a single Marsh Wren. Earlier (in Monte Vista), I saw an Osprey standing in the middle of a tilled field. -Amber Carver Littleton, 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/CAAFG0sBrrae-CXh64ObyUKZRBb9_8iDN9BvnN6Dz8Ep0LpkfWw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
