Hello, Birders. As we all know, rain=shorebirds, and so it was this soggy Sunday, Apr. 26 in Boulder County.
Boulder Reservoir was disappointing, with just a *Wilson snipe* and 2 *unidentified peeps*. But Clover Basin Reservoir was good, with 58 *marbled godwits*, by far the most I've ever seen in one place in Colorado. Also 4 female *Wilson phalaropes* and a *greater yellowlegs*. Photos from Clover Basin Reservoir: http://tinyurl.com/MaGo-2015-04-26 Cottonwood Marsh had a comparatively modest 7 godwits, along with 11 *willets*, 2 *lesser yellowlegs*, 2 Wilson phalaropes, and 3 *American avocets*. Boulder Creek at 109th St. ("Jasper Road playa") had 4 tightly bunched, highly sociable *solitary sandpipers* and a snipe. And Prince Lake No. 2 had 3 avocets. And *Killdeer* of course at PL#2 and everywhere. Non-shorebirds included 88 *eared grebes*, 2 *horned grebes*, 11 *Franklin gulls*, and 2 beach-combing *vesper sparrows* at Boulder Rez; a *great-tailed grackle* at Clover Basin; a *white-faced ibis* at Cottonwood Marsh; and a *ring-necked pheasant* and a *loggerhead shrike* at Prince Lake No. 2. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County -- 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/d3dfc936-b816-4d00-a37e-b6664cbc9c2d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
