Hello, Birders. No real rarities for Hannah Floyd and me this snowy Sunday afternoon, Apr. 17, at Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, but the scene there was nevertheless spectacular--as it typically is during spring snowstorms. Most of the action was on the sprawling mudflats at the main north entrance. There we saw 1 *semipalmated plover,* 1 *Baird sandpiper,* 1 female *peregrine falcon,* 3 *Say phoebes,* 3 *horned larks,* 3 *American pipits,* 7 *vesper sparrows,* many swallows, and bluebirds galore. Our bluebird tally for the Rez, basically from the west entrance swinging around to the north entrance was 200+ *mountain bluebirds* and 40+ *western bluebirds.* The south shore of the lake wasn't quite as action-packed, but we did find *Audubon warbler* and *myrtle warbler* there.
Later in the afternoon, over at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, four photogenic *mountain bluebirds* <http://tinyurl.com/MoBl-2016-04-17> were doing their thing, and a male *peregrine falcon* terrorized the *American avocets,* *wood ducks,* and other denizens of Greenlee Reservoir. The long-present *gray catbird* put in another appearance, and a couple *African collared-doves* are hanging on. 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5c2334f2-f076-4c2a-a243-3d27883a7d6f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
