Feels like spring again....hooray! Now that the snow and cold front have moderated, I am seeing a wave of exciting migrant birds entering the San Luis Valley. There is water everywhere for a change, and the birds are using it. Have spent the last 2 days out and about and a wave of Marbled Godwits have been seen in various locations. One easily accessible site is the wetland near Monte Vista at 1S and 6E where I observed a group of 9 yesterday. Shorebirds have arrived in good numbers.....Gr and Les Yellowlegs, Avocets, Least Sandpipers, Long-billed Dowitchers and Black-necked Stilts are making a presence in some of the local wetlands. Russell Lakes was absolutely alive with birds this morning. All three teal (Green winged, Blue-winged and Cinnamon), Canvasback, WF Ibis, and Lincoln’s Sparrows in the brushy areas. Sora and Virginia Rail were talkative too! And a new early local record for Western Kingbird near Center beat the older record by a week. Only a few YR Warblers out and about. Suspect they will be here shortly...
John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO PS Does anyone know the contact for the seasonal reports? -- 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/cf56c6cc-86c3-4ee0-a5fe-294057b25f74%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
