I got up early this morning at 5 and headed off to Flagler Reservoir. I have not been there before and it did not leave me disappointed after a long drive. Before getting there I stopped briefly at the rest area near Arriba (Lincoln County) and found the birds quit active there and beside the expected birds I found 5 *White-Crowned Sparrows* that proved a surprise for me. The *Great-tailed Grackles* were also actively calling.
At the reservoir it’s self I found 32 bird species. There was several types of shorebirds, *Killdeer, 4 Pectoral Sandpiper,* *1 Solitarily Sandpiper *and 3* Lesser Yellow legs.* These birds I found in the marshy field part of the reservoir proper alongside the dame, with the yellow legs hanging out at the outlet. Many ducks were present also along with two *American White Pelicans*, always a joy to see. A lifer for me was found in this area also, two *White-Winged Doves* flew by. The white outer tail tips on a rounded tail caught my eye as different. The other hightails for me were the *Northern Mockingbird* which was singing beautifully and a *Loggerhead Shrike*. While exploring the area bellow the dame I noticed a different looking buteo in flight. It was a *Broad-winged Hawk* javelin, light phase. This was another lifer for me. After exploring this area, I went to the town park of Flagler briefly and found more great-tailed grackles along with the common park birds and a boatload of *Cedar Waxwings*, around 58 but the exact number was hard to get. This mob proved the most exiting at the park. Over all a very good day. If anyone is thinking about heading out to this area it is a good time. Here is the three ebird checklist I submitted. Brian Johnson, Englewood CO Arriba Rest Area, http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29265457 Flagler Reservoir http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29266174 Flagler Park, http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29266224 -- 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/8ddd5039-466c-43aa-8ac7-02fe2990e059%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
