Folks, I visited Big Johnson Reservoir on my way home from work today, looking for the lingering *Pacific Loon* discovered by Peterson almost 2 weeks ago. I found the loon close to the southwest shore where good views could be had from the parking area. The basic plumage *Common Loon* also persists, but a breeding plumage *Red-necked Grebe* was a colorful surprise.
Possibly more significant, I observed an adult, male *Chestnut-collared Longspur* south of Calhan in northeast El Paso County. Neither Colorado Birding Atlases show this species as a breeder in El Paso County. I can not yet confirm breeding of this species in El Paso County, however the date suggests breeding is occurring there. * McCown's Longspurs* are not uncommon breeders in northeast El Paso County and I have recently observed hatched youngsters of this species. The potential of a late/early, migrating Chestnut-collared Longspur in this area seems remote given the date. I will post to this list if I can confirm breeding of Chestnut-Collared Longspurs in El Paso Co. and call for the presses to stop at Atlas II ;-) Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO https://gwalbek.smugmug.com/browse -- 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/b1157a38-5b10-4255-85d6-5c06e20d07fd%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
