Thanks Glenn! Both Longspurs exactly where you said. Lifers for my wife and I.
Aaron Driscoll Colorado Springs On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 4:56:17 PM UTC-6, Glenn Walbek wrote: > > 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/b700de5d-5cc7-4edf-9126-d50a3eab015d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
