Highlights at Hine Lake in Robert Easton Regional Park included 2 *Long-billed Curlews* flying north (for my 300th JeffCo species), *Baird's Sandpiper*, a fly over *Snowy Egret*, 1 *Common Goldeneye* (my first in JeffCo in several weeks), my FOS *Brewer's Blackbirds*, my FOS *Plumbeous Vireo* and *Lazuli Bunting*. Two *Burrowing Owls* continue at the NW side of the lake. And south of the lake in the open space, south of Coal Mine Ave, I saw my FOS *Western Kingbird* and a singing *Horned Lark*. This was my first visit without Greater Scaup since fall.
Blue Heron Park had 1 *Great-tailed Grackle *lording it over the lesser-tailed grackles Harriman Lake Park had at least 18 *Great-tailed Grackles* (including many displaying and a female with nest material), 1 *Yellow-headed Blackbird*, 1 *Green Heron*, 1 *Solitary Sandpiper*, and 1 *Common Yellowthroat*. Along the South Platte in Chatfield I had my FOS *Least Flycatcher*, being very "whitty" upstream of Kingfisher Bridge. A pair of *Eastern Phoebes* continued near the bridge. The *McCown's Longspur *was still at the model airfield. One *Bonaparte's Gull *flew by the Swim Beach, but otherwise the lake itself was very slow. The *Eastern Phoebe* continues at Deer Creek at Valley Road near South Valley Park. David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO -- 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/CAGj6Roob6cbNg3EFdhHq%3DRY%3DBfDYeh5DzUmpse9tFNopA%2ByD%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
