Hi all Linda Vidal led a group to Spring Park reservoir this lunchtime. Thank-you Linda Most impressive were the Swallows (mainly Tree) in similar numbers to yesterday – of the order of around 10,000 I would estimate. A few Barn Swallows were the only other swallow species identified
Also of note.. 1 Common Loon (alternate plumage 8 Franklin’s Gulls ca10 Barrow’s Goldeneyes 10+ Bufflehead 20+ Eared Grebes 75+ Western Grebes 3 (presumed Long-billed) Dowitchers - just a bit too distant to be 100% sure 1 Killdeer ...no other shorebirds were found 25+White-throated Swifts (a species that is unusual at this site) 1 Coopers Hawk 1 Golden Eagle 1 Northern Harrier (male) Many American Kestrels, sev Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks 1 Savannah Sparrow Several of Common Merganser, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Cinnamon and Green-winged Teal In addition Sora and Virginia Rails were head (but not seen) A herd of around 100 Elk were at the north end of the reservoir Good birding all. Best wishes Dick Filby -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/HE1PR0902MB1739FEF9EB441216B739D8A2B2150%40HE1PR0902MB1739.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
