Today I did a wrap around a few plains counties; Kit Carson, Cheyenne and Lincoln.
Starting at Flagler SWA I found land birds to be lacking in general. The most common migrants were Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Spotted Towhee. There is not much water remaining but a good number of ducks were hanging around not much room for shorebirds and none were present. The best bird was a GRAY FLYCATCHER in the cottonwood south along the stream bed. The town of Flagler had nothing of note. I poked around a few areas in Burlington and found just a few migrants. Best were three Broad-winged Hawks. The sewage treatment ponds were fun with both phalaropes, ducks and a smattering of shorebirds. Attempts at finding any open water in Cheyenne county were unsuccessful. The sewage ponds in Cheyenne Wells had a new no trespassing sign. I had to work to get a view and wasn't rewarded my more than Blue-winged Teal and a Ring-necked Duck. I ended the day at Shaffer Reservoir in extreme eastern Lincoln county. It was the best of the day. Plenty of peeps, Marbled Godwit, a WHIMBREL, and a PIPING PLOVER. Best I can do is say find my eBird report for directions it may be in the County birding site as well. In all the warm weather and a few good birds kept me happy. Nick Moore Currently in La Junta for the night. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/4FFE5CF8-5E0C-4774-9C8D-5861B505A13B%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
