I stopped there also and was kind of stunned to see so many red-necked phalaropes. I would appreciate confirmation that this is a red-necked phalarope:
http://www.avoapples.com/birds/_MG_3906_cr.jpg Thanks Bill [email protected] On Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 3:00:23 PM UTC-6, otowi wrote: > > I stopped by Squirrel Creek Reservoir east of Fountain this afternoon to > see if the Red-necked Phalaropes were still around - they are, and there > are many - I counted about 22 - several come close to the road for decent > binocular viewing. I didn't stay long, but I also saw Eared Grebe, Western > Grebes, Northern Shovelers, Ruddy Ducks, Canada Geese, Mallards, Cliff > Swallows, Bank Swallows, Great-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbirds, > Eastern Kingbird and a few other species I'm probably forgetting. > > Diana Beatty > El Paso County > > > > -- > > ****** > > All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the > old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. > > > > -- 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/1ddddd0a-530f-4f39-bb3e-9a87888bd54e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
