I made a quick stop just after noon yesterday on U.S. Hwy 285 (The Gunbarrel) about 10 miles south of Saguache; there was a pair of WESTERN TANAGERs in the cottonwood trees in the parking lot, and an AMERICAN BITTERN in the wetland near the highway (usually making itself somewhat visible with a spotting scope). Also: WHITE-FACED IBIS BLACK-NECKED STILT AMERICAN AVOCET SNOWY EGRET in the wetlands, along with 8 species of ducks, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and WESTERN GREBE.
There was also a juvenile KILLDEER (that looks like a different plover species), and a bat skimming the water's surface, capturing insects, and occasionally skimming water to drink. Erik Hendrickson Cortez, Colorado -- 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/8ee8ba49-b67b-409a-85f3-f2115288f540%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
