COBirders, First, I would like to thank all the dedicated participants that helped make this count what it is. The count couldn't happen without them and I would also like to thank my parents for providing the treats that keep my participants going throughout the day ;). I admittedly thought it was going to be somewhat of a down year given the lack of waterfowl around, I was obviously wrong. We had the most water related birds we've ever had on the count, including two that were new for the count, RED-NECKED GREBE and CLARK'S GREBE. The only thing we missed that we usually get was Greater Scaup. The other highlights were: 5 species of Grebe Spotted Sandpiper5 species of owlNorthern Pygmy-owl Long-eared Owl (new for count, long overdue) Williamson's and Yellow-bellied SapsuckersPeregrine FalconBlack and Say's PhoebeSix species of WrenCommon Yellowthroat (new for count)Harris's SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow (I think there were 3 or more)Lincoln's SparrowSwamp SparrowRufous-corwned SparrowRusty BlackbirdGray-crowned Rosy-Finch Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (new for count) Common Redpoll Not only did we exceed our usual number of unexpected species, we also didn't miss any of our more expected species, except maybe Rough-legged Hawk but I think this will be the third year in a row that we have missed it.
Good birding, -----Mark Peterson Colorado Springs -- 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/936777705.1612762.1513745375347%40mail.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
