I had a couple of hours to spare so I went to the western edge of the Pawnee Grasslands to look for Longspurs. I found 8-10 Chestnut-collared Longspurs along Weld County Road 114 between county roads 45 and 47 with at least 5 of these being males. I had the pleasant experience of watching a male on the ground at about 35 feet. I then found a small group of 3-4 Chestnut-collared Longspurs along Weld County Road 49 about 1/2 mile south of County Road 114. Three of these were also males and I watched another male on the ground at about 70 feet.
I did not find McCown's Longspur, but again I only had a couple of hours. I encountered numerous flocks of Vesper Sparrows along the route totaling about 50 birds. Joe Mammoser Fort Collins -- 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/be46caf6-5f20-42be-ab82-3a23554eeb6b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
