COBIrders, El Paso County doesn't have a lot of shorebird habitat. With Big Johnson dry, Ramah State Wildlife area has had the most diverse set of shorebirds the past two years. Today I ventured with Charles Kiskiras to check on Ramah Reservoir for spring migration.
The good news is that there is shorebird habitat at the far east end near the dam. Unfortunately, it is considerably restricted compared with last spring and fall. There is one puddle, 20x30 feet in area, and then a little strip of water by the dam extending 100-125 feet or so. That said, there were a number of ducks, Wilson's Phalarope (1), Marbled Godwit (4), Greater Yellowlegs (1), Killdeers. So, shorebirds are still stopping. The riparian area is also in good shape. Vesper Sparrows were everywhere, even in horizontal blowing snow. Steve Getty 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY1PR06MB212187416BB185B4516B2E2AD48A0%40CY1PR06MB2121.namprd06.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
