On Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 5:11:38 PM UTC-6, birdernorm wrote: > > Following the excellent directions of Eric and subsequently Joe, I trekked > across the prairie along Plainview Road and easily found the dickcissel, > singing from the lone cottonwood. Ebird lets me know when a bird is > reported that I have not seen in various locations, and it had alerted me > to the reported grasshopper sparrow here. I intended to wander around > looking for one, but the thunderstorm rapidly approaching from the west > quickly disabused me of that notion. Not wishing to become birder fricassee > on the alter of a county bird, I scooted back to the car, making it just > ahead of the rain. Oh well, all was not lost- to my surprise, eBird also > informed that I did not have great egret for the county. One had been > reported to the east, so I headed north, incorrectly directed by GPS to > take that route to my next stop. So, I turned around and headed back down > Plainview toward Highway 72. When I got back to the dickcissel parking lot, > who should be perched on the fence but Mr. (or Ms.) Grasshopper Sparrow. > Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Since the rain had passed, I > moseyed (I have never attempted to type "moseyed" before, but spellcheck > apparently likes it) back down the road and found this little stretch to be > quite pleasant and very productive. A few minutes of birding added a few > goodies like mountain bluebird, chat, spotted towhee, a variety of > swallows, house wren, Brewer's blackbird and others. Nice little spot that > I had never visited. Once again, Cobirds produces great results. > OK then, one down, one to go! Let's go get the great egret reported from > 80th and Indiana. > I ended up on Indiana, went south past 80th, and there on the west side of > the road was a small pond, and - kaching! - a great egret perched on a > dock. Birding really shouldn't be this easy. > Wait a minute. > Better recheck that egret. > Fighting some really nasty traffic, I found a turnaround and headed back, > risking life and limb by pulling off the road across from the egret. > Plastic. But I have to admit that it looked pretty damned good at thirty > miles per hour. > So, if you were looking to pick up your Jeffco great egret at this > location, I would recommend trying elsewhere..... > > Norm Lewis > Lakewood > > That was a very entertaining (and informative) post. Thanks Norm! >
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