Yes enjoyed my visit to SLV, highlights the Poorwills and Pygmy-Owls, also the Dipper swimming around Zapata Lake, had never really seen Dippers floating on open water like that
On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 2:41:23 PM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote: > > Nice list Joe. Thanks for sending. > > John Rawinski > Monte Vista, CO > > On Friday, October 5, 2018 at 12:54:49 PM UTC-6, > [email protected] wrote: > >> San Luis Valley area, September 14 to 16, 2018 >> >> Turkey Vulture- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Red-tailed Hawk- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Osprey- San Luis Lakes on 9-14 >> Dusky Grouse- 2 along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14 >> Mourning Dove- Great Sand Dunes on 9-14 >> Great Horned Owl- PM calling at campground Great Sand Dunes on 9-14, >> calling along trail to Willow Lake on 9-16 >> Northern Pygmy-Owl- 2 calling before dawn along trail to Willow Lake on >> 9-16 >> Common Poorwill- along entrance road at dusk Great Sand Dunes on 9-14, >> several calling after sunset and one right on the trail along trail to >> Willow Lake on 9-16 >> Callliope Hummingbird- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville >> Nature Trail area at Great Snd Dunes on 9-15 >> Hairy Woodpecker- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Northern Flicker- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Northern Three-toed Woodpecker- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, along >> trail to Willow Lake on 9-16 >> Plumbeous Vireo- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, singing at Montville >> Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Loggerhead Shrike- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Steller’s Jay- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on >> 9-15 >> Pinyon Jay- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Clark’s Nutcracker- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on >> 9-15 >> Common Raven- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Ruby-crowned Kinglet- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14 >> Golden-crowned Kinglet- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14 >> Bushtit- Campground area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15, along trail to >> Willow Lake on 9-16 >> Mountain Chickadee- Along trail to Ellingwood Point along summit ridge at >> about 13,000 feet, Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Mountain Bluebird- Great Sund Dunes on 9-15 >> Hermit Thrush- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14 >> American Robin- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Townsend’s Solitaire- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, singing >> at Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> House Wren- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Canyon Wren- Mosca Pass Trail on 9-15 >> American Dipper- at Zapata Lake on 9-14, swimming in the lake and >> floating on top of the water, looked like a miniature gull >> White-breasted Nuthatch- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes >> on 9-15 >> Brown Creeper- singing along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville >> Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> American Pipit- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, along trail to >> Challenger Point on 9-16 >> Wilson’s Warbler- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville Nature >> Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15, along trail to Willow Lake on 9-16 >> Yellow-rumped Warbler- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville >> Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Spotted Towhee- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Green-tailed Towhee- along trail to Willow Lake on 9-16 >> Chipping Sparrow- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14, Montville Nature >> Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Lark Sparrow- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14 >> White-crowned Sparrow- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on >> 9-15 >> Dark-eyed Junco- Montville Nature Trail area at Great Sand Dunes on 9-15 >> Pine Siskin- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14 >> Pine Grosbeak- along trail to Zapata Lake on 9-14 >> Brown-capped Rosy-Finch- along trail to Challenger Point on 9-16 >> >> Huge Bull elk near San Luis Lakes on 9-14 in early AM, in valley a few >> miles W of treeline >> >> Joe LaFleur >> Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet >> >> >> > -- 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/ae5b6891-eb7b-43ec-9476-df999ff3eaa3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
