I explored portions of Sedgwick, Logan, & Washington counties earlier today. Jumbo Reservoir, Little Jumbo, and Prewitt were all rather full with little or no shoreline, resulting in no shorebirds. Similarly, Red Lion SWA was overly full of water, which yielded lots of dabbling ducks, but few shorebirds (excepting a bevy of WIPH). The entrance road to Duck Creek SWA was teaming with Upland Sandpipers, I was easily able to locate 9 individuals on the drive in; it makes me wonder how many more are in the massive fields nearby. With full reservoirs, I'm thinking that seasonal playas throughout the eastern plains will be a good treat this spring for migrating shorebirds.
If anyone has suggestions of good plains playa hotspots (in addition to what Gary Lefko is posting (thanks Gary!)), I would love to hear about them. Robert Beauchamp 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/b03c5563-cfea-44ea-8fe0-531b7146e067%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
