Hi all Explored a lot of north central Weld over weekend hoping to find signs of spring. I did. Still only Horned Larks and raptors on shortgrass, no summer longspurs seen/heard. Other item of interest is new wooden double-post power-lines going in along Hwy 77 on east in and around CR 116 Playa-new raptor perches at least.
Most waters open and fully occupied in most instances. - CR 124/122 ponds (open and full) geese and ducks - Cozzens Lake (open) tons of geese - Stewart's Lake (open) geese and ducks - Latham Reservoir (partial) geese and ducks - CR 48 marsh has flooded fields (no birds) - Crom Lake (open) geese and ducks) - CR 61/74 Ponds frozen - CR 40 marsh-area on north is new large burn scar (looks like a local burn by the shape) - CR 59 and Loloff Reservoir (partial) Spring birds seen ... - Greater Yellowlegs - 1 (CR 59 Marsh) - Killdeer - 1 (CR 59 Marsh) - American White Pelican - 20+ (Cozzens Lake) - Mountain Bluebird - 12+ (several CPER roads north of Nunn) - Double-crested Cormorant - 20+ [Hwy 392 Pond [Galeton]--full of birds!] - 13 expected duck species Other notable birds ... - Gray-crowned Rosy Finch - 18+ (CR 128) - Greater White-fronted Goose - 1 (Crom Lake) - Northern Shrike -1 (Briggsdale Work Center) Photos at first URL below (first 11 posts). Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/50ced524-7837-4fc8-a9bc-520ac8352923n%40googlegroups.com.
