Hi all Two more species for CR 59 marsh visit ... just confirmed.
- Pectoral Sandpiper - Western Sandpiper Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland On Monday, July 19, 2021 at 12:50:48 PM UTC-6 The Nunn Guy wrote: > > Hi all > > My birding travels over the weekend ... > > Saturday: > > - Sage Thrasher - 4 (along 41 btw 100/102. good spot to find them > during migrations (looked like a family unit, too). Also, loads of Lark > Bunting, some Grasshopper, Brewer's and Cassin's Sparrow, Bullock's > Oriole, > Northern Mockingbird and Great Horned Owl who typically roosts under > either > bridge) > - McCown's Longspur - 20+ (about 1-2 miles south of 122/45 (on 45). > lots of youngsters on road) > - CR 124 Pond drawing down. Usual ducks and Greater Yellowlegs. 77/122 > playa has water (only geese and mallards) and CR116/77 playa has water > (full)-no birds > - Burrowing Owls persist at CR 33 (E) btw 98/100; CR 59/74 (NW); and > new CR 74 about 2 miles past 61 on south (on west side of small dairy > operation) > > Sunday: > > - Crom Lake starting to draw down (geese, mallards) > - CR 84/31 marsh had 100s of Cliff Swallow and two Bank Swallow plus > 54 Yellow-headed Blackbird group feeding in mowed grass on north > - CR 59 marsh hosted Baird's, Semipalmated, and Spotted Sandpiper, > many Wilson's Phalarope > - Loloff Reservoir hosted 50-60 avocet, 20-30 phalarope and 250--300+ > Franklin's Gull. The former oil and gas pad "trailhead overlook" parking > area is now fenced off, too. Along CR 57. > - Windsor Lake had two+ Forster's Tern > - Woods Lake had gulls (Franklin's and RIng-billeds), both egrets and > a Great Horned Owl sitting out in the open watching the gulls and ducks > - Two Mute Swan ("wild" ones that can fly :-) ) > > Photos loading ... > > 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/56991642-c736-4afd-bfb0-ed5b3de3d1f2n%40googlegroups.com.
