Great job John! Always amazing what we find during our non-birding times. Charlie Denver
On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 7:57 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I am excited to report that the San Luis Valley has added a new bird to > the list (pending CBRC approval). The 15 Chestnut-collared Longspurs I saw > at Sanchez Reservoir were the first ever, and had never been reported in > Righter and Andrews, Bailey and Niedrach, Kingery, Wickersham, eBird and my > own records of 40 years. > This species was one I suspected should migrate through on occasion, since > they winter in southern NM and Arizona. They were found on a > very-much-overgrazed prairie on the east side of Sanchez Reservoir SWA, > which has been heavily grazed by the hundreds of feral horses in that > location. The sighting took place as I was headed fishing for the morning. > Unfortunately, I had my junker camera and was able to get some blurred pics > but enough to be diagnostic. If the ebird report is approved, you can > check it out on the Sanchez Reservoir Hotspot. > > John Rawinski > Monte Vista, CO > > -- > -- > 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/497fb037-a73a-4f11-bc83-8920df7cef61n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/497fb037-a73a-4f11-bc83-8920df7cef61n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- 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/CA%2BBAsduHx3xcTO0Gh-Y80wkYv4qYX8hbz2ZS4%3DL3TCeK9An1WQ%40mail.gmail.com.
