One correction and my apologies. I was submitting the Rare Bird Report and it occurred to me that I better check the CBRC database. Lo and behold, Tyler Stuart had reported some in 2016 in Conejos County 03/27/2016 that were approved. So looks like mine are second report, with my apologies.
John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 7:57:09 AM UTC-6 [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/65232bba-3aaf-4361-9432-f0ece00f7dd6n%40googlegroups.com.
