Weather was warm with low wind at Lake Pueblo State Park in Pueblo County yesterday. Interesting were more Ospreys than I've seen in one area. I counted at least nine, at one point there were three flying over the river together and a perched one calling. I saw three nests and a fourth under construction. 66 species, with the feeling of what hasn't arrived yet and is right around the corner. I saw Clark's Grebe, Solitary Sandpiper below the dam, a few peeps at Valco Ponds, Black Phoebe, Curve-billed Thrasher, Canyon Towhee, an impossibly bright Bullock's Oriole, a few flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers with one Myrtle, and a Virginia's Warbler.
At the Sailboard Launch area, I walked east to a small cove and was surprised to see a striking, breeding-plumage Common Loon from fifty feet. I've never seen a loon in Colorado in late April. When I departed, I saw it in the next small cove, having no interest in the large, open water where we typically see loons. Dan Stringer Larkspur, 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/f8563704-b1bf-4a94-a17a-c809a48fdfe2n%40googlegroups.com.
