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 cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/50ced524-7837-4fc8-a9bc-520ac8352923n%40googlegroups.com.
