This morning, March 5, besides Sandhill Cranes at full tilt, the refuge had
about two dozen separate species of ducks and geese, including Snow Goose – all
being our expected species, nothing rare. Isolated early birds included one
each of snipe (seen on south side of auto tour route),
Hi all.Happy holidays.
We completed our annual Christmas Bird Count at the Monte Vista NWR on Dec 15th
and had 15 persons participate. We divided into four teams and took quantrants.
The count was held a day after a 6 inch snowfall, and some folks could not
attend. Anyway, we found 44 species
Here is a mid-afternoon report for today (3/11) at MVNWR, a quiet time of day
for viewing. A concentration of cranes was west of Colorado 15, back behind the
work buildings. Auto tour route has more open water now with many of the birds
hunkering a ways off from road, so a strong scope will
This morning (2/26) I took a spin around the Monte Vista NWR and found many
Sandhill Cranes present, despite the fact that fields in that area and the rest
of the San Luis Valley are still covered with snow. My guestimation for cranes
at the NWR today was 2,000 or more, plus several hundred on
