Lisa and I have returned from some travels back east and are back in the birding mode around the San Luis Valley. Lisa is doing bird surveys and I have been trying to clean up some remaining atlas blocks (the unloved blocks!!!).
At Pike's Stockade, Lisa reported a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Conejos Cty) west of the Stockade. This is a rare summer record for the species here (photographed). She also reported numerous singing Lazuli Buntings, a treat by any standards. She warns that the area is swarming with bugs and rattlesnakes are in the area so be advised. No need to bushwhack. You can do a lot of great birding from the improved trails they have developed there in recent years. A friend and I did the Lobatos atlas yesterday and came up with a whopping (brace yourself) 17 species! I told you they were unloved blocks! Best birds were a pair of Burrowing Owls. Still waiting for the influx of hummers. Have had feeders out for 5 days now and barely a nibble. Great to be home... 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 cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en-US.
