Birders,
An immature Sabine's Gull was at Adobe Creek Reservoir (aka Blue Lake) this afternoon. It was in the shrinking south part of the lake south of the Bent County line. As water is drawn down, there is a deep canal allowing water to pass from the large north part of the lake, through the shallow south lake, and on, via canal, to the outlet at the dam. Drive west to the dam from County Road 10 on Road VV to the outlet gates, and go north along the east side of the outlet canal as far as you feel comfortable. I walked about 1/3 of a mile north from where I parked to get to the vast mudflats of the south lake, absolutely teeming with thousands of shorebirds and water birds. This site is unique at the current water level in that you can walk on the canal berm into the middle of the lake. The Sabine's Gull was loosely associating with about 20 Ring-billed Gulls on a tiny islet in the middle of the lake. Close views are possible. This shrinking pool is certain to host good birds until the south lake is empty. National Public Lands day will be held on Saturday, September 27th. As part of that national event, I'll be coordinating a habitat project at John Martin Reservoir to restore the barren beach habitat necessary for use by Piping Plovers at Colorado's most important nest site for that species. I highly encourage birders to take part in this effort. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the sponsor of this event. We will be able to provide campsites at Lake Hasty Campground (in cooperation with John Martin State Park), and may be able to provide water, snacks, and some Federal lands free entry permits to a lucky few. Generally, we are in the field from between 9 a.m. and noon. Please contact me if you are interested in helping a worthy project. Duane Nelson Las Animas, Bent County, CO --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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 post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/000001cfd1f9%243113b230%24933b1690%24%40net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
