Today some friends from Oklahoma and I went up John James Canyon (Conejos
County) to look for Black-throated Sparrows. We saw and photographed no
less than 6 of them. Lower down the canyon we found Sagebrush Sparrows in
the brushy arroyo that is adjacent to the road. Another highlight was 5
The Scott's oriole has apparently moved on from the Monte Vista location.
Mary Thompson reports it has not been seen for 3 days now. Just wanted to
let folks know who might be headed this way.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, Colorado
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My wife Lisa was doing her bird surveys at Blanca Wetlands (Alamosa
County) and happened upon the adult Western Gull, first reported by Floyd
and Sibley. I know some of you chased that bird but it disappeared quickly
from Smith Reservoir. Anyway, the bird is still around BUT it is in the
So in the last week or so, people have reported small groups of cranes in the
San Luis Valley (Alamosa and Rio Grande Counties). We are still snow-covered
and there is no open water at the Refuge, but that should change in these next
few days.
I just returned from Bosque doing some
Just got back from a visit to the Monte Vista Refuge. There were about
5,000 Sandhill Cranes scattered in the usual locations. Best viewing is
from Hwy 15 turnouts. There are also about 6,000 mixed Geese including
Canada, Cackling and a few Snows. Of particular interest was the return of
a
Found a single Gr White Fronted Goose at the Monte Vista Refuge this
morning (Rio Grande County). That makes for Snow, Canada, Cackling and Gr
Wh Fronted. Only missing Ross's which could be there but not yet seen.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista
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There are good numbers of cranes that have arrived in and around the Monte
Vista Refuge. The south winds of the last few days have really brought them
on. Surface snows have melted away in the Valley. Not sure if the Refuge is
running water yet but will check it out today. The beginning of
Today at mid day, the skies were filled with the croaks of the barely
visible Sandhill Cranes, soaring on the lofty winds. It was calm for a
change down below and the cranes are finding the conditions favorable to
move out. I still managed to see about 2,000 birds at the MV NWR this
morning,
We were pleased to see the return of whitey wing, a male Red-winged
Blackbird with pure white left side primaries. We first saw him in 2010 and
photographed him. He was an adult at that time. So he is at least 7 years
old by our estimates. And if you are wondering about the oldest wild
With the Monte Vista area receiving 6 inches of wet snow yesterday, it made
for interesting birding. There was an apparent fallout of Sage Thrashers in
our area, with 12 birds at the 8S turnout seen by myself as they fed on
rose hips and other berries. Other San Luis Valley birders saw Sage
Feels like spring againhooray!
Now that the snow and cold front have moderated, I am seeing a wave of
exciting migrant birds entering the San Luis Valley. There is water
everywhere for a change, and the birds are using it. Have spent the last 2
days out and about and a wave of Marbled
On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 11:22:21 AM UTC-6, Kat Bradley-Bennett wrote:
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> The GHOs that took over the RTH nest at 75th and Nelson in west Longmont
> have THREE healthy owlets. They've grown so big that the female is
> completely out of the nest now. One of the chicks yesterday was
Today I observed an adult Red-headed Woodpecker at the Zapata Ranch near
Mosca, Colorado (Alamosa County). This is the first time I have ever seen
one here in the 34 years of birding the San Luis Valley. According to the
local records I keep, this is the 5th record for the San Luis Valley. It
I received a report from Mary Thompson of a suspected Scott’s Oriole at
her feeders in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County). Mary is known to have the
very best of habitat and feeder varieties and draws an amazing array of
colorful birds. Wife Lisa and I stopped by today and Mary provided photos
At Home Lake SWA that is. It was a colorful morning at the lake this
morning as the insects got moving.
MANY Western Tanagers catching insects. Also a beautiful Lazuli Bunting
along the west side willows.
Other goodies were Plumbeous Vireo, Osprey, Yellow and YR Warblers. The
Northern
Considered rare in these parts, was a White-throated Sparrow today at the
"cougar woods" at the north end of the Alamosa Golf Course (Alamosa
County). Other delights included Dusky Flycatcher, Sora and Bullocks
Oriole. Maybe the wave of birds are finally arriving in our cold mountain
valley.
Just maybe things are finally happening in the San Luis Valley. We have
been cold and migration has lagged the front range considerably. But maybe
things are finally changing.
A male Northern Parula was in the willow trees on the west side of Home
Lake this morning. This species is rare in
A total of 10 of us enjoyed the Alamosa Bird Walk to celebrate
International Migratory Bird Day and we had ideal conditions. Sunny and no
winds, which made the orange of the Bullock's Oriole absolutely outrageous.
With no winds, we were able to listen to the chorus of birds and learn some
of
On Saturday, May 14th, I will lead an morning of birding around the
Alamosa area. Birders of all levels are invited and it will be a good
learning experience for all. We will bird local hotspots like South River
Road, Golf Course, Cougar Woods, Blanca Vista Wetlands, and other places as
time
Was saddened to learn today of Bob's passing (was away in Oklahoma dealing
with flash floods!). Bob and I have been friends since the 1980's when we
first met at the early Monte Vista Crane festivals. We always joked about
the similarities of our names and how it occasionally caused confusion.
I will be leading a birding trip in Del Norte Colorado for a few hours on
the morning of Sunday August 7th, 2016. This is part of the annual Covered
Wagon days celebration. We will bird the Riverwalk and Park areas on Spruce
Street in Del Norte, starting at 8:00 am. If you are in the area, stop
Thought I would follow up and bring you up to date on some of the summer
highlites here in the San Luis Valley
First of all, we had pretty good spring and early summer moisture patterns.
The snowpack was at or slightly above average. The snowpack combined with
plentiful early rainfall made
During official bird surveys this morning, I re-found the Western Gull
(Alamosa County) reported earlier by others. It is on Pond #115, which is
on the way to "South Mallard". You can drive right to this lake and the
gulls are hanging out here with 100 Am W Pelicans. The Blanca Wetlands area
We had a wonderful morning in Del Norte along the Riverwalk Trail. A total
of 6 ladies enjoyed the birding and we even had one gal from Colorado
Springs.
We enjoyed sharpening our birding skills by seeing and hearing birds. We
listened to songs, even though it is fall migration and birds are
Very good info Ted. Thanks
On Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 7:28:12 PM UTC-7, Ted Floyd wrote:
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> Hey, everybody.
>
> I think most of us know about Xeno-Canto, but did you know that the site
> now hosts 2,096 recordings from Colorado? The species total for the state
> is an impressive 283,
As I was heading for some ice fishing on the east side of the Valley
yesterday, I spotted 4 Sandhill Cranes near Fort Garland (Costilla County).
This is an area that was recently declared an emergency due to deep and
drifting snow. These birds would fare better on the west side, where snows
There are about 6 to 8,000 birds at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge,
with more to come as waters start to flow. These birds consist of Sandhill
Cranes, Cackling, Canada, Gr Wh Fronted and Ross' Geese. A good variety of
ducks are also present. (Rio Grande County). Best viewing places are
A friend of mine showed me a picture of young great horned owlets on a
nest, with Eurasian Collared Dove tail feathers scattered around the edge
of the nest. GHO must like them as well.
On Friday, February 17, 2017 at 6:53:47 PM UTC-7, Scott Somershoe wrote:
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> After a busy week, I came home
I was hiking in the San Juan Mountains recently and doing photography of
Ptarmigan (Mineral County) when out of nowhere came a Golden Eagle
streaking down upon about 20 or so Ptarmigan, scattering the birds in all
directions. This was only 40 feet in front of me and as the eagle seemed so
For many years, lead based fishing weights and jigs have been used around
the world. Unfortunately, lead is a very toxic substance that is extremely
harmful to humans and wildlife. Bird hunters used to use lead shot, but
many have moved away from these shells in favor of steel shot. Fishermen I
I was doing some photography of a Northern Pygmy-owl recently when
something very unusual happened. It took me quite by surprise. You can see
what surprised me by checking out the "Recent Additions" on my photography
website below. The owl is on private lands.
Forgot to sign off...ooops
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 2:30:14 PM UTC-6, Brandon wrote:
> Yesterday (25 March 2017), there was a Black-necked Stilt at Home Lake
> in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, not sure how regular they are in
> the San Luis Valley.
Brandonthanks for the heads up.
All of the species you mentioned are to be expected. Maybe a tad early, but
that is the way our SLV migration has been going this year.
Always appreciate hearing about what others are seeing. It really helps
build the database I keep for SLV birds. See you
John Stump and I spent a morning out birding under gray skies. Birding was
good and we had 4 species of gulls: California, RB, Franklin's and
Bonaparte's. Rock and Marsh Wrens were at Smith Reservoir. Best of the day
was a flock of 9 Mountain Plovers south of Smith (Costilla County) in a
bare
A quick trip to the Monte Refuge showed numbers way down from the previous
week. During the entire past week we have had favorable weather for
migration and birds have been leaving by the hundreds. My home is in the
area where they spiral upward until they are WAY up there and then they
catch
Former Bay Stater from Worcester transplanted in Colorado many years ago.
Last year in mid April we had one of our biggest snows of the season in So
Colorado. As Joe suggested, layers are essential including a good winter
coat. Don't overlook a good pair of warm boots as well. Better to have
Good to see you still visiting the Valley. Was at the Crafts fair a few
times and enjoyed it. The full moon rising over the Sangres with birds
flying by was very special too. Take care friend.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista,CO
On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:22:14 AM UTC-6, kevyg...@aol.com wrote:
Yesterdays storm sure hammered the San Luis Valley. Monte Vista had 14
inches of the white stuff but other parts of the San Luis Valley got less.
When things finally opened up a bit, I did a quick afternoon trip to Smith
Reservoir. Now on a day like yesterday, I always hedge my bet and
I did a quick trip over to the east side of the San Luis Valley today and
picked up a few notable species. I also had to visit lakes and do fishing
conditions reports so half birding half fishing focus.
Alamosa Golf Course: 3 Cattle Egrets.
Smith Reservoir: A hundred Franklin's Gulls and tern
Very interesting Brandon. I just received a phonecall from a local birder
whose relative is a young man from back east. He reports a "dark swift"
that looked a bit smaller than Chimney Swift, with which he was familiar
from back east. It was seen near Capulin in the San Luis valley just
Well tonight was pretty spectacular at the Monte Vista National Wildlife
Refuge. It seems a number of photographers had realized that the moon would
be rising over Blanca Peak at the right moment when thousands of cranes and
geese would be flying past. (There is software now that can take your
Thanks Ted...that is what we concluded as well. Thanks for your input.
On Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 8:13:36 AM UTC-7, mvjo...@gmail.com wrote:
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> There are about 6 to 8,000 birds at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge,
> with more to come as waters start to flow. These birds consist of
Thanks for the report Kathy. SLV is San Luis Valley in the south-central
part of Colorado. It sure has been quite the year for this species down
here!
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 9:38:08 PM UTC-6, Dunnings wrote:
> Greetings -
>
>
> This evening while heading
Took a nice hike in the old Million Fire where I worked on restoration 16
years ago. Birding was good and the burn recovery very good too. Highlites
of the birds were 2 Olive-sided Flycatchers, singing their "quick three
beers" tune. Other nice birds for the morning included Brown Creeper,
Dave: We have been carefully observing the plant cover types where we are
seeing the dickcissels. Myself and a range conservationist discussed this
very topic yesterday on our trip to see Dickcissels south of Alamosa. Here
is the San Luis Valley perspectivelist:
Tall Brome Grasses: Usually
I led a group of 9 of us to the CC Road south of Alamosa this morning. Our
goal was to see and possibly count the number of Dickcissels in this area.
I can assure you there are more birds in that area than what we counted but
we tallied 14 individuals...both male and female, in our morning
Yesterday, I heard the unmistakable buzzy song of the Dickcissel just north
of Smith Reservoir (Costilla County). I was driving windows open when I
heard it and braked to a stop, backed up and observed 2 birds on a wire
singing at each other. This location is on Cty Rd 12 (the road to Smith
I have reported to you in the past about a partially leucistic Red-winged
Blackbird male that has unusual white primaries on his left side. We first
saw him in 2010 and he was already at least a year old. Well he is back,
and is on the same territory in cattails that he has occupied each
Well it has been a very exhilarating time watching and photographing the
fall migration of hummingbirds through the San Luis Valley. Based on
numbers alone, this year seems to have surpassed most other years by far! I
had numbers of 20 birds buzzing the feeders and vying for feeder
domination.
We started the day under gray skies in Alamosa hoping to find some great
birds. Rain was forecast and it was a cool start but Jerry Poe, Mary Van
Pelt and myself gave it a shot. At Alamosa Golf Course, the cold temps
described the birding as well.cold. At our third stop, the sun poked
thru
Today, there was a single Snowy Plover at San Luis Lake. It was on the
peninsula on the west side of the lake. (Alamosa County).
Other birds in the area included Black Terns, Least Sandpiper, Peregrine
Falcons, and Lark Bunting. Is this a great time of year or what!
John Rawinski
Monte Vista,
I received a tip from local birder Lance Cheslock that Dickcissels were
making an appearance for the 2nd straight year just south of Alamosa. This
species is very interesting. According to my records, Kingery reported them
south of Alamosa for the only block record in the SLV in Atlas I. Last
Go south from Alamosa on Hwy 285 to Road 11s. Turn left (going east) on 11s
for about a mile. Turn right on S109 and go for a few miles. Turn left on
CC Road (aka 15S) and Dickcissels are all along that road up to Rd 22. Take
22 south as there are some there too. The 15S road is the boundary
We are experiencing a new surge in what has been a slow migration in the
San Luis Valley. Today at San Luis Lake, I estimated in excess of 3,000
Red-necked Phalaropes in a huge flock (Alamosa Cty). This is likely an all
time high for the San Luis Valley in one location. Other birders in the
In the last 2 days, wife Lisa and I have completed bird surveys in the San
Luis Valley. Yesterday I reported more than 3,000 Red-necked Phalaropes at
San Luis Lake, which is open to birders. Today, Lisa reports 8,000 RN
Phalaropes at Blanca Wetlands, which is still closed for the nesting
So our quest was to find as many species in a San Luis Valley Half Day! We
expected winds in the afternoon that would generally shut the birding down
so the half day seemed appropriate. John Stump, Jerry Poe and I gave it a
go. I am happy to report that we finished at high noon with 108
Well Bill.its hard to do everything and with raising two very active
teenaged daughters, running the San Luis Valley Bird Network, part time
work as naturalist at the Zapata Ranch, keeping local bird records for the
San Luis Valley, and recording all the information for seasonal reports, my
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 8:26:13 PM UTC-6, Roger Linfield wrote:
>
> The Red-necked Phalarope invasion made it into the mountains in small
> numbers. Today in Mineral County there were 12 on the FR 523 pond and 8 on
> one of the two large ponds along state route 149 near the Hinsdale line.
Looks like we are well into the breeding season. Migration has passed and
birds are building nests. I was excited to see Western Kingbirds, Northern
Mockingbirds, Vesper Sparrows, and Sage Thrashers breeding on our property.
We do take considerable efforts to protect bird habitat but also have
Costilla county is not a heavily birded place. First of all, there are few
public lands and lots of private subdivisions. People who do live in these
remote locations watch out for each other. Secondly, after a poaching ring
sting back in the 1980's, locals are suspicious of people with
Lisa and I did an early trek over the mountain to bird at Lathrop (Huerfano
Cty) for the morning. It was ideal and lots of birds to be seen. We found 6
species of warblers including Black-and-white, Orange-crowned, Yellow,
Yellowthroat, and Yellow-rumped warblers and Yellow-breasted Chat. Other
I birded the Alamosa hotspots this morning for a quick hour. Spent my time
at "cougar woods" at the north end of the Cattails Golf Course (on the left
side as you head to the disc golf area) and then at the "black tee" area
just west of the clubhouse. Best birds were at black tee.
Waves of
My wife Lisa reports that a Ruddy Turnstone is still at San Luis Lake
(Alamosa County), on the west side of the lake, middle peninsula. It has
been there for the past week. This is only the 4th record for the San Luis
Valley that I am aware of.
An Ash-throated Flycatcher south of Monte Vista
There are still some Snowy Plover at Blanca Wetlands. The watchable
wildlife area still has some. Lisa and I birded the area today and had a
good variety of shorebirds with Baird's and Least Sandpipers, Lesser
Yellowlegs, hundreds of Avocets and Semi-palmated Plover. North Mallard
area is your
Just wanted to clarify the RBR, snowy plover is best seen at the Watchable
Wildlife area, pond 46 (Alamosa Cty). Other shorebirds are best seen at
North Mallard, pond 114.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO.
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Yesterday, I climbed Fisher Mountain, 12,865, and had a terrific day up
there viewing the rest of the Weminuche Wilderness. On the assent trail, I
spotted 5 White-tailed Ptarmigan, which made the day very special. This is
not a place to go and get this species necessarily as there are easier
Took a nice hike up Rito Alto Creek, Saguache County, yesterday and
watched birds along the trail. Went to Blind Lake (no fish) and it was a
healthy climb. I saw my first Townsend's Warbler of the year. Another bird
I don't see very often is Golden-crowned Kinglet and it was there with many
On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 12:33:55 PM UTC-6, Sandra Laursen wrote:
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>
> hi folks,
> I'm heading to the Arkansas River valley and San Luis Valley this weekend
> and would be glad of info on where sandhill cranes are hanging out. And
> any other birdy spots! The recent messages have
Did some birding this morning and worked San Luis Lake pretty hard with the
scope. Best birds there were Marbled Godwits, Willet, and Snowy Egrets.
But the best was on the drive home where I saw and photographed a
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (juvenile) on a fence. There may actually have
been a
Yesterday at the Wright-Schriver Wildlife Area (north of Home Lake in Monte
Vista), I observed a single Northern Waterthrush in the bog to the south
(Rio Grande County). There likely was a second bird there as well chipping
some calls at me.
I know some of you are seeing reports about birds
A group of us had the pleasure of birding the Zapata Ranch this morning. We
were invited by John Sanderson of the Nature Conservancy and were tasked
with coming up with a daylist of birds in celebration of global bird day
and the year of the bird. The count was part of TNC trying to get all
Just for your info, there is no Gr White-fronted Goose in Rio Grande County
so far as I know. I did see the Canada X Greylag Hybrid last night, which
may look like a GR WF Goose, but has been examined and determined to be a
hybrid. So please remove it from the Rare Bird listing. Thanks.
John
I birded the Saguache area (all in Saguache County) and it was a bonanza of
colorful birds. I have never seen so many hundreds of Evening Grosbeaks in
town! Amazing.
*Russell Lakes:* Great Egret and Canvasbacks were highlights.
*Road 46.* Take Road Z west from Saguache to Rd 46 and go south
Today I got excellent looks at a Whimbrel on the south shore of Smith
Reservoir, Costilla County. It was near the dam near the boat launch. There
are only a handful of records for the species in the San Luis Valley, and
not surprising, most of them occur around mid-May.
John Rawinski
Monte
Hi SeEtta….will be headed out to local San Luis valley areas for
Dickcissels. Wonder if they will be there in a dry year, with poor
vegetation growth? Will let all know.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 12:37:21 AM UTC-6, SeEtta wrote:
> Canon City has historically
One of my favorite birding places is closed for the summer. In April, on
one of my ventures there, I saw where the intense winds had knocked over a
massive narrowleaf Cottonwood tree, which crushed the west wall of the
Pikes Stockade structure. I reported it to the State Historical group. They
What a trip and at that reasonable cost...wow...
On Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 6:56:18 AM UTC-6, Norman Erthal wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Posting of these announcements have been previously approved by the CFO
> Board
>
> I have a trip to South Africa on October 24 through November 11. It had
> filled
Wow what birds on the east slope. Great opportunities for sure.
In the San Luis Valley, we had a brown Christmas, warm with 50 degree
temps. It is no wonder that yesterday, as I was ice skating with my
daughter, that 8 Sandhill Cranes flew overhead. Not totally unexpected but
unusual for sure.
I know it was snowy and nasty up that way today, but wondering if anyone
saw the Standley Snowy Owl today (Monday)?
Gracias
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
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Am thinking about making the 200 mile drive up tomorrow (Monday) to see
this bird if it is still around. If anyone has details about where it is
known to hang out, I would appreciate any information you could lend.
Street addresses? Park? etc. Thank you.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On
On Jan 16th afternoon, I gave the Standley Lake Open Space a good walk and
then neighborhood drive to find the Snowy Owl. No luck but wonderful park.
This morning, Leon Bright, Bill DeMoss and myself saw the Snowy Owl at the
South Marina which made for a fabulous way to start a day.
John
Today there was considerable open water on Martin Lake (Huerfano
County) and it had some interesting birds. My favorites were male and
female Hooded Mergansers. Mountain Bluebirds were plentiful. Other birds
included Bewicks Wren, Townsend's Solitaire, RC Kinglet, and Common
Goldeneye.
John
John Stump and I traveled over from the San Luis Valley for a chance at the
Snowy Owl and RB Sapsucker. RB Sapsucker might be a $3,000 value life bird
for me as I have missed it in numerous attempts on the west coast and
probably spent those kind of $$ in the journey for this nemesis species!!
What a day and nice to meet you two.
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:24:58 AM UTC-7, Dale Adams wrote:
> It's hunting in the area northwest of the dam, southeast of juniper rd.
> Best seen by walking out on dam from parking lot at top of dam on Juniper
> rd.
I stopped by Susan Hochstetler's place this week (Conejos County) and
observed the wonderful assortment of Rosy-finches at her feeders. I was
able to see and photograph all three species including coastal and inland
races of Gray-crowned. We were wondering if we ever get "Bering Sea" race
of
The first sightings of 2018 occurred in the last few days as two different
persons reported a group of 5 seen (Alamosa County). While they are the
first for the year, they may actually be some of the few that wintered here
and were counted on the Christmas Bird Count. With no snow cover, food
Still waiting for the numbers of birds to arrive. Yes there are a few
cranes here and there but big numbers are yet to arrive. Water is flowing
onto the fields and wetlands now so more should be coming in daily when
winds are favorable. Forecast is for cold front to hit Tuesday so that may
John Stump and I ventured out to the Natural Arch, north of Del Norte under
smoky, hazy skies. Even in the early hours, birds were not calling and not
moving around very much. No Bendire's Thrashers were seen and in fact nary
a Sage Thrasher. But we did dig out some of these silent
Lisa and I birded the Blanca Wetlands complex today and gave the area a
good look. When all was said and done, Lisa, who has done shorebird surveys
there for many years, noted that shorebird numbers are way down for this
time of year. Usually this count and the next have the highest total
Did Quandary Peak today and noted a few birds along the way. Two Rock Wrens
at 13,000 ft were a surprise. Heard the WT Ptarmigan but could not locate
them in a rock and tundra hillslope. There were a few BC Rosy-finches in
the area. Nice day up there under blue skies and no storms threatening.
Today John Stump and I ventured out to search for the Black Rail this
morning at the Bluff Overlook on the Alamosa Refuge. We arrived at 7 am as
the fog was lifting, giving us expansive views of the wetlands and the
flocks of birds below. We scoped the area for the next hour and a half.
cool snake! Thanks for the update Dave.
On Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 9:56:40 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
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> This is mostly a note about the condition of Crow Valley Campground. I
> was told this area has had two hail storms in the last 10 days, the most
> recent being day before
Not sure Jean. Some breed in the San Juan Mountains in SW Colorado
regularly. But then with fall migration, the San Luis valley gets a whole
passel of birds from presumably the north that spend November to March
here. Those birds could easily overlap local birds. One radio tracked Bald
Eagle
Today, I planned a 15 minute "look see" at the 8S Turnout Grove at the
Monte Vista Refuge (Rio Grande County). Well, 2 and a half hours later, I
still don't think I saw all the birds there! It was an extraordinary
day for our area. But it required diligence to see them in the thick
foliage and
Thanks for the help Sandra.
On Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 5:44:08 PM UTC-6, mvjo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Did Quandary Peak today and noted a few birds along the way. Two Rock
> Wrens at 13,000 ft were a surprise. Heard the WT Ptarmigan but could not
> locate them in a rock and tundra
Great report Dave. Thanks for the updates. Not many warblers here either!
John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 12:45:24 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
> This is just a general report on my assessment of autumn migration in the
> Lamar area. I was down there August
This SWA is east of Manassa (Conejos County), and it was a nice cool day
for some birding down that way. At this location, the San Antonio River
joins the Conejos river and there is a least a few miles of cottonwood
galleries to explore. This area is normally closed during the nesting
season
My wife Lisa reports a Surf Scoter at San Luis Lake (Alamosa Cty). This is
a first ever summer record for the species in the San Luis valley! No one
has since reported the Common Shelducks at Blanca Wetlands which are now
open. Dickcissels are still present on Swede lane, 2 miles north of Monte
Today, there were at least 10 singing Dickcissels on Swede Lane, Rio Grande
County. This is the road about 1-2 miles north of Monte Vista on Hwy 285.
Watch for Swede lane going to the west. Birds were in the first mile on
north side of road.
Had a report the Common Shelducks have again been
My friend Dr Gary and I bushwhacked to the summit of 13,100 Montezuma Peak
(Conejos County) yesterday. There were blue skies, lots of wildflowers and
still a few drifts of snow. Birding was excellent for those species you
just don't see regularly. Brown-capped Rosy-finches, Olive-sided
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