" ... one of those glorious Hampton weekends ..." (Seinfeld-ism). An
absolutely beautiful day in north Weld (blue sky, warming temps and
no wind).
18+/- companion birders met up at the Nunn Cafe--some for breakfast
(pancakes the size of hubcaps and sausage the size of "normal"
pancakes)--our trip was to travel Nunn-Carr-Grover-Crow Valley, with
a few heading down to Kersey from Crow Valley.
Non-birding highlights of the day:
Javier experiencing snow for the first time!
Hundreds of Pronghorn
Swift Fox (very exciting!) - 1 (WCR 124)
Birding highlights:
Ferruginous Hawk - 2
Prairie Falcon - 5
Merlin - 3
Rough-legged Hawk - 9
Yellow-headed Blackbird - 20-30+
Snow Goose - 1
Northern Shrike - 1
Great Horned Owl - 3
Bald Eagle - 1
Lapland Longspur - 5-10 (WCR 122, 55, 124)
Total species (39):
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier-10
Red-tailed Hawk-7
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel-16
Merlin
Prairie Falcon
American Coot
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Horned Lark
American Robin
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow - 10
White-crowned Sparrow - 5
Lapland Longspur
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
House Sparrow
Thanks
Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO
http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/ -- Home of "NunnCAM"