[cobirds] SE County Birding (4/20-4/24) Long

Here are a few highlights from my five day trip in Washington, Lincoln, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, Baca, Otero, El Paso and Pueblo counties. Sorry for the late post on the earlier days. I was camping the whole time and had little reception and iphone charge capacity. For three days I encountered about 20-30 MPH sustained winds.

Washington County

Barn Owl - West Fork Plum Bush Creek Bridge on 4/20

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Last Chance on 4/20

Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Last Chance on 4/20

Lincoln County

Short-eared Owl - private ranch on SR 71 on 4/20

American Pipit - 287 south of Hugo on 4/20

Kiowa

Western Tanager - Neenoshe SWA on 4/20

Bent County

Yellow-throated Warbler - Tempel Grove (TG) on 4/20

Black-throated Gray Warbler - TG on 4/20

Orange-crowned Warbler - TG on 4/20 and on 4/23

Yellow Warbler - TG on 4/23

Wilson's Warbler - TG on 4/23

Prowers County

Lesser Praire-Chicken - CR G just west of 89 on 4/21

Grasshopper Sparrow - CR G on 4/21

Cassin's Sparrow - CR G on 4/21

Black-and-white Warbler - LCC on 4/21

Wilson's Warbler - LCC on 4/21

Northern Cardinal - LCC on 4/21

Eastern Screech-Owl - LCC on 4/21

Willet - Thurston SWA (TSWA) on 4/22

Wilson's Phalarops - 102 at TSWA on 4/22

Snowy Plovers - TSWA on 4/22

Northern Parula - private yard on 4/22

Baca

Cassin's Vireo - Two Buttes (TB) on 4/22
Orange-crowned Warbler - TB on 4/22

Ash-throated FC - TB on 4/22

Bewicks Wren - TB on 4/22

Long-billed Curlew - CR M

Baltimore Oriole - Picture Rock Arch Trail (PRAT) on 4/22

Band-tailed Pigeon - PRAT on 4/22

Lark Bunting - CR G on 4/22

Lazuli Bunting - Sand Canyon on 4/22

McCown's Longspur - CR M on 4/22

Mississippi Kite - Cottonwood Canyon (CC) on 4/22

Northern Parula - CC on 4/22

Greater Roadrunner - CC on 4/22

Black-throated Sparrow - CC on 4/23

Sage Thrasher - CC on 4/23

Curve-billed thrasher - CC on 4/23

Green-tailed Towhee - CC on 4/23

Eastern Wood-Pewee - Carrizo Picnic/Camping Area (CPA) on 4/22

Poorwill - CPA on 4/22

Osprey - CPA on 4/23

Otero

Snowy Plover - at least 2 pairs at Cheraw on 4/23

Black-necked Stilt - 35 at Cheraw on 4/23

American Avocet - Cheraw on 4/23

Wilson's Phalarope - 40 at Cheraw on 4/23

Long-billed Dowitcher - Cheraw on 4/23

Baird's Sandpiper - 10 at Cheraw on 4/23

Least Sandpiper - 8 at Cheraw on 4/23

El Paso

Hermit Thrush - Chico Basin Ranch Banding Station (CBRBS) on 4/24

Virginia's Warbler - CBRBS on 4/24

Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 at CBRBS on 4/24

Pueblo

Orange-crowned Warbler - 3, 1 at headquarter and 2 at southern end CBR

Broad-winged Hawk - flyover on CBR on 4/24

Yellow-rumped Warbler - about 35 on CBR on 4/24

Northern Rough-winged Swallow - CBR on 4/24

Cliff Swallow - CBR on 4/24

Willet - 4 at CBR on 4/24

I added 52 year birds on this trip. What fun!

Sue Riffe

Lyons, CO

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