Thursday, 24 April 2014

[cobirds] Western Sandpiper; Yellow-crowned Sparrow: Boulder County

Hello Birders,
I spent some time birding around Boulder County today.   A couple items of note:
 
At Twin Lakes in Gunbarrel, one of the lakes is very shallow, with lots of mudflats.   I saw what I believe to be a Western Sandpiper.   It had black legs, a black bill which, when compared to the head, was longer than the head.   I caught a hint of rufous on the back.  There was spotting around the throat.   I have a poor digi-scoped picture which reflects a dropping bill.    There were also American Avocets, Killdeers and Green-winged teals there.   It was approximately 1:30pm when I saw it. 
 
At Teller Farms North, (west of 95th on Valmont Rd) the Yellow-crowned sparrow was out feeding with the White-crowned sparrows.   They were initially on the side of the road leading to the trail.   Then they moved under the junipers near the parking lot.    This was at 2:15pm.
 
Maureen Blackford
Boulder County

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