Birders,
The Lake Hasty area provides a welcome respite from the intensive
hunting activity around John Martin Reservoir this time of year. A few
interesting birds were here on November 27th.
A Long-tailed Duck has been present on South Lake Hasty on both November
26th and today. I think this is a different bird than the one I reported
on November 18th.
I saw a Greater White-fronted Goose with many Cackling Geese on North
Lake Hasty today. I saw presumably the same individual on November 23rd,
but missed it on intervening days. It seems like a lot of geese come in
after feeding in nearby fields in mid-morning, and sometimes, the
Greater White-fronted Goose joins them.
A Snow Bunting called in flight over Lake Hasty today.
There are still multiple species of shorebirds present, especially in
the stilling basin below the dam. Unfortunately, fishermen seem to
really like the gravel bars where the shorebirds gather, and when they
are there, shorebirds are not. As recently as November 26th, there were
36 Killdeer and 4 Least Sandpipers present, and on November 22nd, a
possibly-wintering Spotted Sandpiper was in the same area. Greater
Yellowlegs still present prefer the river or islands in Lake Hasty. A
fact of life here this time of year is cold nights, and there is often a
rim of ice along parts of Lake Hasty, the Arkansas River, or west end of
the Reservoir.
Hasty Campground now has two White-breasted Nuthatches, but Eastern
Bluebirds, Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Wild Turkeys are a no-show so far
this winter there. There are still American White Pelicans and
Double-crested Cormorants present, seen from the dam, but large numbers
of waterfowl have yet to appear.
Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO
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