Hi CO birders :
My group of Jackie H , Jeannie M and Aaron S picked out the juvenile Curlew Sandpiper finally around 11 AM after walking out from the west side campground to the waters edge through sinking , stinking mud. If we hadn't been pre alerted to look for a " Dunlin " type peep it would have passed us by ( thanks Steve M ). Look for a " Dunlin " type profile , longer black legs , little larger in size to adjacent Baird's , prominent white supercilium , scaly back , long downcurved bill , pale underparts , did not notice any buffy wash on upper breast perhaps because of the intense light. Aaron managed to get a distant flight picture showing the white rump and leg extension beyond tail .
Earlier along the SW inlet canal ( access from the South end ) we had a variety of peeps including two Buff-breasted Sandpipers which walked right past us just a few yards away.Some gripping photos were taken.
Later we walked the dam wall from the outlet canal and found Marbled Godwit ( 3 ) , Sanderling ( 1 ) , Red-necked Phalarope ( 2 ) , Short-billed Dowitcher ( 1) plus the more common shorebirds .
Finally before the heat defeated us we visited the SWA area at the north end and counted 26 Mountain Plovers in the grassy verge of the beach.
John Drummond
Monument
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