[cobirds] Piping Plover at John Martin Reservoir

Birders,

The first Piping Plover of 2013 returned to a historic nest site at John
Martin Reservoir (Bent County) today, breaking the Colorado earliest
arrival record by one day. The previous early return took place in 2012,
on April 9th. When I first started working with Piping Plovers two
decades ago, they typically returned after April 20th.

This is NOT a rare bird report. Birders interested in seeing this
species can contact me off-line, and I will try to help you see this
species under controlled circumstances. Typically, multiple viewing
opportunities are provided through formal field trips or informal
arrangement every breeding season. Please note that if you see birds
from outside closure boundaries, thousands of hours have gone into
protecting this endangered species, and it's not exactly "discovering"
them if you encounter and report them.

I saw four Forster's Terns this afternoon while manually pulling dead
cockleburs to open up a little more Piping Plover and Least Tern nesting
habitat at John Martin Reservoir. I'm guessing you may like pulling
cockleburs more than I do, but somebody's got to do it, and I'm really
good at it.

Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County CO

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