[cobirds] Manitou Lake - Teller Co - 52 species

Went back out to Manitou Lake from 4:30-6pm last night to try to break my Big Day total of 56 set on 5/18/2010.

 

I was at 42 from a lunchtime trip and needed 14 more to tie. The conditions were fierce to say the least; numbing. Strong winds and blowing snow.

 

I added 10 more species and fell short by 4 to tie. Still, it moved yesterday into 2^nd place all time at 52 species. Not bad for a little mountain lake.

 

I added 3 new location species:

·         Long-billed Dowitcher – refound at the south end marsh – still keeping close company with a Wilson’s Snipe

·         Say’s Phoebe

·         Hermit Thrush – while I was seeking shelter in the Log picnic shelter, it flew right in with the same idea and nearly landed at my feet. Once it realized both me and my dog were in there, it scooted just outside.

 

This brings my all-time total species count to 162 at the lake. 76 so far this year alone.

 

Of note: Chipping, Brewer’s, Vesper, Savannah, Song and Lincoln’s Sparrows all well represented. Chippers in waves of hundreds at times. And one very friendly Brewer’s Sparrow, that continually kept flitting all around us out in the field; at times landing at mine and my dog’s feet and simply checking us out; cocking an eye at us as to say, “What are you doing out in this weather?”.

 

Also got 17 new FOS species at the Lake on this day! That is pretty amazing by itself. I intend to head back out at lunch and see what is still there and what might be new.

 

Complete list below.

 

Jeff J Jones

(jjones@jonestc.com)

Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands

 

FIRST SIGHTINGS: World: 0, Location: 3, Annual: 17, World Annual: 9

Species: 52 - Subspecies: 2 - Forms: 54

Total Records: 55

 

Canada Goose                            Branta canadensis           

Gadwall                                 Anas strepera               

Mallard                                 Anas platyrhynchos          

Blue-winged Teal                        Anas discors                

Cinnamon Teal [a*]                      Anas cyanoptera             

Northern Shoveler                       Anas clypeata                

Green-winged Teal                       Anas crecca                 

Ring-necked Duck                        Aythya collaris             

Common Merganser                        Mergus merganser            

Pied-billed Grebe                       Podilymbus podiceps         

Western Grebe                           Aechmophorus occidentalis   

American White Pelican                  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos    

Great Blue Heron                        Ardea herodias              

White-faced Ibis                        Plegadis chihi              

Osprey                                  Pandion haliaetus           

Northern Harrier [a]                    Circus cyaneus              

American Coot                           Fulica americana            

Spotted Sandpiper                       Actitis macularius          

Willet [a]                              Tringa semipalmata          

Long-billed Dowitcher [l*]              Limnodromus scolopaceus     

Wilson's Snipe                          Gallinago delicata          

Wilson's Phalarope [a]                  Phalaropus tricolor         

California Gull                         Larus californicus           

Eurasian Collared-Dove                  Streptopelia decaocto       

Mourning Dove                           Zenaida macroura            

Belted Kingfisher                       Megaceryle alcyon           

Northern Flicker                        Colaptes auratus            

Say's Phoebe [l]                        Sayornis saya               

Loggerhead Shrike [a]                   Lanius ludovicianus         

American Crow                           Corvus brachyrhynchos        

Common Raven                            Corvus corax                

Tree Swallow                            Tachycineta bicolor         

Northern Rough-winged Swallow           Stelgidopteryx serripennis  

Black-capped Chickadee [a]              Poecile atricapillus        

White-breasted Nuthatch [a]             Sitta carolinensis          

Pygmy Nuthatch                          Sitta pygmaea               

Ruby-crowned Kinglet                    Regulus calendula           

Western Bluebird                        Sialia mexicana             

Hermit Thrush [l*]                      Catharus guttatus           

American Robin                          Turdus migratorius          

American Pipit [a*]                     Anthus rubescens            

Yellow-rumped Warbler                   Setophaga coronata          

Chipping Sparrow [a*]                   Spizella passerina           

Brewer's Sparrow [a*]                   Spizella breweri            

Vesper Sparrow [a*]                     Pooecetes gramineus         

Savannah Sparrow [a*]                   Passerculus sandwichensis   

Song Sparrow                            Melospiza melodia           

Lincoln's Sparrow [a]                   Melospiza lincolnii         

White-crowned Sparrow                   Zonotrichia leucophrys      

Dark-eyed Junco                         Junco hyemalis               

Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) mearnsi    Junco hyemalis mearnsi      

Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) caniceps  Junco hyemalis caniceps     

Red-winged Blackbird                    Agelaius phoeniceus         

Red Crossbill [a*]                      Loxia curvirostra           

 

Birder's Diary - www.BirdersDiary.com - 5/2/2013