Yesterday I birded from near Rocky Ford (Crowley/Otero) to easternmost Bent Counties.
Henry, Meredith, Holbrook, Blue (Adobe Creek), and John Martin were packed with birds, predominantly Redhead, which seemed to be the most common bird in the universe that day. Oddly, Cheraw was birdless, literally, despite reasonable water levels.
As for rarities - At John Martin:
1 GLAUCOUS GULL
1 LBB GULL
1 THAYER'S GULL
+ 1000 gulls totally, with 200 or so of them being Herrng
Adobe Creek: 1 Thayer's Gull
L Henry: female Redhead x Greater Scaup.
There was also a very dark duck at Meredith, but it had some white in the tail, so had some Mallard genes. The other parent was a Mottled or Black Duck, but I did not get a good enough look.
Some early-ish migrants: Savannah Sparrow and Lincoln's Sparrow
No shorebirds other than Killdeer, surprisingly.
TODAY- Nada on Union Res, Weld
Good Birding
Steve Mlodinow
Longmont CO
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