[cobirds] El Paso county -- 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 7/22/14

COBirders,

Yesterday evening around 7:40 there were four 1st cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLs at Big Johnson reservoir.  There were also approximately 600 CALIFORNIA (1 juv.), 30 RING-BILLED and 8 FRANKLIN'S GULLs.

I could not find the alternate Common Loon that has been around but most everything else that has been around this summer are continuing.

Notables:

1 Canvasback

2 Wood Ducks (uncommon at this location)

3 species of Teal (Cinnamon is uncommon here in the summer)

1 Hooded Merganser (there have been 2, probably just missed the other)

1 Baird's Sandpiper

Lots of Burrowing Owls.

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Mark Peterson
Colorado Springs