[cobirds] Pueblo Reservoir CBC 20 Dec

Hi all,

It appears the species total is 127 species I think for today's Pueblo Reservoir CBC.

One new species for the count at Valco Ponds in Pueblo, EASTERN PHOEBE. seen and photographed by Dan Maynard.  This is a first winter sighting for our Pueblo Area Bird Checklist area.  

Another interesting new bird for the count: a Redhead x Ring-necked Duck hybrid found by Mark Peterson and seen by many at Pueblo Reservoir.

Some of the other highlights:

Greater White-fronted Goose - 1

Ross's Goose - 2

Greater Scaup - 1

Barrow's Goldeneye - 3 males

Common Loon - 7

Clark's Grebe - 1

Double-crested Cormorant - 2

Northern Goshawk - 1

Rough-legged Hawk - 1

Peregrine Falcon - 1

eight species of gulls:

    Bonaparte's

    Mew - 1 adult

    Thayer's Gull - 4

    Lesser Black-backed - 13

    Great Black-backed - 1

White-winged Dove - I think in 70s

Western Screech-Owl - 7

Short-eared Owl - 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2

Williamson's Sapsucker - 1 male at Pueblo Reservoir of all places

Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 2

Black Phoebe - 2

Say's Phoebe - around 10 or more

Pygmy Nuthatch - 1

Eastern Bluebirds

Western Bluebirds

Northern Mockingbird - 2

Sage Thrashers

Chipping, Lincoln's, Swamp, White-throated Sparrows

Common Grackle - 1

Great-tailed Grackles

Cassin's Finches

Lesser Goldfinches

Evening Grosbeak - 1

Again, no Mourning Doves or Brewer's Blackbirds.  Some other totals were low, like only two Western Meadowlarks.  Some totals were quite high, with Sage Thrashers and Cassin's Finches, among other birds.

Thanks to everyone who was able to come and help.  As usual lots of great food and fun at compiler Mark Yaeger's Gallery in downtown Pueblo!

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO