COBirders,
I made a quick trip out to Ramah SWA this morning in hopes of finding a late Black-bellied Plover or maybe a Dunlin and somewhat to my surprise there actually was a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. It was just out from the southern parking lot. Also in the area were 21 KILLDEER and 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. I also walked the woods and found virtually no birds. There were three AMERICAN TREE SPARROWs, two AMERICAN ROBINs and 1 DOWNY WOODPECKER and that was it. There were still good numbers of AMERICAN PIPITs with 31 along the south shore of the reservoir.
If you are considering a visit to Ramah please consider wearing some blaze orange (hunter orange) as there is hunting here and it is a relatively small area. Also, not for the faint of heart, there is/was a decapitated White-tailed buck along the shoreline. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been notified so hopefully it will be removed or at least moved out of sight.
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Mark Peterson
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
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