Saturday, 19 December 2015

[cobirds] Pueblo Reservoir CBC 19 Dec 2015

Hi all,

Since I need to get up early, I will make this short.

Pueblo Reservoir CBC total is currently at 122 species during today's count.  Two new species were found, 33 WHITE-THROATED SWIFT (1st Colorado CBC record, staked out birds); and a HOUSE WREN.  

Only the 2nd for the Count was a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW.  Also, very rare on the Pueblo Reservoir CBC, were a photographed BLUE-WINGED TEAL (extremely rare in CO in winter) and a calling flyover COMMON REDPOLL.  Two Canyon Wrens were found, first in 7 or 8 years for the count.  

Other things of interest:  Snow Geese, "Mexican" Mallard, Greater Scaup, Barrow's Goldeneye, Common Loon, Clark's Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Bonaparte's,, Mew, Thayer's, Lesser Black-backed, and Great Black-backed Gulls, Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull hybrid, over 100 White-winged Doves, Western Screech-Owl, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Black and Say's Phoebes, Chihuahuan Raven, Pygmy Nuthatch, Winter Wren. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush, Northern Mockingbird, White-throated, Lincoln's, Swamp Sparrows, Great-tailed Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Cassin's Finch, Lesser Goldfinch.

Low numbers of bluebirds (zero Westerns or Easterns), low numbers of Robins, Solitaires, Canyon Towhees, and other juniper type birds.  Only one Juniper Titmouse and zero Sage Thrashers.

A very interesting count, thanks to all of our helpers!

 
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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