My late afternoon walks at Lake Estes on this visit to Colorado have been uniformly productive with species not yet reported in the Estes Park area this season. This afternoon was no exception with a White-faced Ibis, a male Common Yellowthroat, two Savannah Sparrows, and a Wilson's Snipe, all not yet reported in eBird up here. The Common Yellowthroat is particularly interesting since the closest sighting in eBird this season is at Boulder Reservoir, but it is consistent with a handful of prior-year eBird sightings in the Estes Park area around this date.
I also found a pair of Lesser Scaup and a Say's Phoebe, both reported once earlier this month from the Lake Estes area. I also found a Northern Shrike, with two March sightings at Lake Estes.
I also think there was a Common Loon today as well, but the bird was too far down the lake to confirm with the magnification of my binoculars. I later drove to the other end of the lake, but the bird was no longer there.
Jim Nelson
Bethesda, Maryland
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