Hello birders,
This morning, I had a singing male Northern Parula at Van's Grove.
Later in the day, the first Least Tern of the year flew past a closure on the north side of John Martin Reservoir. I don't know where, or if, it landed. In the late morning, I had two Caspian Terns on the south side of the reservoir, again, there, only temporarily.
Finally, over the past week, I encountered four parties trying to find Piping Plover or Least Terns from the edge of Piping Plover / Least Tern closures. It is slightly disconcerting to work, whether in a canoe or on foot, with spotting scopes trained on you. When I am observed, I find it necessary to stop what I'm doing and suspend my work, whether it is trying to use a canoe to find nests on rare calm days, search for nests or confirm nest status from afar, determine nest fates following torrential rain or hail events, amend nest site closures when new nests are found, or potentially translocate nests to avoid them from being lost to flooding.
Please, Please, Please, let me know if you want to see Piping Plovers or Least Terns in SE Colorado. It will save time, and protect endangered birds, if you allow me to show you the birds. Oh, and if I see birders entering or lingering at closure boundaries, I have a whole bunch of state and federal law enforcement workers on speed dial, and they won't hesitate to take it from there.
Sincerely,,
Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO
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