COBirders,
First, I would like to thank all the dedicated participants that helped make this count what it is. The count couldn't happen without them and I would also like to thank my parents for providing the treats that keep my participants going throughout the day ;).
I admittedly thought it was going to be somewhat of a down year given the lack of waterfowl around, I was obviously wrong. We had the most water related birds we've ever had on the count, including two that were new for the count, RED-NECKED GREBE and CLARK'S GREBE. The only thing we missed that we usually get was Greater Scaup. The other highlights were:
5 species of Grebe
Spotted Sandpiper
5 species of owl
Northern Pygmy-owl
Long-eared Owl (new for count, long overdue)
Williamson's and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
Peregrine Falcon
Black and Say's Phoebe
Six species of Wren
Common Yellowthroat (new for count)
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow (I think there were 3 or more)
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Rufous-corwned Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (new for count)
Common Redpoll
Not only did we exceed our usual number of unexpected species, we also didn't miss any of our more expected species, except maybe Rough-legged Hawk but I think this will be the third year in a row that we have missed it.
Good birding,
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Mark Peterson
Colorado Springs
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