[cobirds] Boulder County, April 30th

Hello, Birders.

During the lunch hour today, Monday, April 30th, Andrew and I visited south Teller Farms (access from Arapahoe Road), and we saw an Upland Sandpiper--presumably the same bird I observed there yesterday. Today we saw it only in flight--flying north as if toward Teller Lake No. 5. Also present was a singing FOY Lark Sparrow.

A few other Boulder County sightings from earlier today for Andrew and me: Teller Lake No. 5 had a Baird's Sandpiper and a Great Egret; Coalton Open Space (east entrance, off McCaslin Road) had a Loggerhead Shrike and 3 FOS Western Kingbirds; and Prince Lake No. 2 had 4 Long-billed Dowitchers.

I note, by the way, that Greenlee "Reservoir" has great shorebird habitat, but not a lot of shorebirds, right now. This evening, Hannah and Andrew and I saw only a Spotted Sandpiper, a few Killdeer, and a flock (well, n=3) of Solitary Sanpipers. Also a White-faced Ibis, an indeterminate Plegadis sp., many Yellow-headed Blackbirds, and 2 or 3 Great-tailed Grackles.

One final comment. Ten years ago today, I moved to Colorado. Thanks to all of you for a warm welcome this first decade!

Ted Floyd
tedfloyd57@hotmail.com
Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

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