[cobirds] Saturday Birding NE Colorado

Six of us birded NE Colorado and found that Prewitt Reservoir held few gulls
and the small wetland just NW of Prewitt Reservoir along US 6 was devoid of
both shorebirds and gulls. A single Barn Swallow was below the dam at
Prewitt.

Along Hwy 14 east of Briggsdale we found our FOS Swainson's Hawk.
Interestingly it was a handsome dark morph individual! Quite nice.

A single Tree Swallow was at Crow Valley Campground along with the singing
Northern Mockingbird reported earlier.

BYO Playa has VERY little water remaining from last year, but McCown's
Longspurs were making frequent stops for a drink, giving us lots of great
looks at both males and females.

McCown's Longspurs seemed to be in most short grass/Prickly Pear habitat
along Murphy's Pasture north of Crow Valley Campground.

Eight Snowy Egrets were seen flying over I-76 at the Platte River (Adams
Co.)

There were few landbirds and shorebirds, but then it still early April...

Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado

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