[cobirds] Spring Park resr birds, Eagle Cty, but: No Boreal Owls in 3 nights - Grand Mesa, Mesa Cty

Hi all

 

The last few days have not provided many highlights.

 

Firstly:  no sign of any Boreal Owls on any of the last three nights on the Grand Mesa, anywhere along hwy 65.  Way too much searching without any luck!  Not a sound! No sight..

 

Spring Park reservoir is getting quieter, but has produced way more birds than owling on the Grand Mesa!

Whilst many ducks have left, there are still tens of Buffleheads, Lesser Scaup, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon as well as Cinnamon and Green-w.Teal, and scores of Eared Grebes, plus a few Western and Pied-billed Grebes.

Also 1000’s of swallows – but virtually all of them Tree Swallows still

 

Highlights were..

 

Common Loon (alt)

Ring-billed Gull 1

Franklin’s Gull 7

Wilson’s Phalarope 12

American Avocet 1

Long-billed Dowitcher 1

(White-faced) Ibis 16

Wilson’s Snipe, Killdeer: several

Peregrine Falcon 1

 

Good birding all

 

 

Dick Filby

Carbondale, CO