March 29, 2013
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I spent most of the day searching for Mountain Plovers in Weld County. Temperatures maybe reached 60 degrees; winds were not cooperating at 8-10 mph, gusts to 16 mph.
Unfortunately, we only found one Mountain Plover in six hours+. It was in a field where they have nested in past years (and will remain unnamed). No Mountain Plovers were found in fields with public viewing access.
Four McCown's Longspurs were found along Weld County Road 69. Regrettably the only sparrows found were White-crowned Sparrow. Our target Brewer's Sparrows continue to elude us (not unexpected, early in the year).
An hour before sunset we ran into the flock of Bohemian Waxwings in Fort Collins (Larimer County). They were two blocks west and one north of Loomis and W. Laurel & S. Meldrum Streets.
We are now headed into the mountains and Cameron Pass.
Richard Stevens:
Bryan Ehlmann and I spent most of the day searching for Mountain Plovers in Weld County. Temperatures maybe reached 60 degrees; winds were not cooperating at 8-10 mph, gusts to 16 mph.
Unfortunately, we only found one Mountain Plover in six hours+. It was in a field where they have nested in past years (and will remain unnamed). No Mountain Plovers were found in fields with public viewing access.
Four McCown's Longspurs were found along Weld County Road 69. Regrettably the only sparrows found were White-crowned Sparrow. Our target Brewer's Sparrows continue to elude us (not unexpected, early in the year).
An hour before sunset we ran into the flock of Bohemian Waxwings in Fort Collins (Larimer County). They were two blocks west and one north of Loomis and W. Laurel & S. Meldrum Streets.
We are now headed into the mountains and Cameron Pass.
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