Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Return from Northeastern Colorado

August 10, 2014

Richard Stevens:

Bryan Ehlmann and returned from our short trip to northeastern Colorado.  For the most part the day was uneventful. 

Jumbo Reservoir (Logan/Sedgwick Counties) presented few birds and no uncommon ones. 

A Mississippi Kite flew over Overland Park in Sterling (Logan).  We found a couple of Dickcissel along Logan County Road 46 on the way into Sterling Reservoir.  No uncommon birds were recorded at the reservoir.

We skipped Prewitt Reservoir (Logan/Washington) expecting many mosquitoes and few rare birds.

No Long-eared Owls were found at Jackson Reservoir (Morgan).  A Caspian Tern flew by along the western shore during the search for Long-eared Owls.  Half a dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers flew around Pelican Campgrounds.

A detour to Brush Wildlife Area (Morgan) found a male Red-bellied Woodpecker wandering around the northern border.  The resident Eastern Screech-Owl was not enticed to appear today.

Our final stop was Banner Lakes Wildlife Area.  Again, birding was slow.  No Long-eared Owls were found in the western windbreak.

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