March 8, 2016
Richard Stevens:
Terry Michaels and I decided on exploring Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld) today. We enjoyed another fantastic winter day. Temperatures almost reached 70 degrees; winds were less than 8 mph.
We passed Trussville Road & 114th avenue on the trip north. The Burrowing Owl was still behind the chain link fence at the southwest corner.
Two Sharp-tailed Grouse were found near Glover (previously reported location).
The highlight of the day was a lone Mountain Plover on one of its traditional nesting sites!
We also found a couple of McCown's Longspurs and half a dozen Lapland Longspurs.
A Short-eared Owl was found on a fence post along Weld County Road 52, north of Lower Latham Reservoir.
No additional Short-eared Owls appeared at sunset on the south side of Lower Latham Reservoir. We did see a Marsh Wren in the south side cattails.
Richard Stevens:
Terry Michaels and I decided on exploring Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld) today. We enjoyed another fantastic winter day. Temperatures almost reached 70 degrees; winds were less than 8 mph.
We passed Trussville Road & 114th avenue on the trip north. The Burrowing Owl was still behind the chain link fence at the southwest corner.
Two Sharp-tailed Grouse were found near Glover (previously reported location).
The highlight of the day was a lone Mountain Plover on one of its traditional nesting sites!
We also found a couple of McCown's Longspurs and half a dozen Lapland Longspurs.
A Short-eared Owl was found on a fence post along Weld County Road 52, north of Lower Latham Reservoir.
No additional Short-eared Owls appeared at sunset on the south side of Lower Latham Reservoir. We did see a Marsh Wren in the south side cattails.
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