April 1, 2019
Richard Stevens:
High was a pleasant 58 degrees. High winds at 14-15 mph probably blew in the warmer temperatures. Anomometer readings reached 22 mph.
Terry Michaels and I spent the day visiting friends in Weld County.
As Sue Ehlmann reported, Mountain Plover may be on the move north. We discovered on Mountain Plover on their traditional breeding ground on a private ranch. Other breeding birds on the ranch included two Long-eared Owls.
Four Lapland Longspurs were encountered at a different ranch. A pair of Burrowing Owls had returned to a prairie dog village for the ninth year.
Our birding day ended with a hike at Banner Lakes Wildlife Area. The northern ponds are now closed 4/1 through 7/15. We relocated two Long-eared Owls in the windbreak west of pond 3 and the canal.
Just before sunset, a Short-eared Owl was observed flying along the eastern side of Ponds 5 & 6 (we scoped from the eastern (southern) parking area.
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