November 2, 2019
Richard Stevens:
High temperature was 43 degrees. Winds were 9-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
Don Beers and I headed northeast to Jackson Reservoir (Morgan); target birds were Long-eared Owls and Longspurs.
Eventually we ran into two Long-eared Owls in the western Campgrounds. The resident Eastern Screech-Owl could not be enticed to show today.
Other birds in the Campgrounds included a White-throated Sparrow, Gray Catbird, six Yellow-rumped Warblers and two Spotted Towhees.
From the Campgrounds, we circled around and headed up Morgan CR 4, which turns into Weld 105 as it crosses the county line. Lapland Longspurs were found in several flocks of Horned Larks (both Morgan & Weld Counties).
Having found our target birds we decided to explore Weld County Road 89 and the area around Riverside Reservoir. The area has been great for Snowy Owls in many previous years. While none has been reported in Colorado yet this year, it is worth a check. No suspense, no Snowy Owls were found.
We continued west on Highway 34 to Kersey and then south to the Lower Latham Reservoir area. Unfortunately, no Short-eared Owls made an appearance this evening.
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