Pueblo birds recently

[Brandon Percival]

Quite a few interesting birds around Pueblo lately. I finally was
able to bird for the first time this year in Colorado, last week (I
was out of the state until 4 January, and then stuck at home after
that, with the snowy/icy roads and weather). Here is a summary of
what birds I've seen.

Greater Scaup - two to three at Pueblo Reservoir, 9-11 Jan
Barrow's Goldeneye - one adult male, one immature male at Pueblo
Reservoir, 11 Jan
Barrow's Goldeneye - one female along Arkansas River, e. of City Park, 12 Jan
Ruddy Duck - one female Valco Ponds in Pueblo, 10 Jan
Common Loon - one to seven at Pueblo Reservoir, 10-14 Jan
Horned Grebe - only one at Pueblo Reservoir, 11-14 Jan
Red-necked Grebe - two at Pueblo Reservoir, 9-16 Jan
Eared Grebe - up to 120 at Pueblo Reservoir, 10-16 Jan
Western Grebe - up to 20 at Pueblo Reservoir, 9-16 Jan
Clark's Grebe - one at Pueblo Reservoir, 11 Jan
Double-crested Cormorant - one to five at Pueblo Reservoir, 9-16 Jan
Spotted Sandpiper - one along Arkansas River, Valco Ponds, 10 Jan
Bonaparte's Gull - four to seven at Pueblo Reservoir, 12-16 Jan
Thayer's Gull - one to two at Pueblo Reservoir, 11-14 Jan
Lesser Black-backed Gull - one two four at Pueblo Reservoir, 9-14 Jan
Glaucous Gull - one immature at Pueblo Reservoir, 14 Jan
Great Black-backed Gull - one adult at Pueblo Reservoir, 9-14 Jan
White-winged Dove - one in Pueblo, Sunset Park area, 13 Jan
Greater Roadrunner - one at Pueblo Reservoir, 11 Jan
Merlin - one at Pueblo West, 13 Jan
Say's Phoebe - one at Pueblo West, 10 Jan
Pygmy Nuthatch - two at Pueblo City Park, 12 Jan
Winter Wren - one Arkansas River, east of Pueblo City Park, 12 Jan
Mountain Bluebird - one at Pueblo Reservoir, 12 Jan
Cedar Waxwing - one at Cattail Crossing in Pueblo West, 10 Jan
Swamp Sparrow - one at Olive Marsh in Pueblo, 12 Jan
Rusty Blackbird - one along Arkansas River, Valco Ponds area, 10 Jan
Great-tailed Grackle - one at Cattail Crossing in Pueblo West, 10 Jan
Lesser Goldfinch - two in Pueblo West, 12 Jan

The usual Pueblo wintering birds, are around: Ruby-crowned Kinglets,
Yellow-rumped Warblers, American Pipits, Bewick's Wrens, Scaled Quail,
Curve-billed Thrasher, Canyon Towhees, both shrikes, etc.

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Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO