Flagler CBC (Kit Carson County)

[William H Kaempfer]

The 2^nd Flagler CBC was held today with 12 participants braving some pretty cold high-plains temps.  Best birds included Common Redpoll, Winter Wren, Mountain Bluebird, and EASTERN MEADOWLARK.  Of perhaps even greater note were 9,158 Horned Larks (288% of the current next highest count for the year) and 22,374 Lapland Longspurs (1,429% of the next highest count total for the year).

 

Bill Kaempfer

Boulder

[Tom Wilberding]

Thanks Bill, great job leading this CBC. Regarding Lapland Longspurs, here is an eBird animated map showing their intense invasion in December. They fade fast in January and are gone by February, so if anyone wants to see Lappies, go east soon! http://ebird.org/results/STEM/animations/LALO_large.gif

Per ABA Birding Magazine, eBird has animated maps of 50 species. Thank you eBird and birders who post there!

Tom Wilberding

Boulder, CO