There was something nagging me about my identification of these longspurs when I got back to work. I didn't get the best look at the fourth bird, so I went back out at 1:00 and again found the birds in the same area. After considerable studying of the birds this time, I have to ammend my report from earlier. There is actually three males and one female in this group. I did not see a fifth and sixth bird though as I approached them the second time, a couple of Starligs flew up that were along with the Longspurs on the trail. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
Joe Mammoser
Fort Collins
On Thursday, May 2, 2013 9:44:01 AM UTC-6, Aran Meyer wrote: