El Paso county --- Sabine's Gull 9/21/13

[Mark Peterson]

COBirders,

I stopped by Big Johnson Reservoir today while coming back from Pueblo county from helping out on the fall count and had an adult SABINE'S GULL right below the lower "parking lot."

The only real noteworthy species I had while in Pueblo county were six CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURs and two MCCOWN'S LONGSPURs.  Well, the nearly 2000 VESPER SPARROWs were probably a little noteworthy as well.  All of these were in the extreme northeast part of the county.

 

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Mark Peterson
Colorado Springs

[mel...@comcast.net]

Hi, all.

Jeanne and I also saw the Sabine's Gull at Big Johnson. We also had a flock of several hundred Yellow-headed Blackbirds.

From Big Johnson we went to Hwy 67 and drove from Sedalia to Manitou Lake. Along the way we had an American Three-toed Woodpecker just south of mm 118. At Lake Manitou just before sunset we watched an Osprey plying his trade, catching 3 fish in 20 minutes.

If you want a beautiful mountain drive, we highly recommend Hwy 67 from Sedalia to Woodland Park.

Good birding.

Mel and Jeanne Goff
Colorado Springs

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