Dunlin at San Luis Lake

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Got out yesterday and could NOT beat the winds, which pummeled me from the beginning with 20-40 mph blasts. Uggh I hate winds!  Could not leave the scope alone as the Zephyrs would surely have blown it over. Just the same, birding was good with many shorebirds including 2 Dunlin. This bird is considered rare to unusual in the San Luis Valley. It was there with Least, Baird's, Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers. A lone Black-necked Stilt was also good to see. 

On another note, Home Lake in Monte Vista, will be undergoing some dredging in the coming year and roads will be closed around it. The lake is being drained today. The hope is to make the lake deeper so that we can avoid winterkill on the fish.  You can still bird the trees on the west side of the lake, but waterbirds won't be there. 

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, CO