Spring Arrivals/Northcentral Weld County

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

Spring arrival highlights:

• Sandhill Crane - 50+ (Pawnee National Grassland)
• Burrowing Owl - 4 (Weld CR 33 btw 98/100 (3); Weld CR 108/53 SE (1))
  
• Swainson's Hawk - 1 (Nunn)
• Blue-winged Teal - 3 (Weld CR 108 btw 31/33)
• Franklin's Gull - 14 (Crom Lake)
• American Avocet - 6 (Crom Lake (4); Loloff Reservoir (2))
• Greater Yellowlegs - 4 (Crom Lake (2); Loloff Reservoir (2); Weld CR 48 Marsh (2))
• Turkey Vulture - 1 (Weld County Dump)
• Yellow-headed Blackbird - 5 (Drake Lake)
• Great-tailed Grackle - 2 (Drake Lake (1); Crom Lake (1))
• Horned Grebe - 11+ (Windsor Lake)
• Double-crested Cormorant - 2 (Windsor Lake (1); Latham Reservoir (1))
• Mourning Dove - 1 (Siebring Reservoir)
• Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 (Glenmere Park)
• Wild Turkey - 1 (Platter River-Greeley)
• Cinnamon Teal - 6 (Weld CR 48 Marsh (5); Weld CR 59 Marsh (1))
• Loggerhead Shrike - 1 (Weld CR 42)

Total of 58 species seen.  Photos here:  http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn

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