Pueblo birds 4/1 (swallows)

[Brandon]

All,

Down here in Pueblo, we mostly only had rain, some big snow flakes for
a few minutes. I figured there would be swallows flying around along
the river in Rock Canyon/Valco Ponds in Pueblo. I saw five species of
swallows, including at least one Cliff Swallow (my first of the
spring), also Tree (30+), Violet-green (15+), Barn (5+), and Northern
Rough-winged (2+). Still a little early for Bank Swallow probably,
though I was hoping to see one.

I also checked Pueblo Reservoir's possible shorebird spots, and saw
two American Avocets and a Greater Yellowlegs, as well as Killdeer.
I'm hoping these two locations that had shorebirds today, will get
some other species this month. Say's Phoebes were everywhere, I saw
six at one time at one spot at Pueblo Reservoir. I didn't see any
rarities today, though didn't spend a lot of time looking. The
weather looks drier tomorrow and warmer too.

Good birding,

--
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO