HUDSONIAN GODWIT, Lagerman Reservoir, Boulder County

[Peter Burke]

COBirders,

This weather system brought in some good birds at Lagerman Reservoir, first spotted, I believe, by Eric DeFonso, including a breeding plumaged Hudsonian Godwit. Also present were a Marbled Godwit, Whimbrel, 50+ Wilson's Phalarope, 50+ American Avocet, a dozen or so Long-billed Dowitchers and a smattering of other shorebirds and peeps, most if not all Least Sandpipers. The scene turned hectic when a Peregrine Falcon showed up for a snack, putting the shorebirds along with 100+ Franklin's Gulls and many ducks into frenzied flight.

Good birding,

Peter Burke, Boulder County, CO