Excellent Boulder County Shorebirding today -- 15 species.

[Peter Burke]

COBirders,

I started the day at Boulder Reservoir (NW lot) where there were 12 Willet, 1 LB Dowitcher, 1 Marbled Godwit, 9 WF Ibis, 1 Semipalmated Plover, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper and 1-2 each of Least and Baird's Sandpipers. Wilson's Snipe could be heard displaying in the marshes. A large flock of Franklin's Gulls plus a single winter plumaged Bonaparte's Gull were also in the mix.

At Lagerman: 15 Marbled Godwits, a Spotted Sandpiper and a Willet, plus just to the north in Swede's Pond, a LB Dowitcher, both Yellowlegs and a Western Sandpiper.

At Cottonwood Marsh: Willet, American Avocet and a Solitary Sandpiper. Would someone please let some water flow into the marsh?

Teller #5 is completely dry.

Sombrero Marsh is overflowing. A single Yellow-headed Blackbird was the highlight there.

And finally, Baseline Res.: This looked like it might be the shorebird hotspot this spring, but today all I could find were 2 Spotted Sandpipers.

Peter Burke

Boulder, CO

Peter Burke

935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302

(973) 214-0140

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