El Paso County: Black-necked Stilts; BJR - Tern

[Aaron Driscoll]

Squirrel Creek Road Pond:

 

3 Black-necked Stilts - lifer!!! yeah!!!

American Avocet

Eastern Kingbird

Solitary Sandpiper

10+ Spotted Sandpipers

Wilson Phalarope

Tons of shore birds - needed a scope to see them.

Great day!

 

Quick stop at Big Johnson Reservoir:

 

Stopped at the metal gate - hundreds of swallows.

Tern flew right in front of me and I didn't have a chance to put my bino's or camera on it.

Rats!

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/93843744@N06/

 

Aaron Driscoll

Colorado Springs