Weld County Over the Weekend

[The Nunn Guy]

Hi all

Scouted usual Weld sites (no grasslands this time) in preparation for Colorado Birding Challenge. Total of 80 species seen, highlights (includes "new" not seen last weekend) were:

• Loggerhead Shrike (CR 110/27)
• Golden Eagle (CR 112/27)
• Vesper Sparrow - 7 (CR 108 btw 27/Hwy 85)
• Willet - 3 (1-Crom Lake, 2-CR 59 Marsh)
• Barn Swallow - 6 (Crom Lake)
• Tree Swallow - 3 (Crom Lake)
• "Yellow-footed Gull" UNID (Weld County Landfill, Hwy 14)
• Clark's Grebe (Woods Lake)
• Black-crowned Night Heron - 3 (Glenmere Park)
• Marsh Wren (CR 59 Marsh)
• Burrowing Owl - 3 (1-CR 98 btw 33/37, closer to 37) on north; 2-CR 57/74 NW corner; mile west of Galeton Ponds (CR 61/74)
• Snow Goose 25 (24-Loloff Reservoir; 1-CR 61/74 (Galeton Pond))
• Wood Duck - 4 (2 pair) (Cozzens Lake)
• Ring-necked Pheasant (Loloff Reservoir)
• Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 (Pair) (CR 45/42)
• Great Egret (CR 47 on west at irrigation pond btw CR 40-46)
• Marbled Godwit (Crom Lake)
• Dark-eyed Junco (Yard)

Had a flock of 20+ Least Sandpiper (seen species last week) this weekend at CR 59 marsh.

Photos later today.

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland