Trip Results (and other): Breakfast and Birding on the "Other" Pawnee National

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

Beautiful morning on Pawnee NG, gorgeous sunrise on way out to Pawnee Station Cafe in New Raymer.  Excellent hospitality there. We did the Stoneham-area bounded by Hwy 71 (W) x Hwy 14 (S) x Weld County border (E) x Weld CR 124 (N) from 0730-just before noon (and the heat).

Photos (first 38): http://coloradobirder.club/m/photos/home/

Total of 36 species seen.

Highlights:

• Burrowing Owl - 50+
• Turkey Vulture - 3
• Dickcissel 4
• Blue Grosbeak - 5
• Greater (2) and Lesser (1) Yellowlegs
• American Avocet - 27
• Wilson's Phalarope - 10
• Golden Eagle
• Ferruginous Hawk
• Common Nighthawk - 12+
• Great Horned Owl
• Loggerhead Shrike
• Bullock's Oriole - 2
• Northern Mockingbird

Rest: Mourning Dove, Eurasian-collared Dove, SWainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Horned Lark, Western Meadowlark

Western Kingbird,European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, House Sparrow, American Robin, Killdeer, Barn Swallow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Mallard, Lark Bunting, Eastern Kingbird, and Northern Harrier.

Other solo birding:

• Virginia Rail - 6 [Beebe Draw out in the open on Weld CR 42on south mud flat]
• Wilson's Snipe - 6 [(4) Beebe Draw out in the open on Weld CR 42on south mud flat; (2) Weld CR 48]
• Greater (8) and Lesser Yellowlegs (3) [Beebe Draw out in the open on Weld CR 42on south mud flat]
• Least Sandpiper - 2 [Crom Lake]

Thanks to all who came out for the trip!

Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://coloradobirder.club/