Longspurs and More ["Weld County"/Larimer]

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

I led a fantastic Saturday trip to (Weld County-annexed) Chalk Bluffs Road (by far easiest place in "Weld County" to view both longspurs) ... :-) ... we saw both adults and immatures (probably underestimated, too):

• McCown's Longspur - Three dozen+.  At one point we had group of a dozen sitting together on fence line
• Chestnut-collared Longspur - Two dozen+ with some small groups
• Loads of Grasshopper Sparrow, Horned Lark, Western Meadowlark, and Lark Bunting, of course

Photos:  http://coloradobirder.club/m/photos/browse/album/Chalk-Bluffs-Road-07-15-2017/

Chalk Bluffs Road if you haven't been there has some exquisite taller grasses and a plethora of longspurs.

Other bird sightings over weekend (Sunday and Monday):

Sunday

• Baird's Sandpiper - 12+ [Woods Lake, Severance, Weld]
• Snowy Egret - 11 [Woods Lake, Severance, Weld]
• Spotted Sandpiper [Woods Lake, Severance, Weld]
• Franklin's Gull - 1,500+ [Loloff Reservoir, Kersey, Weld]
• Forster's Tern [Woods lake, Severance, Weld]

Monday

• White-faced Ibis - 7 [Larimer CR 9, Wellington, Larimer]

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://coloradobirder.club/