Weld County yesterday and today

[Steven Mlodinow]

Greetings All

Yesterday at the Firestone Ponds 

1 RED-NECKED GREBE

1 GLOSSY IBIS

1 GLOSSY x WF IBIS

At Union Reservoir

Many Bonaparte's Gulls

2 WHIMBREL (flew off into Boulder County :o)

1 RN PHALAROPE

Today:

22 species of shorebirds!!!

Near La Salle

3 SANDHILL CRANES

1 WHIMBREL

100+ LB Dows

L Latham Reservoir, viewed from east looking at small point on w. side of reservoir

80+ WHIMBREL, Marbled Godwit, Willet, LB Curlew

Loloff Reservoir

41 WHIMBREL, Marbled Godwit, Willet, LB Curlew, BB PLOVER, WR SANDPIPER, MEXICAN DUCK (female, same as there 2 weeks ago)

WCR 59 Ponds

The curlew/godwit flock from Loloff + 1 PECTORAL SAND + >400 Wilson's Phals

Drake Lake (n of Severance, w of Ault)

HARLAN'S HAWK

Black Hollow Reservoir

2 LBB GULLS

2 THAYER'S GULLS

4 SANDERLING

At corner of 119 and County Road (ne quadrant, in Weld)

ad KRIDER'S RT HAWK

Good Birding

Steven Mlodinow

Longmont CO

[ronbco]

I went searching for the grebes this morning (5/8). I did not find it at a couple ponds. Perhaps I was not looking at the right one. Another birder (from out of state) was also there. So could someone narrow it down a bit.
I looked at the one NW of the intersection of 119 & CR 9 3/4 and the one east of the frontage road just north of the river.
I hope it is the male that I am likely to find as the female might not be easy to notice?

Tx
Ron Bolton
Berthoud