Tricolored Heron at John Martin Reservoir

[Duane Nelson]

Birders,

Shortly after noon today, I found a Tricolored Heron at John Martin
Reservoir (Bent County). It was on the west end of the reservoir,
visible from Clayton Point, the peninsula that juts into the lake at the
far west end of the current lake. Access is from the north side of the
reservoir, probably best accessed by driving south off County Road JJ
just east of Road 20, and working south and east on a confusing network
of roads to the point (most roads will eventually get you there, though
none will do so directly).

This morning I went to Tempel Grove (Bent County) hoping to relocate
some of the birds reported from there yesterday by David Gillilan. No
luck with them, but I did have a new batch of migrants, including
Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo and American Redstart.

We have not had much rain here, and roads were dry everywhere I went
until a small but intense cell formed over Las Animas, then east to
Van's Grove between 12:30 and one this afternoon. Conditions could
change rapidly.

Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO