World Migration Day Count San Luis Valley

[John Rawinski]

Four of us spent the day birding across the San Luis Valley and had a wonderful celebration in seeing 103 species. This time, we had a single team and covered as may hotspots as we could. Best birds were a single Black-bellied Plover, Wood Ducks, Black Tern, Snow Goose, Lark Buntings and Virginia Warbler. It seems like many birds are just not in yet. Could not find a single Wilson Warbler.  

We had some serious misses as well. We could not find Neotropic Cormorants, American Golden Plover, and Long-tailed duck that had been seen in the days leading up to the count. But hey...that's birding!

A great day afield with some great friends....

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, CO