Barrows and migrants @Spring Park reservoir, Eagle Cty

[Dick Filby]

Hi all

 

Following today’s wind and valley rain, mountain snow, and afternoon temps 26 degrees less than yesterday at the house (46 vs 72) I spent a couple of hours this evening with Denise up at Spring Park Reservoir, El Jebel, Eagle County

 

Many birds (especially hundreds of ducks)

Highlights included

 

Rough-legged Hawk –first seen yesterday  FOY for me in the Roaring Fork Valley area

Northern Harrier –pair

Sandhill Crane 7

Barrow’s Goldeneye 70+

Cinnamon Teal 4 FOS

Bonaparte’s Gull 4 FOS

Franklin’s Gull 6 FOS

Ring-billed Gull 10+

Tree Swallow 10 FOS

Great Horned Owl 2 occupied nests

Say’s Phoebe 2 FOS

Lewis’s Woodpecker

 

Back home we have continuing

White-throated Sparrow

Lincoln’s Sparrow

 

Best wishes

 

Dick Filby

Carbondale, Garfield County