Las Animas and Huerfano Counties

I birded my way back home today with stops in both Las Animas and Huerfano Counties with the following results:

Trinidad Lake-approx 50 Redheads, 20 Lesser Scaups, 20 Common Goldeneye, 3 m Common Mergansers, lots of Mtn Bluebirds, a few Mountain Chickadees,1 Juniper Titmouse, Mallards, dark Geese, Juncos and RW Blackbirds.

On a few private farm ponds in on CR42 in Las Animas County just past CR75 (listed on the CFO county birding website--but note that there are several ponds and a few may be dry so be sure to drive past the farm house): 1 Bald Eagle, Green-winged Teal, Pintail Ducks, Redheads, Am Wigeon, Gadwall, Ring-necked Ducks, Coots, dark-headed geese and Killdeer.

310 Rd just west of I-25 (also listed on CFO county birding website); 1 Northern Shrike and 1 Ferrugineous Hawk.

Lathrop State Park and SWA-click here for map
--Horseshoe Lake-Common Mergansers, 1 Great Blue Heron, flock of 30 or so Bushtits and a bunch of N Flickers.
--small lake south of Horseshoe Lake--4 m and 2 f Canvasbacks, Gadwalls, Ring-necked Ducks, 1 f Common Goldeneye and dark geese
--Martin Lake--60-70 Common Mergansers, lots of Mtn Bluebirds and many Juncos.
SeEtta