Sage Sparrow

A local bander reports that he had a Sage Sparrow feeding on seeds on the ground under his feeder last week in a pinyon-juniper-grasslands area south of Florence last week. That is a very unusual occurence.

Today I saw about 7 Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Florence, the first I have seen this year. There are still ibis species, yellowlegs species, and gulls around in the various locations where there are flooded fields. I have only seen one lone American White Pelican for the past several days. I suspect this is an injured bird that stayed behind while the flock that was here migrated up towards Antero Reservoir north of here at 8,000 feet. Swallows are increasing with more Barn Swallows, that will nest here, in addition to Tree Swallows that are just migrating through.

SeEtta