Lower Arkansas Valley birding

After I attended a meeting in Rocky Ford, I spent the rest of the afternoon birding around that area. Lake Meredith, which is north of Rocky Ford, had a number of both Western and Clark's Grebes as the often do. There was a raft of distant gulls and lots of waterfowl. Lake Henry, which is a little ways north of Lake Meredith, had similar species just not as many.

I enjoyed finding a Peregrine Falcon near a stock pond in the area where it had apparently been checking out a few ducks including at least 1 Lesser Scaup. At the same location a juvenile light Rough-legged Hawk perched near the pond also.

Lake Cheraw, north of La Junta, had an Eared Grebe, a lot of waterfowl and some distant shorebirds that were too far to identify. I also saw a Great Horned Owl near the lake.

It was a beautiful day to be outdoors with temps in the low 70's and no wind in that area.
SeEtta