SE Colorado Birding: Birding by boat-Am White Pelicans

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Birding by boat-Am White Pelicans

There are still several hundred American White Pelicans around John Martin Res and the small Lake Hasty that is the small impoundment below the dam. We only saw a few Double-crested Cormorants. In addition to a number of Western Grebes, there were a few Eared, Horned and Pied-billed Grebes. A number of waterfowl were present including some Ruddy Ducks, Gadwalls and Buffleheads. SeEtta

Labels: American White Pelicans, JohnMartin

Why bird southeast Colorado?

From our high montane areas to the riparian areas along the Arkansas River as it exits Colorado, southeast Colorado offers birding opportunities for beginners to those serious birders who seek out the less common species. We have great shortgrass and sandsage prairie birding including public areas on the Comanche National Grasslands. We have wetlands including playa lakes (playas are important shallow, depressional wetlands that provide essential habitat for waterfowl and many other bird species). We have small lakes (such as Lake Cheraw north of La Junta)and large lakes (such as John Martin Reservoir that encompasses 35 square miles) that host an impressive diversity of bird species. And we have large expanses of pinyon-juniper woodlands with their special birding opportunities.

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