Date: 8/10/25 11:50 am From: John Tumasonis <snakemonev...> Subject: [cobirds] Stearns Lake, migratory shorebirds
All: With a brief respite in the weather this morning, I went out to Stearns Lake, Boulder County Open Space.
The water has been drawn down quite a bit, exposing good sections of mud flats and shoreline good for birds.
At least a dozen Baird's Sandpipers, several Spotted Sandpipers, Killdeers, and other species were foraging in the mud flats. Unfortunately, I did not have a scope so I could not ID the dozens of other shorebirds on the northwest shoreline. Many groups of "peeps" were moving in and out of the area between 8 and 9 a.m. on Sunday. Somebody with a good scope will be able to get a better look than I did. (assuming these flocks are still there).
Other species seen: bald eagles, cooper's hawk, turkey vulture, red tailed hawks, snowy egrets, double crested cormorants, a flock of chipping sparrows (early migrants), a few says phoebes, a sora, and one common yellowthroat still singing.
Good luck, John T (Tumasonis) "I'm not a real birder. I only pretend to be one on CoBirds."
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