Fwd: Ouray NWR, 6-8-03

["Eric Huish" <poorwill_ at hotmail dot com>]

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 It was submitted by Julie on Monday, June 09, 2003 at 20:31:42
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Subject: Ouray NWR,  6-8-03

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Message: Pomera, Ann, Dana and I birded Ouray tody, mostly looking for the 
Indigo Bunting and American Bittern.  We found a Lazuli-Indigo hybrid in the 
spot indicated by others, but no Indigo.  This bird was the classic hybrid 
shown in Sibley, with the white lower belly. We did see a bittern--it was in 
the classic "you can't see me with my head pointed up" pose.  Then it 
skulked around for a while, being admired and having its picture taken.  We 
met up with Bob Huntington and Bob McDougal just as we got on the bird, and 
they got good looks at it, too.  We even got out of the car and it didn't 
flush.  Strange.  Most of the other birds were commonly expected except that 
Dana (who arrived earlier than we did) saw a moorhen and a Common Tern.

Eurasian Collared Doves were in Jensen (east of Vernal) just as Kathy Paulin 
told us they would be.  Thanks, Kathy.  We missed the Burrowing Owls, 
though.

We stopped at the rest stop east of Fruitland and got Pinyon Jays and a Gray 
Flycatcher.

Water levels looked really good in comparison to the last couple of years at 
Ouray.

Good birding, y'all,
Julie

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