{"id":1980,"date":"2017-04-01T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T19:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theorniphile.info\/wordpress\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2019-03-22T08:56:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T13:56:09","slug":"april-1-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theorniphile.info\/wordpress\/april-1-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-throated Loons, Sandhill Cranes, Le Conte’s Sparrow, and Western Meadowlark, April 1, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sandhill<\/a>

Sandhill Cranes (click to see the larger version)<\/p><\/div>\n

I spent an enjoyable morning at Montrose today, April 1. It was on the chilly side, but the sun was out and the birding was productive. I ended up with 46 species in about 3 hours, highlights including:<\/p>\n

White-winged Scoter – group of 9 flying north
\nRed-throated Loon – group of 4 flying north
\nCommon Loon – 6 flying north
\nSandhill Crane – 2 flying south over the point
\nBonaparte’s Gull – group of 9 flying north
\nLe Conte’s Sparrow – 1 in the dunes
\nWestern Meadowlark – 1, seen and heard singing in the dunes<\/p>\n

The bird of the day goes to the Western Meadowlark. I’ve only had a couple WEMEs in my 30+ years birding Montrose, so this is a pretty good bird for me. The Sandhill Cranes and Le Conte’s Sparrow were nice bonus birds. Link to my eBird checklist below.<\/p>\n

eBird Checklist<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/ebird.org\/ebird\/view\/checklist\/S35609386<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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