[Birdnet] Longspurs

[Steve Sommerfeld]

Saturday Cyndy and I went wandering North and West of Corrine. We drove
through Salt Creek, not much for birds. We continued East from the refuge on
6800 North and we started seeing Horned larks. These birds were about 3/4 to
1 mile West of 7600 W. The first flock of about 75 birds had 1 Snow Bunting
and 3 Lapland Longspurs. We drove about 300 yards and saw a flock on the
side of the road, so we got out and set up a scope. The birds kept flushing
every time a car went by, but at one time I counted 47 Longspurs between
cars. If you should find this flock look carefully at the Longspurs . When
they flushed a few of the times there was one with a mostly white upper tail
that I could never pick out while they were on the ground. Did not see well
enough to decide if it was a Chestnut-collared or McCown's. Good luck.

We also drove the loop at Bear River very few birds. On the way back at the
corrals was a small flock of Horned Larks with one Lapland Longspur in it.
The Longspur was at least half way into breading plumage.

More Longspurs than we've ever seen , so not a bad day.

Steve and Cyndy Sommerfeld
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