Middle-school birders log first-ever sighting of purple sandpiper on shore of Dillon Reservoir - AZEdNews
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Middle-school birders log first-ever sighting of purple sandpiper on shore of Dillon Reservoir

The snow was 2 feet deep and an arctic blizzard was raging. After a day on the hill at Breckenridge, Jack and Ryan Bushong’s dad wasn’t keen on a birding expedition to the shores of Dillon Reservoir. But the 13-year-old twins were determined. The avid birders from Louisville were hoping to maybe catch sight of a cackling goose for their list.