Hopefully this post goes through. I think I finally figured how to post to the new site.
The Upper Big Thompson Sanitation District is threatening to shut off the outlet from the sewage treatment plant to the pond that Bill Kaempfer mentioned in his recent post.. This would cause the pond to totally dry up. I believe the Sanitation District has some concerns that the wildlife using the pond is adding pollutants which go to the Big Thompson river. We certainly would hate to lose one of our few nice pond habitats in Estes. We have Wilson Snipe using this area almost year around and Sora have bred their in the summer. And it is a frequent source of unusual migrants; the rarest was probably a Red Phalarope. Thus if anyone decides to venture up to Estes to look for the Swamp Sparrow I would appreciate it if you would let me know by email. I could use this as an example of how others appreciate this habitat. Thank you, Gary Matthews Estes Park --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
