Murrelet Watch in effect until 0Z Wednesday The National Weather Service has issued a Murrelet Watch for Montana, eastern Wyoming and the Front Range area of Colorado. A strong Pacific storm will be bringing westerly winds to the north Cascades and northern Rockies. These conditions have provided sightings of Ancient Murrelet and Long-billed Murrelets in along the east slope of the Rocky Mountains in past Novembers. While westerly wind conditions away from the Pacific Northwest coast currently do not favor a push of vagrants over the interior of the continent, the possibility of sightings is increased by the severity of the storm in the Cascades proper.
A Murrelet Watch means conditions are favorable for far inland sightings of Murrelets. People in the watch area should prepare for the possibility of Ancient and Long-billed Murrelets. Residents near reservoirs or large bodies of water should be alert for later statements or warnings and take action to provide access to telescopes and bird identification literature for those who do not have them. Walter Szeliga Boulder, CO -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
