Hi Everyone-- Today 12/5 I went up to Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. The male and female White-winged Crossbills and maybe 20 Reds were enjoying the spruce nuts. Thanks to Dave Leatherman for keeping watch over them. A Townsend's Solitaire fluttered by while I was there. The crossbills were still present when I left around 11:30am.
On the way home, I stopped by Lake McIntosh in Longmont. The lake is all but frozen over, but there were nevertheless a total of seven Tundra Swans visible from the south shore. I enjoyed watching one of them taking a bath, turning over on its back periodically, a huge black foot flailing in the sun. I also checked Pella Crossing (Stewart Pond still has Common Goldeneyes, Redheads, and Ring-necked Ducks) and Lagerman Reservoir (completely frozen over, with but one Canada Goose). A Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk flew by Hygiene Road near 61st Avenue (this is west of Hygiene). Mark Miller Longmont, 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
