At 8:45 this frigid, sunny morning, a flock of 15 crossbills fed atop the big spruce just west of the Grandview Cemetery entrance (Sections F, E, G, and C). The pair of White-winged Crossbills was embedded with the group, the rest being Red Crossbills (Type 5). No singing, courting, or sparking noted today by either crossbill species, just single-purposed feeding. The Christmas Count is 10 days away.
Also, considerable Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee, Brown Creeper, and Dark-eyed Junco activity in these same trees. I have NOT seen the Golden-crowned Kinglet female in about a week, but as inconspicuous as she can be, there's a possibility she's still around. My guess is she's gone. There was a male American Kestrel sentinal atop one of the big spruce, which is not all that common at Grandview. CORRECTION: In my post yesterday I talked about an Eastern Screech-Owl along the biketrail near Lemay and Mulberry (SR14). The general location should read SOUTHEAST of that intersection, not what I said yesterday. I would never intentionally send anyone to Walmart. Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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
