I don't have all the tally sheets yet but here's the highlights of our Sterling Count. First a big thanks to the seven hardy souls who traveled from all directions to help with the Count. The preliminary number for total species is 63 which is about average. The most unusual bird was a Spotted Towhee; this was a first for this count circle. Bill Kaempfer and Andy Cowell refound this bird in the same place where they had found it on their scouting run on Saturday. For the second year in a row (and only the second time in the count circle) we had a Barrow's Goldeneye (at the sewage ponds) and a Brown-headed Cowbird.
The warm weather made the feeders less productive this year but it was a fabulous day for raptors. For the second year in a row it looks like we will set a Count Circle high for Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk and Rough-legged hawk. -- 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
