Good day all! Just a quick note to say that the immature Golden-crowned Sparrow remains. He was present on and off between 845am-945am today (2/27). The sparrow was cooperative and was hanging with myriad juncos, several Song Sparrows, and Spotted Towhees. The bird visited the feeder behind the Trading Post and I caught it slinking through the scrub on the other side of the wall facing west.
Stopped at Valmont briefly on the way back to Fort Collins. Without a scope it is quite difficult to see much on Leggett other than Common Mergansers and Canada Geese. Valmont itself is still fairly frozen and Hillcrest Resevoir is wide open. One 2nd year Bald Eagle harassing a raft of Coots. Though I'm sure the Coots didn't appreciate the coronaries, I was laughing my tail off at them. Kooky birds... And that eagle swooped to no more than 5 feet off the water just to mess with 'em. One distant Gull on Leggett. I figured there wouldn't be any gulls there at noon but worth a shot anyway. There were at least 7 Western Grebes, 2 Horned Grebes, and 1 male Hooded Merganser on Hillcrest viewed from the trail at Legion Park. If there is another way to view these resevoirs that does not involve any illegal trespassing, I would love to know it! Email me privately. Good birding to everyone! Josh Bruening Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". 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?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
