COBirders, At Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) the ice is mostly gone with the big two ponds being ice-free. Two TUNDRA SWANS were at HQ Ponds (they flew and landed at Rose Pond later), both mostly white 1st year birds with a little gray left on their hindnecks. Tundra Swan is a new species for Chico Basin Ranch.
Other birds of note was a male Barrow's Goldeneye, with probably only one other Ranch record; one at HQ Pond and... a beauty of a male Cinnamon Teal was also at HQ Pond. LOTS of ducks with a good variety. Cedar Waxwings were fly-catching low over the ground near the Banding Station Area (El Paso). A few Mountain Bluebirds were feeding on the ground here and there. Raptors seemed non-existent amidst Chico's shirtsleeve weather. Bill Maynard Colorado Springs ____________________________________________________________ Small Business Tools Compete with the big boys. Click here to find products to benefit your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=BEJKhl_mQyqVK1LpRu9kjQAAJ1Bv0zKlSaNvi8hdiFTsCljYAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMQAAAAA= -- 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
