The White-winged Crossbills at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins (Larimer County) were seen today continuing to build their nest between 7:45am and 3pm with a rather lengthy period of "disappearance" from 11:30am to about 2pm. The nest has to be complete, or nearly so. Singing by the male is becoming very infrequent (I only heard it once today, and that was brief). See yesterday's post for information on where to park and stand to protect your person and property from incoming white, dimpled flying objects originating on the golf course.
OK, here goes. Today one unnamed birder who has a history of being aloof and rude to the other crossbill seekers, repeatedly whistled (in a shrill manner) to the birds when they were on the ground at very close range. He was asked not to do so by three birders nearby and still persisted at least one more time. If you are monitoring this listserv and intend to come back to see the crossbills, please don't do this. I would remind you the crossbills seem to show no fear of people, and we'd all like to keep it that way. While parrotlike at times, they are not parrots. They will not, in all likelihood, fly up and sit on your arm or go home with you. And the cemetery still has 2000 vacant spaces. Thank you. Dave Leatherman 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
