Hi all: Well the Monte Vista Crane Festival is completed. Attendance was normal to perhaps slightly below normal. When I gave the welcome to the Friday evening program I surveyed the 110 attendees at that session as to where they came from. The majority of folks had traveled more than a 100 miles and were from mostly the front range with some from out of state like Arizona and NM. To all who attended, thank you for visiting and joining us for this springtime tradition.
There were an estimated 20,000 cranes on hand for viewing. This represents about 80 percent of the Rocky Mountain flock. The weather was good until Sunday when the snow blew in, and hope you all made it back safely. Some other birds seen during the weekend were Cackling, Canada and Snow Geese, Redheads, Common Mergansers, Brown Creeper, Belted Kingfisher and numerous Bald Eagles. For those who participated, let me know what things went well for you. Also, we are always looking for ways to improve so any helpful suggestions are also appreciated. See you next year and let no dust gather on your birding binoculars! John Rawinski Crane Committee volunteer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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
