Extreme southeast corner, Grandview Cemetery, west end of Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado:
I have good news! There are still two babies in the nest and today all seemed fairly normal in terms of visitations by the parents. I am very confused as to what happened on Monday afternoon and yesterday. Apparently the hawk got the third baby (a runt?) we suspected was there and could never quite see and yesterday the parents were in a continued state of aggitation over the loss of one young. I could not believe my eyes when today the parents came in at 8:09 and I could see a nestling head above the nest rim. At the 8:53 feeding, I clearly saw two large heads, similar to what we were seeing as late as 4pm on 5April. I appreciate all the comments I've received, most of which bordered on condolences. These crossbills are resilient and the nesting attempt is not over yet! I will keep monitoring the situation. Based on this morning, those wishing to still see, or see again, the crossbills and their young, I'd say 8:30 to 10:30 is a good time. Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
