I happened to be there at Belmar Park/Kountze Lake later in the day, about 4pm or so. I can confirm that avocets appear to be exhibiting nesting behavior on the island. I saw one chasing a goose away from a nest, which I thought was absolutely hilarious. I have a couple of distant pictures of an avocet sitting on a nest.
I missed the mockingbird, but we did get a good look at the nesting flickers in the tree just east of the south end of the boardwalk/ bridge. We could hear (but not see, of course) what sounded like many hungry young ones inside the nest hole. Also, there is a swallow nest in the ceiling inside the bridge area. We didn't see the swallows, but some locals told us that they saw them earlier in the day and that they are nesting up there. - Barry Gingrich from Broomfield, CO -- 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]. 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.
