I propose that birders give directions around Chatfield Reservoir by referring to "Phoebe Bridge," eg, "just upstream from Phoebe Bridge, right at Phoebe Bridge, under Phoebe Bridge or between the Plum Creek parking lot and Phoebe Bridge." The pair of nesting Eastern Phoebes was originally discovered at Phoebe Bridge almost two months ago by Glenn Walbek, and they seem to have a fledged youngster now.
That span has here-to-fore suffered under the awkward appellation of "that pedestrian bridge that crosses Plum Creek, you know, just up Plum Creek a little from the Plum Creek parking lot on the east side of Chatfield Reservoir." When did Kingfisher Bridge over the South Platte at Chatfield ever have Kingfishers? In the last century? At least Phoebe Bridge supports phoebes. The alternate name of "Sayornis Bridge" is not catchy enough, has one extra syllable and sounds snooty. "Walbek's Bridge" is also a possibility, but he is too modest. I am not an engineer and I do not know if that particular bridge is the type known as an arch, pier, gantry, leg, suspension, truss, trestle, cantilever, bowstring, tubular, bascule, pontoon, swing, tubular-arch, turnpike, floating, steel arch, vertical lift, draw, box-girder, lattice, hoist, induction, bottom-road, arched-truss, panel-truss, covered, or covered Bailey bridge. Perhaps someone knows. So I will be going to Phoebe Bridge to (ethically) photograph young Eastern Phoebes. The best bird found at Phoebe Bridge this year was the Tri-colored Heron. At Phoebe Bridge, fishing is not allowed and pishing is discouraged. Joe Roller, Denver -- 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.
