Around noon today I discovered 4 COMMON REDPOLLS procuring Colorado Blue Spruce seeds from cones in the southwest quadrant of Section E in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins (Larimer). The birds, 2 female or immature types and 2 adults, were high on the north sides of tall spruce, feeding among cones on horizontal branches, basically out near the branch ends where the majority of cones typically are. They were NOT with siskins. This location is generally in the center of the cemetery and just north of the soldier and fireman monuments. Josh Bruening reported seeing one redpoll about 3pm on the snow piles south of the entrance near the bridge over the ditch into the shop buildings (same approximate location where I reported one late in the day on Thanksgiving). As long as this snow persists (good amount on the south side of the bridge into the shop), these water sources may be a good place to watch between 3-4pm.
Other birds seen today: Merlin Pine Siskin (at least 25 in and over the cemetery) Cooper's Hawk Total of 25 species 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]. 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.
