Highlights from a drive north and east of Fort Collins today: Hamilton Reservoir (Larimer) west of the Buckeye Exit on I-25 *Long-tailed Duck (3) Red-breasted Merganser (4) Bufflehead (1 pair) Hooded Merganser (1f or imm) Horned Grebe (5) Ruddy Duck (10+)
Pawnee Grasslands very few birds Northern Shrike (on Weld CR49 w of 57 at a farmstead) Crow Valley Campground *Red-bellied Woodpecker (1f) no doubt same individual that has been present for a few months *Northern Mockingbird (1) near the cattle water hole and big olive n of the gate leading to the Mourning Dove Trail/primitive camping Northern Shrike (1) north of the nw corner of the campground Downy Woodpecker (at least 1 each of "mountain" and "eastern" types) Townsend's Solitaire (2) [6 of the 10 species present near the campground, including the Red-bellied Woodpecker, are eating Russian-olives] no Snowy Owls no Lapland Longspurs Total of 2 buteos on the PNG (1 Ferruginous, 1 Rough-legged) - this seems like a pathetic total 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.
