Today some Black-capped Chickadees showed me the first EASTERN SCREECH-OWL I've seen at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins (Larimer) since 1989. It was sleeping in a broken place along a main stem of a Silver Maple north of the entrance. I can't tell you how happy I was to see this bird, since they took such a hit from West Nile Virus. If the wind can leave the flaws in this tree alone, perhaps the owl will persist.
Red-breasted Nuthatches showed me a female prairie race Merlin in a big cottonwood in the southeast corner near the pumphouse. Also of interest today, I heard a Downy Woodpecker doing territorial drumming and was surprised to see it was a female. But I guess that is common behavior for both sexes. No crossbills of any kind, a few Pine Siskins, no redpolls, no Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Total of 22 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.
