In an attempt to collect my thoughts about tonight's talk on Grandview Cemetery (7pm, FC Senior Center, 1200 Raintree), I went to, where else?, Grandview Cemetery for a nice walk.
Highlights: CASSIN'S FINCH (1 female) - a species I have seen fewer than 10 times at GC since 1974 (top of a spruce, Section G) Pine Siskin (definite courtship activity: singing, chasing, pairs picking out rings) Red Crossbill? (almost positive I heard an atypical individual (that is, not a Type 2 or 5), must have been flying, as I could not locate it in a spruce top after an hour+ of searching) Great Horned Owl (female transferring body heat to eggs, male conserving heat in the 2nd spruce w of the nest elm (westernmost tree in Section H)) [Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - evidence of recent activity in the Austrian Pine along the west side of the ditch way north of the entry bridge, no doubt the same individual recently reported by Joe Mammoser] [Eastern Screech-Owl NOT seen in the maple on the east side of the ditch where it has been, north of the two junipers north of the entry bridge] Also, 1 male Lesser Scaup at Sheldon Lake in nearby City Park (best viewed from parking along south side of the lake off Mulberry Street) 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.
