Hello, Birders. The subject line pretty much says it all. There were 103 caterwauling Great-tailed Grackles, by far the most I've ever seen in Boulder County, in the tall trees near the southeast corner of Stearns Lake, Boulder County, late this afternoon, Tuesday, February 14th. Then they all flew off toward the east. Otherwise, not much, and Stearns is 100% frozen solid.
Earlier in the day, much earlier, Jeff Gordon and David Hartley and I stopped by Fountain Creek, El Paso County, where we saw 4 confiding Virginia Rails and 2 unforthcoming Marsh Wrens. Also several drake Hooded Mergansers, stunning in the early morning sun. On the afternoon drive up along I-25 through Douglas County, I saw lots of great-looking habitat for Snowy Owls, and I saw 1 light-morph adult female or first-cycle Rough-legged Hawk. Ted Floyd [email protected] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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.
