We have about 2 feet of snow on the ground here in the Boulder foothills, and it's still snowing! A big thanks to Bill Kaempfer once again for his interesting and helpful reporting, this time about the longspur fallout in east Boulder County. I was able to get to 115th and Oxford about 10:00 this morning and saw a few Chestnut-collared and McCown's Longspurs there, as well as a Gent and Vanderpoel. I've been hunting for Lapland Longspur in Boulder County for years, and it's late for them now, but I decided to give it a good try. I spent 4 hours trying and failing, but in the process I saw 100+ each of Chestnut-collared and McCown's. I also saw many Savannah Sparrows. I saw these species on 115th, Yellowstone Rd., Vermillion Rd., Quail Rd., Oxford Rd. and a few others I can't remember right now. Some of the longspurs on Quail Road were so far west, they were on the edge of urban Longmont. I haven't checked the eBird records yet, but I think this longspur fallout in Boulder County is a pretty extraordinary, if not unprecedented, event. I have photos showing many longspurs in the same frame. On the home front, yesterday I saw and photographed a Band-tailed Pigeon at my feeders during its two brief visits. The bird was very skittish. Two days before, I had 6 Wood Ducks on the neighborhood pond before it froze over. Up to 4 Cassin's Finches have been here for weeks and a few Pine Siskins. David Waltman 6,000 feet, 1/2 way between Boulder and Lyons
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