Well, a second visit in the afternoon to Grandview Cemetery (including birds
seen on nearby Sheldon Lake in City Park) in Fort Collins added the following
species to the morning total of 34 species:
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO in honey locust and ash trees midway along the south edge
of the cemetery, actually on the City Park Nine golf course. Am I right in
thinking there have been more of this species in CO this spring than normal?
Mallard
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Violet-green Swallow
White Pelican
Empid sp. (strongly suspect Cordilleran)
Total species: 44 (breaks my previous best in 1000+ visits dating back to 1974
by 6 species!) Don't believe I have ever had 3 species of vireo, multiple
Osprey (2 immatures that I suspect are flying to Sheldon from their nest near
LaPorte), double-digit cormorants on Sheldon Lake, and a Western Grebe this
late in the year. The fish-eating bird numbers probably mean the lake has been
recently stocked with rainbows. Both young Great Horned Owls plus one adult
were in trees well south of the nest tree, probably relieved to finally have
some peace from all their zillions of human admirers.
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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