Hello, Birders. Yesterday, Tues, Jan. 27, mid-morning, I had an errand that took me past Prince Lake No. 2, Boulder County, where I saw a *flock of geese* with a bewildering array of plumages, sizes, and structures. See if you can figure out what they are:
http://tinyurl.com/CanG-CacG-quiz *Western Meadowlarks* were going like crazy. Here's a recording of one: http://www.xeno-canto.org/211486 Over at Walden Ponds, there were two *Marsh Wrens* in the southwest corner of Duck Pond. (Duck Pond is the pond just southwest of Cottonwood Marsh.) Also, a first-winter *Northern Shrike* here, plus an adult over at Sawhill Pond No. 1 (on the near side, across from the Osprey nest platform). As Carl Starace has noted, duck numbers are on the upswing in Boulder County, and so it was yesterday at Walden/Sawhill. Most numerous were *wigeons, Gadwalls, Ringnecks, *and* Green-winged Teal. Shovelers* are increasing, too, and I saw four *Northern Pintails.* The ducks are quite vocal now, and most of them don't quack. This is the lovely vocalization of a male teal at Duck Pond: http://www.xeno-canto.org/211485 *Chickadees* were everywhere, and, as some of you already know, I lugged my piano out there to tune it against the utterances of this particular individual: http://www.xeno-canto.org/211484 Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/82ced04a-d83a-4270-a7c7-039b10cb0a2e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
