I visited Belmar Park specifcally to look at a hybrid goose that was recently photo'd at the lake there, and in consideration of some recent reports of Greater White-fronted. I did see the hybrid goose, which is apparently a *Canada x Graylag* (domestic), which bears some semblance to a Greater White-fronted due to some uneven white around the base of the bill and brown coloration. Thanks to Steve M. for helping to clarify the parentage. I did not see any other geese besides Canadas.
Some other birds in the park of interest to me were two alternate-plumage *American Avocets* (wading near the island), 1 *Wilson's Snipe*, migrant swallows including 1 *Barn* and 2 *Nor. Rough-winged* together with some Trees, my first *House Wren* of the season, and a male *Great-tailed Grackle*. Back home at Ken Caryl Valley I watched "my" *Bushtit *pair gathering threads of bark, confirming their intent to nest. A female *Cassin's Finch* visited the feeder; they have been mostly absent for a month now, but occasionally appear even on nice days. A *Chipping Sparrow* at the feeding station was my 1st this year. David Suddjian Littleton, CO -- 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/CAGj6RooH4fhqUhXPPD3hWKnPGj%2B%2BH8uCUNGVEcn5w-C42zm3fg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
