The past 2-3 days, I have been mixing up skiing and birding in Summit County. Here are some of my birding observations.
In the Wildernest area of Silverthorne, I had all three Rosy-Finch species. At the Silverthorne water treatment plant on Friday there were 6 species of duck including Barrow’s and Common Goldeneye. Off of Blue Ridge Rd., I had a flock of 18 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and 7 Pine Grosbeaks. Around Green Mountain Reservoir, there were Evening Grosbeaks, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches, Mountain Chickadee and Townsend Solitaire. Further north in Grand County, south of Kremmling, I had an adult Bald Eagle. Perhaps the most unusual sighting was a Great Blue Heron flying over the Blue River near the Silverthorne shopping outlets. Anecdotally, there are more Gray Jays around the ski areas than I have seen in many years. All sightings reported to eBIrd. Charlie Nims Bartlett, NH\Silverthorne, 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/ABBEB4EA-E5FB-426D-B45C-55E6FA2A5B15%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
