Hello, everybody. No real rarities to report, but it's that time of year--when new arrivals appear practically daily. Here are are some recent Boulder County sightings (and soundings):
Sun., Mar. 27; Bear Creek at Baseline Road. One *lesser goldfinch;* with all the pine plantings and feeders, I wonder if it wintered there. Sun., Mar. 27; Stearns Lake. Pretty quiet, but check out these *black-billed magpies* living dangerously <http://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/26281341>. Mon., Mar. 28; Greenlee Preserve. *African collared-doves* continuing; now don't y'all come running here all at once... :-) Tues., Mar. 29; Greenlee Preserve. An amazing *turkey vulture* flight. For about 15 minutes starting around 4:45 p.m., ca. 250 vultures were flying *south* over Lafayette; I think they were backed up by, or retreating from, rain coming in from the north. Wed., Mar. 30; Eco-Cycle Pond off 63rd Street. One male *mountain bluebird.* Thurs., Mar. 31; Greenlee Preserve. Two *wood ducks* having a lovers' spat <http://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/26417271>; A drake *cinnamon teal* paired with a female of unknown parentage <http://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/26418591>; *sharp-shinned* and *Cooper's hawks;* a trio of *bald eagles;* a *marsh wren,* my 234th eBird species at the site; a *ruby-crowned kinglet;* the baddest *American robin* you will ever see <http://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/26417941>; and a *white-throated sparrow.* Fri., Apr. 1; South Teller Farms. FOY *osprey* and 5 FOY *American white pelicans.* Sat., Apr. 2; Walden Ponds. Ten *wood ducks;* a flock of demon-possessed *American white pelicans* <http://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/26475331>*;* a pair of vocal *eastern screech-owls* <http://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/26470751>*;* and a flyover *eastern bluebird.* The coming week should be even better! Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County -- 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/e5f71cf7-12f3-4542-b688-a30334e64a8f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
