Our field trip last Saturday observed Baird's Sparrows but no concrete evidence for successful nesting, so we will try again this Saturday, July 30 at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area in northeast Larimer County. CFO members can assist in the effort to document nesting, which would be a first for Colorado. Observers/photographers are needed to capture images of Baird's Sparrows carrying food items to nests or carrying fecal sacs away from nests or feeding young. To this end, a small group will be co-led by Nick Komar, Derek Hill and Doug Faulkner (CFO President) on a guided 8-mile round trip hike of easy to moderate difficulty, from 5:30 am to 12 noon this Saturday, July 30. The trip is limited to 19 participants (due to Natural Area permit).
CFO and Fort Collins Natural Area Program are concerned about the well being of grassland nesting birds. Trip participants will be counseled on responsible off-trail conduct, and will be split into smaller groups for off-trail searches, which will be limited to a two-hour period on Saturday. Registration is first-come, first-serve. To register (free of charge) and arrange for carpooling (from Longmont at 4:00 am, or from Wellington at 4:45 am), reply to this email privately to Nick. If you have already contacted me, no need to do so again (unless you do not hear from me with further details within 24 hrs). Nick Komar Fort Collins 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/1378638076.20213159.1469579333917.JavaMail.zimbra%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
