Hey, everybody. Apologies for the tardy posting, but work and life and such got in the way. Anyhow, I am pleased to report that the third annual CFO-sponsored Boulder County Big Night was great fun. Eight folks with problematic psychological profiles birded Boulder County from sunrise, 8:27 p.m., on Friday, June 9, till sunrise, 5:32 a.m., on Saturday, June 10. We recorded 63 species from sunset to sunrise, a bit down from last year's 70, but a respectable tally nevertheless. My personal faves were:
5. A *northern saw-whet owl* going like crazy in the pine woods west of Boulder. 4. Winnowing *Wilson snipes* breathtakingly close in a flooded hayfield in South Boulder 3. A *grasshopper sparrow* singing its eerie song in a grassland just north of Boulder 2. An *American white pelican* gliding silently across the moonlit waters of Sombrero Marsh 1. Another *American white pelican,* gliding silently across the moonlit waters of Coot Lake What can I say? I really like the sight of pelicans in a halo of moonlight. Lots of other stuff out there: families, somnambulant fisherman, big brown bats, coyotes, Woodhouse toads, meteors, and wonderful fireflies. Next year's Big Night is tentatively scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, May 26-27, 2018. 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/e27dbdce-e065-42ce-9d19-9a48e9dd4046%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
