Hey, all. Nothing like an 11th-hour announcement, eh? But, hey, that's how it is with birding in spring storms. Anyhoo, the Erie Community Library is offering a *free bird walk this afternoon, starting at 1pm.* The date and time were selected months ago; the "great" weather is a last-minute lagniappe.
*We will meet at 1pm at Erie Reservoir, today, Sat., Apr. 21, off US 287 in Erie.* This is just north of the gnarly intersection with Arapahoe Road. Oldtimers call this waterbody "Safeway Pond." Because it is immediately north of the Safeway. From Erie Rez, we'll go to other places, as yet unknown. All are welcome, none may complain. Bring your dogs, parents, smartphones, Yerba Mate to share w/the leaders, etc. Speaking of the leaders: Yours Truly and Kristin Spencer. No RSVP necessary. Just show up. A few birds from yesterday around Boulder County: Boulder Rez had a Savannah Sparrow, Vesper Sparrows, Eared and Horned grebes, and many swallows; Lagerman Rez had a flyover Long-billed Curlew, a Least Sandpiper, and an unidentified peep; Lookout road near the summit of Gun Barrel Hill had a Burrowing Owl; and Baseline Rez had a Common Loon and bazillions of swallows. A quick story about the loon. Hannah Floyd and I were driving past, and she said, "There's probably a loon out there today." The rest is history. A couple days ago, there was a Northern Mockingbird just south of Stearns Lake. I don't see why it wouldn't still be there. Okay, see you this afternoon at 1pm. Ted Floyd Lafayette, eastern Boulder County <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aTYaN2HXHnU/WttRDaSIcsI/AAAAAAAAWZ4/aqMHp93CRkEHIo7iDIdcoARSewiTXt8pACLcBGAs/s1600/Swallows%2Bat%2BSix%2BMile.png> *swallows at Six Mile Reservoir, Boulder Co., Apr. 20, 2018* -- 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/ee7772b9-794f-4aee-b698-fa5f6f394c91%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
