Dave, you have well developed and accurate expectations. I spotted a dark morph Broad-winged Hawk just this afternoon. Unfortunately, it didn't stick around very long. I noticed it flying into the cemetery from the north, it landed in an Elm near Laporte Ave but a Blue Jay harassed it and it soon flew east paralleling Laporte.
David Wade Ft Collins, CO On Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 2:01:01 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote: > > *Highlights of a visit yesterday and another today, to Grandview Cemetery > at the west terminus of Mountain Ave., FC:* > Red-tailed Hawk pair nesting in southeastern corner, nest in a spruce > Red-tailed Hawk pair nesting north of the cemetery behind the apartment > complex, nest in Siberian elm > Dark-eyed Junco (gray-headed individual singing) on 4/21 just w of entrance > Lesser Goldfinch heard both days, FOY at Grandview > Broad-tailed Hummingbird (2 males heard on 4/20, FOY at Grandview, no > females or nest-building noted yet) > Barn Swallow (1 investigating the intersection of Taft and LaPorte Avenues > on 4/20 where they have nested historically, FOY at Grandview) > Red-breasted Nuthatch (at least 3 pairs will likely nest at Grandview) > White-breasted Nuthatch (1 observed on 4/21, interior race) > Black-capped Chickadee (thought I heard first of year begging by fledgling > on 4/21) > Bushtit (heard on 4/21) > Pine Siskin (several pairs nesting at present, mostly in southeastern > corner spruce) > Great Horned Owl nest in Section H failed this year, probably due to harsh > storms > Hairy Woodpecker (f of mountain race seen on 4/20, saw same individual on > 4/21 copulating with m which appeared to be eastern race) > Yellow-rumped Warbler (heard 1 on 4/21, FOY at Grandview) > > *no crossbills > *expect to see Broad-winged Hawk any day now > 21 species on 4/20, 23 on 4/21 > > *Turkey Vultures have resumed urban roost on Mountain Avenue e of Shields > per history of past few decades > > *Tree Swallow (pair investigating a metal pole with an opening in it near > top and attached bat box, just east of fire station on the west side of > Sheldon Lake in nearby City Park. To my knowledge they have never nested > in the City Park/Grandview Cemetery area.) > > *Lesser Scaup, Northern Shoveler, Double-crested Cormorant, Mallard, > Canada Goose (few of each, all at Sheldon Lake in City Park, Cackling Geese > appear to have moved on, as have Common Goldeneyes and Ruddy Duck). > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > -- 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/ca21e605-e7cf-424c-91e7-9471b9b9cc0b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
