Was there Thursday and noticed the lack of water foul. Same thing at Walden/Sawhill- virtually empty. Seemed quite odd to me.
Norm Lewis Lakewood Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2019, at 8:49 AM, Jay Hutchins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > All: > > Wanted to pose a question to the group on possible explanations for the > missing (or severe lack) of waterfowl I HAVEN'T been seeing at Jim Hamm > Nature Area on the east side of Longmont this fall. Based on personal > observations for the past five years and the historical data from ebird > https://ebird.org/barchart?r=L282352&yr=all&m= , there are "usually" many > hundreds (500+) across multiple species on the water in the fall. This year > though? Nada, zilch, goose eggs. Other than a few Pied-billed grebes, coots > and a few dabblers, it's strangely empty. > > There was the expected bumper crop (50k+ birds) of red-winged/yellow-headed > blackbirds, grackles and starlings in late Sept and early Oct, but the > waterfowl are MIA. Two variables this year that may or may not have an > impact are: an increase in the water level and new, multi-strory apartment > construction across the road on the SW corner of County Line Rd & 17th St. > > Curious to ask if others are seeing a lack of waterfowl at your normally > reliable local wetland? I'm not sure if the new buildings across the street > are scaring them off, or if something else is going on? > > Jay Hutchins > Longmont, 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b6a9eccf-9030-499e-a8fb-05f00c93f319%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F4E1BE8D-3CE7-4A72-BBA1-B98521F48A6F%40aol.com.
