Just a note that Union Res is filling up quickly and the mudflats on the north shore will be gone in the next day or two. Did see a Semipalmated sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and a phalarope this morning.
Curious to know if anyone has any experience working with private/city/county entities to preserve shoreline during migration? Simple question, but it branches into others that I'll list. - Aside from me wanting to see shorebirds at Union, is there a biological necessity to ask whoever owns or manages the water to keep shoreline available through May (or some other date)? - Do the birds just go somewhere else easily enough, or do later migrants suffer from not having this particular place to layover? - Would anyone other than us birders care about doing something beneficial for our feathered friends? - I can't imagine my lone voice would have any effect, but would many voices help? - Where would one even start? Wont even pretend that I know anything about CO water law and understanding implications of moving the date of filling a reservoir (if that's even possible). Not to be overly simplistic, but it seems that filling the reservoir in late May would give more time for migrating birds to have shoreline available. Just curious on what you all have to say or any experience you may have with a similar situation. 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/25511fc7-fea8-49b7-bca4-8fa35f4a3837%40googlegroups.com.
