In my case, my job having been essential, I wouldn't have had the opportunities to bird all day, covid or no covid. Thankfully, the reason I'm home now is that I retired this year! So while I can't enjoy any of the travel I had planned, by god, I can sit home and bird!
Dave Cameron On Friday, May 15, 2020 at 10:54:09 AM UTC-6, Mark Obmascik wrote: > > Dave Cameron's post got me thinking: "Granted, this is the first spring > I've been home every day, and the yard has been good for birds all along, > but this year is so crazy, I have to pinch myself." > > I agree! This spring is the best I can remember along the populated Front > Range for unusual songbirds, and I'm wondering: Is there something > different about this year's migration, or do we just have more people with > more quarantine time looking closer to home? > > In prior years, I loved driving to hotspots like Lamar Community College, > Two Buttes, Tamarack Ranch, and Crow Valley, but now I'm thrilled to be > within biking distance of Tucker Gulch in Golden, Harriman Lake in > Littleton, and First Creek in Denver. > > Is there something different about this migration's weather that put more > eastern species in our yards, or does covid mean we are giving the > once-over twice to places we usually overlook? > > Good birding, > > Mark Obmascik > Denver, 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/d9b11188-7a43-46d2-b6b7-a2799254bd1f%40googlegroups.com.
