To second Duane, I just had a group of 16 Tree Swallows not an hour ago at Cherry Creek SP. they were foraging over the water near the swim beach.
A pleasant sign of spring right before this weekends winter storm, I hope they make it! Joey Negreann Arapahoe County On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 1:08 PM Duane Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > Birders, > > I observed a lone Tree Swallow foraging over a pond in the Ft. Lyon part > of the John Martin State Wildlife Area this morning. The pond system > where the bird was seen was half a mile south of the 5-way stop sign in > Ft. Lyon. At the faded SWA sign, head west about a mile to the pond. > > This is probably the earliest in spring I've ever seen any swallow > species in Colorado. I am guessing that birders have encountered > swallows this early (or earlier) in favorable locations like around > Pueblo or Chatfield Reservoirs. > > Despite the ominous weather forecast in the northern part of the state, > spring is here! > > Duane Nelson > > Las Animas, Bent County, CO > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/893913df-85af-db7f-fea2-97ab0b3d87a9%40centurytel.net > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CAJyzqVmsfgYfodmcfH45dv%3DOpdd1GzoNdchzOWD%2B1yRb-MRDeQ%40mail.gmail.com.
