Surveying the surroundings for places promising food or nesting sites? A couple of years ago, I saw a pair of Canada geese landing on top of the small area above the clock of the County Courthouse in downtown Boulder. They loudly announced their presence, strutted around a bit and took off again, evoking memories of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 11:11 AM JeremyWinick <[email protected]> wrote: > Yesterday evening I spotted a pair of Mallards sitting on the apex of a > roof in our neighborhood (Bradburn, in Westminster, Adams County). There > are many Mallards around the Big Dry Creek and nearby ponds, and I have > seen them in the neighborhood, but never "perched" on a rooftop. I only > had my cellphone as a camera, so the resulting picture is poor, but > clearly shows the birds on the top of the roof. Surely not a nesting > spot since the roof falls away steeply . > > Jeremy Winick > Westminster, Adams County > > -- > -- > 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/ce11439b-d7ea-ea7e-6fee-531e17595c6b%40gmail.com > . > -- Willem van Vliet-- Professor Emeritus Fellow, Community Engagement, Design and Research Center University of Colorado at Boulder -- -- 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/CAPySxGbrTxd8wMNedu_6fV-4BG_0nBfFf7HGKa6PtmXQNnF63Q%40mail.gmail.com.
