Hey, everybody, and Happy New Fiscal Year. Welp, it's July already, which can mean only two things: baby birds galore and groovy insects aplenty at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve & environs, Lafayette, Boulder Co.
Come celebrate with us by joining in the monthly *"Lafayette Birds!" outing, starting at 1pm MDT tomorrow, Sun., July 3*. As usual: no RSVP required; bring cameras and binoculars if you have them, but not required; DO bring water, sunscreen, and a hat. No experience necessary; all are welcome--children, families, & curiosity-seekers especially so. Field trip leaders will include Sheridan Samano, Emily Macklin, Mikaela Caldera, Pamela St. Clair, Hannah Floyd, and Yours Truly. Lots of birds at the preserve & environs this morning, Sat., July 2. With Patrick Maurice, Hannah Floyd, Kris Bisgard, and Dan Vickers, I found *Clark* and *western grebes; black-chinned* and *broad-tailed hummingbirds;* an *osprey* and a *bald eagle; Say phoebes* and *bushtits;* and a *gray catbird,* a *lesser goldfinch,* and a *spotted towhee.* Yesterday afternoon, Fri., July 1: a *snowy egret* prowling the edges of Waneka Lake and a *blue grosbeak *singing loudly near the northwest corner of the preserve. And some odds and ends from earlier in the week: *American white pelican, cordilleran flycatcher,* and *red-breasted nuthatch.* We'll try to find those and other birds when we're not distracted by all the swallowtails and skippers and darners and such that are all over the "Greater Greenlee Ecosystem" of late. Hope to see you tomorrow! Again: *Sun., July 3, 1pm MDT, at the main trailhead (at "The Shack") to Greenlee Preserve, Lafayette*. Ted Floyd Boulder 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/CAGk944eVMUjofmiAFAg-T-xDeFi4%3DmM0bebmK06QFLJCQjjK3g%40mail.gmail.com.
