I have been taking photos of the area that's visible from the Barr Lake banding station. I'm too heartbroken to take photos of the carnage that's already happened. If we do band here next year, we can scientifically compare our bird data (or lack thereof) to previous decades of data here. That may be useful in the future to show the impact.
Susan Rosine Brighton On Thu, Sep 21, 2023, 10:36 AM Preston Sowell <[email protected]> wrote: > I would encourage folks to take before and after photos of the > destruction. Perhaps at several stations around the area and be sure to > mark/GPS the location. It may be too late to save Barr Lake, but those > images could be a powerful tool for future conservation efforts. It can be > hard for the public to visualize the aftermath when projects are > proposed/implemented. > > Preston > Boulder County > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 7:08 PM Lauren Hyde <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I really don’t think there is anything we can do. From what I understand, >> the destruction will go from somewhere along the dam through the banding >> station. I don’t think it will go through the nature preserve though. Let’s >> hope so. >> >> Given that part of the trail is along the railroad track and that 3 miles >> or more will be demolished, only half of the perimeter will remain. What a >> sad ending to Barr Lake. And it really is. >> >> When I was a teenager, I had a job in through the Youth Conservation >> Corps. We were employed through the Colorado State Parks. We worked 30 >> hours per week improving our state parks (eg, building picnic areas, camp >> sites, etc) The other ten hours were spent learning about conservation >> practices and park maintenance. >> >> It was one of, if not the best, job I ever had. We actually learned how >> Barr Lake was constructed. At that time-1975 to be precise-we took a trip >> to learn about the dam‘s construction and to observe the park‘s wildlife. >> Seeing the park evolve over time has been an interest of mine over the >> years. >> >> For nearly 50 years I have been a regular visitor to Barr Lake. I have >> seen things over the years that I don’t agree with, but this one is >> horrendous! It is so ugly now! >> >> On Sep 20, 2023, at 5:48 PM, meredith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Not a lot of birds but a pretty nice variety today. Added another >> young, rarish warbler - a Tennessee - to this year's list. Here's the >> breakdown of the 22 new birds (there were also 9 recaps): >> >> Downy Woodpecker 1 >> Warbling Vireo 1 >> House Wren 2 >> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 >> Tennessee Warbler 1 >> Yellow Warbler 1 >> Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 1 >> Yellow-rumped Warbler, unidentified 1 >> Common Yellowthroat 1 >> Wilson's Warbler 8 >> Green-tailed Towhee 1 >> Chipping Sparrow 1 >> >> Thanks to all those who are participating in the effort to maintain some >> habitat for songbirds at Barr Lake. >> >> If you would like to visit our station, we have one-hour slots (up to 15 >> visitors at a time) from 7:30-8:30 most weekday mornings (Tues-Fri, we are >> closed on Mon) and 8, 9 , and 10 a.m. one-hour time slots on the weekends. >> Click here >> <https://campscui.active.com/orgs/BirdConservancyoftheRockies#/selectSessions/3294337> >> to >> make a reservation. >> >> Meredith McBurney >> Bander, Barr Lake Station >> Bird Conservancy of the Rockies >> >> -- >> -- >> 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/004282f6-ef0d-4053-8262-385f19e8c36dn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/004282f6-ef0d-4053-8262-385f19e8c36dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> -- >> 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/EAAECEDE-BF65-4BD8-AA8D-44FFD22B2871%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/EAAECEDE-BF65-4BD8-AA8D-44FFD22B2871%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Preston Sowell > 303-775-6920 (cell) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This communication may contain confidential or legally privileged > information, including confidential - attorney work product material > prepared in connection with litigation. 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