Re: [cobirds] Migration notes from NM

[Gary Brower]

I don’t know if this qualifies (i.e., it’s not about songbirds), but . . .

I regularly bird a small pond on the west edge of Cherry Creek SP. Like many, 
it has shrunk like crazy over the last couple of months. But that didn’t seem 
to phase the 20+ mallards that seemed to call it home (along with 3 or 4 
killdeer, 2 domestic geese, and the occasional BCNH, GBHU, and SNEG). 

I went by there a week ago today, and all was “normal” (in terms of the bird 
population). The next time I went by—Wednesday, the 9th—at least half of the 
mallards were dead, as were both domestic geese. The killdeer continued to work 
the mudflats.

Of course, what had happened between last Sunday and Wednesday was the “big 
chill and snow”. But would that have killed so many waterfowl?   The other pond 
I regularly check had no similar fatalities (although today there was NO bird 
life whatsoever — even though yesterday there were a handful of ducks).

Just seems strange to me . . .

Gary Brower
Unincorporated Arapahoe County



> On Sep 13, 2020, at 12:25 PM, Scott Severs  wrote:
> 
> Looks as if migratory songbird species were pushed to the limits culminating 
> in a massive die off event just to the south of us. Please report any large 
> numbers of deceased birds to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. 
> 
> https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2020/09/12/mass-deaths-migratory-birds-new-mexico-environment/5780282002/
>  
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> Scott Severs
> Longmont 
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[cobirds] Migration notes from NM

[Scott Severs]

Looks as if migratory songbird species were pushed to the limits 
culminating in a massive die off event just to the south of us. Please 
report any large numbers of deceased birds to the US Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2020/09/12/mass-deaths-migratory-birds-new-mexico-environment/5780282002/

Scott Severs
Longmont 

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