[cobirds] Nunn CBC Results
A team of six of us completed the Nunn CBC yesterday. First off, it was a gorgeous day out on the grasslands. Temperatures were mild for December and we had little wind, which made for good birding. 30 species included: - Cackling Goose (new for the count) - Canada Goose - Golden Eagle - Bald Eagle - Red-tailed Hawk - Rough-legged Hawk - Ferruginous Hawk - Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) - Eurasian Collared-Dove - Great Horned Owl - Downy Woodpecker - Northern Flicker - American Kestrel - Merlin - Prairie Falcon - Northern Shrike - Blue Jay - Black-billed Magpie - Common Raven - Horned Lark - Mountain Bluebird (new for the count) - Townsend's Solitaire - American Robin (112 was a high count; Fort Collins also had an AMRO high count this year) - European Starling (also a high count) - Lapland Longspur - Snow Bunting (last count sighting in 1996) - American Tree Sparrow - Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Song Sparrow - Western Meadowlark - House Sparrow There are still many more counts between now and January 4th to participate in. Happy holidays! -Robert Beauchamp Fort Collins -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/af0d56ff-cb9d-40bd-9888-72d82ba5de39n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Nunn CBC Results
Hi all Another good weather day for up here. Total of 29 species (about usual) and just under 1,000 birds-which sounds low (have to check). Two surprises: Sharp-tailed Grouse (private land) and 60 Gray-crowned Rosy Finch! Western Meadowlark European Starling Black-capped Chickadee Common Raven Eurasian-collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Northern Flicker Red-tailed Hawk Blue Jay American Tree Sparrow Horned Lark Golden Eagle Ferruginous Hawk Lapland Longspur Northern Shrike American Kestrel Northern Harrier Rough-legged Hawk American Crow American Robin Rock Pigeon Song Sparrow Sharp-tailed Grouse House Sparrow Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Canada Goose Merlin House Finch Bald Eagle Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/11018c8a-554a-4e79-ac5a-a00e2d967f76n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Nunn CBC Results and Rescheduling Pawnee NG-East CBC/Weld
Hi all First, *rescheduling this Saturday's Pawnee National Grassland-East CBC* because of upcoming snowstorm, New Raymer-area is looking at 3-6 inches and blizzard-like winds. We will conduct the *Pawnee National Grassland-East CBC Thursday, January 2nd*, meet 0830 at the cafe in New Raymer (south side of Hwy 14). The Nunn CBC had a large turnout of people, and the greatest weather EVER! ... unfortunately birds were historically low in numbers with species close to normal. Highlights were: - We found two Rough-legged Hawk ;-) - Common Raven - 28 (record!) most found at a cow carcass, competing with a Golden Eagle - Lapland Longspur - 6 - Ring-necked Pheasant - 1 (rare for this count) - Beating the averages: Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian-collared Dove, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, European Starling, Dark-eyed Junco, and Western Meadowlark Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ed36fec7-e2ac-483e-9d0b-22664c2ad4dc%40googlegroups.com.
