[cobirds] White-winged crossbills, Grandview
I saw the male and female white-winged crossbills at Grandview Cemetary in Fort Collins yesterday at about 3:15. They were in the SE corner. Tried for short-eared owl at Lower Latham between 5:00 and 6:00, but no luck. David Chartier Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
[cobirds] White-winged Crossbills-Grandview- Fort Collins
Hi all! It's been so long since I posted anything I had to re-learn the process. So I hope this is correct. A fortuitously short trip finding this couple. As I left two times previous without seeing them. I happened to park right under the spruce tree the White-winged Crossbills were feeding in today. This was around 2:45pm and the sun shining from the west made for perfect observation conditions. I never heard them at all due to their proximity to the raucous Mountain Chickadee and Pine Siskin hordes they were intermingling with. After about 5 minutes they flew off to the west and I couldn't refind them. I saw them in a tree in Section 7 but just of the road that bisects Sections 7 and 9 on the South side of the cemetery. Curiously, I did not see or hear a Red Crossbill at all. A good lifer to start the year. A thanks to Dave Leatherman for finding the birds. I think Dave is responsible for more birds on my life list than I am! Good birding to you all! Josh Bruening Fort Collins
[cobirds] White-winged Crossbills--Grandview Cemetary/Ft Collins
Today, I made a quick stop at Mcintosh Lake (Longmont) and could not locate the White-winged Scoter but did find a Lond-tailed Duck. After this I decided to attempt to find the White-winged Crossbill at Grandview Cemetary. At about 1:30pm, I was able to locate a very silent pair high up in the firs. Eric Defonso and I watched for about 5 minutes before they flew silently to the southeast part of the cemetary. I have a couple of very distant shots on the site below in the uncommon-to-rare gallery. Mark Chavez Lakewood-Green Mtn http://www.pbase.com/mark2929c -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
