COBirders, I made a brief stop at Sombrero Marsh/Pond this evening at 6:00 (Marsh Wren is now my nemesis BOCO bird...) What I found instead was a large flock of Common Grackles - probably 500+ - roosting in the reeds on the far side of the pond and in a few of the surrounding trees. As I scanned the pond, I noticed a stream of grackles descending into the reeds that turned out to be the head of a flock of at least 1,000 that extended as far as I could see. An impressive if not unprecedented sight.
It will be interesting to hear what tomorrow's cold front has in store for us bird-wise. Perhaps we'll see a bigger push of finches and other higher-elevation species drop down? Or maybe a decent passerine flight?? Peter Burke Boulder, CO -- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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 post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CACjv0GZRc3hYSzcYfK4SCQTo257tudq65kYFmqjBhC76xuHEFA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
