I visited Belmar Park specifcally to look at a hybrid goose that was recently photo'd at the lake there, and in consideration of some recent reports of Greater White-fronted. I did see the hybrid goose, which is apparently a *Canada x Graylag* (domestic), which bears some semblance to a Greater White-fronted due to some uneven white around the base of the bill and brown coloration. Thanks to Steve M. for helping to clarify the parentage. I did not see any other geese besides Canadas.
Some other birds in the park of interest to me were two alternate-plumage *American Avocets* (wading near the island), 1 *Wilson's Snipe*, migrant swallows including 1 *Barn* and 2 *Nor. Rough-winged* together with some Trees, my first *House Wren* of the season, and a male *Great-tailed Grackle*. Back home at Ken Caryl Valley I watched "my" *Bushtit *pair gathering threads of bark, confirming their intent to nest. A female *Cassin's Finch* visited the feeder; they have been mostly absent for a month now, but occasionally appear even on nice days. A *Chipping Sparrow* at the feeding station was my 1st this year. David Suddjian Littleton, CO -- 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/CAGj6RooH4fhqUhXPPD3hWKnPGj%2B%2BH8uCUNGVEcn5w-C42zm3fg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
