I just checked the Town of Timnath website and found that indeed Timnath Reservoir is restricted to residents only. Here's a link to a pdf outlining all the Timnath Res policies: http://timnath-co.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Timnath-Reservoir-2015-Policy.pdf
Looks like there was an update to this policy in late May. Amy Amy Cervene Highlands Ranch On Saturday, June 13, 2015, Sean Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > This is information regarding an apparent closure of the park on the west > side of Timnath Reservoir and a few small sightings from Fossil Creek > Reservoir in Fort Collins. > > My family and I decided to take a walk over at Fossil Creek this afternoon > where we had one singing Orchard Oriole and a flyover sapsucker sp. at the > observation pier near the parking lot. We then headed over to Timnath Res. > Multiple times over the past year or so, I've been greeted at the reservoir > by un-uniformed individuals from the city of Timnath asking various > questions regarding home town, activities at the reservoir, frequency of > visitation, etc. I know that other local and visiting birders have also had > this experience. Today we were approached again and asked whether we were > Timnath residents. When we replied that we were not, we were informed that > the city had closed Timnath Reservoir to non-Timnath residents for this > entire year. So, we left and just went over to the neighborhood on the east > side of the reservoir where some of it is visible. What was most puzzling > was that, in the multiple times I've been there this year, I haven't run > across these individuals barring access to non-residents. Also, I haven't > heard any others mention a similar experience yet this year. As I did not > ask the un-uniformed individual any questions, there may be something > positive that wasn't communicated. On the observation side, there was one > Black Tern visible from the east side of Timnath Res. > > Sean Walters > Fort Collins, 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 [email protected] <javascript:;>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:;>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9108142F-0FBC-4717-B804-079A2017D860%40gmail.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BJWw_J5WsXcZjrvinUHSo4gycyJQYn2A%3DcsMoHAJ5dLGqR2Pg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
