Birders will be making fewer trips below the Barr Lake Dam, obviously. BUT Checklists collected at that eBird hotspot will be useful in documenting changes in the avifauna, before and after the habitat destruction. So don't give up on it; get down there when you can!
Joe Roller, Denver On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:12 PM Adam Vesely <avesel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Some of you that have recently been to the north side of Barr Lake (Adams > Co.) may have noticed the obliteration of the tree-lined stream area below > the Barr Lake dam. Large construction vehicles continued their warpath > today, removing more trees along the stream that have provided wonderful, > shady habitat for birds over the years. I would expect this area to be > mostly devoid of trees and shrubs in the coming days. I spoke to a ranger > yesterday, and she said that although some trees will be saved per input > from Barr Lake rangers, it is not Barr Lake property and those pesky trees > were simply sucking up too much irrigation water. Ironically, this area is > only about 1/4 mile east of the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies house. Take > that, birds. > > Adam Vesely > Thornton, 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8f84986c-4dca-42ba-8089-dc0f3138ff3co%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8f84986c-4dca-42ba-8089-dc0f3138ff3co%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAJpZcUCfT-W7t6CWP6z-cEKtZusi2xiDhYdWXwmkmL2zKc20Zg%40mail.gmail.com.
