The Fountain Creek CBC was held December 14th. We had 29 volunteers on a day that started out a brisk 11F or so. Even the creeks were partially frozen, and ponds were mostly fully frozen well into the afternoon. Volunteers found 77 species and a little over 7000 individual birds. Chipping Sparrow was a new species for the count and we had high number records for Townsend's Solitaire, Rock Pigeon, and White-winged Dove.
We had a good mix of Loggerhead and Northern Shrikes at 5 each, and plenty of Western Meadowlarks and Northern Flickers. Evening Grosbeak, Stellar's Jays, and Cedar Waxwing turned up for the count after having not been seen much in recent years. We couldn't find Scaled Quail or Brewer's Blackbirds that are often seen on the count. Diana Beatty El Paso County Fountain Creek CBC compiler -- ****** “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said *Gandalf*, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -- -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CAM-_j9snq8%2B1OwQPUwxEWFvYO-HDBGGUF7bqp%2BNF2jWk3UmveA%40mail.gmail.com.
