Re: [cobirds] Mute Swans

[Marie Hoerner]

I believe someone posted a couple of weeks ago that they are the
Broadmoor's birds (they spoke with someone at the Broadmoor to find out).
They're still beautiful birds, though!

Marie Hoerner
Colorado Springs, El Paso County

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 2:12 PM Joan Larrabee  wrote:

> Today, Feb 8, I saw the Mute Swans at the lake at the Broadmoor in
> Colorado Springs, El Paso County. How do we know they are wild birds and
> not permanent birds at the Broadmoor?
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Re: [cobirds] Chatfield Horse Stables Off Limits

[Marie Hoerner]

It is not my intent to "pile on" or to make anyone feel badly for what has
already happened.  I just want to share a couple of thoughts on a situation
in which the rangers and other patrons have minimal concern for keeping the
space open to a variety of recreational activities and how bad this can be
for birders in hopes that future behaviour might change.

Pawnee National Grasslands has some awesome birding, including a beautiful
auto loop that has an incredible colony of burrowing owls.  I drove all the
way from Colorado Springs, along with my mother, to enjoy this loop one
summer at the right time to see owlets.  We were also hoping to see
longspurs and mountain plover.  We got up at 3 am to do so in order to be
there by dawn.  Starting very early in the morning, the place became
overrun as a shooting range.  There is a designated area for this activity,
but it is allowable to shoot anywhere.  Not only did this affect the
birding, but it was making us incredibly nervous for our own safety given
that many seemed to have little regard for others based on their incredibly
close proximity to the road.  Finally, we came across someone with what
appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle (apologies, I know nothing about
guns) standing on the shoulder of the road and *shooting continuously* *across
the road where we were trying to drive.*  We approached slowly in hopes
that they would stop, would turn away from the road, something... in order
to allow us to pass, but without success.  That was the point at which we
gave up, turned around, and left after making a very long drive and getting
up several hours before dawn.  We have not been back since.  Later, when a
number of birders from this forum contacted the rangers about the growing
problem, we were informed that there was nothing they could do, and the
rangers suggested that maybe the birding loop could be moved elsewhere.
There was no interest in asking those with guns to relocate to anywhere
else in the expansive grasslands, despite the fact that large colonies of
burrowing owls and excellent birding sites are much more difficult to move
(e.g. impossible) than recreational shooting.  By comparison, Chatfield
State Park restricts shooters to the shooting range.  They also have
designated areas for model airplanes, hot air balloon launches, horseback
riding, off-leash dogs, etc.

The moral of the story is: let's be grateful that Chatfield State Park
makes it a priority to preserve access for a wide variety of activities,
with designated spaces for certain activities so that everyone can use the
park.  If the price is a little bit of patience to view a particular bird
from allowed spaces, please let's all pay that price.

Marie Hoerner
Colorado Springs, El Paso County

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 11:59 AM willc...@gmail.com 
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> Hi All,
>
> Consistently breaking rules and not informing others of the rules for
> viewing this sparrow could easily lose birders access, so lets all try to
> follow the rules that were so clearly posted here by Joey so others can
> continue to appreciate this bird! Having a good relationship with the other
> patrons of the park and the park police is very important, so please make
> sure to notify anyone you see doing something that isn't allowed that what
> they are doing could impact future birders. I hope we can all be
> considerate of the park police and not force them to patrol an area because
> birders are being negatively impactful.
>
> Thanks for being great representatives of the birding community,
>
> Will Anderson
> CU Birding Club
>
> On Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 12:52:37 PM UTC-7 cinnamon...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
>> So yesterday, I went to the "horse stable" to see this Golden-crowned
>> Sparrow.  I parked in the "stable parking space" which is just two spaces
>> by the stable and got reprimanded by the Park police as soon as I stepped
>> out of my car.  The park police guy was very crabby and told me to stay out
>> of the stable area.  I was shocked by his demeanor, but I was very nice to
>> him and moved my car immediately.  Then he drove off and left the property.
>>
>> Luckily, the Golden-crowned Sparrow was in a bush by the large parking
>> lot and I was able to view it with no problems.  As soon as I got some
>> photos of the Golden-crowned Sparrow, the birds (all the sparrows) flew
>> over to the stable area.  I did not go over to the stable area in fear that
>> I would be yelled at, since I was just told to stay out of that area.
>>
>> A couple guys showed up a minute later, who did not know that they were
>> forbidden to stay out of that area.  They went over and took a couple
>> photos of the Golden-crowned by the stable, which took them about 5 minutes
>> and then they left without incident.  I was g

Re: [cobirds] Staying at Home

[Marie Hoerner]

Unquestionably, I agree that our top priority right now must be to heed
public health orders and to encourage others to do the same.  That said, I
also would be very sad to see the forum completely suspended right now.
The posts that I enjoy the most often are interesting observations of yard
birds, bird behavior, or even updates on interesting research that's going
on in the professional world.  Also, even though I don't contribute often,
I have come to think of COBirds as "my community" and it makes me feel less
isolated to read these emails and to hear from others about a mutually
shared interest.  I feel a particular need for that sense of community at
the moment with so little ability to get out and see people face-to-face.
I will obviously support whatever decision is made in the interests of
encouraging safe practices, but my individual vote would be for continuing
to keep the COBirds community active if possible.

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:11 PM macawolf via Colorado Birds <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> And just to reinforce the "stay-at-home" expectations and extent, Gov.
> Polis just now finished a press conference in which he must have said half
> a dozen times, that while we may walk around our neighborhood (maintaining
> social distancing) we should NOT be driving off anywhere EXCEPT for
> emergency situations.
>
> Certainly needing food or medications (or having to go to work for those
> whose jobs are deemed essential now) are such emergencies, but no, not to
> go birding.
>
> Good homebirding.
>
> Marty Wolf
> NW CO Spgs
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Chris Goulart 
> To: cobirds 
> Sent: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 12:46 pm
> Subject: [cobirds] Staying at Home
>
> I have been a safety professional for about 25 years, and recently
> transitioned to working in the healthcare industry as a safety professional.
>
> I would agree with all of the statements urging being very conservative
> when it comes to travel for the time being. I understand that means missing
> spring migration, but any exposure at this juncture is really not
> acceptable.  I would also agree with the sentiment that posting about birds
> that are likely to make people take risks in going to see them is not
> advisable.
>
> Personally, I would go so far as to say that this google groups list
> should be suspended until all shelter in place orders have been lifted.
> Telling people about the location of interesting birds will only serve to
> motivate people to travel to those locations to try to see them.
> Unfortunately, as some people have pointed out, the chances of a traffic
> crash or other situations where you find yourself exposed to people cannot
> be completely eliminated when you are out birding. The only way to truly
> eliminate the risk is to just stay at home.
>
> Please do not find yourself going to local hotspots to go birding. I know
> we may all think that we can self isolate, but you still have to
> potentially interact with other people and the chances of spreading the
> virus right now are just too high. Remember, it’s not just about your own
> personal exposure, it’s also about being a potential vector for spreading
> the virus to others.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Goulart
>
> Aurora, Colorado
>
>
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Re: [cobirds] Interpretation of state-wide Public Health Order

[Marie Hoerner]

Hello everyone,

I rarely post, and I am sorry to do so by getting involved in such a
discussion.

The public health order states:

"All travel, including, but not limited to, travel by automobile or public
transit, except Necessary Travel is prohibited."

"Necessary Travel.  For purposes of this order, travel is Necessary for any
of the following purposes: (1) providing or accessing Necessary Activities,
Minimum Basic Operations, Critical Government Functions, and Critical
Businesses; (2) receiving materials for distance learning, for receiving
meals, and any other related services from educational institutions; (3)
returning to a place of Residence from outside the jurisdiction; (4) travel
required by law enforcement or court order; (5) non-residents returning to
their place of Residence."

Now, I'm not a lawyer, but there is enough vagueness in the inclusion of
outdoor exercise as a "Necessary Activity" that I'm sure you could get a
good lawyer to argue that traveling across the state to go bird-watching
was within the letter of the law.  Please stop thinking about the letter of
the law for a moment.  We all know that it is not necessary to go all the
way across the state to "exercise" when a local trail would work just as
well.  As birders, we strongly discourage people from intentionally
disturbing, flushing, or otherwise harassing birds, even though there is no
law explicitly prohibiting it in most places.  As a community, we are
accustomed to placing the welfare of the birds above our personal desire to
add another bird to our life/state/county/year list, or to get a better
photo, or whatever.  Now, please, place the welfare of other people above
those personal interests as well.  Personally, I had plans for this week to
visit King Ranch for hopeful Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls and Tropical Parulas,
and High Island for their famous warbler migration- all the while spending
time with my brother, sisters, parents, and best of all my young nieces
and nephew.  The disappointment has been quite intense this week from
instead being stuck in my small apartment with just my local trails for
early morning walks and spending the rest of the day working on moving my
courses online, even though I am personally in the lowest-risk category for
COVID-19.  However, every time you go out and especially when you travel
outside your neighborhood, you literally risk killing someone else, if not
yourself.  You also become part of the group that is making this whole
pandemic last longer for everyone.  Is it really worth it?

Marie Hoerner, Colorado Springs, El Paso County

On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 12:20 PM SeEttaM .  wrote:

> Aarg
>
> SeEtta Moss
> Canon City
>
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> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 12:18 PM SeEttaM .  wrote:
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>> Directly from Govenor
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>> SeEtta Moss
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[cobirds] Gyrfalcon and PF Goose?

[Marie Hoerner]

My mother and I are headed north to search for both the falcon and goose
this morning. We got a slow start because my mom had a doctor's
appointment, but I would be deeply grateful if others could post any
sightings of these birds today. Thank you all for the posts so far as well
as in advance for any information today!

Marie Hoerner
Colorado Springs

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Pawnee Grasslands 10April2018 (Weld)

[Marie Hoerner]

Hi everyone,

That response seems outrageous to me for several reasons:


   - The bird tour was there before the area was used for shooting, as he
   points out in his email.
   - Birders are not putting the physical safety and lives of other people
   at risk, while recreational shooters are.  I have also viewed sports
   shooters shooting *across* the road on the auto tour.  In one instance,
   even as our car approached, the sports shooter kept firing across the road
   and refused to put his gun down to allow us to safely pass.  We stopped and
   waited, then gave up and turned around and took a different route.  I don't
   understand how that can be considered acceptable *anywhere.  *They are
   begging to have somebody killed.
   - Bird nesting grounds cannot simply be relocated to a different road,
   so moving a bird auto tour is not actually as straightforward as he makes
   it sound.
   - The area is supposed to be at least partially devoted to preserving
   natural resources such as the ever-decreasing amount of natural prairie,
   and so it seems that the numerous threatened and declining bird and
   other species using that area for nesting, migration, overwintering, etc.
   should have some value and priority when these decisions are being made.
   The last time I was on the route (last summer), you could not get out of
   hearing range of one sports shooter before you started hearing another.
   That kind of widespread, constant use of loud guns can't be helping the
   wildlife maintain healthy, normal behaviors and routines.

I recognize that I am biased on this issue as someone with a lifelong love
of birds and nature with no interest in sports shooting, but I do try to
recognize the rights and needs of people with different values than I
have.  My dad's entire side of the family in North Dakota engages in sports
shooting and hunting, and I respect their right to do so.  However, I think
any of them would be appalled at people taking assault rifles and shooting
across a public road.  That is reckless, irresponsible, and dangerous. I
lived by Cherry Creek State Park last year.  They have done an excellent
job of arranging a shooting range, a model airport field, a dog park,
campgrounds, a marina, and hiking trails that allow a wide variety of
people to use a densely populated park for many uses without anybody
feeling that they are in danger.  Meanwhile, the park supports a variety of
birds and wildlife successfully.  Pawnee National Grasslands has a far
greater area with a much lower density of people, so I see no reason that a
similar balance of interests and needs (including those of the wildlife)
should not be possible.

Those are my thoughts at least.

Marie Hoerner, Colorado Springs, El Paso County

On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 3:41 PM, 'The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> The Pawnee Disitrct Ranger responded a bit more today ...
>
> Sorry it’s taken me a couple days to respond to your email. I’ve been out
> of town.
>
>
>
> We went down an extensive public involvement process centered around the
> increased sports shooting uses a couple years back before the rest of the
> forest was experiencing the same pressure and the decision outcome from
> that process was to build the developed shooting range at Baker Draw.
>
>
> Much of the shooting pressure/issues on the other forest districts evolves
> around homes being built in areas historically used for target shooting.
> The grassland does not dovetail into much of those scenarios and we had
> already led the process in developing a shooting range to reduce the number
> of dispersed shooters, so we have not been directly involved with that
> additional forest process. I know for some folks it doesn’t seem like much,
> but in reality, the developed shooting range has greatly reduced the
> numbers of shooters along the roadways. In 2014 everyone who uses the Baker
> Draw facility today, was simply lined up with everyone else along road 96.
>
>
> The idea of establishing large shooting area bans is not really an option
> I have readily available at my level. That really always becomes a
> Washington Office affair along with numerous other state and local partners
> and other interests. National forests and grasslands and most public lands
> aside from national parks are open to hunting and recreational sport
> shooting.
>
>
> I would be more inclined to discuss moving the bird tour route at this
> time than trying to eliminate a large area from hunting and shooting. There
> are numerous places on the grassland that see very little or no pressure
> from hunting and shooting sports.
>
>
> Shooters favor the road 96 area because they are familiar with it and it
> is the first access point to the grassland along highway 14. We now h

[cobirds] Location of Red Rock Open Space Harris's Sparrow?

[Marie Hoerner]

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know where the Harris's Sparrow is being seen in Red Rock Open
Space in El Paso County?  I keep seeing sightings from ebird but have not
had success locating the sparrow myself.  I would be grateful for any
information.

Thanks,

Marie Hoerner
Colorado Springs, El Paso County

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Re: [cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon at Stewarts Pond Yes

[Marie Hoerner]

Sorry, I sent the message from my phone in a hurry.  A couple had just left
after looking for a couple hours and I was hoping they'd get the email and
come back.

Marie Hoerner

Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:35 AM, Karl Stecher Jr. 
wrote:

> city?   county?  no info on your post.
>
>
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> *Sent*: Monday, March 27, 2017 12:54 AM
> *To*: "Cobirds" 
> *Subject*: [cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon at Stewarts Pond Yes
>
> Looking at it right now on south east side with gulls.
>
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[cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon at Stewarts Pond Yes

[Marie Hoerner]

Looking at it right now on south east side with gulls.

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[cobirds] Re: Parker Regional Park: Baird's Sandpiper, Eastern/Lilian's Meadowlark?, and NorthernxMexican Mallard hybrid?

[Marie Hoerner]

Apologies!  I forgot to include my name and location.

Marie Hoerner
Aurora, CO

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Marie Hoerner 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> This evening after work, I headed to Parker Regional Park to check out a
> couple of eBird posts on a Baird's Sandpiper.  Although the photos aren't
> great, the best couple I got are attached and are enough for documentation.
>
> While there, I also what, by my best guess, was a Northern x Mexican
> Mallard hybrid.  I would love people's thoughts on whether that seems right.
>
> I was leaving because the combination of an overcast sky with the late
> time made for really poor lighting when I saw a meadowlark that struck me
> as a little unusual, so I took a closer look and the best photos I could
> get.  I am reasonably confident that this is an Eastern Meadowlark based on
> its mostly white malar, paler articulars, darker eyestripe, more streaked
> sides, and more extensive white in the tail (seen briefly when it flew but
> not even remotely successfully photographed, unfortunately).  I found it on
> the east side of the pond in the grassy area east of the dirt trail that
> circles the pond.  My pictures actually (to my untrained eye) looked
> closest to Lilian's Meadowlark, so out of curiosity I did research online
> and found this article
> <http://cobirds.org/CFO/ColoradoBirds/InTheScope/27.pdf>by Tony Leukering
> and Nathan Pipelow on the rare presence of Lilian's Meadowlarks in
> Colorado.  I would love to know if anybody has thoughts on this.  Eastern
> Meadowlark is a lifer for me!
>
> Thanks!
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> The University of Chicago
> 5734 S. Ellis Ave.
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[cobirds] American Woodcock at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area still present

[Marie Hoerner]

I just wanted to thank everyone that has posted updates on the Woodcock at
Bobcat Ridge Natural Area.  After a couple of hectic months spent watching
the updates and wishing I had the time to make the trip north to look for
this bird, I finally made the time today.  I searched for about 2.5 hours
looking down into the creek  by the road until after sunset.  I was heading
back to my car feeling pretty low when my fiance (who only came along to
keep me company and had been bored silly for about 2.4 of the 2.5 hours at
this point) observed there is a marshy area running alongside the parking
lot, and suggested we walk that quickly just in case.  Lo and behold!
There was the woodcock, maybe 20 feet from my car.  I got decent pictures
despite the failing light, and was just so thrilled to have found this
bird!  Thank you again to everyone that has continued to report on its
presence.  Here's a link to my ebird checklist:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34945629

Marie Hoerner
Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Swan #4 at Cottonwood Marsh

[Marie Hoerner]

I had not gotten the chance yet to post about this, but I saw four swans
there last night.  Three were Tundra Swans (2 adults and a 1st year), and
the fourth I thought was a Trumpeter based on the complete lack of yellow
in the lores and what seemed to be larger size (although they are hard to
tell apart because of individual variability in the lores and I'm no expert
when it comes to swans).  It is nice to have confirmation since I was
rather uncertain.

Marie Hoerner
Aurora, CO

On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 8:28 AM, snowy.owlets 
wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> A fourth swan has just come in. It looks and sounds like a Trumpeter.
>
> Mark Miller
> Longmont, CO
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Fwd: [cobirds] Snow bunting present Douglas County

[Marie Hoerner]

Thanks to everyone for the updates.  The bunting was still eating seeds in
the parking lot until after the sun had dipped behind the mountains, at
which point I had to get going.  It was a lifer for me!

Marie Hoerner
Douglas County, CO

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> Snow Bunting being seen in model airport parking lot by mob
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Re: [cobirds] Snow bunting present Douglas County

[Marie Hoerner]

Thanks to everyone for the updates.  The bunting was still eating seeds in
the parking lot until after the sun had dipped behind the mountains, at
which point I had to get going.  It was a lifer for me!

Marie Hoerner
Douglas County, CO

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[cobirds] Castlewood canyon point 5?

[Marie Hoerner]

Does anyone know by chance where  point 5 is in Castlewood Canyon SP? I
keep seeing it in rare bird alerts and, although I am familiar with the
park, I've never heard of numbered points there. Thank you!

Marie Hoerner
Castle Rock

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[cobirds] Black and white warbler, Castlewood Canyon

[Marie Hoerner]

Hello everyone,

I am going to try for the black and white warbler that folks have been
seeing at Castlewood Canyon the last few days. Does anyone know exactly
where it has been seen most recently? Thanks,

Marie Hoerner
Castle Rock

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[cobirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo?

[Marie Hoerner]

Hello all,

I was wondering if anybody has relocated the yellow-billed cuckoo that was
seen in Chatfield SP yesterday, or if anybody knows where it was last
seen.  It would be a lifer for me, and one that I've tried for in SE
Colorado, Illinois, Florida, and Mexico without success.  Any information
would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Marie

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Re: [cobirds] Development in Sensitive Bird Areas in Fountain Creek Regional Park (FCRP), El Paso County

[Marie Hoerner]

I hope that I am not overstepping any bounds as a very new member of
COBirds, but I am really sorry to hear of the plans El Paso has for
Fountain Creek.  One thing that occurred to me, reading this email, is that
external evidence of the value of Fountain Creek Regional Park might be
valuable to include in responses to Mr. Williams.  In addition to my own
anecdotal experiences at FCRP, I included the following points that rely on
well established outside sources to document the importance of the park:


   - National Geographic's* Guide to Birding Hot Spots of the United States*
   lists Fountain Creek Regional Park as one of only 13 hot spots they chose
   to highlight in the entire state of Colorado.  The park is also the only
   hot spot listed for El Paso County.
   - eBird (a citizen science project aimed at documenting bird
   distributions and movements) reports the second highest avian diversity of
   any site in El Paso County at Fountain Creek Regional Park.  The only site
   with higher avian diversity is the privately owned Chico Basin Ranch.

These or other similar points might strengthen requests for El Paso to
reconsider their development plans.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention.  It really will be a major
loss if the development goes through.

Marie Hoerner

On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Tyler Stuart  wrote:

> COBirders,
>
>
> *El Paso County Parks has proposed to develop a number of the natural
> areas within Fountain Creek Regional Park (FCRP).* A public meeting on
> April 28, 2016 presented the plans, which include: dog park in sensitive
> riparian habitat, singletrack mountain biking trails, disc golf course,
> amphitheater, new athletic field, playgrounds, a creekside “beach”
> recreation area in an isolated riparian grove, new parking lots, creek
> realignment through Area 7 (Hansen Natural Area), and additional “forest
> management” areas. A number of these development plans will adversely
> affect important bird and wildlife habitat.
>
>
> *Have you birded FCRP or heard about its importance to birds and other
> wildlife? This email is to request that you send quickly to park personnel
> your impressions and comments regarding the proposed development plan.*
> We need a substantial response, as they don’t seem to appreciate the
> importance of undisturbed habitat, both canopy and understory, in a major
> riparian corridor. The development plan is available at 
> *http://adm.elpasoco.com/CommunityServices/planning/Pages/default.aspx
> <http://adm.elpasoco.com/CommunityServices/planning/Pages/default.aspx> or
> at
> http://adm.elpasoco.com/CommunityServices/planning/Pages/FountainCreekRegionalParkPlanning.aspx
> <http://adm.elpasoco.com/CommunityServices/planning/Pages/FountainCreekRegionalParkPlanning.aspx>*.
> *Figure 36 on page 42* shows the scale of proposed development.
>
>
> The window to respond is narrow before the County Park Commissioners will
> review the proposed development plan. *The deadline for public comments
> is MAY 19,* but we need momentum before then so that they aren’t thinking
> that they have a green light. We offer some ideas to highlight below, in
> your words. In particular, we focus on two specific developments that we
> think will most significantly compromise habitat for bird residents and
> migrants.
>
>
> Summary of key points:
>
> · Proposed location for dog park would damage sensitive primary
> habitat and fragment the corridor
>
> · Other proposed management areas are primary cottonwood groves
> that don’t need management.
>
> · “Management” invariably disturbs important understory elements
> of riparian corridor
>
>
>
> First, a dog park is planned for the forested area known as “Mile Marker
> 18” or “Area 2,” abutting “The Spa.” The dog park will cover the habitat
> between the creek and the adjacent private land to the east, extending from
> the Willow Springs Ponds south to the Mile 18 marker (6 acres). This area
> hosts some of the richest bird life in the regional park, especially during
> migration. It is also a region where species seek refuge and nest *away*
> from the regional trail. A dog park, with a network of trails, tree
> removal, understory and grass degradation (e.g., see Bear Creek dog park),
> bathrooms, and expanded parking would severely compromise the quality of
> habitat. We think that this is a priority. We are not against a dog park,
> but it should not be in this valuable habitat and in the floodplain. They
> can re-organize proposed uses outside of the floodplain, or acquire land
> adjacent to the park that is already compromised.
>
>
> Second, the development plan targets several primary riparian tree
> clusters for “forest management.” The park planners indicated that