The Black Forest CBC on Jan. 2, 2023, encountered adverse weather. Only 4 of
us went out, and we had 4 counting at 2 feeders. The fog and the snow made
conditions unsafe, so that none of the walking parties covered their (mostly
ponderosa pine) territories, and the drivers elected not to
The 35th Denver Urban CBC tallied 90 species (ave. 87) and 30,147 birds
(ave. 39,674). We failed to cover one section of the South Platte, so that our
waterfowl numbers dipped. 135 observers went out in the field and 12 watched at
feeders.
* We found three new birds for the count:
Just now there were 110 Waxwings in my elm trees. Half were Cedars and
half were Bohemians. I was amazed to see that many, when all of a sudden
100 *more* flew in!!! 200 Waxwings -- half Bohemians! Then just as
suddenly they all took off at once. What an amazing sight and noise to see
and
A remarkable number of Cassin's Finches were visiting trees and feeders at
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Centennial this morning. I counted at least
15, but the birds were moving a lot and disappearing into backyards, so I
may have either undercounted or overcounted. I saw only immature /
Final days for any Colorado teen birder/naturalist/ornithologist to apply
to these Audubon youth camp scholarships. Read below.
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