Well, a second visit in the afternoon to Grandview Cemetery (including birds seen on nearby Sheldon Lake in City Park) in Fort Collins added the following species to the morning total of 34 species:
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO in honey locust and ash trees midway along the south edge of the cemetery, actually on the City Park Nine golf course. Am I right in thinking there have been more of this species in CO this spring than normal?
Mallard
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Violet-green Swallow
White Pelican
Empid sp. (strongly suspect Cordilleran)
Total species: 44 (breaks my previous best in 1000+ visits dating back to 1974 by 6 species!) Don't believe I have ever had 3 species of vireo, multiple Osprey (2 immatures that I suspect are flying to Sheldon from their nest near LaPorte), double-digit cormorants on Sheldon Lake, and a Western Grebe this late in the year. The fish-eating bird numbers probably mean the lake has been recently stocked with rainbows. Both young Great Horned Owls plus one adult were in trees well south of the nest tree, probably relieved to finally have some peace from all their zillions of human admirers.
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO in honey locust and ash trees midway along the south edge of the cemetery, actually on the City Park Nine golf course. Am I right in thinking there have been more of this species in CO this spring than normal?
Mallard
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Violet-green Swallow
White Pelican
Empid sp. (strongly suspect Cordilleran)
Total species: 44 (breaks my previous best in 1000+ visits dating back to 1974 by 6 species!) Don't believe I have ever had 3 species of vireo, multiple Osprey (2 immatures that I suspect are flying to Sheldon from their nest near LaPorte), double-digit cormorants on Sheldon Lake, and a Western Grebe this late in the year. The fish-eating bird numbers probably mean the lake has been recently stocked with rainbows. Both young Great Horned Owls plus one adult were in trees well south of the nest tree, probably relieved to finally have some peace from all their zillions of human admirers.
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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