[cobirds] Many parulas, etc., forecast for northern Front Range tomorrow

Hello, Birders.

I believe tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1st, has great potential for birders (bad for migrating birds) in the northern Front Range region. As I gaze into my crystal ball, I see Northern Parulas, a Scarlet Tanager or two maybe, and possibly a White-collared Swift. Hmm... The image is shifting... I see myself, freezing cold, standing in the snrain on the north shore of Boulder Rez...

Ted Floyd

tedfloyd57@hotmail.com

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

P.s. If you need inducement to go birding tomorrow, try this, from the U.S. National Weather Service:

A STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DROP OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO COLORADO LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER WITH SNOW IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT CHANGING INTO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING ELSEWHERE. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY. CURRENTLY STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS THE CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO UPSLOPE FLOW. FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTHERN URBAN CORRIDOR COULD SEE 5 TO 8 INCHES...AND THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS MAY SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES. ALL THESE ACCUMULATIONS ARE GOING TO BE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE CURRENT WARM TEMPERATURES WE ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH WILL MELT THE INITIAL SNOWFALL. HOWEVER...THE NEARBY JET WILL LIKELY INFLUENCE THE ACCUMULATIONS WITH BANDED SNOWFALL. THIS IS A VERY CHALLENGING SET-UP...ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING MAY 1ST. STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.