[cobirds] Jan 1st birding in the n and e metro area

I birded in Boulder County today then headed east to Limon in order to be close to the Flagler CBC tomorrow.

 

Of note were a pair of Pine Grosbeaks at a feeder in north Boulder at about Dellwood and 5^th, plus there were lots of Cassin’s Finches throughout the neighborhood.

 

In Allenspark, the Fawnbrook hosted it usual flock of rosy-finches; mainly Gray-crowned with a few Brown-capped.  Evening Grosbeaks and Red Crossbills were also flying about.

 

On the way east (doing a bit of scouting for the Barr Lake CBC on Sunday), the bridge over the S. Platte River was especially active with many shovelers and Green-winged Teal, plus a generous helping of Killdeer, Wilson’s Snipe and American Pipits.

 

Bill Kaempfer

Boulder