The past 2-3 days, I have been mixing up skiing and birding in Summit County. Here are some of my birding observations.
In the Wildernest area of Silverthorne, I had all three Rosy-Finch species. At the Silverthorne water treatment plant on Friday there were 6 species of duck including Barrow's and Common Goldeneye. Off of Blue Ridge Rd., I had a flock of 18 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches and 7 Pine Grosbeaks. Around Green Mountain Reservoir, there were Evening Grosbeaks, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches, Mountain Chickadee and Townsend Solitaire. Further north in Grand County, south of Kremmling, I had an adult Bald Eagle.
Perhaps the most unusual sighting was a Great Blue Heron flying over the Blue River near the Silverthorne shopping outlets.
Anecdotally, there are more Gray Jays around the ski areas than I have seen in many years.
Charlie Nims
Bartlett, NH\Silverthorne, CO
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