First off, it was a gorgeous day out on the grasslands. Temperatures were mild for December and we had little wind, which made for good birding.
30 species included:
- Cackling Goose (new for the count)
- Canada Goose
- Golden Eagle
- Bald Eagle
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Great Horned Owl
- Downy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Prairie Falcon
- Northern Shrike
- Blue Jay
- Black-billed Magpie
- Common Raven
- Horned Lark
- Mountain Bluebird (new for the count)
- Townsend's Solitaire
- American Robin (112 was a high count; Fort Collins also had an AMRO high count this year)
- European Starling (also a high count)
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting (last count sighting in 1996)
- American Tree Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
- Song Sparrow
- Western Meadowlark
- House Sparrow
There are still many more counts between now and January 4th to participate in.
Happy holidays!
-Robert Beauchamp
Fort Collins
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