[cobirds] Re: "Lafayette Birds!"--tomorrow, Sun., Feb. 5, 1pm

What are "Arby's Nuts"?

On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 4:14:10 PM UTC-7 tedfl...@gmail.com wrote:

Hey, all.

It's the beginning of the month, so that means it's time for "Lafayette Birds!" We'll get underway tomorrow, Sun., Feb. 5, at 1pm MST at The Shack at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve in Lafayette, Boulder Co. The event, sponsored by the City of Lafayette, is free and open to the public. No RSVP required; just show up. All are welcome--children, families, and curiosity-seekers especially so. We bird in separate small groups that canvas the entire "Greater Greenlee Ecosystem" for birds and other biota. ("Other biota" in Feb. in Lafayette tend to be squirrels and lichens.)

Bohemian waxwings are around. If a flock is spotted, we'll initiate the R-cubed (Reisman Rapid Response) maneuver and get all participants to the flock as expeditiously as possible. Also spotted in the past 10 days at Greenlee & vicinity: greater white-fronted goose, snow goose, hooded merganser, bald eagle, ferruginous hawk, golden eagle, merlin, prairie falcon, bushtits up the wazoo, mountain chickadee, "Arby Nuts," and Townsend solitaire. There are no guarantees in this life, but sightings of the following are guaranteed: white-crowned sparrow, spotted towhee, and red-winged blackbird. And I guess we won't be looking for the Chinese surveillance balloon anymore... Comet STC (C/2022 E3) actually *was* seen at the preserve a few nights ago, but I digress.

See you tomorrow!

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Colorado

P. s. Some comments left on the message board at The Shack:

"I laughed, I cried, it changed my life."

"[This event] is the most fun I've had since the Anner Bylsma recital at Macky Auditorium in 1994."

"The most fun you'll have with your pants on."

"Are the Broncos still in the playoffs?"

"I've heard leaders appreciate it when you ply them with kombucha, donuts, and sushi."

"Is it safe to look at a western tanager?"

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