Friday, December 20, 2019

Twelfth CoBus Colorado State Forest Christmas Count

The twelfth CoBus Colorado State Forest Christmas Count was conducted on December 14, 2019

Full details will be in January's "Colorado Field Notes"
coloradobirdingsociety.net/coloradofieldnotes.htm

Eight birders and six feeder watchers enjoyed a great birding day.

Highlights:
American Three-toed Woodpeckers
  (1) one across from the Colorado State Forest Visitor's Center
  (2) one at ranger lakes Campgrounds

Boreal Owls
  (1) two west of the Cameron Pass Summit
  (2) one at ranger lakes Campgrounds
  (3) one south of Crags Campgrounds

Greater Sage-Grouse
  two birds about a mile south of Gould

Dusky Grouse
 (1) one below south side of Cameron Pass
 (2) just south of Campgrounds south of Gould

Rosy Finches
two groups at private feeders totaled 423 birds, all three species represented

White-throated Sparrow
one at a private yard

Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins

Northern Pygmy-Owl called at a private yard

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