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Recent content by Laura G. Young

  1. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    Somehow, I've forgotten to list on here for several weeks. It's been a busy summer! Might've missed a few, but here's the ones I can recall: 67. Broad-tailed hummingbird (all summer in the mountains) 68. Rufous hummingbird (tons in the yard this year! And migrating early....?) 69. House wren...
  2. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    64. Hermit thrush 65. Red-naped sapsucker 66. Brown-headed cowbird #64 and #65 were up at Colorado State Forest State Park, #66 at Horsetooth Reservoir.
  3. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    63. Lark sparrow A lovely little pair of lark sparrows over at Fossil Creek reservoir this morning. Also some egrets, but didn't have the time to investigate what sort.
  4. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    Another first for the backyard: 62. Chipping sparrow There were at least two of them, going after the dandelion puffs that I'd not managed to pull yet. Thanks, guys! ;) ...
  5. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    Finally a new face: 61. Green-tailed towhee A first for the backyard/garden! He was so beautiful, bouncing around and warily feeding on the ground. Gorgeous bird. I need to get out more and work less so I can add more birds to the list. Stay tuned... ...
  6. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    An overview of the birds so far: 1. Golden eagle 2. Bald eagle 3. Red-tailed hawk 4. American kestrel 5. Prairie falcon 6. Black-billed magpie 7. Common goldeneye 8. Canada goose 9. Common merganser 10. Mallard 11. Ring-billed gull 12. American robin 13. Black-billed magpie 14...
  7. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    For my own reference: Birds by the Numbers * Of the 9700+ bird species in the world.... • 800+ species in North America • 480+ have occurred in Colorado • 375+ species on the Fort Collins/Larimer County checklist • 250+ species breed in Colorado • 100+ spp. could be found in an...
  8. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    At Fossil Creek reservoir: 51. American Coot (several flocks) 52. Say's Phoebe 53. Franklin's Gull (enormous flock, hovering constantly over the water) 54. Lesser Scaup 55. Gadwall 56. Clarke's Grebe (pair) 57. Ruddy Duck (small flock) 58. Snowy Egret (pair) At Nix Farm: 59. Turkey...
  9. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    In the backyard/garden: 49. Common Grackle (Forgot to add to list. First one of the season on April 4th. This week his friends showed up.) In the neighborhood: 50. Swainson's Hawk (April 15th. First confirmed sighting of the season for me) Also sighted yesterday ahead of an approaching...
  10. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    At Lory State Park: 43. Mountain Bluebird (numerous) At Rocky Mountain National Park: 44. Steller's Jay 45. Gray Jay 46. Mountain Chickadee 47. Pygmy Nuthatch 48. Cassin's Finch (large, noisy flock near the visitor's center)
  11. Laura G. Young

    Your favorite paintings

    Yes, do share, Eddy! Trevor -- Yeah, he was really into the sea, for sure. I often wonder if he was related to Ernest Shackleton, the polar explorer. Resparza -- Thanks for the link! Very cool artist, indeed. Elmer -- Yes, given that he didn't have photography or high quality optics at his...
  12. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    In the neighborhood: 39. Rock Dove (flock) At canal near the CSU Education Center: 40. American Wigeon (pair) At Riverbend Ponds: 41. Song Sparrow (singing its heart out) 42. Northern Harrier (adult male) ...
  13. Laura G. Young

    My Northern Colorado List

    38. American white pelican Saw three of them lazily circling over the house this afternoon. Just awesome. :)
  14. Laura G. Young

    Canada Geese (2)? Etc etc......

    Wow, the one on the left looks ginormous! :eek!:
  15. Laura G. Young

    Cackling geese and hybrid challenge in Fort Collins, Colorado USA

    Thanks so much for your further thoughts on this, Corvus, DarkFireFalcon and Andy! I feel much better about not being able to initially identify this hybrid. I'm also leaning towards blue snow goose x cackling/Canada. Next time I run across a goose like this (as I have from time to time)...
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