Date: 11/22/24 5:53 pm From: Ted Floyd <tedfloyd73...> Subject: [cobirds] CFO field trip announcement: THE GREAT BOULDER CAPER, v. 2024
It's a holiday tradition for birders in the Front Range metro region: *The
Great Boulder Caper,* held each year the day after Thanksgiving. This year
we'll be capering around Boulder County on *Fri., Nov. 29.* Join us for as
much or as little of The Caper as you wish.
We'll get underway at* 7:30am MST* on the south shore of McIntosh Lake in
Longmont. Exact meeting place: At the intersection of Lakeshore Dr. &
Lakeview Cir. Confusingly, Lakeview Cir. intersects twice with Lakeshore
Dr.; we'll be at the more westerly of the two intersections, at *40°11'24.2"N
105°09'00.0"W. *
From Longmont, we'll work our way roughly southward toward Lafayette. Hard
to say exactly where we'll go, but possible stops include Golden Ponds,
Little Gaynor Lake, Raptor Alley, Walden Ponds, Greenlee Wildlife Preserve,
and Stearns Lake. Or, who knows, maybe we'll do a left turn and head over
to Dodd and Lagerman and The Rez. On The Caper, you never know. Party at
Elena's?—again, you never know.
The Great Boulder Caper is sponsored by *Colorado Field Ornithologists,*
and The Caper is *free and open to the public.* Although several CFO BOD
members will be on hand—and may gently twist your arm in the highly likely
event that you are not already a member of CFO. :-)
No experience necessary. Bring your non-birding friends and
companions. *Consider
carpooling.* Bring kombucha, quinoa, orange jellies, and other Thanksgiving
leftovers to share. Bring good cheer!
Co-leaders for The Caper are *Megan Jones Patterson, Elena Klaver, and
Yours Truly.* RSVP recommended. Please contact co-leader Ted Floyd by email
("tedfloyd73" at "gmail" dot "com") to let us know that you're coming—and
how many of you there will be.
Cool birds we have a decent chance of seeing: snow goose, greater
white-fronted goose, Virginia rail, ferruginous hawk, merlin, prairie
falcon, bushtit, marsh wren, winter wren, American dipper, swamp sparrow,
and white-throated sparrow. And, almost assuredly, something nobody's
really been thinking of. That's how it always is on The Caper.
Hope to see you all* next Friday!* Again, *RSVP recommended.* But we'll let
you caper with us if you just show up. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Colorado
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