Date: 12/21/25 8:00 am From: Diana Beatty <otowi33.33...> Subject: [cobirds] Fountain Creek CBC Wednesday Dec. 17th
The Fountain Creek CBC took place this past Wednesday. Winds held off from extremes for the morning but became a factor in the afternoon. Warm temperatures, dry conditions and open water were features of the count setting this year.
We are looking at around 88 species reported, a decent number for this count in recent years. Total number of birds was on the high end for us but this is pretty species-specific with lots of Ring-billed Gulls and Starlings, and the overall feeling was that things were a bit slow, and no significant rarities were around.
We did have both Great-tailed and Common Grackle as well as Brewer's Blackbirds, a few Lapland Longspurs, both Northern and Loggerhead Shrikes (as is typical for our count), 5 Merlins, 5 Golden Eagles, Lewis's and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, and a few Snow Geese.
Diana Beatty El Paso County Fountain Creek CBC coordinator
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