Date: 1/4/21 7:46 pm From: Mike Hensley <mikedh1980...> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Advice on how to bird the Ward area
Thanks, John! This is very much appreicated.
Mike Boulder County
On Monday, January 4, 2021 at 5:08:28 PM UTC-7 John Malenich wrote:
> Hi Mike, > > This COBirds post from last winter should help: > https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/h1Jj9nM06zE/m/SNgQj-qWHQAJ > > Click on the link to Todd Deininger's map (Thanks Todd!!!). Ward can > sometimes be hit or miss, but the lower Ward feeders will often have Pine > Grosbeaks and some Rosy's. As is often the case with winter feeders in the > mountains, the feeders are often typically productive during and after foul > weather (snow). As always be respectful of both the birds' and the > homeowners' rights. Watch from a distance, avoid pointing binoculars toward > house windows, keep groups small, don't be loud, park safely and legally, > etc. so that birding access continues to be allowed. Most often in Ward, > its better to park where its safe and walk to the feeders. > > John Malenich, > Boulder, CO > On Monday, January 4, 2021 at 3:33:37 PM UTC-7 <miked......> wrote: > >> Hey, gang! I've taken a couple of trips to Ward (Boulder County) in hopes >> of Clark's Nutcracker and Pine Grosbeak. But every time I make the drive up >> there, the town and surrounding environments are quiet and relatively >> birdless (beside super common stuff like BBMA and CORA). Maybe I'm having >> bad luck, but I sort of assume that the birds are there, and I'm just >> looking in the wrong places. Does anyone have any advice regarding how I >> could make those trips more productive? >> >> Thanks! >> Mike Hensley >> Boulder County >> >
