A year later, I come across a note from resident biologist Terry Campbell that he and Susie have spotted a Red Crossbill in a ponderosa pine out their deck. March 22, 2023.
Nice image. Nice catch.
I wonder if we’ll ever have another new bird sighting to add to the extensive list that’s grown over the years. Take a look at the Birdlist.
As the season warms up, the birds return to our mountain neighborhood.
Ever wonder how many different birds we’ve seen here over the years?
We have folks who’ve lived here who have made a record for us. Among the earliest were Howard and Mary Alice Evans, who lived in a cliff-top home in Filing 7, facing the Mummy Range.
Howard was a devoted naturalist, a noted entomologist, faculty member of Colorado State University; Mary Alice was a science educator who co-authored several of Howard’s noted books and articles.
While they explored our trails and open spaces, they created the stopping points along the way in Crellin Trail, as they wrote about in their book A Naturalist’s Years in the Rocky Mountains.
They also started a Birdlist, which was updated after they moved back to the city and kept alive by a later resident, Jim Chisholm, who created a new list in 2000. Recently, we came across this treasure of a record as we’ve been redoing the Glacier View Meadows website.
2019 GVM Resident Terry Campbell has shared his expertise as a biologist to update the list, reorganize it by bird family names, and create a newer, user-friendly format. He verified the accuracy with neighbors Morris Clark and David Robertson.
We share it with the GVM community now.
Thanks for your work on this, Terry.
This year’s programming once again includes inspiration, encouragement, and guidance in making the most of the world we live in.
April 9: Fire Mitigation in Larimer County, from the Sheriff’s Office Wildlife Partner Program.
May 14: Wildflowers! From Margie Caswell, pictures and stories.
June 11: Weed and Cheatgrass, our annual program from great Larimer County Weed District resource, Casey Cisneros, and our local specialist, Ted Sammond.
June 15: Weed Management Field Day, with hands on guidance and access to materials.
July 9: Brock McArdle, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, with his Canine Partner Cash.
August 13: Solar energy in the Mountains, with Solar Sandbox specialist Justin Wojtarowicz.
September 10: Culturally Modified Trees. WTH are they? Pretty interesting angle on local history.
October 10: Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
For more information, check out the GVM Ecology Website.
Once again this year, we give thanks to our Ecology Team Series coordinators, Susie and Terry Campbell and Beth and Jim Lyne.
Glacier View Meadows Ecology 