Field Trip Report

Sunday October 14, 2001
Sheldon Lake and Riverbend Ponds

Leader: Phil Friedman

Three participants joined leader Phil Friedman at Fort Collins City Park and Riverbend Ponds Natural Area to learn about bird identification from 9 am to 12:30 pm on October 14. The weather was cool (40º F) and partly sunny - a great fall day. The bird species observed follows:

Sheldon Lake
------------
Ring-neck Duck
Ruddy Duck
Redhead
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
American Coot
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee

River Bend Ponds *
------------------
Great-blue Heron
Red-tailed hawk (dark morph adult)
Merlin
Northern Harrier (female adult)
American Kestrel (male and female)
Green-winged Teal
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Belted Kingfisher
American Goldfinch