HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-14-22 Public Comment - C. Nixon - Re_ Fowler walking pathFrom:Chris Nixon <pres@sacajaweaaudubon.org>
To:Clint Nagel
Cc:Freya Ross; isaactcheek@gmail.com; Agenda; Jennifer Madgic; I-Ho Pomeroy; Taylor Lonsdale; Nicholas Ross;
Dani Hess; Mitchell Overton
Subject:Re: Fowler walking path
Date:Wednesday, September 14, 2022 12:38:23 PM
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Hi Freya,
Thank you for including me in your recipients list.
Your bird sightings at the location is an impressive list. Keep up the good work.
Chris Nixon
On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 8:34 AM Clint Nagel <clint_nagel@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thank you Freya for your documentation. I'm sure that will be very helpful
in the future and in the decision-making process. I sure hope that it will be.
It is amazing of the biodiversity there is around us, if we only take time to
observe it.
Clinton Nagel, President
Gallatin Wildlife Association
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 09:25:22 AM MDT, Freya Ross <freyamike.ross@gmail.com>
wrote:
My name is Freya Ross. I am an amateur birding enthusiast. Since we've owned
our house on Sweetgrass Avenue I have spent many hours enjoying the birds in
our backyard. I didn't participate in ebirds until this year but have often
photographed visiting birds (https://photos.app.goo.gl/C4trc4uGYEqKrmrw8). In
addition to the birds I've photographed and reported through ebirds I have also
seen and heard many birds from my yard and along the walking path.
Here is a (mostly) complete list of the birds I've observed in my backyard and surrounding area:
American Goldfinch, Ring-necked Pheasant, Mourning Dove, Mallard, Canada Goose, Rufous
Hummingbird, Sandhill Crane, Red-tailed Hawk, Steller's Jay, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Cooper's Hawk,
Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Merlin, Black
Billed-Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee,
Western Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, House Sparrow, Evening Grosbeak*, House
Finch, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow,
Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Yellow Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak
*The Evening Grosbeak is listed as a Migratory Bird Species with Special Concern. "Evening
Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus occur in mature and second-growth coniferous forests, known to
winter in urban environments. Nest high in trees or large shrubs including willows. May 15 to Aug 10;
Year-round resident. Potential Presence: Unlikely, conifer forests are not present." Appendix H, Page
51. We had not lived year round in our home until 2020, since then I have photographed these birds
frequenting my feeders every year for the last three years. They are definitely nesting nearby, probably
in the willows along the ditch and the cottonwoods, as I see numerous adults and juveniles over the
course of about 2 months.
Feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Freya