earlier Colorado Yard List

[Rosie Watts]

We lived on the west side of Colorado Springs (near Manitou) from 1972 - 1982.   Three blocks south of Garden of the Gods, where we walked our dogs most days. 

List was about 120 species (I don't find the list right now).   First sparked a real interest in birds when we had Evening Grosbeaks there!   They were regulars there for several years, in large numbers, to our delight. 

Other species of interest:  Band-tailed Pigeons in large numbers (Hugh Kingery can attest to that, as we sent him a photograph back in the day when we used to report our quarterly sightings on paper).  

Also large numbers of Pinyon Jays - such a treat!  

Jim and Rosie Watts