EXHIBIT 16 Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP 3600 South Yosemite Street #600 Denver, Colorado 80237 Tel. 303-694-6700 December 31, 2009 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 5th Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: Synergy Resources Corporation Dear Sirs/Madams: We have read and agree with the comments in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of Synergy Resources Corporation, dated December 21, 2009 related to the dismissal of our firm as the registrant's independent registered public accounting firm. Yours truly, /s/ Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP Denver, Colorado