Yesterday while doing some Breeding Bird Atlas surveying I refound the two juvenile Black Phoebes at Pathfinder Park I reported to Cobirds in posts on July 3&4. As I noted in an earlier post Pathfinder Park is just over a mile west of Florence along H115. If you are coming down this way let me know and I will provide exact directions to this park and to where the phoebes have been foraging for the past week or so.
Black Phoebe parents and fledglings engage in post breeding dispersal. Those I have followed in the Canon City area often move good distances. A few days ago an adult Black Phoebe showed up at my friend's property followed 2 days later by a second Black Phoebe (not sure of age). Yesterday I saw 3 Black Phoebes feeding within feet of each other at this location, apparently a family group. At least one was an adult and one clearly a juvenile that was rebuffed by the parent when it approached the adult begging for food. I also had an Eastern Phoebe drop by that area but it only stayed for one evening (Eastern Phoebes also do post breeding dispersals). SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
