Norma & Cobirders I was at the Fawn Brook (Boulder County) late yesterday afternoon. There were lots of feeders and plenty of hummingbirds. I observed something I've never seen before, separate feeding locations used by male and female Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. At the feeders at the front of the building, about 20 Broad-tailed's were feeding, ALL FEMALES. At the feeders on the right side of the building, about 30 Broad-tailed's were feeding, ALL MALES. This wasn't just a momentary thing. I was there for about 45 minutes, and there were no exceptions to the boy and girl Broad-tailed's feeding at separate locations. I also saw a female Rufous at both the front and the right side. The Rufous female on the right was the only female of either species that was eating with the boys. In addition, a Rufous male had staked out a couple of feeders on the left side of the restaurant. Other species were: Cassin's Finch Red Crossbill Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Pine Siskin. I also stopped at Peaceful Valley Resort which was a disappointment. There were a few hummingbird feeders, but just a handful of Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. At home (6,000 feet, 1/2 way between Boulder & Lyons) yesterday, I had a male Calliope Hummingbird in addition to Broad-tailed's and a male and female Rufous. I also have a few Red Crossbills (type 2) that have been around for several days. On the way up to Allenspark I saw a ram, ewe and lamb bighorn sheep grazing along side Highway 7 about 4 miles west of Lyons. Also, the Kentucky Warbler was seen or heard briefly by four birders about 8:30 - 9:00 at Gregory Canyon this morning. Other birds included Prairie Falcon, Brown Creeper, Dusky Flycatcher, Plumbeous Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Western Tanager, Yellow-breasted Chat, Western Wood-Pewee among others. There is a jungle of poison ivy along the trails, so watch out. David Waltman Boulder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Erickson" <[email protected]> To: "Cobirds" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 7:16:01 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: [cobirds] Fawn Brook Inn
Have the hummingbirds started to collect at the feeders at Fawn Brook Inn in Allen's Park, Colorado yet? Norma Erickson Greeley --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
