I previously posted that a pair of Eastern Phoebes had nested above one of the old sewer tanks next to the Canon City Riverwalk and in a 6-27 posting noted that I thought they might be having a second nesting. Today I stopped by and found a pair of Eastern Phoebes repeatedly carrying food to an apparent nest under the overhead structure over this sewer tank. I haven't checked there for about a week so not sure when they started carrying food but it is likely they will be feeding nestlings for at least another week and be easily seen during that time. Once the nestlings fledge, they will be moving away quickly and pretty difficult to find.
The sewer tank is on the far eastern edge of the sewer district yard located on the north side of bluff trail. This is less than 1/4 mile from the Sell's Lake parking area for the Canon City Riverwalk. Good numbers of all 3 phoebe species continue in the Canon City area. Last night I had a calling Eastern Phoebe having a territorial dispute with a juvenile Black Phoebe on my friend's property east of town. There has been a total of 3 Black Phoebes, at least one juvenile (rebuffed when tried to beg food from an adult) and one adult Black Phoebe that moved into my friend's location late last week. That's in addition to the 2 juvenile Black Phoebes at Pathfinder Park I posted about on 7-13 . And I yesterday refound one of the phoebes I believe is a hybrid between Black and Eastern. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
