Hi COBirders, I've been reading all of the reports of hummingbirds people are seeing their yard, and feeling a little left out! I usually have Broadtails and Rufous here by July 4 every summer, but that wasn't the case this year, and they only showed up about a week ago. Now things appear more normal, and we had our first Male Calliope today. Still watching for our first Black-chinned to appear (coincidently, or not, our hummingbird flowers bloomed later than usual, too, despite the moisture).
We were at the Fawnbook Inn Thursday, and couldn't believe the density of Broadtails. There were 20-30 in sight all of the time - and I'm not sure how that translates to total number of birds visiting the feeders, but it was probably the the most hummingbirds I've seen at one time outside of the tropics. They certainly are one of our summer highlights. Good birding, Steve Brown Colorado Springs (N of Garden of the Gods Park) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
