my yard was graced by an olive-sided flycatcher about an hour ago, a new yard
bird. he was first perched on a diagnal guide wire, next to a house finch. he
was significantly larger. he then made a very direct and long-distance sally
(~45 m), snatched a large insect from somewhere near the ground and then flew
off to another perch out of sight. his flight was swift and powerful compared
to a western wood-pewee. I also had an olive-sided flycatcher calling up near
box prairie (buckhorn canyon) a few weeks ago. nice to hear, given they've
declined by >80% across their range since 1966.
also around today, a few juvenile black-headed grosbeaks, giving their strange
weee-uu call, lots of young orioles chattering, and about 2 dozen hummingbirds,
mostly broad-taileds, then rufus. it's a zoo. haven't seen a calliope yet.
Arvind Panjabi
5700' feet, Larimer County, CO
On the north slope of Milner Mtn
Mountain mahogany shrubland and grassland
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