There was a fairly widespread "flying ant event" south of Boulder overnight and
this morning. As I was commuting by bike from Superior to Boulder this
morning, there were literally hundreds of birds, from house sparrows to
flickers and everything in between, feasting on the bounty along the roadsides.
It was especially nice to see so many fledglings of several species scarfing
up insect protein.
On a vaguely related note, several times this summer I have heard an unfamiliar
bird call from the tall willows in the town of Marshall (just S of Boulder) as
I was biking through. It's an ascending "shweep" somewhat reminiscent of a
great crested flycatcher. I don't think it is that, though, and I haven't been
able to get a look at it. Any ideas what it might be?
Thanks,
Peter Ruprecht
Superior
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