Early this morning (not early enough to avoid swarms of mosquitos that weren't very deterred by the Deet I had put on) checked the sewer district tank area on the Canon City Riverwalk where the pair of Eastern Phoebes had been carrying food to an apparent nest. There were no Eastern Phoebes there, or nearby, so the young likely fledged.
I have seen a juvenile Black Phoebe at Pathfinder Park just west of Florence the past two evenings. Night before last I watched it, and several other birds including a lone Cedar Waxwing, sallying after insects in a light but steady rain after a severe storm had passed. I didn't see this bird when I stopped by there tonight but I only did a cursory check. This, and possibly a second juvenile Black Phoebe, have been at this location since early July. I saw a probable hybrid Eastern-Black Phoebe yesterday that has been at a location on private property for a month. This bird emits "seep" calls just like a Black Phoebe and looks intermediate between the two species. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
