The other night while owling, I had a chance to witness courtship among a male and female Flammulated Owls. The male did his typical whodup who call while the female emitted a high pitched and somewhat raspy wheee. They did these calls concurrently and I saw them each from time to time. Then I saw something I had never seen before in Flams....the male apparently feeding the female some item as a token of his amorous intentions. Does anyone know if this has been seen in owls and/or in flams?
Lots seems to be coming through in the San Luis Valley right now. Last years CFO convention took place around this week so it seems like almost the peak of a delayed migration this year. At San Luis Lake, there were Osprey and a Whimbrel. Whimbrels are rare, but in this year, we have had 2...one at Blanca and one here. Doubt they are the same bird. I photographed the Valleys 2nd Baltimore Oriole near Keens Grove up Cat Creek. The Maleugs had one a few years back. This pair was in willows and I saw the female gathering nesting material while the male ate catkin parts. So, if this species does breed here, we need to be watching for it in Keens Grove or there abouts. Two Lewis's Woodpeckers were on a fenceline near Houghton's Place, on the way up Cat Creek. This species is likely nesting in the dead Cottonwoods to the south along Cat Creek. So many birds...so little time.... John R -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
