Yesterday on the Cheesman Lake BBS route, we saw and heard Evening Grosbeaks at about eight stops; we haven't encountered them on this route for several years, and never this many. Several of them were in two Atlas blocks that the route traverses.
Dave Leatherman conjectured that Evening Grosbeaks had enjoyed a couple of good nesting seasons, savoring the pine beetles farther west, and that some of the new birds started spreading out to other parts of the state. This route has about 10 stops in the Hayman fire area; the species mix, not surprisingly, has changed a bit: we now see/hear Rock Wrens and meadowlarks but fewer bluebirds and Hammond's Flycatchers. Hugh Kingery -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
