This morning at our backyard feeders in amongst all the Dark-eyed Juncos, Pine Siskins, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch, Blue Jays, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, Eurasian Collared Doves, House Sparrows, House Finches, Evening Grosbeaks, Black-capped and Mountain Chickadees, a lone Magpie, and too many Red-winged Blackbirds to count we had the following:
2 Spotted Towhees (male) - if the past behavior is any indication, they will over winter here 35-40 Pinyon Jays swooped in and brought 1 lone American Crow with them...although we have had American Crow do flyovers and land in the yard before...we have never had one stop by to check out the feeders! 1 Common Grackle...a bit odd for this time of year...was mixed in with the Red-winged Blackbirds White-throated Sparrow (just 1) continues to come in 2 Song Sparrows (1 is missing it's tail) 2 White-winged Doves again! The odd thing about this is, for couple of days we had 2 and then for several days now we have had just 1...and it had become quite assertive...taking on the Blue Jays, being belligerent towards the Red-winged Blackbirds...we had never noticed this behavior before. This morning the 2 did not stay around for long and acted a little timid...as we are used to seeing them behave. 1 first of the season Cassin's Finch showed up for just a minute or two. Hope it comes back! 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk swooped in briefly Polly Wren Neldner 151 County Road 359 La Veta, CO Huerfano County -- 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.
