Cassin's Sparrow "easy" to find/hear in Nunn and Cornish during summer months--last few weeks we've been hearing them (at least 3-4 on property) each AM and PM. They are also present in other local Nunn fields singing away. Not unusual in Nunn last three years--prior had to go to Cornish to find regularly in summer.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ On Jun 18, 12:44 pm, "Dave Leatherman" <[email protected]> wrote: > It is always dangerous to make too much out of an odd bird report here and > there. But it seems to me something is definitely going on with Cassin's > Sparrows and maybe other southern species. Populations of birds, > particularly grassland species, expand and contract dramatically from year to > year, heavily influenced by habitat condition. Lark Buntings are classic in > this regard, as are Cassin's Sparrows. But the current situation seems > bigger. I have received an email from a friend (Charles Mills) of a friend > (Bill Lisowsky), who reports finding the 1st State Record Cassin's Sparrow in > Arkansas about a month ago. My friend Ken Ecton just shared a blog from Ohio > about that state finding its 1st State Record Cassin's Sparrow. I wonder if > somebody with a high-limit gas credit card could drive next week to Missouri, > Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and > Kentucky and find breeding Cassin's Sparrows? How many of these would be 1st > State or at least 1st-Breeding Records? COBIRDS of late seems to have > reports of this bird from "special" places almost weekly, including Joey's > birds at Cherry Creek. > > Black-chinned Sparrows now may be regular in Colorado for the foreseeable > future. I know of two Painted Bunting reports in the Lamar area in the last > week. A Wood Thrush was also in Lamar in the last few days. Summer Tanagers > were almost in the FC ("fairly common") category this spring. A 1st State > Record Lesser Nighthawk was found dead at the Hereford Ranch in Cheyenne, WY > over Memorial Day weekend. When will WY gets its first Black Phoebe? Lesser > Goldfinches and Black-chinned Hummingbirds are definitely expanding eastward > and northward, respectively, on the CO plains. Drought, extensive fires, > climate change? Could be all of these. And it could be a strange, > keep-your-eyes-open summer in Colorado. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins -- 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.
