I birded Florence River Park this morning where I found two Yellow-rumped Warblers (likely overwintering birds) feeding with Cedar Waxwings in a large deciduous tree that had shed most of it's leaves. I watched to see what would Cedar Waxwings were finding it this tree and I saw them feeding on apparently newly emerged buds. We have had an extremely warm fall (forecast to hit 70 tomorrow after a run of 60's) so I guess these poor trees have been fooled into thinking it's spring already. I presume these buds will be killed off when we get another period of cold temps??
Also found a Black Phoebe in the wetland area of Florence River Park, perching on cattails. I stopped at Brush Hollow Reservoir near Penrose where the water level has diminished quite a bit. Lots of common waterfowl but notable were several Pintails, a species with significant conservation issues I put a cool video about Pale-billed Woodpeckers on my Birds and Nature blog<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com> . SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com<http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ Birds and Blooms blog southcentral/<http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/category/southcentral/> -- 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.
