Cobirders, I second Todd Deininger's recommendation to check out the Denver Post article at www.denverpost.com and Nathan Pieplow's blog at www.earbirding.com. The Denver Post lead story was great news to us at RMBO. It was extremely well done and accurate. Of the 616 birds that breed in North America, we knew where 615 went for the winter. Nobody knew about the black swift--including people in the country where it goes! You may not know where the Lost City of Atlantis went, but you can now learn where the last bird--the black swift--goes for the winter. Of only 220 known nesting sites in the world, 104 of them are in Colorado. For you mathophiles, that is 47% that are here in your home state. And if you also like remote places with nothing to do in July, hike to a remote waterfall and wait until dusk. You might find #221. Decades of research went into what has been learned recently. Nathan points out some other interesting facts, pointing out that life of a black swift parent is not fun and games: hunt for food all day, then feed the chick all night. (Fortunately, there is always only one chick, and no worries about cowbirds in a dark and dank cave). Learn as much as you can about this most unusual Colorado bird. And there is much we still don't know. Do they sleep on the wing while migrating? We will be doing more research. Keep tuned. Larry Modesitt Chairman, Board of Directors Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory -- 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.
