The Eastern Bluebirds that I found nesting in a tree on my friend's farm near Canon City successfully fledged 4-5 young. I have added photos and a video clip of the nestlings being fed and waiting impatiently to be fed plus a short clip of one of the fledglings within a few hours out of the nest onto my Birds and Nature blog <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>. In one of the videos a parent can be heard as it called to the nestlings urging them to fledge (I observed this beginning 2 days before they fledged).
In the past few days I have seen first of the year Western and Cassin's Kingbirds and a male Bullock's Oriole in the Canon City area Yesterday I came upon a pair of Canyon Towhees in the Canon City area and discovered they had fledglings. I continue to watch the Lewis's Woodpeckers that are nesting only a few hundred feet from where the Eastern Bluebirds nested. The female is clearly sitting on eggs so stays in the nest hole a lot. She does call for her mate when she wants to take a break and he apparently comes to stand guard though does not enter nest. Busy time with nesting as Black Phoebes also sitting on eggs. SeEtta Moss Canon City Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/ (newest link) Personal blog @ BirdsAndBlooms.blogspot.com<http://birdsandblooms.blogspot.com/> . -- 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.
