Project FeederWatch had an intriguing list of the 25 most commonly
reported species in each state. For Colorado, the the top ten included those
listed below; Juncos came to 92% of the feeders, House Sparrows to 60%. I
notice that our feeders, during FeederWatch season, attract about 20 of the 25
species, a couple of them rarely. But I think the list includes everything we
encounter here except Cooper's Hawk, Townsend's Solitaire, and, strangely,
American Tree Sparrow (or any other sparrow).
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Northern Flicker
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Downy Woodpecker
American Goldfinch
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Black-billed Magpie
House Sparrow
It doesn't have Bushtit or Red-breasted Nuthatch among the most frequent
(despite Bob Righter's neighborhood glut). Adding to his observations -- I
wonder in how many places you can see Blue, Steller's, and Western Scrub Jays
at the same time. Many of us in Douglas County 'enjoy' that frenzy of jays.
The website address: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/
The project could certainly benefit from more Colorado participants -- Denver
metro has 40-50 reporters, Douglas County has only nine.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO
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