January 18 update - The Redpoll-looza continues daily - I think the flock has increased by a few birds and I am seeing a lot of orange-variant individuals. I have added a couple more thistle feeders out front and warmer temps allow me to add more water to the un-heated birdbaths. Birds seem to be most enthusastic around 8am when the sunlight is good. Bob Santangelo
On Monday, January 14, 2013 2:01:03 PM UTC-7, birderbob wrote: > Hello COBIRDERS, > > I have a small flock of (8 or so) Common Redpolls regulary visiting my > feeders in Wheat Ridge. This may be a shorter trip than going to Larimer > County, so birders may come by and park in front of the driveway (but not > in it please) and observe the birds from there. Best opportunity occurs at > the Nyjer seed feeders, and amongst scattered feed on the ground in front > of the house when flocks of House and Goldfinch arrive - the Redpolls come > in only when there is safety in numbers. They are skittish and react to > human activity, so you have to keep movements to a minimum - best to > observe from the warmth of your vehicle? Also, I have two Schnauzers that > will start barking from the front window if people try to approach - that > keeps the birds away also. > > 3525 Estes St. Wheat Ridge (two blocks north of Crown Hill Lake) (two > blocks south of 38th Ave) > > Bob Santangelo > > > > > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/SA8a3Lbc8kkJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
