I've been wondering this as well, but more about the birds that have already started their nests here. I guess it's mostly larger birds that have laid eggs by now, like the cliff-nesting raptors, rather than the passerines.... but that's only my impression. I wonder how they get on with all this bad weather.
Mele Avery Broomfield On Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:43:17 AM UTC-6, Rick wrote: > > I live in Fort Collins, and in the past few days have seen early arriving > broad-tailed hummingbirds, tree and barn swallows, yellow-rumped and > orange-crowned warblers. With the ongoing snowstorm, I have been wondering > about the level of mortality that these migratory birds will experience. I > did a bit of searching on Google Scholar and came across an excellent > article that discusses migration and weather-related deaths. The article > is titled: "Weather-related mass-mortality events in migrants". It seems > likely that a large number of small insectivorous birds will die during > this winter storm. > > Rick Schroeder > Fort Collins > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/BT7mTvx2EUgJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
