Hi again, COBirders, While checking my 85 bluebird houses at USAFA this afternoon I flushed my FOS Common Poorwill in the shaded pines above Ice Lake.
Also - a bluebird aside - nesting is VERY LATE this season. 2012 I had 15 active nests with eggs by May 1, and 35 by this date. In 2013 - 5 nests with eggs today, and four of those just started eggs in the last two days. It is very dry, the grass is dead, and there are few bugs around, either. Usually bluebirds and nuthatches are well on their way before the House Wrens and swallows arrive - but they are all on the same footing this year. It will be interesting to see if the wrens will now dominate the boxes as they do. Steve Brown Colo Spgs -- 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/msgid/cobirds/77879153-6687-4C24-96E6-E47F90832B5B%40gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
