This morning we picked out an active Calliope Hummingbird at one of the feeders by Rhonda Lancaster's home. She sees loads of Broad-taileds; she hears the Rufous she reported last week but hasn't seen it since.
We hiked up a canyon on her ranch and Urling found two Broad-tailed nests, with two more probably nearby. They had at least an inch of rain yesterday; one of the nests had tilted and the one baby sat in a puddle of water. Good tight nest. One theory posits that hummingbirds nest in loose colonies; these two (or four) nests lie within about a 150 yard-long section in a gully at the bottom of a conifer hillside. Hugh Kingery Franktown, CO -- 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/8D04EEC68719CB4-1104-D966B%40webmail-m247.sysops.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
