We also had the Nutcrackers here this week at the lower end of Spring Gulch. They came through last August also.
Donna Nespoli On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:13:02 PM UTC-6, davis in Lyons wrote: > The other morning, I thought I heard a Nutcracker noise, and sure enough, > today I had 3 hanging around, > Working at Ponderosa Pine cones (until they spotted peanuts being eaten by > Steller’s Jays, at which time > They started guarding the platform feeder.) I’ve seen 3-4 single individuals > here over the last 14 years, two of > Which were August 2001 and Sept 2000. > > Was curious if anyone else is seeing them this low in elevation and wondering > if beetle kill in the Lodgepole > pines up in RMNP might be partly the answer? Or maybe they just wander in > the late summer? > > Still have plenty of 3 species of hummingbirds, although no full plumaged > Calliope or Rufous males. Had a > Black-chinned 2 weeks ago (John Vanderpoel spotted it on a hummingbird > workshop trip for Boulder Audubon), > But have not spotted one since. > > Davis - at 6,000 ft. NW of Lyons – south boundary of Larimer County -- 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/2d1e2092-2c76-4beb-8a01-96ea8a764251%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
