Though the snowstorm brought in a number of neotropical migrants today the most amazing thing was the numbers of empidonax flycatchers--I saw more than 40 flycatcher species. And of the empids the most prominent were Gray Flycatchers--though I not at least 22 it was closer to 30 but I was being conservative in counting. I birded from the far west end of Riverside Ave including along that road, little Veteran's Park and the Sell's Lake and nearby parking area of the Canon City Riverwalk starting at 9:30 am. All but about a half hour was car birding (as I am trying to recover from a bout of bronchitis so I am sure I missed a whole lot I could have seen on foot).
Something also unusual I observed was that there were several 'pairs' (not necessarily mates, could be siblings, etc) of Gray Flycatchers that sure seemed to be traveling together. I watched two of these pairings for over a half hour each while I also looked at other birds--they stayed near each other, and if one strayed they reunited in a short time. I have uploaded a few photos of Gray Flycatchers onto my Birds and Nature blog but have a number more that I will put up later (and more on other species later too). I got a photo of one with a nice worm it had caught (Gray Flycatchers also glean from leaves, bark and even the ground as well as sallying after flying insects). Fortunately all the flycatchers I saw were actively foraging and doing so in good locations for insects so hopefully getting food. I do wonder if they would be able to find mealworms if I put some out?? SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckrwkBkNX1jN%2B5Xd%3DAJx4nEm8p5BEgb%3D934nard6SMLdtA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
