In any case, the presence of so many Baird's Sparrows solely at this one location, for such a long duration (with the first dates earlier than usual migration dates for this species) suggests that these Baird's Sparrows were not the result of some weird fallout, but rather that they bred somewhere not too far away. That is, in Colorado.
All, This extract from Steve Mlodinow's message yesterday reminded me of a conversation I had with John Vanderpoel last week. We were discussing observations and photos of juvenile Baird's Sparrow apparently begging from adults. We thought this a very unlikely behavior to occur when the birds are migrating south, which would also lend weight to the birds breeding locally. With all the rain in Colorado this summer, that area looks much more like Long-grass Prairie habitat than Short-grass Prairie: perhaps the birds could even have bred right in that area. Cheers, Peter Gent. Boulder. -- 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/CADEFvCfuy2yPzx9wtqcCO1-K8BaCJsBYusvYbjMcXmt5kbMB3g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
