Hello, Birders. During an early lunch break this sunny Friday morning, Apr. 3, I popped in along Boulder Creek at 75th Street, Boulder County, thinking I might detect the *eastern phoebe* discovered earlier in the week by Elena Klaver and Topiltzin Martinez. I did, and I saw that the bird had a companion--a *black phoebe* (photo: http://tinyurl.com/BlPh-2015-04-03). Within seconds, a *Say's phoebe* started calling, upstream a couple hundred feet. So all three phoebe species simultaneously. I think there were two eastern phoebes, but I'm not positive. The black phoebe and an eastern phoebe kept in close contact, including spending time under the 75th Street bridge; prospecting for a nest site?
Speaking of prospecting for a nest site, I couldn't help but notice, the whole time I was there, that a pair of *sandhill cranes* was circling above. Maybe they too were prospecting? I wouldn't be surprised if sandhill cranes are soon nesting in Boulder County. Maybe they already have. And there there was a pair of *wood ducks* along the creek at 75th Street. Over at nearby Cottonwood Marsh: *bank swallows* and *tree swallows*; *lesser yellowlegs* and *greater yellowlegs*; and an incessantly chattering *marsh wren*. Yesterday evening, Thurs., Apr. 2, in the cold rain in eastern Boulder County: smallish pods of *Franklin's gulls*, *tree swallows*, and *turkey vultures* at several of the ponds along US-287. Also two pairs of wood ducks at the Waneka-Greenlee preserve: one pair at Greenlee Reservoir, the other at Waneka Lake. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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/4ba2b0a8-c508-4f01-9d3b-bb84263fdf35%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
