Hello birders,
Reports of an Eastern Phoebe at the 75th Street bridge, Heatherwood Trailhead area, brings to mind John James Audubon. From Garrison Keillor’s “Writer’s Almanac” April 26, 2015: “Today is the birthday of the man who once wrote, 'I feel I am strange to all but the birds of America': ornithologist and artist John James Audubon.....Fascinated by all the new American birds he saw, he began to study them more closely. He found some Eastern Phoebes nesting in a cave. He had read that they returned to the same spot to nest every year, and he wanted to test that idea. For days, he sat in the cave with them and read a book, until they were used to him and let him approach. He tied string to their legs to identify them, and sure enough, the next year the same birds were back in the cave. It is the first known incident of banding birds.” I don’t think John James Audubon ever visited what became Colorado, but he’s remembered everywhere in North America. A late happy birthday to him! Tom Wilberding Boulder, 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/30a1211c-756e-494c-be17-a3098added78%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
