Sparrows were my highlights along Massey Draw in the Ken Caryl Valley this morning. A *Swamp Sparrow* was in a patch of cattails with willows and weeds. A stunning adult *Harris's Sparrow* was with White-crowneds, juncos, along with my first *Am. Tree Sparrows *of these season in JeffCo (6 total).
A *hummingbird* was at my back yard feeder early this morning, but I only had a very short look as it was already flying away from the feeder. The impression was clearly of Broad-tailed, and I'd bet $20 on my impression,but not my life. All my three recent sightings since Oct 12 have been of individuals visiting the feeder early in the morning for only brief drinks, but most days I am not around after the early morning to watch for more visits. Picking up on my recent tale of magpie and Accipiter drama, this morning it was a juv *Sharp-shinned Hawk* being harrassed. But this one was smart enough to just make a strong and prolonged bee line, leaving the pies in the dust. David Suddjian Littleton, 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/CAGj6Rord7XZU%2B-ixMxUyoeWnXnkgxT7et96%3DmsSv%3D5i%3DHJaUjQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
