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> On Nov 4, 2015, at 11:02 PM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mary et al, > A few years ago I was told Kevin Cook along the Poudre River in Fort Collins > in early winter discovered multiple stub-tailed wrens (not sure whether they > were Winter or Pacific but I know Nathan Pipelow confirmed by call a bird in > this same exact area as a Winter) going into a Bullock's Oriole nest at dusk! > The oriole nest was 20 feet over snowberry/river bank forest floor where the > birds spent their day. > > During the White-winged Crossbill nesting episode at Grandview Cemetery in > Fort Collins in the spring of 2010, I watched the male go to sleep in a > Colorado Blue Spruce out along the Fairway #4 of nearby City Park Nine golf > course. This tree was about 75 yards southwest of the Colorado Blue Spruce > nest tree where the female was presumably spending the night brooding > nestlings. I had followed the male into the aforementioned tree and actually > had it in my scope when it settled and then closed its eyes. In the dim > light I could see its mandibles moving, as people move their lips when > talking in their sleep or having a bad dream. Wondering about this, I > checked Craig Benkman's BNA account and it states crossbills are known to > pull up spruce seeds stored in their crop for supplemental nourishment during > the night. I think that's what I saw. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > > > Subject: Fwd: [cobirds] Kestrel falcon, Lakewood > From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 22:17:02 -0700 > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Mary Geder <[email protected]> > Date: November 4, 2015 at 10:10:57 PM MST > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [cobirds] Kestrel falcon, Lakewood > > This brings up a topic that has long interested me, perhaps a counterpart to > 'what do birds eat?", that is, where do birds sleep? I have not > investigated this in any meaningful or thorough way yet. But have only > anecdotal evidence of some interesting roosts. So far, my favorite is the > Carolina Wren that roosts in the folds of a collapsed patio umbrella at my > cousin's house in Virginia. After the bird has settled in there, you can > gently open the fold of the umbrella and peak in at the bird. Facing inward > and acting comatose, he/she operates under the theory that > if he/she can't see it, then it can't see him/her. I'd be interested to > hear of other unique resting/roosting spots. > Mary Geder > Lakewood, Jefferson Co > > Subject: Re: [cobirds] Kestrel falcon, Lakewood > From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 21:40:57 -0700 > CC: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Do they use the same the same place or find another place to roost? I'm not > clear on which birds roost inside a shelter as opposed to sleeping out on the > limb. > Deb Carstensen, Littleton Arapahoe county > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 4, 2015, at 9:33 PM, Todd Deininger <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I used to work in north Denver, the apartment building next to the > school had a pair of American Kestrels nesting in the roof. They would enter > through a small crack. > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 8:04 PM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds > <[email protected]> wrote: > I was preparing to go into the Bed ,Bath and Beyond store on Bowles just > east of Wadsworth when I looked up to see a kestrel flying up to a hole in > the façade of the building where the sign is. There is a round hole, > approximately 2 to 3 inches in diameter up and to the left of the main sign > for the store. He looked in the hole for a little bit, went in, and didn't > come back out for as long as I watched (which, admittedly, wasn't very long). > A retail roosting box? It was just before dusk… > > Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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/D9AF4B92-68A1-4DCC-AE9D-9A25404278A1%40aol.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Todd Deininger > Longmont, 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/CABv4Dr9fxOf_HYnnpqa54qrk_Vk1%2BxR6Y5FB9%3D82osOSEheu7g%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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/30213F63-F7CC-4884-8DFD-FAB7F5BEB767%40aol.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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/BLU407-EAS13717F4DC3BC88D94F04C2ACA290%40phx.gbl. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > 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/SNT148-W334F8AEFBB3FF40320652DC1290%40phx.gbl. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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