I saw and heard it this afternoon mostly in the entrance area overtopping the old office and along the ditch south of the entrance and in the sections southwest of the entrance. It is singing its entire repertoire, almost incessantly.
On the hummingbird front, the nest I mentioned the other day as being under construction is apparently complete and the female was sitting quietly on it today, as if on eggs. The other two nests have two nestlings each. AND I found yet another nest today in the very early stages of construction on a branch that has hosted a nest in years past. One of the "fluff" items being brought in for the nest foundation is dandelion seeds. So, the hummingbird summary at present is: one nest with two babies a few days from fledging, one nest with very young babies, one nest with eggs and one nest newly under construction. Many of us reported seeing hummingbirds this spring earlier than ever. I had a flyover male at Grandview in very late MARCH! That was almost three months ago. Did the entire first nesting attempt fail because of the late snows and, thus, are these current nest situations all "do-overs"? I do not see young birds flying around, as would be the case with successful FOY broods. The more I watch hummingbirds, the more they have my admiration for a lot of reasons, especially the females. Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM5PR06MB274705B8B092D9A65424ADA0C1C70%40DM5PR06MB2747.namprd06.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
