On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 12:08:12 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote: > I would be interested in hearing from COBIRDS folks about their observations > of the dominant plant(s) in the areas where Dickcissels seem to be > territorial (lots of singing on multiple days). Of course, alfalfa has > always been a crop that seems to attract > Dickcissels, presumably because of the sulphur and white butterfly > caterpillars found in these fields, and probably a lot of other insects like > grasshoppers. > > > > > > During this year when the Colorado prairie and foothills are lush with plant > life due to much needed moisture over the last couple years, Dickcissels can > exist in our midst and they seem to have choices. Which choices are they > making? In addition to alfalfa > fields, I have also seen them in salt-cedar/tamarisk (of all things, in this > case near Nee Noshe Res south of Eads (Kiowa)) and in wild licorice > (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) north of Nunn (Weld). > > > > > > What other plants are you seeing Dickcissels favor? > > > > > > Thanks, > > Dave Leatherman > > Fort Collins
I first discovered them within the last 5 years at RMA NWR in vast stands of yellow sweet clover, which were transitory and small permanent shelterbelts that included four-winged saltbush. -- 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/66ceddd4-2f86-4b34-aaf8-bbedd681b487%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
