This morning Urling & I saw at least 40 (forty) Painted Lady butterflies, gorging on our bright blooming rabbit brush. I have never seen such a stunning butterfly show.
We also have some fall bird visitors: 5 Steller's Jays (occasional during the summer), a Red-breasted Nuthatch (a September arrival), 2 Vesper Sparrows. Our winter Blue Jays arrived in July (early). A Black-capped Chickadee banded in our yard in June we see off and on, about once a week; we have to examine all the chickadees that come in (daily) to pick out its red leg band. Two species have entertained us with fall-echo singing. We still hear a Western Meadowlark singing, and up until two days ago heard a Plumbeous Vireo singing. House Finches, of course continue their song mastery. Hugh Kingery Franktown, 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/15e972f9a4e-c0e-12b94%40webjas-vad219.srv.aolmail.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
