Cobirders, This fascinating report came in to the CFO Website today from Ft. Collins, and I thought you all would be interested.
Hi, I do not know how common it is to see Bushtits in Colorado and in particular, Fort Collins. I had a small flock come through about 5 weeks ago and since I did not know exactly who these excited, chattering little birds were, I headed for my bird books. Today I looked out and saw a tiny bird trapped within my large tube feed that was almost empty. When I took my ladder (and more food for refilling the feeder) outside to release this slightly panicked prisoner, I had a nice close look at it. And, popping around the nearby juniper and tree lilac was the rest of the flock, creating quite a flurry of noise and motion. I had no doubt that my feeders and water tray had attracted another flock of Bushtits. I birded years ago with Kevin Cook (and others) and am acquainted with Dave Leatherman. While I am not actively out birding, I treasure unique visitors at my feeders so I thought I would share this with you. Thank you, Allison S. Moral of the story-keep an eye on your feeders or you might end up with a pack of angry bushtits trying to spring an imprisoned relation. Bill Kaempfer Boulder -- 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/SN1PR0301MB1648021E4D3B3273DD5EDC5BE1140%40SN1PR0301MB1648.namprd03.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
