Hi all. Last week while out with the camera, I encountered two Clark's Nutcrackers building a nest. It was one of a few times I have seen Clark's Nutcrackers building nests as they, like other Corvids are early nesters. I sat and observed as both male and female cycled in with nesting materials every 3 minutes. It was amazing to watch. This species may have been under-represented in Atlas block surveys since they are such early nesters and habitats are often inaccessible so early in the year due to snow (except for this year!).
I took photos whenever the busy birds perched for a moment. They pretty much ignored me which was somewhat fascinating of itself. I have included about 6 photos of their labors on my photography website http://johnrawinski.zenfolio.com/ under "Recent Additions". Note that the photos are intended as documentation and not necessarily for artistic merit. If you get a moment, please check it out. John Rawinski Monte Vista, 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/ab5b090b-61c7-46b1-b831-3a119211f3ed%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
