Which gardens were you at? Zamia, Jay, Cherry or Hawthorn? I'd give my eye teeth to get a pic of a bluebird - yours was great. Thx - Marcia Wade
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 9:39:06 PM UTC-6, Richard Trinkner wrote: > > Well, first I was excited by the Mallard. I've been wanting a good photo > of a mallard in my favorite patch, the Boulder Community Gardens. > > But then, the sparrows! > > I've been birding the Boulder Community Gardens in urban North Boulder > regularly for over 20 years, and until today, the most species I had ever > seen in a day was 22. But this evening: 35 species! And, did I mention the > sparrows? > > Sparrows! They were absolutely everywhere. I literally nearly stepped on > some. The low clouds and intermittent rain dropped the weary migrants to > the ground. Everywhere I turned, a half dozen sprang from my feet: big > ones, little ones, usual ones, exotic ones, old friends, and complete > strangers. > > I really couldn't count the Chipping Sparrows. There were at least 50, but > if you told me there were, say, 200, I'd have believed you. Keep in mind, > these gardens are only about the size of a football field. > > Sparrow species: > > Chipping Sparrow (zillions) > Clay-colored Sparrow > Brewer's Sparrow > Lark Sparrow (5, first ever for the gardens) > Lark Bunting (1 female, first ever for the gardens) > White-crowned Sparrow > Vesper Sparrow > Lincoln's Sparrow > Green-tailed Towhee (3!, including one that absolutely strutted for > photos, refusing to skulk with his brethren; also first ever) > Spotted Towhee > > And in between goggling at sparrows, I spotted Western Bluebirds, Cedar > Waxwings, Orange-crowned Warblers, Yellow Warbler, and Yellow-rumped > Warbler, Say's Phoebe, Dusky Flycatcher, and a host of the usual suspects. > > Here's the checklist, with photos: > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55985275 > > Cheers, and hello from the sparrows -- > > Richard Trinkner > 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 [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/3b660b63-776f-4808-9a9f-3af89c728f45%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
