At this time of year there are usually hundreds of Western Grebes at Barr Lake. Yesterday I didn't see a one. The park manager said she has seen a couple. This is very strange and I would also guess it's attributable to the weather. Maybe they all went to John Martin reservoir. Ira Sanders Golden
On Sun, 16 Jun 2019, 1:18 pm Bill Miller, <[email protected]> wrote: > Cobirders - > > I wouldn't get all stressed out about SW flights of nighthawks, nor the > lateness of their appearance. We've had a colder-than-usual spring and > weird weather patters to our south that really messed up migration this > year. Various species seemed to come through Colorado in waves, i.e., > Western Tanagers. One report from a bird bander working with the Bird > Conservancy reported that some birds arrived with adequate fat in their > bodies while others arrived with very little body fat. Various species, > such as the tanagers, were lingering longer than usual, stoking up on suet > and anything else available, as if they had been on short rations prior to > their arrival. > > I suspect that what appears to be a later than usual arrival of Common > Nighthawks can be attributed to the lingering cold weather either delaying > the hatching of flying insects or keeping them on the ground and in trees, > thus depriving nighthawks of their prey. No prey, no appearance. > > My two cents worth. > > Bill Miller > Fort Collins > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 5:33 PM 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Speaking of nighthawks.... >> I was birding near Crow Valley with my son last week. A few nighthawks >> we’re flying, we saw 2 still snoozing in trees and on a post, even just an >> hour before sunset. We were hunting for a visual of some singing bird and >> once we found it, a mockingbird, we were watching it go through it’s reper >> when a nighthawk flew over and called. The mockingbird immediately imitated >> it for a couple seconds and then moved on to its next song! To immediately >> switch from one song to a nighthawk call! It was one of those unbelievable >> moments when I marveled at the design by the Creator. >> >> -- >> 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/15dc9b47-e738-4a00-b9ae-d9011ec13d71%40googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > 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/CAJpcP06hGpYiPvFCca8pbNPb53v8ayNgvNfcKUK2We%2BFu0pmsQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpcP06hGpYiPvFCca8pbNPb53v8ayNgvNfcKUK2We%2BFu0pmsQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CABF3siFWZFxdtfpt2Wbmtm9ALY23CjZuF%2BtMLZ8J8_hd-hwPzQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
