Hello, all: We returned from a scorching stay with friends & family in France only to discover that Colorado is finally (it was cold when we left) almost as hot. And when I last wrote about my house-nesting Say's Phoebe pair--maybe two months ago?--the male had returned promptly as always in mid-March, and waited for two months for his love to reappear, suffering two rejections from other women as time went by.
When I left the state, I was mourning for him, and for our long (9 years) acquaintance. He was hanging around, but appeared disconsolate. Well, what a difference a month makes. The first thing I noticed when I got home was that the phoebe's activity in the yard had picked up again. And a week later, he appeared with a wife and four kids. I rejoiced for him, but he raised the brood somewhere else, and my next thought was, Where did that happen? When I paid a call to my next door neighbor this week, Mr. B called my attention to a "little flycatcher" that had nested under his porch awning, and lo and behold, it was Phil the Phoebe. All's well that ends well, and I know some of you share my interest in these sweet birds, so now you have the happy ending for this year... Linda Linda Andes-Georges Boulder County (W of Lagerman, N of Haystack, E of Table Mtn) [Jean-Pierre says: W of Paris, S of Quebec, E of Tahiti] 8417 Stirrup Ln Longmont CO 80503 Tel. 720 668 5214 -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/C8CE0FEC-BC0C-4BA7-B273-0AB18BE8923F%40comcast.net.
