Some more yard bird observations. Bushtits. They have never patronized our feeders regularly until last month. We now see them in two sets -- one group of 7-9 birds, and one group of 2 (rarely 3) birds. We like to speculate that the two constitute a mated & nesting pair. All we have to do is follow them to their nest--not an easy task for us old guys. I think that Bushtits employ helpers recruited from their kids - that would explain the groups of three. Turkey Vultures. It appears as if Castlewood Canyon's Turkey Vultures have arrived. We now see one or more on a daily basis.
We heard our first White-throated Swifts, visitors from Castlewood, yesterday afternoon. Bluebirds continue erratically - no real nesting behavior yet. Blue Jay(s). They don't stay here in the summer, but show up in the fall, usually. Some winters we have a flock of 5-10; some winters, none at all. Last fall, we saw 1-4 in October, 1-2 in November, but one, only, since Nov. 20. We attribute their absence to last fall's frost that zapped the acorn crop. Hugh Kingery -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1154279949.641232.1585782154977%40mail.yahoo.com.
