Arvind, I live in the lower Big Thompson Canyon just a few miles from you. I haven't witnessed Red-breasted Nuthatchs nesting here, but they are a year round resident at my feeders. White-breasted are also year round and Pygmys usually in the winter. I saw a Pygmy going into a hole excavated by a Hairy Woodpecker recently. I'll keep an eye on them.
Jeff On Friday, April 10, 2020 at 11:28:57 AM UTC-6, Arvind wrote: > > A few migrants were passing over Horsetooth Mountain Park this morning > including two northern harriers and a merlin that were kettling and > traveling north. Also seen was a FOY vesper sparrow. > > More interestingly, the red-breasted nuthatches that invaded here last > winter now appear to be breeding. I have seen several of these nuthatches > going in and out of cavity holes (mostly excavating) and singing from the > treetops, including in my own backyard. Not in 20 years of living here have > I ever seen red-breasted nuthatches nesting here in the lower foothills in > the dry and open ponderosa pine forest, although I recall they do nest in > these types of forests in the Black Hills. > > Of other news, red crossbills appear to have wrapped up breeding and have > mostly moved on, although a few linger. A nest I was monitoring fledged on > March 25. > > Other recent arrivals include Broad-tailed Hummingbird and Says Phoebe. > Mountain Bluebirds have been coming through but unfortunately have nowhere > to nest since the county took down the nest boxes in the park. > > Hope everyone is able to enjoy the birds near their home these days. > > Arvind Panjabi > 5500’ on the north slope of Milner Mountain > Larimer Co. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > -- 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/f38fbb55-8cd7-4725-9fc4-ec20261bfb52%40googlegroups.com.
