I should have waited 5 minutes to write. The fledglings are indeed scraping for food. Both were out doing this a moment ago.
- Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 8:44:17 AM UTC-6, Jared Del Rosso wrote: > > There are two pairs of Spotted Towhees nesting in or near my Centennial > (Arapahoe County) yard. > > One pair has been feeding a fledgling since at least May 21. I've > suspected, but hadn't confirmed that there were actually two fledglings. > Today, I saw both. They're now foraging on their own, chasing each other > away from food, and making long flights (for a towhee) across the yard. The > male will forage with them, though less so than over the past week. I > haven't seen him feed them recently, but all the birds spend a lot of time > under cover, so perhaps when that happens. I also haven't seen the two > fledglings do the towhee thing -- scraping. Perhaps this goes under under > the brush. Perhaps they can't do that yet? > > I wonder if the female of the pair is now on a nest, as she's seemed > scarce lately. > > As of yesterday, the other pair's female was still on her nest. She seems > to only ever be sitting directly east or west. Usually, it's the former. > This may be because the nest is most exposed in that direction. Or it could > be because the human who accidentally flushed her before knowing the nest > was there (me) came from that direction. > > - Jared Del Rosso > Centennial, CO > -- 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/504bbe1e-7ffb-440c-a63f-91ad1d8fcb1ao%40googlegroups.com.
