I have started to see a huge decrease of Orioles in my neighborhood in Green Mountain. Populations started to decrease with the increase of Coopers Hawk along the front range. Ten years ago, we had large numbers of Grackles, good numbers of Orioles, and more Robins in the neighborhood. The decrease in my opinion was caused by the spread of Eurasian Collared Doves throughout the country. Once they arrived, the Coopers Hawks soon followed with the large increase of food. It used to be rare to have a Coopers Hawk in the summer. During the winter months, it was Sharp-shinned hawks, which seemed to decrease also. The only increase has been the number of Black-chinned and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds. They are benefiting from the decreased number of predators like Blue Jays, Grackles, etc. who prey on their nest. Just my opinion...
Mark Chavez Lakewood-Green Mtn http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/ > On June 11, 2020 at 11:07 AM Donna Stumpp <donna.stu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We are seeing what I think is a decent number of Bullock's Orioles on the > north shore of Standley Lake. I'm aware of at least 4 pairs - 2 just west of > the visitor center, one north of the boat lauch area, and one down here by > Loon Lake. This is the first year I've put out an orange / jelly feeder and I > have a female that comes 3-5 times a day now! We live just a few houses south > of Loon Lake. She just starting coming on Tuesday of this week. > > Donna Stumpp > Westminster, 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > mailto:cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/860e9675-2781-46ee-a65c-a143d671120bo%40googlegroups.com > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/860e9675-2781-46ee-a65c-a143d671120bo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer > . > -- 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/1312770460.237982.1591898680309%40connect.xfinity.com.
