Saw or heard at least three pairs of Bullocks this morning going north on the Teller Lakes Trail from Valmont Rd. in Boulder County. Also saw a very loud and prominent young Orchard Oriole along the same route. Not the same one I saw a couple weeks ago, as those were more mature. This had the coloration of a 1st year male. I've generally been seeing more Bullocks this year than the last couple years. Could be my paying more attention or could be a trend. Sounds like you should take a trip north to see them. Good birding! Van Rudd Louisville, CO
On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 12:05 PM MARK CHAVEZ <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1312770460.237982.1591898680309%40connect.xfinity.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1312770460.237982.1591898680309%40connect.xfinity.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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAP0P94m9Mm9E7e0K%2BXGQr8g0bGcXgf-nqgK39d6uwY1ORQutMQ%40mail.gmail.com.
