A first of the season *White-crowned Sparrow* and a yard first *Red-naped Sapsucker* were in my Centennial yard today. This was my first Red-naped Sapsucker in Arapahoe since 2016, my first year in the county. Also, Common Raven and Turkey Vulture sightings.
- Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO On Friday, September 4, 2020 at 4:57:18 PM UTC-6, Jared Del Rosso wrote: > > A trio of *Common Nighthawks* fed over my Centennial neighborhood in > Arapahoe County for about 20 minutes on September 2, before cutting south > (flying over my house, right as I returned to it with my dogs from the walk > on which we first saw the bullbats). The visiting *Mountain Chickadee* has > made sporadic visits to my yard in September. Today, I had a *Wilson's > Warbler* and a *MacGillivray's* *Warbler*. This is my first time seeing > the latter in my yard since 2017, when one spent most of May calling and > singing in my suburban yard. > > - Jared Del Rosso > Centennial, CO > > On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 7:28:00 AM UTC-6, Jared Del Rosso wrote: >> >> To add to this: yesterday evening, I had a *Western Wood-Pewee* in my >> backyard and walked out my front door to a *Rock Wren*. This was just >> my second encounter with the latter in my yard. >> >> - Jared Del Rosso >> Centennial, CO >> >> On Monday, August 31, 2020 at 2:49:57 PM UTC-6 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> An earlyish *Green-tailed Towhee* in my Centennial yard this morning, >>> along with a yard first *Eastern Kingbird*. I don't come upon the >>> latter all that often in Centennial, so this was a real treat. A flock of a >>> dozen Cedar Waxwing swung through this afternoon. A *Mountain Chickadee* >>> first appeared on 8/23 and was around today, too. >>> >>> *Lark Buntings* and *Vesper Sparrows *at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens >>> (8/28). Chipping, too, of course. >>> >>> *Common Nighthawks* have been gone (to me) since 8/25, punctuating >>> almost nightly sightings of flocks of the bird, usually feeding, since >>> August 1. I'm sure other migrating birds will pass by before too long. >>> >>> Over the past week, the local* Swainson's Hawk* family is circling >>> overhead, perching on wires, and screeching, dramatically and loudly, all >>> morning long. They've buzzed our yard a few times, often pursued by the >>> local Blue Jay family (also screeching all morning long). >>> >>> - 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/3356d067-73c9-4078-af34-ccbd5a3cc587o%40googlegroups.com.
