We had our first ever (in 50 years) Clark's Nutcracker pair come to our cabin near Meeker Park at 8750 feet, from about Aug. 28 to mid-September. One bird learned to get more peanuts in the front yard where we throw them by coming to the back window while I washed dishes & pecking on the window!
On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8:39:27 PM UTC-6, Raymond Davis wrote: > > For about 3.5 weeks, I've had 2-4 Clark's Nutcrackers hanging around (I > feed peanuts). > I have, in 20 years, seen singles for 1 day here in various Septembers, > but never had an extended multi-visit. I have NOT noticed unusual other > montaine birds; juncos and red-breasted nuthatches have shown up, but i > expect them in Sept. Did have a bear a week ago. > > Also, Friday, 10/2, while playing golf in Fort Lupton, we had 7 or 8 > flocks of sandhill cranes, mostly circling to gain altitude, between 11 and > 12:15. Probably 450 total individuals. Always a great sound to hear > unexpectedly. > > davis - at 6,000 ft. in very southern Larimer County, 5 mi NW of Lyons. > -- 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/f95e1736-ee1b-4c99-839d-f7e137161a50o%40googlegroups.com.
