I live outside of Keenesburg on a small acreage. They are around my place all year, although the winter they aren’t as numerous and are very quiet.
Lauren Hyde Keenesburg, Weld County > On Dec 8, 2020, at 5:32 PM, Susan Rosine <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just saw a flock of them two days ago, in extreme south Weld County. I even > got some good pictures of one of them. > They don't seem to sing much after the autumnal equinox, but they are around > all year. > Susan Rosine > Brighton > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2020, 5:28 PM elena <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > I have had western meadowlarks in he area of the Barr Lake CBC that I do- the > large northern section that is mostly driving. I also have had them near my > home on the Longmont CBC in Niwot in an agricultural property. I have also > heard them sing, though they also call. > > Sent from my iPhone > Elena Holly Klaver > Federally Certified Court Interpreter > Conference Interpreter > English <> Spanish > 303 475 5189 > > Member: American Translators Association > Colorado Translators Association > Pronouns: she, her, hers > > I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne > and Ute Nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and that > Colorado’s Front Range is home to many Native peoples. Reconozco que vivo en > el territorio de las naciones Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne y Ute, según el > 1851 Tratado de Fort Laramie, y que el estado de Colorado al esté de las > Montañas Rocosas es territorio de muchos pueblos indígenas. > > >> On Dec 8, 2020, at 5:04 PM, Diana Beatty <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> I think two years ago on my area of the Colorado Springs CBC I came across a >> flock of 14 Western Meadowlarks together in one tree. I was not used to >> seeing them all together like that. >> >> Diana Beatty >> El Paso County >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 5:02 PM 'Larry Modesitt' via Colorado Birds >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Hi Dave, >> >> I see a few on Christmas Bird Counts, and during the winter. So it appears >> that the information you received is accurate. Some do and some don’t! >> >> Or maybe all do, and the ones in our area, Barr Lake for example, had >> migrated from farther north. >> >> In any case, they aren’t as likely to be perched on top of a mullein, >> singing their hearts out, and that will make them more difficult to detect. >> >> Larry Modesitt >> Arvada >> >>> On Dec 8, 2020, at 3:39 PM, Dave Cameron <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Two different people now have asked me whether Western Meadowlark migrates, >>> or if it stays all winter and is simply quieter. >>> >>> I personally never see them in winter, so I looked it up, and found this: >>> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Meadowlark/maps-range# >>> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Meadowlark/maps-range#>, which >>> basically says that they do, and also that they do not, migrate. It >>> references birds that migrate off breeding grounds, as well as some who >>> don't; birds at higher elevations that move downhill in winter, etc. >>> Although this info is not Colorado-specific. They do show purple on the >>> range map, implying year-round presence, if not necessarily of all of the >>> same birds. So, yes! Any insight as to our locals would be enlightening. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 11:04:12 AM UTC-7 Dave Cameron wrote: >>> Slightly late report... On Sunday the 6th, at Barr Lake SP: >>> >>> A good flock (20 or so) American Tree Sparrows >>> 5,000 or so Common Merganser >>> Possibly double that many geese, including Canada, Cackling and TWO Ross' >>> Geese >>> 150-200 Am. White Pelicans. The previously mentioned swan that was >>> associating with them was not seen. >>> 10-15 Bald Eagles >>> Quite a few Pintails and Mallards, scattered throughout >>> 2 very late Western Meadowlarks >>> 2 Kestrels >>> 2 Pheasant >>> >>> Dave Cameron >>> Denver >>> >>> -- >>> 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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/00840bc8-8337-487a-a2ec-4ef24ec46527n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/00840bc8-8337-487a-a2ec-4ef24ec46527n%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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/43E04F9B-8559-4D81-8FEA-47E018E82E45%40aol.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/43E04F9B-8559-4D81-8FEA-47E018E82E45%40aol.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> >> >> -- >> ****** >> >> All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the >> old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAM-_j9vN4GdT%2BAfW0GjNoXVOBmzcgT3PnsHU%2BPR0eerOS0b%3DbA%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAM-_j9vN4GdT%2BAfW0GjNoXVOBmzcgT3PnsHU%2BPR0eerOS0b%3DbA%40mail.gmail.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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/88B25985-8054-4BCC-91E2-3A906599F1EF%40indra.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/88B25985-8054-4BCC-91E2-3A906599F1EF%40indra.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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CACPnx8XhHz%2Bwwtdhskuzqz-%2BFexVM%2Bo67rhwALo_gk%3DFFdzBaw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CACPnx8XhHz%2Bwwtdhskuzqz-%2BFexVM%2Bo67rhwALo_gk%3DFFdzBaw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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