Scouting parts of Denver and Aurora south of the airport after Christmas for the Urban Denver CBC on New Year's a couple of years ago, I found a flock of more than 25 Western Meadowlarks in grassy fields next to a big new warehouse complex.
Patrick O'Driscoll Denver On Tue, 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]> 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]> 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]> 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]> 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#, >>> 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]. >>> 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]. >>> 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]. >> 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]. >> 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]. > 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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