Wow, We had a similar weekend. We did have a pair of Western Tanagers show up at the feeding station in our backyard. Cannot figure out if they are nesting somewhere or just passing through. We are feeding WBU Choice Blend (tube & platform), WBU No-Mess (tube feeder), Black Nyjer (tube feeder), and we have one hummingbird dispenser. We do have trees and shrubs leafing out nicely, also a bird bath and water fountain. These birds can hardly resist moving water.
This weekend seemed extra busy: Western Tanager male & female, one Lazuli Bunting, one yellow warbler, a gang of Blue Jays, one Stellar's Jay in the gang, one Black Chinned hummer, one Downy Wood Pecker, two Turkey Vultures (soaring), two pairs of Collared Doves, several Robins, one pair of nesting Black Capped Chickadees (just 8 feet from our back deck), one Yellow Rumped Warbler, multiple Sparrows, House Finches, Goldfinches, and Red Winged Blackbirds. No hawks sighted this weekend which may partially account for all the other activity we saw. Doug Powell Laporte, CO (semi-urban area) On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 9:35:30 AM UTC-6 jlmes...@gmail.com wrote: > What a weekend it has been in our backyard for Spring birds! Amongst > the goldfinches, house finches, chickadees, nesting robins, bluejays, RW > blackbirds, WC sparrows, (eating seeds and mealy worms) I am seeing one > male Western Tanager, 1 male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 2 Bullock orioles (1 > mature and one 1st year males), 1 Orchard Oriole. All, except the > grosbeak, are eating heavily on suet, oranges, hummingbird juice. > > Jessie Meschievitz > 1 mile west of Severance CO > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9a73411d-ed31-421e-8d5b-14ebe96ed01bn%40googlegroups.com.
