Charlie, Sounds like an emergence of flying ants, some which are “blond”. Such dispersal events usually follow a rain shower that loosens/softens the surface soil. Thanks for report. Dave Leatherman, Fort Collins
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2021, at 9:41 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yesterday mid-morning my urban neighborhood experienced a marvelous feeding > frenzy. Over about a one block area, 5 chimney swifts, 1 tree swallow, 2 > rough-winged swallows and about 25 dragonflies were all feeding about 12-15 > above the ground in a very animated frenzy. The dragonflies were already > there when the bird flock arrived. The swifts and swallows were not pursuing > the dragonflies at all but I could see captures being made of some small pale > insect. I couldn't find any on the ground or get details. The event lasted > about 20 minutes then the birds disappeared and the dragonflies went back to > their slow patrols over the neighborhood. I believe the dragonflies were > mostly green darners as that is who is typically at my pond about 1/2 block > from this event. > > Charlie Chase > Highlands neighborhood > Denver. > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d2fca829-9da6-415c-80fc-cf32e5118593n%40googlegroups.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB37638BBF5A1E5AC7DFDE4968C1E09%40CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com.
