I've witnessed this several times in the foothills here around Boulder. Everytime they seemed to be feeding on grasshoppers in the grass on hillsides.
Preston Boulder, CO On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 4:52 PM Gary Brower <[email protected]> wrote: > As I have been doing my daily walks around Cherry Creek State Park (the > west side), I’ve seen large flocks of magpies as well. Last week there was > a flock of about 25 on the ground. This morning, there were two flocks > flying over — each with about 30-40 birds. > > I don’t remember seeing that last year, for sure! > > > Gary Brower > Unincorporated Arapahoe County > > > > On Aug 25, 2021, at 4:46 PM, Wayne Wathen <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I went for a run yesterday on the Highline Canal from the Orchard > parking lot, running north, I also saw a fairly large flock of Magpies > mostly in a dead tree around milepost 5. Likely the same flock I assume. > > Wayne Wathen > Highlands Ranch, Douglas County > > ------------------------------ > *From:* kevygudguy via Colorado Birds <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [cobirds] Magpie Flyby - west Centennial near Holly & > Arapahoe, Arapahoe County > > Hello Fellow Birders, > > While sitting on our east-facing porch this afternoon my wife and I > observed a flyby of at least 100 magpies. They were flying west in > squadrons of 2 to 8 birds, 10 - 20 seconds apart. All on the same 'path' > through the trees. Mostly quiet, just a few calls from time to time. > > When we came into the house an hour later there about 10 magpies at the > feeders and on the ground in our little townhouse yard. 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