Last year at this time there were numerous sightings of the Black Witch all around the Denver area. It was a very unusual outbreak, since they usually don't get this far north.
On Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 5:11:34 PM UTC-6 Carol wrote: > Hello, > We’re guessing at the ID. It was Not a bird, but apparently a migrant, > that absolutely took our breath away yesterday afternoon. A huge dark moth > or butterfly bounced around between our large full sized windows and our > bird strike lines (installed 2-3 feet out and hanging from our eves). It > went back and forth two or three times right smack at our eye level, took a > 20 sec break, then came back and did it again. After that it was not seen > again. We thought it must be a ginormous moth, but also made note that the > body was so big and the wingspan at least 6 inches and pointed in shape > that it “almost looked like a bat.” > It was a downright spooky-looking thing and it didn’t cross our minds to > go outside and see if it might be resting under our eaves. We did not > invite it in either. > We have never seen anything like it in this country (and frankly don’t > remember this particular creature from our trips to the tropics either). > 😳 > Carol Blackard > carolblackard.com > Sent from my iPhone -- -- 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/837c6e7a-89b8-4b30-9d7d-1ce476170501n%40googlegroups.com.
