On my BBS route July 1st in the San Juans (Rio Grande County, south out of South Park, ranging from 8,400-11,600' elev) I had above-average numbers of Violet-green Swallows, and somewhat below-average numbers of Hermit Thrushes (but not as low as some previous years' lows).
My numbers were low for woodpeckers as a group, flycatchers, Warbling Vireo, Mountain Chickadee, Evening Grosbeak, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, White-crowned Sparrow, and Audubon Warbler. I had higher-than-usual numbers for Western Tanager, Am. Crow, Steller Jay, and Canada Goose. Marty Wolf nw Colorado Springs On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 6:28 PM Chip Clouse <[email protected]> wrote: > I noticed an abundance on my Dunkley Pass BBS route in the Flat Tops last > week and even more Swainson's Thrushes than normal too. My Gold Hill 2 BBS > route around Ward and Jamestown had the normal amount too. Must be a > southern phenomenon. > > Good Birding, > Chip Clouse > Currently Denver, CO but looking for an affordable apt near here... > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 6:16 PM Mary Kay Waddington <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Probably my very favorite birdsong is the Hermit Thrush. That wonderful >> flute-like song that drifts out of the deep forest fills my heart with >> hope, peace and joy -- and every year I look forward to hearing them at our >> place up in the Sangre de Cristos. >> >> This year -- not a single Hermit Thrush, where usually I've heard many, >> every day throughout June and July. Where are they? Checking ebird, there >> were in past years many, many sightings in the Wet Mountain Valley and the >> Sangres in these 2 months . This year? One only, in the town of >> Westcliffe. >> >> And Swallows too -- usually up there I see dozens of Tree and >> Violet-Green Swallows, everywhere, and lots of nests. This year? I saw 2 >> of each species. Just 2. And ebird shows that clearly too. >> >> This saddens me greatly. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? >> >> Mary Kay Waddington >> Custer County >> >> -- >> -- >> 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/CAA-Db7egoArLfpbH2gnyPKWyE4SX2eoybNCzP%2BXUWg2MRwidHw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAA-Db7egoArLfpbH2gnyPKWyE4SX2eoybNCzP%2BXUWg2MRwidHw%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 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/CAPHVJehg9e1MotBXYPdm-QJL%2BsDjPm9EdeKa7WYjjBgCyQp1DQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAPHVJehg9e1MotBXYPdm-QJL%2BsDjPm9EdeKa7WYjjBgCyQp1DQ%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 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/CADoSYTMjNMqcw_16y3DXjUbrr8qUiK%3DM2x6mLsY1BiVn4qD80w%40mail.gmail.com.
