By my count, Colorado has hosted at least 19 species of warblers since November 1st. I probably missed one or two. The list jotted down includes (in no particular order):
prothonotary black-and-white northern parula yellow-rumped chestnut-sided yellow-throated pine Nashville Townsend's common yellowthroat black-throated blue ovenbird blackpoll (not sure if this one was ever confirmed) yellow Tennessee MacGillivray's Wilson's orange-crowned northern waterthrush I think the key foods involved are aphids, midges and suet. Fruit on trees like juniper, Russian-olive, viburnums, mountain-ash and crabapple are probably also part of how these birds can cope with cold weather, fatten up and hopefully move on. Any species I missed? How many will brighten our Christmas Counts? Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- -- 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/PH7PR12MB7354957ED499A38FE3C3F20EC1149%40PH7PR12MB7354.namprd12.prod.outlook.com.
