Yes! Very chilly! At our house in FOCO, a brisk -17° this morning! I noticed the same thing on those species and American Goldfinch, Flickers, and a Townsend Solitaire as well. Chilly overnight for our feathered friends!
Merry Christmas All! 🎄 Lori Pivonka > On Dec 22, 2022, at 8:26 AM, David Suddjian <[email protected]> wrote: > > It is very chilly here, of course: -13 this morning with 3-4 inches of snow. > Otherwise it is clearing to a be pretty (frozen) day. This morning I noticed > a number of birds of several species with what seemed to be accumulations of > ice on their backs and sometimes on their nape and crown. I've attached some > low light early morning iphone snaps that show a bit. I've not noticed that > before on very cold days, although thankfully we don't get many as cold as > now. Species bearing the little ice "backpacks" were Dark-eyed Juncos, House > Finch, Red-winged Blackbird, and Spotted Towhee. Presumably snow is falling > on them and sticking, or it gathered as ice on them overnight? It doesn't > fluff off, nd at the same time they do not seem too bothered. Maybe this is > not unusual and I've not noticed? Maybe I need more coffee. > > David Suddjian > Ken Caryl Valley > Littleton, CO > <IMG_8745.jpg><IMG_8746.jpg><IMG_8737.jpg> > > -- > -- > 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 > <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/ > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6RorFtCZVzhJGhNkXUo3PY6BvDoWPePFD5m65y-8gqG2sPQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6RorFtCZVzhJGhNkXUo3PY6BvDoWPePFD5m65y-8gqG2sPQ%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/7A78FFDC-B3E1-4319-8052-8C6366B0EB83%40gmail.com.
