[cobirds] Yard birds - Douglas
The final member of our colorful trio arrived this morning: a bright Lazuli Bunting. We also heard one singing in the gully below our house. The other member of the trio - Black-headed Grosbeak & Western Tanager - patronize our feeders today and we hope fo a while. Big flock of Chipping sparrrows - maybe 30. A singing Vesper Sparrow in the patch below the house. Hugh Kingery -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/478461950.2028059.1683150275603%40mail.yahoo.com.
[cobirds] Yard birds - Douglas
Townsend's Solitaires have arrived in our patch to serenade us with their lovely melodic songs. We have probably a dozen or more along our road. Beyond that, we still see an occasional Western Tanager; the males have started to change their head colors from orange to yellow. Still regular: lots of chickadees (both kinds), 1-2 White-breasted Nuthatches, several flocks of Pygmy Nuthatches, piles of Spotted Towhees (we've counted 15-20 several days). House Finches vary in number, from one or two up to 15 or 20. Scrub-Jays persist, and Blue Jays have arrived to join them (we see them only in the winter months). Gluttonous Turkeys scrape up droppings under our feeders -- from 5 to 15. We hear crows and ravens, see an occasional Golden Eagle and even less occasionally a Red-tailed Hawk. And just now, a Cooper's Hawk immature.dKestrels moved through last week. So far no Juncos other than Gray-headed. Hugh Kingery -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/329077932.873702.1664323044305%40mail.yahoo.com.
[cobirds] Yard Birds, Douglas
We see lots of juveniles this month. One day, 14 junior Spotted Towhees. Several fledgling Gray-headed Juncos and Mountain and Western Bluebirds. 12 fledgling Robins gorging on a Chokecherry bush. House Finches, Black-headed Grosbeaks, and Lesser Goldfinches feeding begging youngsters. Chickadees (Mtn. & Black-capped) grab seeds and maybe take them to their kids, maybe stash them. Nuthatches (White-breasted and Pygmy) like the suet and occasionally the thistle feeder. A fair selection of Hummingbirds, mostly Broad-tailed. A Cooper's Hawk youngster kekking for food & attention. One Cooper's crashed into our dotted window, but flew off and apparently didn't injure itself. Our dotted windows seem to work pretty well at helping the birds avoid our windows. Swallows have dispersed. So far, no fall migrants of note. Hugh -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1357932736.353.1661470332150%40mail.yahoo.com.
[cobirds] Yard birds, Douglas, Arapahoe
A Fox Sparrow showed up yesterday to pep up our grayish junco flock, and came again today. We had seen it for a couple of days in October. And this morning a neighbor reported a small flock of Cedar Waxwings in his cherry tree -- maybe not all the cherries got frozen. The Denver Tech Center feeder that hosted a Canyon towhee for 2-3 days in October, saw again it for 2-3 days in November. She also has a Harris's Sparrow coming into her feeder. We keep looking! Hugh & Urling -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/291069170.7032944.1576096191280%40mail.yahoo.com.
[cobirds] Yard birds - Douglas (Franktown)
Cobirds has seen a dearth of reports recently, so here's a brief one on our yard birds. The snow has brought us a big influx - no surprise. The number of species (18-20) and the number of birds seem relatively normal (except for a dozen Spotted Towhees) but these guys have stayed around all day, snowing or not. We have one continuing Fox Sparrow (who shows up sporadically & unpredictably, and usually stays only a minute or less). Check any Song Sparrow-like bird that you see: our Fox Sparrow looks similar except that it has bright orange tail & primaries. Today, the Turkeys haven't descended upon us -- hooray. We see up to 50 in the neighborhood most days. Urling & Hugh Kingery -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/558740451.8478296.1551656382807%40mail.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yard birds, Douglas (including NOGO, FOXSP)
These snowstorms really pack in the birds at our feeders. Today we had an exceptional array. A Northern Goshawk perched in the scrub oaks, 10 feet behind all our feeders, for over an hour. The sun came out and she left. We called her a female because of her bulky size. During her perch, bird activity in front of her diminished not at all! During her perch, we counted 16 Spotted towhees, 40 juncos, a dozen Pine Siskins, 6 Blue Jays (one 'jaying' at the Goshawk from a foot & a half). Two Song Sparrows, 2 Tree Sparrows. One Fox Sparrow, which we have seen sporadically over the last 10 days (just before the first snowstorm). I plan to post some photos on eBird, but it will take a while. Hugh -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/293445628.1890660.1548181889109%40mail.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yard birds, Douglas
We speculated about whether today would produce more birds. In our yard, it sure has. We walked through the open space by our house, and between that and our feeders, we have a count of 37 species! The only unusual one (doubted by eBird), a Gray Flycatcher IDd by its downward tail flick. In summary: Lingering summer species: 4 Turkey Vultures, 1 House Wren, 16 Western Bluebirds, 3 Western Meadowlarks, 6 Lesser Goldfinches (adult feeding young). Migrants: 1 Gray Flycatcher, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Orange-crowned, 1 Yellow-rumped, & 6 Wilson's Warblers, 12 White-crowned, 1 Lincoln's, and 10 Vesper sparrows. Winter arrivals: 5 Blue Jays, 3 Townsend's Solitaires, 17 (!) Spotted Towhees under the feeder. Wanderers: 8 Bushtits, 1 Red-breasted & 5 Pygmy nuthatches. Hugh Kingery Franktown, CO -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/15eb63b0cc4-c00-c0fb%40webjas-vab218.srv.aolmail.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yard birds - Douglas
We have some anomalies this summer among the birds that come to our feeders. Today 4 surprise birds showed up. We see many more Black-headed Grosbeaks than in any of the past 3 years. Compared with 5 or so in daily in summers of 2014-2016, this month we see 10-15 , and probably more. Many, if not most, immatures. Today as I watched some of them on the flat-with-sunflower-seeds-feeder four (4) Evening Grosbeaks showed up. One even chased away the Black-headed immature. Three of the four Evenings look like immatures; one possible an adult (rather frazzled). They spent five minutes in view, then disappeared and haven't reappeared (within an hour). Blue Jays usually abandon us in the summer and show up in mid-September. This year they showed up on July 17, and now we see two daily, three today. We have seen few hummingbirds up until August; now about normal numbers of Black-chinned & Broad-tailed. Fewer Rufous--or else some of those rufousy female-types haven't learned aggressive Rufous behavior. One Calliope, briefly, a a week ago. Urling & Hugh Kingery Franktown -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/15de3028dfd-1e6b-178b0%40webprd-a93.mail.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yard Birds -- Douglas County
This morning is very birdy in my yard, possibly as a result of some of the watering I’ve been doing over the past 24 hours. In addition to all my usual birds, there are several other species around today, including: MacGillivray’s Warbler – 1, very active in Virginia Creepers Wilson’s Warbler – 3, in Russian Olives, but also around other areas too Orange-crowned Warbler – 2, in raspberry patch Plumbeous Vireo – 1, in tall Gambel’s Oaks Western Tanager – 1, female, in Russian Olives Western Wood-Pewee – 1, in tall Gambel’s Oaks Gray Catbird – 2, in Virginia Creepers Green-tailed Towhee – 3, doing the “towhee thing” on the ground around some junipers and a crabapple tree Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1, in raspberry patch Vesper Sparrow – 3, on ground in weedy area near pond Calliope Hummingbird – 2, feeders, butterfly bush, Russian sage, honeysuckle vine, etc. Rufous Hummingbird - 1, feeders, butterfly bush, Russian sage, honeysuckle vine, etc. Common Poorwill – 2 or 3, calling everyday at both dusk dawn Great Horned Owl – 2, calling back forth early this morning The “usuals” around the yard this morning include Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Lesser Goldfinch, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, House Wren, House Finch, Morning Dove, Spotted Towhee (20+), Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Scrub-Jay (many), Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Song Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, American Robin, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few others. Get out there and enjoy it! Fall migration will be over sooner than you might think. Good Birding, Kirk Huffstater Castle Rock, CO http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirkh1/sets/ (In the middle of being reorganized) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Yard birds, Douglas
The variety at and under our feeders picked up over the last week. During lunch today, a White-throated Sparrow came in with a couple of White-crowneds -- made comparison easy. They seem to have proliferated this week. We have 10 or so White-crowneds. A few minutes ago Urling spotted a Clay-colored Sparrow, and I saw one along our road yesterday. Lesser Goldfinches persist, and this afternoon, one spent half a minute feeding a fledgling -- rather late. So the natives continue their breeding activities as well as those Eurasian interlopers. One Townsend's Solitaire finally took up residence, we see him only rarely though we hear him daily. Juniper 'berries' look good -- we expect another one or two pretty soon. Urling Hugh Kingery Franktown -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Yard Birds - Douglas Co.
It's been a very busy day at my feeders today, including a new yard-bird...a beautiful male Evening Grosbeak, eating sunflower seeds on my deck. He was very accommodating, and allowed me to get several good photos. Complete yard/feeder list for today: Evening Grosbeak - 1 Black-billed Magpie - 3 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Red-shafted Flicker - 2 Black-capped Chickadee - 5 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Pine Siskin - 15 House Finch - 12 Pink-sided Junco - 20 Gray-headed Junco - 20 Oregon Junco - 5 Slate-colored Junco - 5 Steller's Jay - 1 Western Scrub-Jay - 5 Blue Jay - 9 Song Sparrow - 1 Townsend's Solitaire - 1 Spotted Towhee - 17+ (one with absolutely no tail) Good Birding, Kirk Huffstater Castle Rock, CO -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
