[cobirds] A last hurrah for the Denver metro area?

2019-05-31 Thread Matt Rodgers
Jared, I’m about a mile west of you and same experience here; I’ve had multiple tanagers here over the past week working mainly my oranges but they did start to go after the jelly in my oriole feeder as well (something the few orioles I’ve had didn’t do) but nothing today; a remarkable fallout i

[cobirds] A last hurrah for the Denver metro area?

2019-05-31 Thread 'Rosanne Juergens' via Colorado Birds
Not gone yet from my yard! Although a cute Lesser Goldfinch pair just started their visits to my nyger feeder yesterday. I'm about 3 miles west of you Jared Rosanne Juergens Centennial/Littleton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" grou

[cobirds] Red-headed woodpecker continues, Larimer County

2019-05-31 Thread Libby Edwards
A few tanagers are still hanging around our feeders, with a few Lazuli buntings, black-headed grosbeaks, and occasionally a female or male oriole, but the red-headed woodpecker is the most stunning. He likes the sunflower seeds the best but will eat some suet too. Libby Edwards Northwest Fort

[cobirds] Re: More media coverage of the Great Colorado Tanager Fallout of May 2019

2019-05-31 Thread Lesley Brown
Thank you for the heads up, Ted! Loved hearing your personal history about the Clay-colored sparrow. Now I must see one! : ) Lesley Brown Highlands Ranch On Friday, May 31, 2019 at 9:15:20 AM UTC-6, Ted Floyd wrote: > > Hey, all. > > Thanks to Hugh Kingery for notifying us about the Channel 9

[cobirds] Re: A last hurrah for the Denver metro area?

2019-05-31 Thread Lesley Brown
We've noticed a diminished number of visits to the feeder from the tanagers but we're still seeing them quite frequently. Just a bit ago we had 2 males and 2 females. We've also been visited by a male and female black-headed grosbeak this last week, and saw the female today. What a week! Bu

[cobirds] A last hurrah for the Denver metro area?

2019-05-31 Thread Jared Del Rosso
Last night, I came home to my west Centennial (Arapahoe) yard to find a half dozen tanagers continuing. With them, as new arrivals, was a trio of immature Black-headed Grosbeaks (two males, one female). Later, a Warbling Vireo came through. An Olive-sided Flycatcher, which I'd earlier seen a f

[cobirds] More media coverage of the Great Colorado Tanager Fallout of May 2019

2019-05-31 Thread Ted Floyd
Hey, all. Thanks to Hugh Kingery for notifying us about the Channel 9 coverage of the tanagerpalooza/tanagerpocalypse of 2019. The story was covered on yesterday's American Birding Podcast, too: https://tinyurl.com/ABA-podcast-5-30-2019 The Colorado tanager coverage begins at 27:15. Enjoy! T

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 31, 2019.

2019-05-31 Thread Joe Roller
Date: Friday, May 31, 2019 Compiler: Joe Roller jroller9 AT gmail.com Phone: (303) 204-0828 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 31, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists. Observers have been helpful by reporting sightings and updates on COBi