I concur with Tina Mitchell: Young black-headed grosbeaks in my neck of the
woods make the same calls when begging to be fed. It's a plaintive, descending
sound, often as a single note but usually followed by one or two quicker
ascending calls and resolving on that descending note. It's like a
Hi, folks—
To my ear, this sounds like late July/August at our house in pinyon-juniper
habitat in Frémont County—the incessant begging calls of young Black-headed
Grosbeaks. We don’t live there anymore, but the sound immediately transported
me back.
Tina Mitchell
formerly Lakewood/Coaldale;
I set up a stakeout hotspot named -
"stakeout Mexican Whip-poor-will, Oak Creek Grade Rd (2020)"
Birders can aggregate their checklists from there if they choose.
If merging a Personal Location with an eBird hotspot is not a familiar task,
you'll find detailed directions at the eBird HELP center:
I've been hearing that around our house now for several weeks. It somewhat
coincided with the return of a huge flock of evening grosbeaks. We also
live in a pine wooded area around 8400 ft. We have a few pairs of black
headed grosbeaks with young, several western tanagers, and every
Perhaps some local birders still need Williamson's Sapsucker. On the
strength of a recent sighting by Art Hudak, Mary and I headed out to
HotSpot Conifer Community Park at Beaver Ranch (a mile or so south of
Conifer, CO) and spent over 3 hours looking. We hiked around trying to find
the tree
Hi all
We now have two White-winged Dove visiting our yard. Definitely a first!
Our first (and only) White-winged was about ten years ago.
Photos: http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
