[cobirds] First bird of the year . .

2024-01-01 Thread Hondochica z
Thought I'd start this WI 'tradition' here - as I've not seen a comment as yet: My first bird of the year was a pygmy nuthatch - love to them chatter in the pines Happy New Year to all and good birding! Kelly Goocher Florissant -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] Lesser black backed gull at Lake Loveland

2024-01-01 Thread elena
At the end of the daylight, I went back to Lake Loveland and thanks to John Vanderpoel and David Wade, co firmed a lesser black backed gull easily seen from the parking lot off Taft with the gang of ring billed and some herring gulls. Sent from my iPhone Elena Holly Klaver Federally

[cobirds] Red-tailed Hawk hunting at my feeders

2024-01-01 Thread Paula Hansley
Birders, A Red-tailed Hawk is picking off birds at my feeders! Normally, a Cooper’s Hawk that lives in my neighborhood is responsible for bird deaths at my feeders. The hawk sits on my house or high in a neighbor’s cottonwood tree and watches the feeders in both my front and back yards. The