Nice article in the Washington Post today.
i
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/01/bird-names-racism-audubon/
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nighttime torpor.
On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 4:24:10 AM UTC-6 T. Luke George wrote:
> The bird was probably in torpor to save energy during the cold evening and
> morning period.
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> On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 11:28 AM dgulb...@gmail.com
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>> Nightjars are kno
Nightjars are known for roosting in plain sight during the day,
relying on their amazing camouflage.
I've looked right at a Potoo without seeing him until he was pointed
out to me. But today's Poorwill was a stunner.
At 10 this morning I was slowly advancing on a pair of canoe cushions
along the
What a delightful, valuable program! Thank you Scott Rashid and thank you
DFO for making the video available.
Seems a shame to remove it after Sept 27.
On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10:27:17 AM UTC-6 2mi...@gmail.com
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> *If you missed it:* You can view the recording of DFO’s
over mites, other tiny arthropods. Let us know if you figure
>> it out.
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>> Dave Leatherman
>> Fort Collins (currently in Lamar)
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 4, 2023, at 9:35 AM, Paula Hansley wrote:
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>> What about
Why would a Goldfinch cling to a brick wall for a minute and a half?
At 7 AM when I walked into my garden I was treated to a brilliant Amer.
Goldfinch male who flew directly from my Bachelor Button patch to the
side of my yellow-brick garage. The brick has an extremely rough texture,
so it was
Not Colorado news, but migration time IS upon us, and this
news item posted on BBC.com today may interest some:
*A female osprey has completed a "remarkable" transatlantic journey from
Scotland to Barbados. *
The bird of prey, which was tagged last summer in Clyde Muirshiel Regional
Park in
2 1/2 hours later the feeding is still going on for some 100 robins.
Only a couple of Bohemians left, but as a bonus I saw one Cedar Waxwing too.
David Gulbenkian
Crown Hill, Lakewood, Jeffco
On Friday, February 17, 2023 at 10:54:50 AM UTC-7 dgulb...@gmail.com wrote:
> Starting around
Starting around 9 I began seeing extraordinary Robin activity outside my
study window.
My honeysuckle berries were all gone, and there were only a couple of dried
pears
hanging on to my medium-sized pear trees, so I was puzzled why so many were
hanging
around. When the number perched just in
Birds of Ecuador has been claimed.
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 7:03:39 AM UTC-7 dgulb...@gmail.com wrote:
> Ridgely and Greenfield, 2 vols, 1600+ pages.
> Alsol "Birds of New Guinea", Princeton, 1986
>
> If you want them, you'd have to come to my home to
> get
Ridgely and Greenfield, 2 vols, 1600+ pages.
Alsol "Birds of New Guinea", Princeton, 1986
If you want them, you'd have to come to my home to
get them: just south of Crown Hill Open Space in Lakewood/Wheatridge
David Gulbenkian Jeffco
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Shortly after I started observing a large immature Cooper's atop
the utility pole at the back corner of my yard, I was astonished
to see one of the squirrels regularly seen clambering on the pole
climbing to the very top. The hawk was on the middle of one arm
of the crossbar. I naively assumed
Surprising facts from An Immense World by Ed Yong:
- "More than 90% of songbirds whose sexes are indistinguishable to us,
including swallows and mockingbirds" look different to each other because
of UV markings.
- an oft-repeated claim is apparently false: Kestrels can't, after all,
track
Flying as usual in a long checkmark.
Not quite as loud as usual. They seemed higher up,
the second group actually invisible in the clouds.
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The record low water levels in the lake have attracted
Snowy Egrets. I've seen 1 or 2 there from time to time
in the last 44 years, but I saw 8 there today, and I got to see one
repeatedly snapping up small white fish.
They mostly hung out where the ditch inlet brings in water.
David
Last year at this time there were numerous sightings of the Black Witch all
around the Denver area.
It was a very unusual outbreak, since they usually don't get this far north.
On Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 5:11:34 PM UTC-6 Carol wrote:
> Hello,
> We’re guessing at the ID. It was Not a bird,
15 minutes later, everyone's gone!
On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 11:59:50 AM UTC-7 dgulb...@gmail.com
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> Worried about my tall spruces, I've been running the sprinkler.
> About two hours ago I placed it in a protected spot between a forsythia,
> a mock orange, and some t
Worried about my tall spruces, I've been running the sprinkler.
About two hours ago I placed it in a protected spot between a forsythia,
a mock orange, and some tall trees. Just now, in the space of 5 minutes,
I had the joyful sight of a parliament of fowls. A flicker and a downy
perched
6"
2 AM to 2:30, a continual duet. Have heard Great Horned Owls
several times lately. The abundance of rabbits in the last few years has
brought them back. Last night the vigorous duet called to
mind a fugue. The second caller began after just a few
notes of the male, and her notes were much
Did not expect a visit to a flower so small.
The visit was brief.
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Spotted Towhee is another. Some 10 years ago one started wintering in my
yard, 10 miles from the foothills. This year I saw fledglings.
On Friday, July 23, 2021 at 12:53:46 PM UTC-6 Dave Leatherman wrote:
> Over the past 45 years or so of visiting Fort Collins' Grandview Cemetery
> and also
Couldn't find the miller moth UTube on the Ft Collins website (but did
discover an archive of excellent newsletters there!);
however, a search on "UTube Fort Collins Audubon" turned it right up. Thx!
On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 2:59:11 PM UTC-6 Dave Leatherman wrote:
> Preston had photos of
Went to Morrison today to see if I could find a singing dipper. (Hwy 74 is
closed, so I couldn't go up to Lair o'the Bear).
Found a dipper at the entrance to Morrison Park (right by the gauging
structure). He did a fair amount of "zeet"s and
once uttered the start of a song. I was able to
Someone in my general neighborhood just posted about a dead Mallard found
under
his vehicle in his driveway. Hope this isn't a bird epidemic.
On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 8:37:53 AM UTC-6 caleb...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi James!
> I agree with Nathan. In addition to the thin, serrated bill and
COBirds without pictures?? Oh no. No more photos from Leatherman or Floyd?
Isn't this a case of a fix worse than the problem?
I haven't been following this discussion, so maybe I'm confused here. I
hope so.
David Gulbenkian Jeffco
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 10:43:47 AM UTC-6
I was looking for a campsite in late afternoon along the Castle Rock Gulch
road,
County Road 188, when I saw a place where an old earthen dam had created a
very
small lake--maybe 3 olympic pools worth. I was very wary of the spot,
knowing
that it might be plagued by swarms of mosquitos at
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