I want to thank everyone for sharing their amazing memories of Bohemian
Waxwings in Colorado, particularly around the Denver-Aurora metro area. It
seems one underlying lesson is that Bohemians were much more regular and
common around Denver than they have been over the last twenty or thirty
In 2007, the still-pretty-nascent Salida CBC reported 3,025 Bohemian Waxwings
in and around town. As I recall, it was the high count for the state that year.
A tiny claim to fame for this lovely little mountain CBC.
Tina Mitchell
Then, Lakewood/Coaldale, CO
Now, Oceanside, CA
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And this may explain my bad luck at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt since I was
usually looking in the late afternoon after working and while walking the
dog. They were probably all headed to their evening roosts by the time I
arrived.
Good Birding,
Chip Clouse
Lakewood
On Wed, Feb 1, 2023, 7:42 AM
CoBirders,
Yes, 2013 seems to have been a good irruption year for Bohemian Waxwings
(BOWA) too. I chased a huge flock being seen near Loveland at Simpson Ponds
SWA in mid-March of that year. These were my eBird lifers (first time
reported to eBird) though I had seen them almost 2 decades earlier
Quick correction: not "Birds of Colorado" but Colorado Birds - is the
correct title for the work by Andrews and Righter. There is a Birds of
Colorado by Alfred M Bailey and Robert J. Niedrach.
Diana Beatty
El Paso County
On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:42 AM Diana Beatty wrote:
> I thought folks
I thought folks might appreciate the observations of Charles Aiken as he
noted in The Birds of El Paso County, 1914:
Bohemian Waxwing -
"Winter visitor; irregular; not seen at all many winters.
The first note we have of this species is January, 1872, when Aiken saw a
flock in Barnes's Canyon,
In Southern Colorado, the last eruption of Bohemian Waxwings was in
February 2005, there were 3,000+ around Lathrop State Park, Huerfano
County. Between 2005 and 2022, I only saw Bohemian Waxwings in Colorado in
2013 in Fremont County, a small number.
Colorado Christmas Bird Counts this winter,
I love these stories is why I still read Cobird!
Thank you do much.
Cassins male and female, Evening grosbeaks, and a flock of Bohemians in my yard
this week!
Libby Edwards
North Fort Collins
> On Jan 31, 2023, at 11:16 AM, Matt Webb wrote:
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> Hey all,
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> I always enjoy hearing about
Rosso ; Colorado Birds
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Historical perspective on Bohemians?
Hey all,
I always enjoy hearing about people's experiences with specific birds or
species! Bohemian (and Cedar!) Waxwings have always been an important bird to
me, as they are the main reason that I got back
Sorry if you got a half-finished version of my story - I accidentally sent
it before I was done writing. (dangers of communicating via Slack while
writing emails!)
*Matthew M Webb*
Avian Ecologist and Motus Wildlife Tracking System Coordinator
*Bird Conservancy of the Rockies*
Motus project
Hey all,
I always enjoy hearing about people's experiences with specific birds or
species! Bohemian (and Cedar!) Waxwings have always been an important bird
to me, as they are the main reason that I got back into birding (and now
work with birds full time!).
As a kid I had been into birds and
Hi Jared and COBirders
I grew up in Boulder in the late 1950s and 1960s. Bohemian Waxwings were one of
the big reasons I became interested in birds. My parent's house was on 43rd St.
(my mom still lives there) and it had a large picture window with berry
producing juniper bushes outside. I
Good morning,
Thank you all for sharing this exciting and interesting Bohemian Waxwing
history.
How do we get an estimate on how many Bohemian Waxwings are here in
Colorado during this 2022-2023 Winter?
Many people are reporting the same flocks.
500 here… 800 there… over 1000 in another spot.
Such amazing information!! I really appreciate everyone’s posting on the waxwings. ( I wanted to ask peoples opinion about the history of waxwing numbers in Colorado but was afraid I would just be referred to eBird to try to figure it out myself. ) I can’t believe the huge numbers that have been
I'd love to hear from long-time birders about their experiences with
Bohemian Waxwings prior to this year! While eBird tells part of the
story, I'd love to hear more about these past encounters -- including but
not limited to where, how many, when, what the birds were up to, and
anything else
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