While not as sexy as Duane's Cape May, we returned after three weeks out of
town to find the adult WHITE-THROATED SPARROW still in our yard in southwest
Denver (near Huston Park, Denver Co., CO). He is really starting to look
sharp and was joined today (Thurs., 28 Apr.'22) by a nice bright
Another slowest day ever! Only 3 birds banded plus a return from last year
and two repeats from earlier days this week. But today, Christy Carello's
Metro State Ornithology class visited so the time between birds passed
quickly. Here's the breakdown of the new birds:
Bushtit 1
House Wren 2
I may have caused some confusion by posting on eBird both Glossy and
White-faced. I thought it would give me a good way to make comments about
the one ibis there by adding comments using notes for the glossy. I was
able to get great views zoomed to 60 power. The bird was clearly a
white-faced
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2022
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Black Vulture
Every year, multiple pairs of Violet-green Swallows nest in buildings on
the CU Boulder campus, usually in the space between the red tile roof and
the gutter, as far as I've been able to ascertain.
The species also nested in cavities under the eaves of the log cabins of
the summer camp where I
I don’t recall seeing Violet-green Swallows nesting below the foothills, so
nesting at DU might be interesting. However, during the Second Colorado
Breeding Bird Atlas field work and before that in New Mexico I have seen these
swallows nesting under eaves or in other crevices of rural
The banding station had a few birds today. It is still early in the season.
However, we picked up a couple first of the year species captures: House
Wren, Brown Thrasher, and Lark Sparrow. The Gray Flycatcher was seen in the
vicinity of the banding station this morning.
8 New banded birds:
We had a pair of violet-green swallows nesting in a space between a gutter
and the house for many years in Pine Brook Hills here in Boulder. I suspect
they are still nesting there. It was a great way to mark the Spring. In
fact the first one showed up around our new home (also in Pine Brook Hills)
Apologies -- forgot my name & location.
- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO
On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 11:59:28 AM UTC-6 Jared Del Rosso wrote:
> I'm writing to see if birders have observations of Violet-green Swallows
> nesting in buildings. I've seen them around buildings in the past -- and
I'm writing to see if birders have observations of Violet-green Swallows
nesting in buildings. I've seen them around buildings in the past -- and a
few years ago, I watched one fetch bits of landscaping grasses from the
tiny greenspace at Streets of Southglenn in Centennial -- but I haven't
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