Since 1997 in our Franktown yard we've recorded 161 species. 16 sparrows, 14
warblers including Prairie and Parula. all 3 bluebirds. Mockingbird. Purple
Finch. Northern Saw-whet, N. Pygmy & Western Screech Owls (but not Eastern
Screech). N. Goshawk and both eagles.
Adding birds seen along
What a great question from Thomas Heinrich! Here's my recollections:
How long been keeping my list (in Colorado): 14 years
What's your style of yard listing: casual/attentive
How many species? 148
Rarest, or favorite species? American Goshawk TWICE
Most memorable experience? For sure,
The final member of our colorful trio arrived this morning: a bright
Lazuli Bunting. We also heard one singing in the gully below our house.
The other member of the trio - Black-headed Grosbeak & Western Tanager -
patronize our feeders today and we hope fo a while.
Big flock of
Townsend's Solitaires have arrived in our patch to serenade us with their
lovely melodic songs. We have probably a dozen or more along our road. Beyond
that, we still see an occasional Western Tanager; the males have started to
change their head colors from orange to yellow.
Still regular:
We see lots of juveniles this month. One day, 14 junior Spotted Towhees.
Several fledgling Gray-headed Juncos and Mountain and Western Bluebirds. 12
fledgling Robins gorging on a Chokecherry bush.
House Finches, Black-headed Grosbeaks, and Lesser Goldfinches feeding begging
youngsters.
Hi All,
This past two days has brought in a few interesting yard birds.
In the past two days, I have had a Brown Thrasher, White-throated
Sparrow, Spotted Towhee and Harris's Sparrow
Scott Rashid
Estes Park
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Hi all, love seeing everyone's yard birds so I'll contribute mine, too.
Since May 8 when the orioles returned to our yard for the first time this
year, we've enjoyed seeing:
3 male Bullock's Orioles, (all at once)
3 male Western Tanagers (all at once)
male Black-headed Grosbeak
male
In my Centennial yard this morning, a Lincoln's Sparrow, a FOY Dusky
Flycatcher, and a FOY Green-tailed Towhee. That final bird remains my
favorite common (and reliable) Denver metro migrant. It seems an
impossible-looking bird. Without binoculars and in the shade of bushes, you
just get the
With today's snow came a Chipping Sparrow, our FOY, that feeds in the
millet-strewn space below our feeders.
Over the past week, Urling & I have counted over 40 species here and on our
walks along Willow Lake Drive. Notably:
Spotted towhees: after one or two during the winter, we now have at
Some more yard bird observations.
Bushtits. They have never patronized our feeders regularly until last month. We
now see them in two sets -- one group of 7-9 birds, and one group of 2 (rarely
3) birds. We like to speculate that the two constitute a mated & nesting pair.
All we have to do is
A Stay-at-home report.
We tally our yard birds daily, so we can compare seasonally.
Today the normal species: Downy, Flicker, 3 jays, magpies, crows, ravens
(overhead), 2 chickadee species, 2 nuthatch species, solitaire, robin, western
& mtn Bluebirds, juncos (numbers dropping), house
A Fox Sparrow showed up yesterday to pep up our grayish junco flock, and came
again today. We had seen it for a couple of days in October. And this morning a
neighbor reported a small flock of Cedar Waxwings in his cherry tree -- maybe
not all the cherries got frozen.
The Denver Tech Center
Cobirds has seen a dearth of reports recently, so here's a brief one on our
yard birds.
The snow has brought us a big influx - no surprise. The number of species
(18-20) and the number of birds seem relatively normal (except for a dozen
Spotted Towhees) but these guys have stayed around all
These snowstorms really pack in the birds at our feeders. Today we had an
exceptional array.
A Northern Goshawk perched in the scrub oaks, 10 feet behind all our feeders,
for over an hour. The sun came out and she left. We called her a female because
of her bulky size. During her perch, bird
Nothing spectacular but a few interesting birds in the yard today, here on
Milner mountain, SW of Fort Collins.
Sep 29, 2018
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All birds reported? Yes
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2 Eurasian Collared-Dove
1 Black-chinned
A Hermit Thrush, Wilson's Warbler, and Green-tailed Towhee have all hung
out in my Centennial (Arapahoe) yard through the recent rain. This
afternoon, when the sky cleared, the Green-tailed Towhee began to sing! A
nice addition to the Spotted Towhees songs.
Also continuing are two
We speculated about whether today would produce more birds. In our yard, it
sure has. We walked through the open space by our house, and between that and
our feeders, we have a count of 37 species! The only unusual one (doubted by
eBird), a Gray Flycatcher IDd by its downward tail flick.
It was hard to get work done yesterday (8/16) from home, as my backyard was
filled with birds. The day started, over breakfast, with two hummers
chasing each other around my patio feeder, as my wife, dog, and I watched.
I couldn't identify either then, but later sightings showed them to be a
We have some anomalies this summer among the birds that come to our feeders.
Today 4 surprise birds showed up.
We see many more Black-headed Grosbeaks than in any of the past 3 years.
Compared with 5 or so in daily in summers of 2014-2016, this month we see 10-15
, and probably more. Many,
I have had W Tanagers, Male and female at my suet feeder for the last 14 days.
At first there was just one male and an occasional female but the last few days
there are both male and female all day long. The males are aggressive toward
others coming to feed but I have seen three males and two
Another amazing migration day in my backyard. Had three new yard birds again
today: Bullock's oriole, black-headed grosbeak, and white-crowned sparrow.
That's six new ones in two days. Hope it keeps going like this.
David Chartier
Colorado Springs
Hi, Cobirders.
Like others we are experiencing a lot of activity in our yard today.
This morning we had Black-headed Grosbeak. This afternoon we have two Lazuli
Buntings, a White-crowned Sparrow, a Chipping Sparrow, and a Green-tailed
Towhee. Add that to our resident WW Doves and a
The weather here is predicted to get much colder later today. Apparently the
birds know. In one hour this morning, 830-9:30, we saw ten different bird
species in our small yard which has feeders and water: blue jays, a robin,
starlings, a northern flicker, house sparrows, house finches, a
Early this morning (Apr 12) I put out a hummer feeder for the first time at
our new home, then I had to be away all day, but returning this evening a
male BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD made his debut. On Apr 10 a CHIPPING SPARROW
was at the feeding station, and yesterday there was a WHITE-CROWNED
Since last week, I've been getting a male Lazuli Bunting come to my backyard
feeder, and yesterday, I got an additional male and a female! I've also gotten
a visit from a Western Tanager, and a Black-headed Grosbeak and Virginia's
Warbler in the next yard over.
Patrick Shaffner
Colorado
This p.m. I have had three White-winged doves, a Townsend's Solitaire,
Steller's, Blue and Scrub Jays
lots of Juncos Mountain and BC Chickadees and the usuals. I very seldom get
a Steller's.
Nina Ogilvie
Colorado Springs, CO
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This morning is very birdy in my yard, possibly as a result of some of the
watering I’ve been doing over the past 24 hours. In addition to all my usual
birds, there are several other species around today, including:
MacGillivray’s Warbler – 1, very active in Virginia Creepers
Wilson’s Warbler
I had a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks and a pair of Western Tanagers
in the yard yesterday. Nice to add some color to the throngs of House
Finches and Sparrows. Also had one Collared Dove among 5 Mourning
Doves. I was eager to see how that would turn out , dominance-wise.
The Collared seemed
I saw 2 male Lazuli Buntings feeding at my next door neighbor's feeder
yesterday then had one in my tree singing today. This evening a small flock
of Cedar Waxwings flew into a neighbor's tree that was laden with seeds.
Yesterday I saw 2 male and 1 female Western Tanagers in my next door
This evening my spring Green-tailed Towhee showed up in my backyard about eight
days early. Also had two Bushtits in my neighbors honey locust and tree with
pink flowers(?).
Todd Deininger
Longmont, CO
Enjoy the small things you find on your path.
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The variety at and under our feeders picked up over the last week.
During lunch today, a White-throated Sparrow came in with a couple of
White-crowneds -- made comparison easy. They seem to have proliferated this
week. We have 10 or so White-crowneds. A few minutes ago Urling spotted a
There are so many squeaky chip notes in my yard I feel like it needs oiling.
Wilson's and Yellow Warblers galore.
Connie Kogler
Twitter @ConnieKogler
Facebook.com/connie.kogler
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The majority of the people who responded believe that it was a Blackburnian
Warbler that I saw. After checking out all the suggestions, it appears to be
the closest to what I think I saw. The second suggestion that seemed close was
a male Orchard Oriole - still a definite possibility - but this
The past three days have been hopping at the feeders here in Grand Lake. The
unusual birds for us:
Brown-capped Rosy-Finches 40
Evening Grosbeaks 4 (3 females + 1 male)
Black-headed Grosbeak 1 (female)
Bullock's Orioles (1 first year male + 3 females)
The usuals are: broad-tails, siskins,
It's been a very busy day at my feeders today, including a new
yard-bird...a beautiful male Evening Grosbeak, eating sunflower seeds on my
deck. He was very accommodating, and allowed me to get several good photos.
Complete yard/feeder list for today:
Evening Grosbeak - 1
Black-billed
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