Yesterday, a very active Steller's Jay bopped around Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins (Larimer), but never paused for a photo. That is only my second in 36 years at this location. Today 4 Pinyon Jays flew over the cemetery about 11am from sw to ne and never stopped. That is species #185 for the location list. Neither species is totally unexpected, given the location being a mere 2 miles from the foothills, their propensity for wandering, and the time of year, but they seemed noteworthy, nonetheless. Rounding out the corvid activity, a mob of 16 American Crows discovered the Great Horned Owl hiding (or so it thought) in the State Champion Thornless Honeylocust in Section 8 and cursed it for at least 15 minutes. Blue Jays were mostly working the Bur Oaks for acorns to cache.
Also, I should probably mention a couple late Chimney Swifts chattering as they flew high north-to-south over the U. of Northern Colorado last evening. I went to UNC to be inspired (and was not disappointed) by E. O. Wilson. Apart from his general message, the best one-liner of the night came when he had to stop and clear his throat. After pouring and drinking some water, he came back to the microphone and remarked, "Amphibians all over the world are declining and I can't kill the frog in my throat." Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
