I had a couple of solitaires here in Littleton a few weeks ago when the weather was first turning bad. Since then, none. Seems to me as if they've moved. Same with red-breasted nuthatch.
-Greg On Dec 10, 2010, at 8:49 AM, Hugh Kingery wrote: > Cobirds carries lots of reports about birds that people see, but hardly any > about species that we don't see. I have queries on two: > > Townsend's Solitaires: most winters, we have 2-5 on the hillside next to our > home. This year, none to one (none for the last 3 weeks). Have they picked > other sites, such as urban Denver, moved out onto the plains, gone south, > stayed in the mountains, or really declined? > > Red-winged Blackbird: One of the people who reports to Denver Audubon's > Backyard Birds commented that he'd seen fewer Red-wings in his yard this year > than usual. Denver Audubon's monthly Walk the Wetlands recorded 142 in 2009; > 71 in 2010. A localized phenomenon, or a widespread one? > > Christmas Bird Counts will give us data about these species, but they cover > only a tiny part of our world. Any thoughts? > > Hugh Kingery > Franktown, CO > > -- > 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. -- 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.
