Lots of solitaires around Delta county, and lots around Montezuma last weekend. Red-winged blackbirds are around both the north fork and lower parts of the Gunnison River bottoms in Delta county as well. I have not been counting either, but it does not seem that they are substantially below previous years.
Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Solitaires, red-wings -- state-wide From: ouze...@aol.com Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:49:11 -0500 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.
