COBirders, I wasn't expecting snow last night but we had a smattering. Deck is snow covered, with perhaps a quarter inch of snow. Temperature "only" went down to 29ºF and now (before the sun is up over the hill) is a "balmy" 34ºF. >From her behavior, our vagrant Mag hardly seems to notice this bit of cold.
The more I am learning from experts the less I am immediately concerned about her in these (current) conditions. She is hardy and hummingbirds do winter in far colder climates than we realize, with more wintering further North than we realize. She (and the insects she feeds upon) seems to be doing just plain fine. That said, the expected weather conditions do look a little worse next week. *I'd ask that nobody visits her after this weekend, at least until weather conditions improve.* If she is still here Monday it'll be her second week at this location, and hopefully anybody wishing to enjoy her has had the opportunity. We had a glorious pair of Golden Eagles enter the valley this morning. They rode the thermals, hovering like a Kite while silhouetted against the skyline. That, and I've learned that Northern Goshawk are more present here than I'd realized, which is a special treat. regards, Adam -- Adam R. B. Jack Coal Creek Canyon http://www.neukadye.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CALr37DeOSL%2Bztvv55XAgG2CX%2B0u%3DAA0RdcFLWMDhuRiCfXo7rg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
