There are two pairs of Spotted Towhees nesting in or near my Centennial (Arapahoe County) yard.
One pair has been feeding a fledgling since at least May 21. I've suspected, but hadn't confirmed that there were actually two fledglings. Today, I saw both. They're now foraging on their own, chasing each other away from food, and making long flights (for a towhee) across the yard. The male will forage with them, though less so than over the past week. I haven't seen him feed them recently, but all the birds spend a lot of time under cover, so perhaps when that happens. I also haven't seen the two fledglings do the towhee thing -- scraping. Perhaps this goes under under the brush. Perhaps they can't do that yet? I wonder if the female of the pair is now on a nest, as she's seemed scarce lately. As of yesterday, the other pair's female was still on her nest. She seems to only ever be sitting directly east or west. Usually, it's the former. This may be because the nest is most exposed in that direction. Or it could be because the human who accidentally flushed her before knowing the nest was there (me) came from that direction. - Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/20c6b70c-e26c-415f-a1b7-bff5469910d8o%40googlegroups.com.
