I have seen meadowlarks in all months of the year. I think they do migrate but ours move south and are replaced by birds from the north. Attached are the summer and winter ebird maps.
Bez Bezuidenhout Arapahoe County On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 5:04 PM Diana Beatty <otowi33...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think two years ago on my area of the Colorado Springs CBC I came across > a flock of 14 Western Meadowlarks together in one tree. I was not used to > seeing them all together like that. > > Diana Beatty > El Paso County > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 5:02 PM 'Larry Modesitt' via Colorado Birds < > cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> Hi Dave, >> >> I see a few on Christmas Bird Counts, and during the winter. So it >> appears that the information you received is accurate. Some do and some >> don’t! >> >> Or maybe all do, and the ones in our area, Barr Lake for example, had >> migrated from farther north. >> >> In any case, they aren’t as likely to be perched on top of a mullein, >> singing their hearts out, and that will make them more difficult to detect. >> >> Larry Modesitt >> Arvada >> >> On Dec 8, 2020, at 3:39 PM, Dave Cameron <davedn...@msn.com> wrote: >> >> Two different people now have asked me whether Western Meadowlark >> migrates, or if it stays all winter and is simply quieter. >> >> I personally never see them in winter, so I looked it up, and found >> this: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Meadowlark/maps-range#, >> which basically says that they do, and also that they do not, migrate. It >> references birds that migrate off breeding grounds, as well as some who >> don't; birds at higher elevations that move downhill in winter, etc. >> Although this info is not Colorado-specific. They do show purple on the >> range map, implying year-round presence, if not necessarily of all of the >> same birds. So, yes! Any insight as to our locals would be enlightening. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dave >> >> On Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 11:04:12 AM UTC-7 Dave Cameron wrote: >> >>> Slightly late report... On Sunday the 6th, at Barr Lake SP: >>> >>> A good flock (20 or so) American Tree Sparrows >>> 5,000 or so Common Merganser >>> Possibly double that many geese, including Canada, Cackling and TWO >>> Ross' Geese >>> 150-200 Am. White Pelicans. The previously mentioned swan that was >>> associating with them was not seen. >>> 10-15 Bald Eagles >>> Quite a few Pintails and Mallards, scattered throughout >>> 2 very late Western Meadowlarks >>> 2 Kestrels >>> 2 Pheasant >>> >>> Dave Cameron >>> Denver >>> >> >> -- >> 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/00840bc8-8337-487a-a2ec-4ef24ec46527n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/00840bc8-8337-487a-a2ec-4ef24ec46527n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> 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/43E04F9B-8559-4D81-8FEA-47E018E82E45%40aol.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/43E04F9B-8559-4D81-8FEA-47E018E82E45%40aol.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ****** > > All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the > old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. > > > > -- > 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/CAM-_j9vN4GdT%2BAfW0GjNoXVOBmzcgT3PnsHU%2BPR0eerOS0b%3DbA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAM-_j9vN4GdT%2BAfW0GjNoXVOBmzcgT3PnsHU%2BPR0eerOS0b%3DbA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- [0,0] |)__) -”-”- -- 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/CAJ_b%2Bxnvp-EBvs7uQS7TEx-hcQUStYjPu%3D4eYz_w%3D-XD7p4Z0Q%40mail.gmail.com.
