Thank you, Deborah, for your suggestion and I’ll keep it in mind. Fortunately, this morning the Vesper sparrow is back with the juncos. Still 25 F here with light snow but I can see a patch of blue sky here and there. Warmer weather has to be coming soon! I guess these little birds, like the juncos, are survivors and best not to disturb them unless they are in obvious distress or comatose. I wonder, how do the juncos and other birds like the Mountain chickadees and Pygmy nuthatches make it through a spell of cold weather? Well, all’s well that ends well, as they say, and I’ll just keep an eye on the birds, which is what I do anyway. Thanks again – Dave/nr. Storm Mountain. Larimer Cty.
Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Deborah Carstensen<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 9:31 PM To: Dave Hyde<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: Colorado Birders<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Vesper Sparrow, Larimer Cty. You could bring him in, perhaps start him in a box with something warm to bring his temp up. If he perks up he could go in the cage. I think it’s supposed to be cold tomorrow night too. But if he perks up, acts normally and seems agitated in the cage, I would let him out when it warms up tomorrow. Those are my suggestions. Good luck! Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2021, at 7:10 PM, Dave Hyde <[email protected]> wrote: Hello CObirders, Perhaps someone can give me some quick advice. At this moment (7 pm) I have a Vesper sparrow sitting in a little seed bowl under a makeshift cover to protect it from the snow. There’s seed in the bowl but it looks pretty miserable. It survived last night – sat in the same spot covered in snow and I was preparing a rescue attempt when some juncos showed up and it flew off. Well, here it is again and its 24 F with light snow. I figure I’ll keep an eye on it and if it nods off I’ll try and bring it in the house and put it in our spare budgie cage. I dunno, anyone have any advice? – Dave Hyde/nr. Storm Mtn. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR06MB2440A23D9E67B4F47513E23DF54B9%40CY4PR06MB2440.namprd06.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR06MB2440A23D9E67B4F47513E23DF54B9%40CY4PR06MB2440.namprd06.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR06MB24404BD3003D0CD816C1AB9FF54B9%40CY4PR06MB2440.namprd06.prod.outlook.com.
