All, For the last 24 hours approximately, a GORGEOUS adult male Kentucky Warbler has been hanging out in a small irrigation ditch just north (30-75 yards) of the Mountain Avenue and North Bryan Avenue intersection. The ditch runs parallel to North Bryan on it's west side. This bird was found by EJ Raynor right behind his townhome. I was wondering why he had not posted it here but found out he is not part of this listserv. I am posting on his behalf. Many people viewed the bird last evening and this morning before it was flushed by some birders who decided to get into the ditch for better photos earlier today. This is what was relayed to me and other than alerting COBirders who don't get regular Ebird alerts to it's presence, is the purpose of this post.
This is why we can't have nice things, fellow birders! This bird has been through enough just to get here. He's way off course having come from as far away as Colombia. This bird is far more important than you getting 5' closer for a photo. I say this because that ditch isn't more than 20' wide. The bird is never far away and has stayed remarkably constant in the same spot. Several of us last night stood right on the edge of the ditch and got excellent photos. Sometimes we birders get lucky and the birds come in close on us. I had a stunning male Summer Tanager land on my scope at Rigden Reservoir the other day. Awesome! Let the birds do it, not the other way around. Please exercise caution and use discretion and don't abuse the bird share. I guess this is just the bi-annual COBirds reminder for all of us to be better. I certainly include myself in that. Any further violations will end viewing opportunities for this bird. The bird did finally return this evening. EJ is still cool with people coming by as long as they stick to staying out of the ditch and not engaging in behavior that would otherwise make this bird leave. There are several apartments here so please be courteous to the other residents. They are aware and know about the bird. There is plenty of parking on Mountain Avenue (note: this location is just east of the entrance to Grandview Cemetery). Walk north on the west side of the ditch. If you have any other questions about access, EJ is good with people emailing him. His address is edwardray...@gmail.com. He is taking part in the CFO/Ebird big day tomorrow so responses may be delayed. The bird has been observed eating an earthworm and Sawflies or their larvae. Dave Leatherman was collecting them and can certainly expound on this if he so chooses. I don't know enough about the insects and it's too close to Grandview to invade his territory (wink wink) to say more than that. Thanks for reading and I hope everyone is enjoying this maddening and exciting Spring Migration! Bird is the word! Josh Bruening Fort Collins -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/13120ec8-d696-485b-9d08-6f6224209989n%40googlegroups.com.
