I heard one singing today in Monument Valley Park in downtown Colorado Springs as well.
Diana Beatty El Paso County On Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 3:08 PM David Suddjian <dsuddj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ruby-crowned Kinglets don’t nest in Arapahoe County, but it seems they > want to, or at least a crazy few have sought to try. This tiny montane > forest nesting species is usually above 8500 feet in various conifer > forests, reaching their peak up high in the spruce fir forests. But for > three years now Ruby-crowneds are making a songful presence at Littleton > Cemetery, with intent to attract a mate. The cemetery does stand out among > the local landscape in having a large number of mature spruce trees, so > one could see why it might attract interest. > > Ruby-crowned is generally a rather sparse spring migrant at Littleton, > where I have found it hard to even find in the last 9 years, except for > individuals at Littleton Cemetery in the last 3 years. In 2020 multiple > singers took up residence for some weeks, with the first on 1 May 20. The > number grew to 5 singers, with multiple birds through 19 May 20, and only > one lingering with steadfast song from a territory to 18 Jun 20 Then on 1 > May 21 one RCKI returned singing in the same trees as the last one of 2020. > I was sure it was the same bird back to try again. He stayed until 31 May > 21. This year he (I am presuming it is the same) returned to the same trees > on 4/27 and is singing steadily through today. He pretty much sings all the > time. > > One thing I love with the RCKIs (Ricky Ricardos) singing on territory is > that they sometimes enter into what I call a "percolation mode", where they > repeatedly sing the first phrase of their song, so it sounds like it is > percolating or bubbling right along. > > David Suddjian > Ken Caryl Valley > Littleton, CO > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > -- > 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/CAGj6Roq8FhLo_RWcvVadmJV%3DJ2ZFZpneamfH%3D%3Dm1xFC7m2phPg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6Roq8FhLo_RWcvVadmJV%3DJ2ZFZpneamfH%3D%3Dm1xFC7m2phPg%40mail.gmail.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 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/CAM-_j9tdy95G%3Dp-JpKeVnAuxzLj-sJ%3Dz%3DwPt6f1S-gFTvEirnQ%40mail.gmail.com.
