I was so caught up with this Black Tern green scene, after reviewing photos, they were actually gleaning the small moths and other bugs in the alfalfa fields with their bills, not their claws.
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 6:37:30 AM UTC-6 Dan Stringer wrote: > A large variety of fun species are still being seen in SE CO. Among 91 sp. > on the 14th were a pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at Hasty GC (Bent), a > White-eyed Vireo in Lamar CC Woods (Prowers) ID'd by Dave L, and an Indigo > Bunting at Holly rest area. On the 15th a Chestnut-sided Warbler was at > Melody Tempel Grove (Bent) ID'd by Dave L (not a bad guy to run into). On > the north end of Thurston Reservoir (Prowers) there's an inlet canal where > I found a Worm-eating Warbler going between a willow tree with catkins and > skulking around in the ditch below. There's a huge miller-moth hatch > everywhere down here and the birds are taking full advantage. > > The highlight of both days was going south from Prowers CR UU on CR 75/10 > to the S end of Thurston, at about 5 p.m. I watched 22 Black Terns floating > over an alfalfa field. On the reservoirs I'd noticed that they don't > typically plunge-dive like other terns, mostly skimming the water's surface > for insects or small aquatic prey at the subsurface. Their foraging > behavior in the alfalfa was the same, dipping down to glean moths with > their talons. It was mesmerizing, just like a water scene but over bright > green fields. > > Dan Stringer > Larkspur, CO > -- -- 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/bbb8e437-af8f-4126-862e-02c837786d6cn%40googlegroups.com.
