Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news

[Deborahann S-C]

I didn't have the honor to meet Joe Roller, though I learned a lot from his
Cobirds posts. Whenever I saw his name, I was invariably reminded of a
colorful bird I saw in Botswana -- the Lilac-Breasted Roller -- and I
imagine him flying over the Chobe River now. Soar high, Joe! I will miss
you, too.

Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
North Boulder, Colorado

On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 11:11 AM 'Andrews Robert' via Colorado Birds <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> It is indeed sad to hear of Joe Roller’s death. I have known him for many
> years, birding together, talking at meetings, and in recent years mostly
> communicating by email. Every interaction I have had with him over the
> years has been positive and enjoyable. I concur with all of the many
> comments that have already been posted about Joe as I have noticed the same
> character traits so many others have mentioned. I will miss him as indeed
> the entire Colorado birding community will.
>
> Bob Andrews
>
> Yekepa, Liberia, West Africa
>
>
> On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 03:45:20 PM MST, Larry Modesitt <
> larry.cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Cobirders,
>
> The very sad news is that Joe died last night of cancer just after
> midnight. His wife Maryanne said that despite his pain, he was still
> cracking jokes with the nurses yesterday morning. “He made me laugh every
> single day,” she said. Either one of their boys, Dan and Tom, was always
> able to be with him for the past month.
>
> I was out running with my dog when Joe corralled us decades ago. That’s
> how I became one of many people Joe introduced to birding. That led to us
> birding together all over Colorado and the world. Joe’s love of teaching
> folks about birds, almost always with a humorous insight, continued through
> his illness. He was a valuable contributor to Denver Field Ornithologists,
> Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Colorado Field Ornithologists, and the
> medical community. There has never been anyone like Joe Roller, and he will
> be missed greatly.
>
> We can believe that last night just after midnight, St. Peter laughed
> harder than he had all year.
>
> Larry Modesitt
>
> Arvada
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[cobirds] Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird

[Deborahann S-C]

Just heard a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird over Wonderland Lake in North
Boulder.

Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
North Boulder

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Re: [cobirds] Hummingbird Feeder Question

[Deborahann S-C]

Thank you so much for all your responses. I posted the information on our
local NextDoor site, and people are leaving their feeders up as suggested.

Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
North Boulder.

On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Doug Ward <dougw...@frontier.com> wrote:

> Debrahann,
>
>
>
> I had a similar quandary several years ago in North Idaho where we’d
> accidentally left a feeder out well into October.  Didn’t remember we’d
> left this particular feeder up (out of sight, out of mind) until we had an
> Anna’s show up in the yard.  I’d been of the understanding that leaving
> feeders up didn’t affect the birds migratory behavior, but felt the need to
> reach out to some hummingbird experts I know as we were expecting a very
> cold stretch, and they confirmed this position.  Now that Anna’s have moved
> into our area up there, we actually keep at least one feeder up all Winter,
> with a heater, as we’ve had them in every month of the year now.
> Interestingly, unless it gets pretty cold, they actually don’t come in
> often as they seem to forage primarily on insects, even when it’s near zero
> out.
>
>
>
> So, I wouldn’t worry about leaving your feeder up, and as Scott pointed
> out, you may end up with an oddball.
>
>
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Doug
>
> Denver…& Coeur d’Alene, ID
>
>
>
> PS – There are some fascinating articles out there about how hummingbird’s
> metabolism changes with the seasons and locations, particularly the
> *Calypte* hummers, such that their bodies need different nutrients to
> cope with the different climates during the year.
>
>
>
> *From:* cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Deborahann S-C
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 04, 2017 3:36 PM
> *To:* Colorado Birds
> *Subject:* [cobirds] Hummingbird Feeder Question
>
>
>
> There has been a question on my local Next Door website about whether
> hummingbird feeders should be left out at this point or brought in.
> Opponents say take them down, which encourages hummingbirds to stay rather
> than migrating. Curious to know the opinion of folks on this forum.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
>
> North Boulder
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[cobirds] Hummingbird Feeder Question

[Deborahann S-C]

There has been a question on my local Next Door website about whether
hummingbird feeders should be left out at this point or brought in.
Opponents say take them down, which encourages hummingbirds to stay rather
than migrating. Curious to know the opinion of folks on this forum.

Thanks,

Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
North Boulder

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Re: [cobirds] Interesting Crow behavior along the river today, Arapahoe County

[Deborahann S-C]

We were just in Mexico and noticed Great-Tailed Grackles doing the same
thing.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Brian Johnson 
wrote:

> Today when walking along my local patch along the Mary Carter Greenway
> (the part I patrol is between Bowles Ave and the Northern Wildlife Area) I
> watched a American Crow on the rocky beach take a piece of bread or a roll
> and drop it in the river. The bird started to drink and look around,
> watching to make sure anther bird did not take the bread likely. Than after
> a few moments the crow proceed to tear the bread apart and eat it. I don't
> know if the bread was hard as rock and stale and needed softening or if the
> bird just likes soaked bread, but it was rather interesting to watch this.
> Corvids are know for their intelligence so it was quite a treat to get to
> watch this in person.
>
> Brian Johnson
> Englewood Co
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[cobirds] Male Indigo Bunting in North Boulder

[Deborahann S-C]

Had a male Indigo Bunting foraging briefly beneath our feeders last night.
No sighting since, so likely just passing through.

Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
Boulder

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Re: [cobirds] Red-winged Blackbirds - Jefferson Co.

[Deborahann S-C]

Not at our feeders, but we saw -- actually, first heard -- a flock of RWBB
yesterday at Wonderland Lake in North Boulder, and a friend reported a
group near Wanaka Lake in Louisville over the weekend.

Deborahann Smith-Cleveland
North Boulder, CO

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Regina king.reg...@gmail.com wrote:

 Has anyone else noticed scores of Red-winged Blackbirds mobbing their bird
 feeders?  They first showed up Saturday 1/26, and returned today.  Included
 in their numbers was at least one Yellow-headed Blackbird.  Vicinity of
 Kipling  Bowles.

 Regina King
 Littleton, CO

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