Joanne's interesting story is similar to what I have heard on more than one
occasion regarding Greater Roadrunners spending the night atop security lights
in farmyards in southeastern CO in winter. Pertaining to that roadrunner a
few winters back on the Dinosaur Hogback near Red Rocks, Joe
Some friends outside Erie (Boulder County) had a female kestrel roost on their
front porch for about eight months. The porch was covered, with support
columns in the corners, and a small space above the columns where the angle of
the roof sloped up above. She would come in at dusk and sleep
Something of interest with crows. I have been banding crows in Estes
Park for many years and the recoveries that I have had from my crows
banded in Estes were in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The birds
were banded in Estes in the winter and recovered in the spring and
summer. My
I have really appreciated the discussion on roosting birds. I've learned a lot
from it and have enjoyed hearing everybody's different experiences, especially
the wren in the patio furniture story!
It's nice to know that a certain percentage of birds have a pretty great place
to say safe in
Another instance --
Close to 40 years ago we had an American Kestrel spend a
sub-zero night sleeping on top of the light fixture on our front porch. It
had only a 50 Watt bulb in it so the heat from that must have been just
right. Our son saw it there when he came home and
On Tues, Nov. 3 we had a single Canyon Wren in Waterton Canyon, and he
called just once. He was pecking at insects in the road & on the rocks
above. Candice Johnson, Denver
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 9:43:14 PM UTC-7, Cici wrote:
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> Early this afternoon we saw two* Canyon Wrens *at
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: November 6, 2015
This is the Rare Bird Alert, Friday, November 6, sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Tundra
Just a quick note to say I saw no Pine Warbler or redpolls this am in the M-R
Sanctuary but I did see Swamp Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow. I will give
my assessment of bird attracting foods at this site later.
Dave Leatherman
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You
My earlier report was sent via mobile phone from the field when my fingers were
still frozen. Those of you who strangely have an aversion to "long" posts
probably loved its brevity. Go fish.
As stated, no redpolls, no Pine Warbler. Along the north and west sides of the
little pond west of
