Hi Larry!
That makes so much sense based on what it looked like...it was the size
that threw me off. I don't think of tanagers as being as big as an
oriole!
So, I looked it up. AllAboutBirds and Audubon describe Bullock's Oriole as
7 to 8.5" and Western Tanager as 6.0 to 7.5". I've got
Hey, all.
Along with all the *western tanagers,* there were *stilt sandpipers* this
rainy Monday, May 20. At Cottonwood Marsh, Walden Ponds, I saw 8. And over
at Prince Lake No. 2, I saw another.
Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County
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Perhaps not on the same level as the Western Tanager explosion, but in my
last 3 days here in SE Colorado while doing surveys (and birding in between
them), I've noticed a distinct uptick in Blue Grosbeaks. In fact I can't
remember ever coming across them so frequently virtually everywhere I go. I
Hi Ann,
Nice pictures! You may have heard there’s also a Western Tanager palooza going
on. One of them who hasn’t quite gotten dressed for spring yet decided your
feeder was better. His head will become redder soon!
Larry Modesitt
Arvada
> On May 20, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Ann Donoghue wrote:
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On 5-16 at Aiken Preserve had an Ovenbird singing on Canyon Trail and 2 or
3 singing Bewick's Wren on Loop Trail near parking lot. Found some binos
along trail, if someone wants to claim them you can send me a description
of these unique binos to j...@betterbirdwatching.com.
Joe LaFleur
There are currently 80+ Wilson's Phalarope busily feeding on the surface at
Lagerman Reservoir in Longmont - Boulder County. I'm guessing they are
migrants forced down by today's weather. Other interesting visitors include
3 Black Tern (FOY for me), 5 Eared Grebe, 2 Spotted Sandpiper, various
I know of 14 species of Warblers that were seen today at Chico Basin Ranch
- fee area (Pueblo County), on 20 May. All the species were seen at
Headquarter Willow area and at Rose Pond.
Of course the main highlights were male *Canada Warbler* and male *Mourning
Warbler*, both CBRC review species,
COBirders,
A female Chestnut-sided Warbler was at the deck of the Bear Creek Nature Center.
Steve Getty, Colorado Springs
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On a tip from Frank Farrell, I went over to Marston Rez and saw at least 22
sanderlings plus a smattering of other shorebirds. Swallows abound as well.
Scott Somershoe
Littleton CO
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Hey again, COBIrders,
I was ready for a blow-out this morning, at Clear Spring Ranch, but that didn’t
materialize. Rain did, about 9:30. But before that, it was epic. Branson P.
suggested with the two rare warblers at Chico Basin early this morning that
today might be a fallout day. It was
I just had a male Western Tanager here in central Greeley, Weld County. He
stopped by the suet and was in a Linden Tree that is just leafing out.
Linda Martin
Greeley
On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 12:00:06 AM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote:
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> I had a group of at least 8 Western Tanagers today in
Hi all
We birded from 0630 to 1530, and in general, constrained by Nunn, Keota,
north Greeley and Hwy 85 boundaries on Saturday. As I mentioned earlier we
finished with 103 species on Saturday. The running joke on Saturday was
finding the "elusive" ;-) American Wigeon ... we eventually got the
Everyone,
Thanks for your replies about this bird being a Summer Tanager. The fun
part is I only saw it because I had gotten close to a tree to get a picture
of a large swarm of bees.in it.
Bill
On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 6:30:56 AM UTC-6, Ira Sanders wrote:
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> Bill et al,
> I think this is
Hi, y'all:
We've had a tanager or two, 4-5 miles from the foothills, every migration
season, but this year, it was our neighbor whose new (European) honeybees were
being visited by a new predator: a half dozen Western Tanagers gobbling bees
like popcorn. Hard to know how to react in this
It does seem that the Hummingbird Highway got routed here overnight. Instead
of 2-3 hummers at our two feeders, we have more than 10, far exceeding any
previous count. Possibly a couple black- chins in the mix.
Curt Brown, Boulder
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Looks like a female tanager from the beak...
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Hey Bill,
I really think that looks a lot like a Female Summer Tanager ... any one else
concur?? I mean it would be out of place but still.
Thanks,
Jon Webb
Boulder, CO
> On May 19, 2019, at 9:56 PM, kickback wrote:
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> I saw this bird today at Fountain Creek Nature Center. I think it
As Brandon has already noted, conditions today could be great for
migration. It is the right time of year, and the wind conditions are right.
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-100.80,32.52,1001/loc=-105.120,40.191
The green circle on this image is
Same place as Canada Warbler, at Chico Basin Ranch, fall out may be
underway.
Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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Bill et al,
I think this is a Summer Tanager mainly due to the bill and inconsistent
color from the crown to the tail. The wings don't look dark enough to be a
Scarlet.
Ira Sanders
On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 11:24 PM kickback wrote:
> This picture shows the wing barring in better detail
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