[cobirds] Squirrel confronts Cooper's Hawk

2022-12-09 Thread dgulb...@gmail.com
Shortly after I started observing a large immature Cooper's atop the utility pole at the back corner of my yard, I was astonished to see one of the squirrels regularly seen clambering on the pole climbing to the very top. The hawk was on the middle of one arm of the crossbar. I naively assumed th

[cobirds] Denver Urban CBC - Jan 1, 2023

2022-12-09 Thread 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds
We will hold the Denver Urban CBC on New Years Day, as usual. Go to https://denveraudubon.org/events/ and then click on January 2023 to see the list of sections for which you can sign up. We also have a pot luck chili dinner scheduled afterwards, at the Wash. Park. Church, 400 South Williams, f

[cobirds] Zonotrichia Trifecta - Arapahoe County

2022-12-09 Thread Becky Campbell
One short of a Zono Grand Slam in my yard this morning! I live just a block south of Cherry Creek State Park. Joining my usual assortment of White-crowned Sparrows and a 1st winter Harris’s Sparrow that has been visiting regularly since 11/30, I had a brief visit from an White-throated Sparrow