Some new arrivals observed around my yard recently, while doing yardwork..... Brown-headed Cowbird - 3 visiting the feeders Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Says Phoebe - 2 hanging around the barn, hopefully looking for a nesting spot Broad-tailed Hummingbird - 1 zooming around looking for the feeders (which aren't up yet) Mourning Dove - 2 at the feeders and waterfall Great-horned Owl - 1 on nest nearby
Others included..... Vesper (1), Lincoln's (1), Song (1), and White-crowned (3) Sparrows Pink-sided and Gray-headed Juncos - 1 each Mountain Bluebird - 2 Spotted Towhee - many Northern Flicker - 2 Downy Woodpecker - 1 White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 House Finch - 5 Black-capped Chickadee - 4 American Robin - 3 Western Scrub-Jay - 3 Blue Jay -2 American Crow - 5 Common Raven - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 A good day around the yard, even though I was working too much. Good Birding, Kirk Huffstater 4 miles west of Castle Rock, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---