Harriman Lake had a mix of juveniles and adults. As my primary purpose was
exercising the mutt I didn't look at the ratio but my initial impression
was not one sided in either direction.
Chip Clouse
Lakewood
On Sep 12, 2016 7:56 AM, wrote:
> One thing I noticed over the years is that this time o
As for the grackles I saw flying over Littleton on 9/10 there was a goodly
percentage of adults.
David Suddjian
Ken Caryl Valley
Littleton, CO
On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 7:56 AM, wrote:
> One thing I noticed over the years is that this time of year the Grackle
> flocks are mostly juvenile birds. A
One thing I noticed over the years is that this time of year the Grackle
flocks are mostly juvenile birds. All the grackles seem to leave the area
then in the fall the flocks arrive from who knows where, and are comprised
almost entirely of juvenile birds. Are these grackles your seeing
juveniles?
Harriman Lake in Jeffco had huge flocks of blackbirds coming in to roost
this evening. The flock included at least 200 Common Grackles, 250
Red-winged Blackbirds, 750 European Starlings, 33 Brewer's Blackbirds
(counted on the rocks at waters edge) and at least 1 Brown-headed Cowbird.
My dog wouldn'
On the Grackle theme, on the morning of 9/10 I watched an estimated
2,500 *Common
Grackles* moving past St. Mary Catholic Church and Lee Gulch at South
Prince Street in Littleton, Arapahoe Co. They were all going SE in a more
or less steady stream of flocks over 45 min.
The local breeders had depa
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From: cobirds@googlegroups.com on behalf of Charles
Hundertmark
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 4:07 PM
To: Cobirds
Subject: [cobirds] Common Grackle movements in Lafayette, Boulder County
This afternoon, we had a large flock of Common Grackles in our front yard - not
a particularly exci
This afternoon, we had a large flock of Common Grackles in our front yard - not
a particularly exciting bird for list purposes, but an interesting phenomenon.
For about a week or so now, I’ve been noting flocks of 100-200 grackles moving
through the neighborhood. They are feeding vigorously and
