Last evening John Stump and Jerry Poe came over to see the Peach-faced Lovebird. It was around all day, flying and sometimes just roosting in the cool shade trees. Both gents got to see it fly and perch. However, early this morning, the bird was nowhere to be heard or seen. But we’ll keep watching.
I appreciate all the good conversation this bird has generated. Some pointed out that it is an accepted breeder in the Phoenix area and is now a countable species. Some have suggested it could be a migrant from that area. Consider the last two weeks of hot, dry southwest winds too. Others have mentioned we should consider trying to capture it, if it is an escaped bird. With it not being here, guess that option has passed. I put an email out to our San Luis Valley birders to watch for this species at their feeders, etc. I went to a website that tracks the Peach-faced Lovebird in the Phoenix area, and you can see the locations of observations in that area. As I scanned nearby areas, I did not see any vagrant individuals on the map. But I entered this one and it is definitely an outlier. So one of my questions is...should I go ahead a document this observation for committee review? Or would the general concensus lean toward escaped and not really count so to speak. Is there a way to determine “escape” from the condition of feathers in the photos I took? Thoughts? John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 3:46 AM To: Digest Recipients Subject: [cobirds] Digest for cobirds@googlegroups.com - 8 Messages in 4 Topics Today's Topic Summary Group: http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/topics a.. Dickcissel and Bobolink in Canon City update [1 Update] b.. Peach-faced Lovebird [5 Updates] c.. Late report for Wednesday: TRICOLORED HERON-NO; LEAST BITTERN-NO; Green Heron-Yes at Holcim & Black Phoebe at Florence River Park [1 Update] d.. BoCo Big Day recap [1 Update] Dickcissel and Bobolink in Canon City update SeEtta Moss <seet...@gmail.com> Jun 20 11:56PM -0600 I had a meeting this morning so wasn't able to go out to look for the Dickcissel and Bobolink until noontime, a bad time to look for them. I heard the Dickcissel sing a lot from a tree a few hundred feet north of Grandview Ave and only briefly heard the Bobolink sing from the field. I returned this evening after 7 and the Dickcissel flew onto the utility line along the Grandview Ave border of the hay field. It proceeded to sing for a good 5 minutes from that spot. I got photos but the background is wildfire-smoke gray which reduces contrast but the photos still show the field marks. I have uploaded those photos to my Birds and Nature blog.<http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com Peach-faced Lovebird <cou...@gojade.org> Jun 20 01:50PM -0600 Hi All: Just when I was getting settled into the post-migration letdown, I spotted a bird in our backyard that had me running for the camera. The bird was a Peach-faced Lovebird and Lisa, me and the gals got great looks and photos. This bird, as I have since found out, is native to Africa. So I’m sure this is an escape, but it sure brought some excitement today. We emailed a friend who has pet birds locally, but they reported no escapes. But someone must have lost this bird. It is hanging out near our chicken pen, where I put scratch grains. Its still out there making its harsh chip calls from its perch in then shaded trees. Will monitor it and see how long it stays around....Isn’t that wild! John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO Deborah Carstensen <fiddlen...@aol.com> Jun 20 03:47PM -0600 There is a group called the Gabriel foundation who helps rescue escaped domestic birds. Their number is 303-629-5900. I'm not sure if they'll help you catch it, but I think they give you ideas about how to capture the bird so it can be brought in. They will then take care of the bird. Good luck Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone "Karl Stecher Jr." <kstec...@idcomm.com> Jun 20 06:54PM -0600 Yes, but... Peach-faced lovebirds have been established in Phoenix, Arizona, for over thirty years. They have been added to the state list and the ABA list. Now, 500 miles is a long way, esp. for a very non-migratory species, And the birds are not showing up near to Phoenix in an expansion pattern. Further thoughts from Cobirders? Karl Stecher Centennial Deborah Carstensen writes: Lauren L Burke <theburke...@msn.com> Jun 20 08:11PM -0600 Lovebirds aren't equipped to survive our winters. It is surely an escaped pet. It may not be tame enough to catch, but it won't survive loose for long. I get the occasional budgerigar in my yard at my feeders. It always saddens me. They're great little birds and being loose is a death sentence. I hope someone can rescue it. Lauren Burke It's a bird thing, it just is! Sent from my iPhone "Ira Sanders" <zroadrunne...@gmail.com> Jun 20 11:47PM -0600 One was found in Albuquerque a few years ago. Ira Sanders Golden, CO -----Original Message----- From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karl Stecher Jr. Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 6:55 PM To: fiddlen...@aol.com Cc: <cobirds@googlegroups.com>; cou...@gojade.org Subject: [cobirds] Re: Peach-faced Lovebird Yes, but... Peach-faced lovebirds have been established in Phoenix, Arizona, for over thirty years. They have been added to the state list and the ABA list. Now, 500 miles is a long way, esp. for a very non-migratory species, And the birds are not showing up near to Phoenix in an expansion pattern. Further thoughts from Cobirders? Karl Stecher Centennial Deborah Carstensen writes: > There is a group called the Gabriel foundation who helps rescue escaped domestic birds. Their number is 303-629-5900. I'm not sure if they'll help you catch it, but I think they give you ideas about how to capture the bird so it can be brought in. They will then take care of the bird. > On Jun 20, 2013, at 1:50 PM, <cou...@gojade.org> wrote: >> Hi All: >> Just when I was getting settled into the post-migration letdown, I spotted a bird in our backyard that had me running for the camera. The bird was a Peach-faced Lovebird and Lisa, me and the gals got great looks and photos. This bird, as I have since found out, is native to Africa. So I'm sure this is an escape, but it sure brought some excitement today. We emailed a friend who has pet birds locally, but they reported no escapes. But someone must have lost this bird. >> It is hanging out near our chicken pen, where I put scratch grains. Its still out there making its harsh chip calls from its perch in then shaded trees. 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The TRICOLORED HERON was again not seen Wednesday morning by myself or two other birders (including Rosie Watts, who was on a quick trip to Colorado from her home in Arizona-she used to live in Penrose). I also ran into Norm Lewis-he and I saw a Green Heron at Holcim Wetlands then drove down to the Florence River Park where we saw a Black Phoebe near the river (not able to check the Sewer District for breeding as they have closed the road to the back and the back area as off limits). SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com BoCo Big Day recap Ted Floyd <tedfloy...@hotmail.com> Jun 20 09:53AM -0700 Hello, Birders. Thanks to those of you who contacted me offline about my Boulder County Big Day this past Saturday, June 15th. 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