Cobirds:
With the extreme cold this morning many small birds have
gone into feeding frenzy modes.
Dan Zmolek and I birded a suburban zone adjoining sections of Open Space
near Bear Canyon Drive when a spur trail leads to the Bear Creek Trail.
Also in neighborhoods to the south, weaving in and out of dead end
streets. This area is one of my favorite areas in winter months due to the
mixed habitat, feeding stations, and exotic plantings of pinion pine,
ponderosa, spruce, scotch pine, and mixed berry bushes. In that general
area we saw:
Bushtits - 12
Red crossbills - several flocks on spruce trees with thick cone crops.
Townsend's solitaire - 4
Stella's jay - dozens, gathering peanuts from backyard feeders
Scrub jay - 6
Black billed magpie - 3
Crow - 2
Raven - 1
Mt. chickadee - dozens
Black capped chickadee - several
Red breasted nuthatch - 4
White breasted nuthatch - 6
A. robin - 2
N. flicker - 12
Downy woodpecker - 1
5 morphs of juncos - dozens
Spotted towhee - 3
House finch - dozens
Rock dove - 30
In Boulder Mt Park - on Ranger Trail near off Flagstaff Mt. Road about 3
days ago:
30 Evening Grosbeaks
In Louisville:
My backyard feeder had 10 bushtits - eating sunflower chips. I've never
seen this behavior before. They must be really hungry.
Plus a great horned owl yesterday.
Coopers hawks and sharp shined hawks are appearing throughout Louisville
neighborhoods also.
John T (Tumasonis) of Louisville CO
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