[cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

2016-06-27 Thread buntingrobinjay
Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I encounter an odd looking bird that I could not figure out. It was all brown with fine streaks along the breast and belly but the bill was wrong for a finch and it was too big. Then I noticed it was flapping around from b

Re: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

2016-06-27 Thread Jim Nelson
Bethesda, Maryland From: buntingrobin...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I encounter an odd looking bird that I could not figure

Re: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Somershoe
; *From:* buntingrobin...@gmail.com > *Sent:* Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM > *To:* Colorado Birds > *Subject:* [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County > > > Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I > encounter an odd looking bird

Re: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

2016-06-27 Thread Nick Komar
ryland > > From: buntingrobin...@gmail.com > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM > To: Colorado Birds > Subject: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County > > Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Greenway I > encounter an odd look

Re: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

2016-06-27 Thread Charles Hundertmark
Although I’ve seen species as large as Red-winged Blackbird parasitized by cowbirds, I’ve been amazed at how often the victims are much smaller species. Several years back while atlasing in northern New Mexico, I often found Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Virginia’s Warblers feeding young cowbirds.D

Re: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

2016-06-27 Thread Terry Hunter
ark. > > Jim Nelson > Bethesda, Maryland > > From: buntingrobin...@gmail.com > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 1:49 PM > To: Colorado Birds > Subject: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County > > Today while walking along my favorite part of the Mary Carter Gre

Re: [cobirds] Yellow Warbler and Cowbird, Arapahoe County

2016-06-27 Thread Terry Hunter
>> >> The largest size disparity I have ever witnessed was a tiny Ruby-crowned >> Kinglet feeding a significantly bigger Cowbird chick in Rocky Mountain >> National Park. >> >> Jim Nelson >> Bethesda, Maryland >> >> From: buntingrobin...@g