We have our normal small number of solitaires in our Ponderosa/Douglas habitat at 8000 feet 40 miles NW of Fort Collins. I noticed two males (presumably) sparring with each other and giving their territorial calls on Wednesday before the wind became ferocious. A flock of about a dozen Evening Grosbeaks have been regulars at our feeders for more than a month, and on most days we see at least one Red-breasted Nuthatch and one White-breasted Nuthatch, and occasionally, we get a few Pygmy Nuthatches at our feeders. We have our normal small flock of juncos, including a few White-wingers.
Charles Bell 612 Manhead Mountain Drive Livermore, CO 80536 Tel 970-484-8791 --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Hugh Kingery <ouze...@aol.com> wrote: From: Hugh Kingery <ouze...@aol.com> Subject: [cobirds] Solitaires, red-wings -- state-wide To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 8:49 AM Cobirds carries lots of reports about birds that people see, but hardly any about species that we don't see. I have queries on two: Townsend's Solitaires: most winters, we have 2-5 on the hillside next to our home. This year, none to one (none for the last 3 weeks). Have they picked other sites, such as urban Denver, moved out onto the plains, gone south, stayed in the mountains, or really declined? Red-winged Blackbird: One of the people who reports to Denver Audubon's Backyard Birds commented that he'd seen fewer Red-wings in his yard this year than usual. Denver Audubon's monthly Walk the Wetlands recorded 142 in 2009; 71 in 2010. A localized phenomenon, or a widespread one? Christmas Bird Counts will give us data about these species, but they cover only a tiny part of our world. Any thoughts? Hugh Kingery Franktown, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
