RFI mountain bluebirds yet???

[R Carol Cushman]

Has anyone seen any mountain bluebirds yet? I'm writing a "February Nature Almanac" column for the Boulder Camera and would like to include info on this year's arrivals.
Thanks,
Carol Cushman
East Boulder County

[Rebecca L Laroche]

Hello Carol,
 I couldn't tell if you were interested only in Boulder county, but I had a beautiful New Year's Day surprise at Roxborough of a flock of eight, just before the exit.
Be well,
Rebecca Laroche

[Carl Bendorf]

According to eBird, there have been two reports so far in January in Boulder County--both on the 2nd west of Hygiene--likely of the same birds.  You can see the map here and also zoom out for other Colorado sightings so far this year.  You can also change the dates to see prior years, etc.  Here is the link:

https://goo.gl/wfDcsI

Carl Bendorf

www.coloradobirdingadventures.com

On Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 3:10:13 PM UTC-7, Carol Cushman wrote:

[David Suddjian]

Mountain Bluebirds in January might be better considered wintering regionally rather than migrant arrivals. Mid-February marks the beginning of the migrant influx, as can be appreciated from the graphs available in eBird accessible via "Explore Data" > "Bar Charts" (select region, then click on the species name to view graphs). Here is a link to one chart for MOBL data for the whole state, showing frequency of reports:

http://tinyurl.com/jmq3pea

This link for Boulder Co shows the same pattern:

http://tinyurl.com/jbkodma

David Suddjian

Littleton, CO

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