FOS Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Jeffco, Golden
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Ira Sanders
Apr 4, 2026, 7:38:33 PM (17 hours ago) Apr 4
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Birders,
We had our 1st BTHU of the year today. Our feeder was already out thanks to the postings on Cobirds of Hummers returning.
On a different note, I'm suspecting that other birders with feeders may be experiencing the dearth of birds, of any shape or kind, around their yards and feeders.
We have no one visiting our feeders. I put oil sunflower in the hanging tray and it hasn't been touched. It's always empty in 1 or 2 days, but right now it hasn't been touched. Not even Scrub Jays. The only birds singing around here are Spotted Towhee, Robin, and House Finch. Tammy saw a Say's Phoebe today. That's it. Dead.
I hope everyone else is doing better than we are.
Ira Sanders
Golden, CO
"My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Blazing Saddles
jim_tyler
12:29 PM (6 minutes ago) 12:29 PM
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Ira -
Interesting, and sorry to hear it.
Here in Roxborough we of course have Crows and Magpies at the platform feeder and on the ground seed, House Finches at the cage feeders, but that's year-round.
Numerous Robins have shown up.
A couple of Says Phoebes are in the area.
At least one pair of Great Horned Owls are active. The female flew 6 feet over my head a couple of days ago in the evening. (Several years ago, before dawn, I heard 4 Great Horned Owls calling.)
A couple of Scrub Jays show up periodically. Blue Jays were more prevalent earlier in the year, still in the neighborhood but only occasionally at the feeders now.
White Crown Sparrows and Juncos still in the yard, mostly in the mornings before the big guys show up.
A couple of Black Cap Chickadees persist, and Nuthatches can be heard in the neighborhood and occasionally show up at feeders.
Mountain Bluebirds are heard occasionally, but numbers seem to be declining over the past couple of years.. Spotted Towhee numbers do seem to be down but they still hit the yard.
Adult and juvenile Flickers are prevalent this year. I've had 5 at a time in the yard earlier this year, and still see two at a time on the cage feeder.
Some Goldfinches, both American and Lesser, were around all winter, and we've seen both in full summer plumage today.
Numerous Pigeons appear in the back yard daily, and a couple of Accipiters have been thinning their numbers.
I had 3 Eurasian Collared Doves a while back but they've disappeared. A Mourning Dove is currently visiting the yard.
Definitely fewer overall.
Jim Tyler
Roxborough
Interesting, and sorry to hear it.
Here in Roxborough we of course have Crows and Magpies at the platform feeder and on the ground seed, House Finches at the cage feeders, but that's year-round.
Numerous Robins have shown up.
A couple of Says Phoebes are in the area.
At least one pair of Great Horned Owls are active. The female flew 6 feet over my head a couple of days ago in the evening. (Several years ago, before dawn, I heard 4 Great Horned Owls calling.)
A couple of Scrub Jays show up periodically. Blue Jays were more prevalent earlier in the year, still in the neighborhood but only occasionally at the feeders now.
White Crown Sparrows and Juncos still in the yard, mostly in the mornings before the big guys show up.
A couple of Black Cap Chickadees persist, and Nuthatches can be heard in the neighborhood and occasionally show up at feeders.
Mountain Bluebirds are heard occasionally, but numbers seem to be declining over the past couple of years.. Spotted Towhee numbers do seem to be down but they still hit the yard.
Adult and juvenile Flickers are prevalent this year. I've had 5 at a time in the yard earlier this year, and still see two at a time on the cage feeder.
Some Goldfinches, both American and Lesser, were around all winter, and we've seen both in full summer plumage today.
Numerous Pigeons appear in the back yard daily, and a couple of Accipiters have been thinning their numbers.
I had 3 Eurasian Collared Doves a while back but they've disappeared. A Mourning Dove is currently visiting the yard.
Definitely fewer overall.
Jim Tyler
Roxborough
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