EARLY report of Bohemian waxwings in Ft. Collins (Larimer).

[Joe Roller]

(second-hand report)

I saw on eBird that on Nov 7 at least 3 Bohemian waxwings were among a "massive"

flock of Cedar Waxwings in the Warren Farms neighborhood NW of Warren Lake, as 

reported by Josh Bruening. 

This seemed early to me, and indeed eBird species maps show it to 

be early by about a week for the Front Range.

Might these 3 be the harbingers of an invasion year for these chunky, scowling bombycillids?

So far this year there are no other eBird reports of BohWaxers south of Yellowstone NP.

Stay tuned!

Joe Roller, Denver

[Derek Hill]

Are there any known or consistent areas of fruiting trees/shrubs in the area worth checking? Realizing that by nature the plants can be inconsistent and waxwings very nomadic, but thought it worth asking the group. Several years ago a friend found a relatively new neighborhood development in TX suburbia chock full of some type of small fruiting deciduous trees that hosted thousands of waxwings so it was a honey hole for a while.

Waxwings also seem to like Juniperus fruits iirc.

BOWA would be a lifer...

Good birding
Derek Hill
Loveland, CO
derekt...@hotmail.com

[Brandon]

It would be fun if we get some Bohemian Waxwings on some Colorado Christmas Bird Counts this winter.  Last winter, the only ones were seen during Count Week at Steamboat Springs.  I don't think southern Colorado has had an invasion of them, since like 2005 or so.  I remember seeing thousands of them down around Lathrop State Park in Huerfano County that winter.

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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