nice night flight, early Fri., Sept. 9, Boulder Co.
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Ted Floyd
Sep 9, 2022, 8:03:47 AM9/9/22
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Hey, all. Was out during the 4am hour this morning, Fri., Sept. 9, in Lafayette, Boulder Co., where a decent night flight was in progress. The weather was clearing at the time, with a low but disorganized cloud deck and some very light drizzle giving way to mostly starlit skies.
I don't hear the high-pitched flight calls of warblers and sparrows nearly as well as I did ~15 years ago, when I was listening compulsively at night in Colo., but, still, it reminded me of one of those strong flight nights from yesteryear. I heard 4 Swainson thrushes for sure, amid the "tseep" and "zeet" notes of sparrows and warblers.
The great horned owls--two pairs duetting--were marvelous.
Orthopterans: snowy tree crickets, fall field crickets, Allard ground crickets, and presumed Carolina ground crickets and western tree crickets. Didn't hear any this morning, but in the 8pm hour yesterday evening, Thurs., Sept. 8: greater angle-wing katydids and Plains harvest-flies.
Ted Floyd
I don't hear the high-pitched flight calls of warblers and sparrows nearly as well as I did ~15 years ago, when I was listening compulsively at night in Colo., but, still, it reminded me of one of those strong flight nights from yesteryear. I heard 4 Swainson thrushes for sure, amid the "tseep" and "zeet" notes of sparrows and warblers.
The great horned owls--two pairs duetting--were marvelous.
Orthopterans: snowy tree crickets, fall field crickets, Allard ground crickets, and presumed Carolina ground crickets and western tree crickets. Didn't hear any this morning, but in the 8pm hour yesterday evening, Thurs., Sept. 8: greater angle-wing katydids and Plains harvest-flies.
Ted Floyd
Boulder Co.
Gary Brower
Sep 9, 2022, 8:12:48 AM9/9/22
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I am sitting on my deck (near Cherry Creek State Park) right now, listening to at least three Great Horned Owls calling at/to each other. I’m out every morning at this time, and this is the first time I’ve heard so many, so insistent! Wonderful start to the day!
Gary Brower
Unincorporated Arapahoe County
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Evon Holladay
Sep 9, 2022, 10:33:56 AM9/9/22
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Looks like 8M birds crossed CO last night!
https://dashboard.birdcast.info/region/US-CO
8,640,3008640300Birds crossed Colorado last night (est.)
High
Starting: Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 7:20 PM MDT
Ending: Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 6:40 AM MDT
Evon Holladay
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