Cedar Waxwing flocks-Aurora/Arapahoe County. AMGO courtship behavior
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Allison Hilf
Apr 29, 2020, 12:41:23 PM4/29/20
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Flocks of Cedar Waxwings (30-50 birds at a time, and a new yard bird for me) have been at my water fountains for the past three days. Not sure if others at lower elevations are also seeing them, but I wonder if it’s related to “winter burn” in damaged pine and spruce trees elsewhere?
Other new yard birds are a Green-tailed Towhee And a Great-tailed Grackle this AM. They headed towards Horseshoe Park. I get trees full of Common Grackles, but this was the first Great-tailed Grackle.
Interesting “courtship" behavior with a male American Goldfinch. He bullies the grackles away, stands on top of a large water fountain and waits for females. Thus far I have observed up to six different females come in shortly thereafter. Seems today it’s down to one female…..he chases the others away and lets the one have a drink.
Good birding,
Allison Hilf
Aurora, CO
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Other new yard birds are a Green-tailed Towhee And a Great-tailed Grackle this AM. They headed towards Horseshoe Park. I get trees full of Common Grackles, but this was the first Great-tailed Grackle.
Interesting “courtship" behavior with a male American Goldfinch. He bullies the grackles away, stands on top of a large water fountain and waits for females. Thus far I have observed up to six different females come in shortly thereafter. Seems today it’s down to one female…..he chases the others away and lets the one have a drink.
Good birding,
Allison Hilf
Aurora, CO
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