RE: CFO Website Contact - Report a Rare Bird

[William H Kaempfer]

That is quite a story!  I bet that Bushtit was happy to see you.  I hope it is okay for me to repost your note on COBirds (cob...@googlegroups.com) since others will find it most interesting.

 

Bill Kaempfer

Boulder

 

From: Allison Sheldon [mailto:nor...@cobirds.org]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 4:30 PM
To: R...@cobirds.org
Cc: all...@ftcollinswholesalenursery.com
Subject: CFO Website Contact - Report a Rare Bird

 

Hi, I do not know how common it is to see Bushtits in Colorado and in particular, Fort Collins. I had a small flock come through about 5 weeks ago and since I did not know exactly who these excited, chattering little birds were, I headed for my bird books. Today I looked out and saw a tiny bird trapped within my large tube feed that was almost empty. When I took my ladder (and more food for refilling the feeder) outside to release this slightly panicked prisoner, I had a nice close look at it. And, popping around the nearby juniper and tree lilac was the rest of the flock, creating quite a flurry of noise and motion. I had no doubt that my feeders and water tray had attracted another flock of Bushtits. I birded years ago with Kevin Cook (and others) and am acquainted with Dave Leatherman. While I am not actively out birding, I treasure unique visitors at my feeders so I thought I would share this with you. Thank you, Allison S.