4/29 feeder birds Centennial/Arapahoe

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

18 species at feeders today

Amazing contrast to see broad-tailed and black-chinned hummingbirds at snowy feeder, with 3 white-crowed sparrows on the ground beneath them

hummingbirds are up early...if your feeder is inside tonight, 0630 is about the time to put it out again

three robins ate suet almost exclusively

mourning and eurasian collard doves

crow, magpie (3), blue jay (1), starling (1...liked mealworms best)

common grackles - 15

red-winged blackbirds...20 m, 25 f

flicker, downy woodpecker

mountain and black capped chickadees

house sparrow (1)

house finches (12)

 

snowed all day...11 inches highest, but there had been some sinking of snow during the day

 

Karl Stecher

Centennial, near Orchard and Colorado Blvd