[cobirds] Steller's Jay in Bent County

Birders,

A Steller's Jay appeared at my feeders in Las Animas, Bent County this
morning, November 15th. One hundred miles east of the mountains, this is
noteworthy, and may augur more sightings away from the mountains,
perhaps as far east as Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandles.

The male Red-bellied Woodpecker remains at my feeder as of this morning,
but the Harris' and Fox Sparrows have departed.

I ventured south from Las Animas yesterday 30 miles to Setchfield SWA.
The junipers are loaded with berries this fall, and with them come birds
that utilize this food source. I would guarantee Mountain Bluebirds as
abundant over the winter. I saw six Sage Thrashers in the juniper ridge
tops just southwest of the broken Muddy Creek dam.

Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO

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