Re: [cobirds] Wow. That was fast.

As of just a few years ago, I had a total of one Bushtit sighting in my Lakewood yard.  Now they come around a couple times a week (and probably more that I am not aware of, considering the hit-and-run nature of their visits).  My recent visits have been by 2-3 birds (menage a bushtit?) rather than the customary dozen, though I have yet to see any young.  Definite range expansion.  

Norm Lewis

Lakewood, CO

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From: Ted Floyd <tedfloyd57@hotmail.com>
To: cobirds <cobirds@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wed, May 28, 2014 8:58 am
Subject: [cobirds] Wow. That was fast.

Hello, Birders.

Back on January 24, 2014, I saw about 15 Bushtits at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. Just a rare wandering flock, I figured. Then 5 Bushtits on March 24, and then only 2 on March 31, which got me thinking: Could this be a pair prospecting for a nest? Since that date, I've observed 1 or 2 adult Bushtits, and never more than 2, on at least 17 dates at Greenlee Preserve. Definitely suggestive of a breeding pair.

And now the big news. This morning, Wednesday, May 28, I saw and heard at least 6 recently fledged, dependent young at the preserve. They did it! Woohoo!

Amazing how fast and furious this species has colonized Boulder County in the barely 12 years I've lived here.

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

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