Re: [cobirds] Butterflies. (and birds). Douglas

There are articles about the Painted Ladies from Nebraska this week too.

Some would call this a dispersal instead of a migration. In either case

some folks on my block are opening their eyes to "nature," and that's a good thing.

Joe Roller, Denver

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Bart Deferme <bdeferme@gmail.com> wrote:

Hugh, 

The Painted Lady irruption you mention is incredible right now. I ran around Quincy Reservoir this morning, and I saw - no exaggeration - thousands. There is quite a bit of Rabbitbrush around the reservoir, and some bushes were just covered in them, turning them solid orange rather than yellow from a distance. I ran through clouds of butterflies. I've never seen anything like it.

The Red-breasted Nuthatches continue at Quincy Reservoir as well. Two or three visit my feeders in the mornings, and I heard several other ones throughout the neighborhood. The Woodhouse's Scrub-jays are back here regularly too, along with the families of Blue Jays that have been hanging around all summer.

Bart Deferme

On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 4:50 PM, 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

This morning Urling & I saw at least 40 (forty) Painted Lady butterflies, gorging on our bright blooming rabbit brush. I have never seen such a stunning butterfly show.

We also have some fall bird visitors: 5 Steller's Jays (occasional during the summer), a Red-breasted Nuthatch (a September arrival), 2 Vesper Sparrows. Our winter Blue Jays arrived in July (early).

A Black-capped Chickadee banded in our yard in June we see off and on, about once a week; we have to examine all the chickadees that come in (daily) to pick out its red leg band.

Two species have entertained us with fall-echo singing. We still hear a Western Meadowlark singing, and up until two days ago heard a Plumbeous Vireo singing. House Finches, of course continue their song mastery.

Hugh Kingery
Franktown, CO

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