Obtained proof positive of Western Tanager nesting in Colorado Blue Spruce at approximately 5000' elevation in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, today. I was sure of it the other day but seeing a male feed a nestling/fledgling sealed the deal. Youngster gave little chirps when it was hungry. Male actually brought in more than it could handle and during a couple visits the young bird refused the offering. Having helped raise three boys, been there, done that.
Both Chipping Sparrows and Western Wood-Pewees nesting nearby. Instead of mowed grass and square rocks, it would have been just as appropriate for the understory to be ninebark shrubs and pine needles.
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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