A friend of mine just sent me a photo of one that was on his porch in Loveland
Steve Larson
Northglenn
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Hey, folks. I know this isn't bird-related, but I sure do appreciate folks' consideration in the matter. The species in question is the black witch, Ascalapha odorata, and I long to see one in Colorado more than anything else. Especially a female. And David Gulbenkian just now showed me a photo of an impeccable, impossibly ginormous female at his residence near Denver. Alas, Kei has the car right now . . .--
This convo happened a little earlier:
"Mom, I hate Dad."
"Um? Why?"
"There's a black witch in Denver, and he won't take me to see it.""Um?"
"I'll never forgive him."
So, yeah, things are getting a bit hairy hereabouts.
Okay, birds. I should mention birds. Yesterday's "Lafayette Birds!" outing at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, was wonderful. We had a lot of people, so I'm grateful to forcibly conscripted co-leaders Mikaela Caldera, Hannah Floyd ("Mom, I hate Dad"), and Martin Ogle for breaking off with the sub-groups, necessary for preventing the spread of COVID-19. I think most birders got to see the two black-chinned hummingbird males duking it out near Hecla Pond; that was a highlight. But the real show-stopper was a snow-white Swainson hawk nestling poking out from its treetop abode near Waneka Lake. We actually had 45 species of birds, not shabby for a hot summer afternoon.
No black witches yesterday, but it seems like, after a few summers of not getting the hang of it, the four-spotted moths, Tyta luctuosa, have finally figured out why they got a free ticket to Colorado. Those day-flying moths, handsome and distinctive, were absolutely infesting the bindweed which, in turn, infests all of Lafayette and probably most of Colorado. Not that they seem to be having any effect whatsoever on the bindweed, but, then again, when's the last time biological control ever accomplished what it was actually supposed to?Ted FloydLafayette, Boulder County
On Monday, July 6, 2020 at 4:50:17 PM UTC-6, David Gulbenkian wrote:I've bee emailing Ted Floyd about a rare moth he says he's dying to see.
Told him it had left, but now am trying to contact him to tell him it's still here!!
Have emailed him and left a message on his home phone, but don't have his cell.
He claims this moth is his #1 object to see in nature, so I'm sure he'll be grateful!
David Gulbenkian
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