RE: [cobirds] South-central Colorado, Mar. 12– 17, 2024

Matt, Ted, et al,

Here is a pic Janeal Thompson took on her Lamar kitchen counter of copulating Green Claybank Tiger Beetles.  I caught these during our 24 February 2024 visit to Carrizo Creek Picnic Area.  After the photo shoot, which might have involved some sensual sound we overlooked, the beetles were released in Lamar which is also part of their natural range.  The pic reminds me of a line in an "Eagles" song that says something like, "If you find somebody to love in this world, you better hang on tooth and nail."  Amen.

 

 

 

 

Just to make this legit for COBIRDS, our best birds at Carrizo Creek were a loudly singing Bewick's Wren, Canyon Towhees and one of Colorado's most interesting birds, a Loggerhead Shrike.

 

True legacies don't involve leaving a four-car garage to your kids to pay estate taxes on.  IMO, it's things like a first tiger beetle recording.  Kudos, Ted.

 

Dave Leatherman

Fort Collins

 

From: cobirds@googlegroups.com <cobirds@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Matt Webb
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 1:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [cobirds] South-central Colorado, Mar. 12– 17, 2024

 

Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?  

I spent my childhood consuming everything on TV, including the ads - this is something I know very well.

 

Thanks for sharing, Ted!  I love the idea of getting this kind of audio of insects and adding it to my iNat posts!  So cool!

Matt

 

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On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 11:15 AM Ted Floyd <tedfloyd73@gmail.com> wrote:

On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 7:18 AM Matt Webb <matt.webb@birdconservancy.org> wrote:

Ted,

 

Thanks for the interesting report!  Did you post the beetle recording to iNaturalist? Can you share a link if you did? I'd like to give it a listen!

 

This might be a bit before your time, Matt . . .

 

Anyhow:

https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6c475bff/Kc_pwoWmhUKi255cZOCOSA?u=https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202235650

First iNat upload of audio for any species in the family Cicindelidae...ever!

Thanks for asking! Best, —Ted
 

Matt

 

Matthew M Webb

Senior Avian Ecologist and Motus Wildlife Tracking System Coordinator

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

Motus project #281

970.482.1707 x36 (office)

970.405.7155 (mobile - use this number!)

https://link.edgepilot.com/s/241bc79c/7qgTi-GKikuLGVHVS69sZw?u=http://www.birdconservancy.org/

 

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