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 27-7713 Cordilleran Flycatcher, yard, Evergreen, CO, 13 July 2007 |
 29-7713 Cordilleran Flycatcher, yard, Evergreen, CO, 13 July 2007 |
 36-7713 Cordilleran Flycatcher, yard, Evergreen, CO, 13 July 2007 |
 Cordilleran Flycatcher, yard, Evergreen, CO, 1 Jul 2004 |
SAPH.jpg) 13-51710 Say's Phoebe, N Table Mt Open Space, Jefferson Co., CO, 17 May 2010 |
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| Diary of a Say's Phoebe and Four Nestlings | ||
| On 7 April 2011, a Say's Phoebe pair began checking two nesting boxes on my house and on 7 May 2011 began building a nest in a small box on my front porch that faces west. She laid the first egg on 23 May and one the next day. I left CO on 25 May for a week. Four chicks hatched on 12 June 2011. On Day 15 after hatching, both parents tried to "encourage" the chicks to leave the nest. One chick fledged on Day 16 and I saw it being fed by a parent ~200 yards away. The last three chicks fledged on Day 17 after hatching and continued to fly around my yard for the rest of the day being fed by parents. The chicks are quite remarkable flyers compared to some newly fledged bird species. | ||
 3-5711 Say's Phoebe pair began checking two nesting boxes on 2 Apr and began building this nest on 7 May in box that seems too small for her on my porch in N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 7 May 2011 |
 12-5711 Say's Phoebe female working on nest in box on my porch in N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 7 May 2011 |
 14-51111 Say's Phoebe female working on nest on Day 4 of nest building, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 10 May 2011 |
 18-51111 Say's Phoebe female "hollowing" nest center by scratching on Day 4 of nest building, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 10 May 2011 |
 62-51111 Say's Phoebe bedraggled and resting in sun after long Day 4 of nest building, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 10 May 2011 |
 9-51611 Say's Phoebe female working on nest on Day 10 of nest building, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 16 May 2011 |
 19-51611 Say's Phoebe female working on nest on Day 10 of nest building, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 16 May 2011 |
 1-6511 Say's Phoebe male watching over female sitting on nest, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 5 Jun 2011 |
 3-6511 Say's Phoebe male watching over female sitting on nest, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 5 Jun 2011 |
 17-6511 Say's Phoebe female sitting on nest in morning (first egg was laid on 23 May), (I was gone after 2nd egg was laid on 24 May, so I don't know how many are in the nest yet.), yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 5 Jun 2011 |
 22-6511 Say's Phoebe female sitting on edge of nest in afternoon of 90-degree day (first egg was laid on 23 May), yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 5 Jun 2011 |
 7-61611 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 4 after hatching on 12 June 2011, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 16 Jun 2011 |
 1-61611 Look what dad (on right) brought for his kids!! A Spereyia sp. fritillary! Mom grabbed it and tried to figure out how to feed it to the four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 4 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 16 Jun 2011 |
 8-61611 Dad (on right) tried to help by tearing off one wing! Day 4 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 16 Jun 2011 |
 9-61611 Mom tried bashing it to get rid of wings. Finally she ate the body herself! Day 4 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 16 Jun 2011 |
 5-62111 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 9 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 21 Jun 2011 |
 1-62311 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 11 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 23 Jun 2011 |
 1-62611 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 14 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 26 Jun 2011 |
 3-62611 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 14 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 26 Jun 2011 |
 4-62611 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 14 after hatching, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 26 Jun 2011 |
 6-62711 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 15 after hatching. One stepped out of the nest and clambered back in!, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 27 Jun 2011 |
 9-62711 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 15 after hatching. Parents not feeding very often today, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 27 Jun 2011 |
 14-62711 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 15 after hatching. At 5 p.m., parents flew to nest and began "beating up" on nestlings! Frightening! Trying to encourage them to leave nest?, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 27 Jun 2011 |
 20-62711 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 15 after hatching. At 5 p.m., parents flew to nest and began "beating up" on nestlings! Trying to encourage them to leave nest?, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 27 Jun 2011 |
 26-62711 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 15 after hatching. At 5 p.m., parents flew to nest and began "beating up" on nestlings! Some tried to hide; others continued to beg. Trying to encourage them to leave nest?, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 27 Jun 2011 |
 31-62711 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 15 after hatching. At 5 p.m., parents flew to nest and began "beating up" on nestlings! Trying to encourage them to leave nest? Parent with beak full of down., yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 27 Jun 2011 |
 3-62811 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 16 after hatching. This morning nestlings moved out of nest onto ledge. Parents nearby but not feeding them. Will be 95 today., yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 28 Jun 2011 |
 6-62811 Four Say's Phoebe nestlings on Day 16 after hatching. This morning nestlings moved out of nest onto ledge. Parents nearby but not feeding them. Will be 95 today., yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 28 Jun 2011 |
 1-62811-2 First Say's Phoebe chick jumped from nest and landed on front porch railing!, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 28 Jun 2011 |
 4-62811-2 Three more Say's Phoebe chicks thinking about fledging!, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 28 Jun 2011 |
 3-62911 Empty Say's Phoebe nest! Last three nestlings fledged on Day 17, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 29 Jun 2011 |
 5-62911 One of last three Say's Phoebe chicks that fledged on Day 17, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 29 Jun 2011 |
 13-62911 Other two of last three Say's Phoebe chicks that fledged on Day 17, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 29 Jun 2011 |
 11-62911 One of harried Say's Phoebe parents feeding fledged chicks, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 29 Jun 2011 |
 4-63011 One of the Say's Phoebe fledglings was issuing its plaintive call this morning for a parent to feed it (on the roof at the back of my home), yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 30 Jun 2011 |
 3-7111 Say's Phoebe pair comes back to nest frequently but no eggs laid, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 1 Jul 2011 |
 5-72011 Say's Phoebe female with worn plummage comes back to nest every day and reconstructs nest, but no eggs, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 20 Jul 2011 |
 22-9411 Say's Phoebe returned to porch railing below nest and sang for several minutes, yard, N Golden, Jefferson Co., CO, 4 Sep 2011 |
 Western Kingbird, South Table Mesa, Golden, CO, 5 Jun 2004 |