House Wren at Home
Twan and I both have House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) at making homes at our homes – have you any nearby neighbors building a house in a house for their soon to be families? The House Wren’s song is probably one of the most often used songs for film and television, with their chattering call echoing through the background of so many classics. Did you know they are one of, if not the, most widely distributed birds in the Americas? At least before potential true species are further broken down in South America. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach...
Read MoreDiurnal Barred Owl
Recently I heard a Barred Owl calling during the mid-afternoon on a warm, beautiful day. It did not take but a few minutes for an even closer bird to start asking, “Who cooks for you?” in response. They were relatively close to me but out of sight in neighboring yards. This photo is from a past sighting of a diurnal Barred Owl during the early spring when the leaves were already popping. Keep an ear open for these nocturnal neighbors all day and night! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreStories From Cherry Creek
As winter approaches we have been busy researching sites for Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s cell phone tours. This season we have added Cherry Creek Sno-Goers’s trails to the tour, amongst the other clubs. As a consequence I, who live in the Cherry Creek area, have been getting to know a few of my neighbors better and discovering interesting stories about our neighborhood. One day Clyde Rodgers, owner of the local Cherry Creek business Rodgers and Sons Farm Equipment Supply, took Elyse, I and Cherry Creek historian Sharon Sweeting on a bumpy four wheeling drive into Nichols Gulf just...
Read MoreForage Looper moth (Caenurgina erechtea)
This appears to be a Forage Looper moth (Caenurgina erechtea), another one of our common enough neighbors that we would never see if we were not trying to find them or crawling through the grass. Sometimes rolling around on the ground can be very educational.
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