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yellow-lored

adult female

3 BOWA with 4 CEWA

yellow on bills noted

Emerged from an abandoned Polistes metricus nest. May have parasitized caterpillars of the Sooty-winged Chalcoela, Chalcoela iphitalis, which is a parasitoid of Polistes spp.

Three males and two females

With Heidi Eaton, so some duplicate observations.

Juvenile, more curious than afraid.

Colorado's 1st State Record first seen by land owner earlier and we shot down to see it.

Observed by numerous other birders at this exact location.

Juvenile out of range (well north), but seen by MANY birders at this location over the last few days.

Found by Lee Truan

Female, observed laying eggs. Earliest Colorado record here by 3 weeks.