Help identifying a dead bird.

[ChickNorris]

I was curious too & spent time on that site today trying to suss it with no luck. Thanks Hummer.

[def90]

That, unfortunately, is a Common Poorwill. And not so common anymore. The brown and black patterned primary wing feathers and the complex mottling of the gray-black-white back, rump and tail feathers helps identify it. Look at the white tips to the outer tail feathers, often easily seen when the bird flushes from the ground. The description of it's small feet is also apt, but poorwills aren't anything close to a 2.5 lb. grouse. They weigh ~1.8 oz. Poorwills are noctournal aerial insectivores related to swifts but they roost on the ground or on fences during the day and fly at night. Thus they are easy prey to free-roaming and feral non native cats. Cats which would be responsibly keep indoors only.

Yeah, I never see birds here in Boulder and I know it?s because of the large number of neighborhood cats that are always on the loose around here. Pisses me off.

https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-in...ats-and-birds/

[Hummer]

Common Poorwills and Common Nighthawks are in the group of birds called Nightjars, or goatsuckers. Least Nighthawks and Whip-poor-wills also but rarely occur in CO. The small feet of the poorwill is common to aerial insectivores like the related swifts, swallows and hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are in a group called apodiformes, meaning without feet. While they do have feet, they cannot walk or even step sideways to move along a branch but must fly up and then land again on their feet. The poorwills and nighthawks are remarkably well camouflaged. Here's a pic of one that was roosting mid day in our Palisade yard.

[hunterhawk]

Ah that makes sense. I have seen those little guys before. Cool little birds. Used to hear whip poor wills in Michigan. Cool hearing those guys. I miss those and loons

[Bailey Guns]

Mystery solved and I learned something. Thanks.

[BPTactical]

Poorbird is done deaded

[BushMasterBoy]

Birds Lives Matter?

[eddiememphis]

Economically Disadvantaged Will

[sniper7]

Retaliate and defund the cats? Small protest maybe?

[8Ring]

Not to mention "The Upper Class Twit of the Year Contest".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hU5bWRx1x0

I like "The Meaning of Life" but the Mr. Creosote scenes are difficult to swallow around dinner time.