Have you seen the Bohemian Waxwings? (Colorado Springs, Fort Collins: location, winters, near)

[suzco]

An irruption of birds

From Fort Collins to Pueblo, there have been more than 675 sightings of Bohemian waxwings in
Colorado in January of this year. The reports started to show up in December 2022. Some avid birders, as reported on Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird website, have counted as many as 1000 waxwings in one location.

That may not seem that unusual except when you consider the range for a Bohemian waxwing typically does not go farther south than Idaho, Wyoming or northern Nebraska in winter.

This phenomenon is called an irruption.

I was lucky enough to see a few near Boulder.

Edit to add:
just found an interesting earlier article:
A Briefness of Bohemian Waxwings

Bohemian Waxwings are having a moment. These far north birds are venturing into Colorado. But what’s brought them here for the first time in a decade?

Here in Colorado, Bohemian Waxwings have been relatively common in the Front Range this winter.
It’s been been a decade since Bohemians have been so numerous and conspicuous in Colorado. What’s brought them here? We’ve had deep snow and extreme cold in the Rocky Mountain west. While I don’t know if this has been the case farther north, where this species usually overwinters, one suspects that it is.

[otowi]

Yes, I saw them between North and South Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs a few times. And lots of Cedar Waxwings, as well. Very nice!