[cobirds] Varied Bunting Ridgway

[Pablo Quezada]

Hi all,
Cole Sage and I just discovered there is a varied bunting in Ridgway and we’re 
wondering if there is anyone in the Denver area who is going up for it tomorrow 
morning and would be able to carpool with us.
Thanks,
Pablo Quezada
Denver

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[cobirds] Varied Bunting, Ridgway, Ouray County

[Don Marsh]

 

This evening at 7 pm I saw a small dark sparrow like bird moving along the 
willows behind my house. Lighting was poor due to the time and cloud cover, 
but I noticed a red cap and the bill had a slightly curved culmen, which 
made me briefly wonder if I was seeing an aberrant colored cowbird.  I ran 
and grabbed my camera and I was able to get several underexposed photos.  
Upon review, they turned out to be acceptable photos of what I believe is a 
Varied Bunting. Here is my eBird checklist with photos of the bird:  
https://ebird.org/checklist/S70727686 . As you can see in the photos, the 
bird appeared to be mostly slaty blue colored with a lighter blue head and 
rump. It had a bright red spot on its head/nape and less noticeable red on 
its belly and back.  It was black around its eyes and light gray bill.   
The bird vocalized as it foraged in the willows and it sounded like a 
"tick" call. If I'm correct, this is a yard bird, county bird, state bird, 
country bird and life bird all rolled into one.

Don Marsh

Ridgway, CO

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[cobirds] Re: ID Challenge: Greeley Hummer

[Dave Cameron]

Wings about as long as the tail, bill very straight, short stubby bird, 
getting no help from the gorget due to the lighting angle, though it lacks 
any frills or extensions

Makes me want to guess Anna's, though that would be highly unexpected.  
Looks a little chunky for Black-chinned, though that seems more likely here.

Dave Cameron
Denver




On Monday, June 22, 2020 at 10:36:34 AM UTC-6, The "Nunn Guy" wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I was able to photo a hummer (backlit but lightened up photos a bit) in 
> Greeley at Josephine B Jones Park and Open Space Sunday. ID?
>
> Three photos here:
>
>- 
>http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3442
>- 
>http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3443
>- 
>http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3444
>
> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
>

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Re: [cobirds] Rattlesnakes, no sighting

[toursbyturner via Colorado Birds]

A  delightful perspective on a beautiful part of nature.  Thank you, Laura, for 
posting it.
Bill TurnerCentennial


-Original Message-
From: Laura Gorman 
To: Colorado Birds 
Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2020 11:28 am
Subject: [cobirds] Rattlesnakes, no sighting

An interesting opinion piece in today’s New York Times about 
rattlesnakes.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/opinion/rattlesnakes.html
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[cobirds] Birds and More of the Pawnee National Grassland/Weld

['The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

As part of our Friends of the Pawnee National Grassland efforts I started 
an iNaturalist Project named "Birds and More of the Pawnee National 
Grassland". Looking to report birds, mammals, plants, insects, trees, 
reptiles--the living world collection. Our way of contributing to 
increasing the value of the Pawnee we all visit, know and love.

If you are an iNaturalist already, login, do simple search for the project 
name here, https://www.inaturalist.org/projects, click "Birds and More of 
the Pawnee National Grassland" search result to open the project. Upper 
right click "Join". The other piece of this equation is I created a Place 
named "Pawnee National Grassland" (Hwy 85 x WY border x Hwy 14 by Town of 
Stoneham). When you report your observation(s) please include the project 
and the place mentioned above.

Newbies, like I did myself, sign up at www.iNaturalist.org and do steps 
above to start.

On the project dashboard itself you will notice many of your COBIRDs 
birding friends who post here also being listed on the Project Leader Tally 
Boards.

Thanks for supporting this effort should you choose to do so.
Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org



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[cobirds] Re: Rattlesnakes, no sighting

[John Ealy]

A wonderfully written -- and reasoned -- piece. 

On Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11:28:15 AM UTC-6, Laura Gorman wrote:
>
> An interesting opinion piece in today’s New York Times about rattlesnakes.
> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/opinion/rattlesnakes.html 
> 
> Laura Gorman
> Cañon City
>

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[cobirds] Rattlesnakes, no sighting

[Laura Gorman]

An interesting opinion piece in today’s New York Times about rattlesnakes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/opinion/rattlesnakes.html
Laura Gorman
Cañon City

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Re: [cobirds] Son of Song Quiz: We have a winner! (Nick Moore)

[Charlie Chase]

There was a chat working the streambed above Chautauqua giving that same
call two days ago.  Along with an array of other calls as if he was trying
to present the entire panoply of birds singing along the stream.  He even
dueted with a MacGillivray's Warbler for a few minutes.

Charlie Chase
Denver



On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 8:52 AM Ted Floyd  wrote:

> Hey, all.
>
> Nick Moore got it. *Yellow-breasted chat.* The bird that can sing or say
> anything--anywhere, anytime. It was, as far as I could ascertain, a typical
> adult of the species. Nick also said: "Usually they start their more normal
> song but Ted may well be keeping the full recording from us." It is true
> that the bird eventually started to give a normal ("normal" being relative
> with the the crackup, clownish chat) song, but only after a long while of
> this consistent, stereotyped, down-slurred, wavering whistle.
>
> Long ago, before the era of smartphones and small pocket recorders, I
> heard a chat in Gregory Canyon, Boulder County, giving only a slowly
> uttered, quite-low, monotone whistle. Was nearly certain I had a northern
> pygmy-owl. But no.
>
> About a decade later, THIS chat was at Rabbit Mountain, Boulder County:
>
> https://www.xeno-canto.org/184929
>
> I think you'll see (and hear) why I thought I had a rare curve-billed
> thrasher. I wasn't the only one who thought that. :-)
>
> Ted Floyd
> Lafayette, Boulder County
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[cobirds] ID Challenge: Greeley Hummer

['The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

I was able to photo a hummer (backlit but lightened up photos a bit) in 
Greeley at Josephine B Jones Park and Open Space Sunday. ID?

Three photos here:

   - http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3442
   - http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3443
   - http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3444

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

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Re: [cobirds] Fate of Colorado Birding Society

[Tyler Wilson]

Thanks for the info Doug and Joe.

I’m certainly not trying to stir the pot here. I guess i am just used to the 
Colorado birding community being open and transparent as Joe mentioned. I did 
not bird with him or know him personally. I would occasionally peruse the Cobus 
website and blog. Mainly it is my curiosity on the matter that has driven me to 
look into it. But i suppose curiosity killed the cat... It’s nice to learn a 
bit about Colorado birding history, good or bad.

Tyler Wilson
Thornton,CO

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[cobirds] Son of Song Quiz: We have a winner! (Nick Moore)

[Ted Floyd]

Hey, all.

Nick Moore got it. *Yellow-breasted chat.* The bird that can sing or say 
anything--anywhere, anytime. It was, as far as I could ascertain, a typical 
adult of the species. Nick also said: "Usually they start their more normal 
song but Ted may well be keeping the full recording from us." It is true 
that the bird eventually started to give a normal ("normal" being relative 
with the the crackup, clownish chat) song, but only after a long while of 
this consistent, stereotyped, down-slurred, wavering whistle.

Long ago, before the era of smartphones and small pocket recorders, I heard 
a chat in Gregory Canyon, Boulder County, giving only a slowly uttered, 
quite-low, monotone whistle. Was nearly certain I had a northern pygmy-owl. 
But no.

About a decade later, THIS chat was at Rabbit Mountain, Boulder County:

https://www.xeno-canto.org/184929

I think you'll see (and hear) why I thought I had a rare curve-billed 
thrasher. I wasn't the only one who thought that. :-)

Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County

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