Re: [cobirds] Chatfield Terns and Godwit, Douglas County

[Dave Cameron]

We saw that bird, too.  There was also an adult Forster's present, its 
black cap mostly intact, but fading.

Dave



On Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 9:47:51 PM UTC-6 rosanne@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
>  Birders who were present this morning around 9am at the sand spit noticed 
> this Tern (IMG_4089) with the dark eye line behind the eye. We tentatively 
> thought it was a juvenile or nonbreeding adult Forster's Tern.
>  Is this the one Forster's that Dave ID'd? 
> In the second photo are they all Common Terns then?
>
> Best,
>
> Rosanne
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 3:45 PM Scott Somershoe  
> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for being delinquent on posting birds here timely.
>>
>> As a follow up to Dave’s post, I rode down to Chatfield Saturday morning. 
>> I stopped on the dam on my way to the sand spit and counted 58 snowy egrets 
>> lined up hunting about 630am. 
>>
>> I arrived at the sand spit (still Douglas county) and had 18 Avocets, a 
>> few peeps, and eventually saw 18 or so black terns way to the west. I rode 
>> over to a vantage just west of the fisherman’s pier area and counted 22 
>> black terns going back and forth from JeffCo to Douglas co. Nice to see 
>> them way into JeffCo waters. 
>>
>> I birded S Platte delta and had one Forster's tern. I got caught off 
>> guard by what I assumed were teal but were actually 3 shovelers and 6 
>> pintail. I checked out the 4 assumed western grebes and one was a clark’s! 
>>
>> I decided on a whim to go back to the sand spit and boy oh boy what a 
>> good call that was. About 19 black terns were loafing! They are one of my 
>> favorites. The avocets still were there. A Marbled Godwit dropped in. Both 
>> yellowlegs species made appearances, as did Bairds sand and a semipalmated 
>> plover called and dropped in for maybe 30 seconds and was gone. I 
>> eventually saw a flock of shorebirds flying around but didn’t get a good 
>> enough look at them in flight but knew I wasn’t sure what they were in poor 
>> lighting. There were 12 birds with one smaller than the rest. Then they 
>> landed on the water and I realized they were wilsons phalaropes. What was 
>> that smaller bird???  
>>
>> No new birds for the green big year, but all round quality. It was a 
>> really great morning. Add to the Curlew I had there early last Saturday 
>> morning, pretty good green birding. I didn’t find any of my targets but you 
>> know I’ll try again :)
>>
>> As I was packing up, a rock wren came up to the edge of the path and 
>> walked over to me. It hopped on my bike. I was 2’ from it. I got photos of 
>> it on my bike. Ha! Cheeky little birds. Good big year blog material! 
>>
>> It’s going to be a busy bike riding couple months! I need a massage and 
>> nap 😂
>>
>> I think a couple big sits at the sand spit may be warranted this fall. I 
>> can’t wait!! 
>>
>> Good green birding!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Scott Somershoe 
>> Littleton CO
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Dave Cameron  wrote:
>>
>> The sandspit at the South Marina at Chatfield today around 1pm had
>>
>> 11 Black Terns
>> 6 Common Terns
>> 1 Forster's Tern
>> 1 Marbled Godwit
>> 2 California Gulls
>> ~150 Ring-billed Gulls
>> Many Pelicans, maybe a dozen DC Cormorants.
>>
>> So our shorebird search yielded 1 shorebird, but it was a good one.  
>> Earlier today at Cherry Creek in Aurora (Arapaho County), we got a total of 
>> 4-- 2 Solitary and 2 Spotted Sandpipers.  Also many Pelicans, many Snowy 
>> Egrets, Ring bills, and other obvious suspects.
>>
>> Dave Cameron
>> Denver
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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, 8/22/21

[Meredith McBurney]

A busy opening day with an unusual mix of birds.  80 birds, 14 species.  
Not many migrants, but a wide assortment of species including some fairly 
common but not usually captured:

Mourning Dove 1 
Western Wood-pewee 4
Willow Flycatcher 1
Western Kingbird 1 (common summer resident, but most have left before 
banding starts, we had 1 in 2019 and no others in the past 15 years)
Black-billed Magpie 1 (2 in past 15 years)
Black-capped Chickadee 4
House Wren 25 (24 of which were hatch year birds)
Yellow Warbler 22 new, 1 banded in 2020, 1 in 2019
MacGillivray's Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 6
Black-headed Grosbeak 2 
Blue Grosbeak 4 (1 adult male, 1 older hatch year, and 2 just out of the 
nest)

We will be open 6 days a week, weather permitting through October 23.  
Closed Mondays.  Click here 
 to register to 
visit - we are offering one-hour slots (up to 12 visitors at a time); 
7:30-8:30 most weekdays, and 8-9, 9-10, and 10-11 on weekends.  We look 
forward to seeing many of you during the season!

Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Labor Day Circum-Lake-ation (again)

[Gary Brower]

Good afternoon, friends!

Some of you may recall that, last year, I decided I would bird my way all the 
way 'round Cherry Creek Reservoir on Labor Day. Several folks joined me for 
some or all of that walk. We tallied over 70 species.

I’m going to do it again this year (Monday, September 6). I will leave the Lake 
Loop about 6:30 (as I did last year), and go clockwise around the lake, 
including the 12-mile Trail (which means heading north on the Cherry Creek 
Trail and/or the Railroad Bed Trail). 

My experience this year in birding Cherry Creek State Park has been that the 
number of both species and individuals has been “down”. I wonder if that will 
be borne out on Labor Day as well!

Let me know if you’re interested in joining in. That way we can share contact 
information for specific segment meet-ups. 

Good birding!

Gary Brower
Unincorporated Arapahoe County



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Re: [cobirds] Chatfield Terns and Godwit, Douglas County

[Scott Somershoe]

Sorry for being delinquent on posting birds here timely.

As a follow up to Dave’s post, I rode down to Chatfield Saturday morning. I 
stopped on the dam on my way to the sand spit and counted 58 snowy egrets lined 
up hunting about 630am. 

I arrived at the sand spit (still Douglas county) and had 18 Avocets, a few 
peeps, and eventually saw 18 or so black terns way to the west. I rode over to 
a vantage just west of the fisherman’s pier area and counted 22 black terns 
going back and forth from JeffCo to Douglas co. Nice to see them way into 
JeffCo waters. 

I birded S Platte delta and had one Forster's tern. I got caught off guard by 
what I assumed were teal but were actually 3 shovelers and 6 pintail. I checked 
out the 4 assumed western grebes and one was a clark’s! 

I decided on a whim to go back to the sand spit and boy oh boy what a good call 
that was. About 19 black terns were loafing! They are one of my favorites. The 
avocets still were there. A Marbled Godwit dropped in. Both yellowlegs species 
made appearances, as did Bairds sand and a semipalmated plover called and 
dropped in for maybe 30 seconds and was gone. I eventually saw a flock of 
shorebirds flying around but didn’t get a good enough look at them in flight 
but knew I wasn’t sure what they were in poor lighting. There were 12 birds 
with one smaller than the rest. Then they landed on the water and I realized 
they were wilsons phalaropes. What was that smaller bird???  

No new birds for the green big year, but all round quality. It was a really 
great morning. Add to the Curlew I had there early last Saturday morning, 
pretty good green birding. I didn’t find any of my targets but you know I’ll 
try again :)

As I was packing up, a rock wren came up to the edge of the path and walked 
over to me. It hopped on my bike. I was 2’ from it. I got photos of it on my 
bike. Ha! Cheeky little birds. Good big year blog material! 

It’s going to be a busy bike riding couple months! I need a massage and nap 😂

I think a couple big sits at the sand spit may be warranted this fall. I can’t 
wait!! 

Good green birding!

Cheers,
Scott Somershoe 
Littleton CO


Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 22, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Dave Cameron  wrote:
> 
> The sandspit at the South Marina at Chatfield today around 1pm had
> 
> 11 Black Terns
> 6 Common Terns
> 1 Forster's Tern
> 1 Marbled Godwit
> 2 California Gulls
> ~150 Ring-billed Gulls
> Many Pelicans, maybe a dozen DC Cormorants.
> 
> So our shorebird search yielded 1 shorebird, but it was a good one.  Earlier 
> today at Cherry Creek in Aurora (Arapaho County), we got a total of 4-- 2 
> Solitary and 2 Spotted Sandpipers.  Also many Pelicans, many Snowy Egrets, 
> Ring bills, and other obvious suspects.
> 
> Dave Cameron
> Denver
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[cobirds] Chatfield Terns and Godwit, Douglas County

[Dave Cameron]

The sandspit at the South Marina at Chatfield today around 1pm had

11 Black Terns
6 Common Terns
1 Forster's Tern
1 Marbled Godwit
2 California Gulls
~150 Ring-billed Gulls
Many Pelicans, maybe a dozen DC Cormorants.

So our shorebird search yielded 1 shorebird, but it was a good one.  
Earlier today at Cherry Creek in Aurora (Arapaho County), we got a total of 
4-- 2 Solitary and 2 Spotted Sandpipers.  Also many Pelicans, many Snowy 
Egrets, Ring bills, and other obvious suspects.

Dave Cameron
Denver

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[cobirds] CFO Shorebird Field Trips begin next weekend

[Peter Burke]

COBirders,
Beginning next weekend and running through September 12, CFO is offering 24
field trips to shorebird hotspots across the state. Many are already full,
but there are still some openings so reserve your spot today
!

On Saturday, Aug. 28, and Sunday, Aug. 29, Eric Hynes will lead trips to
Jackson Lake and/or Prewitt SWA plus area playas if conditions are right.
Eric is a professional birding guide for Field Trips, Inc. and owner of Box
Canyon Birding. Don't miss out on this opportunity to go birding with Eric
-- just $10 for CFO members, $25 for nonmembers. You can brush up on your
shorebird ID skills by reviewing Eric's recent presentation on the CFO
YouTube Channel .

In case those links don't work, here are the URLs:

   - *CFO Fall Shorebird Workshops*:
   https://cobirds.org/CFO/Events/Info.aspx?id=95
   - *Eric Hynes Shorebird Presentation*:
   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBP3yA5x0dxoAKooAFZ0lw


Good birding,

Peter Burke
CFO Board of Directors

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[cobirds] Re: Black-Bellied Plover (not American Golden), SW Weld County

[Jeff Percell]

Plovers were not continuing this morning, though there was quite the group 
of shore birds at the same run-off spot including 170 Ring-billed Gull, 6 
Franklin's Gull, 2 California Gull, 1 Great Egret, 8 Snowy Egret, 9 Baird's 
Sandpiper, 11 Killdeer. Exciting as it's within walking distance from my 
house -- after birding for about 20 minutes, I noticed I was just over 900 
steps on the day. Ha!

My full checklist from this morning:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S93578322

Thanks,
Jeff

On Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 7:16:09 AM UTC-6 Jeff Percell wrote:

> Updating the ID on my previous post, to correctly reflect they were 
> Black-Bellied Plovers, not American Golden Plovers, after reviewing field 
> guides and seeing they had white under tail coverts. Still -- a very cool, 
> unexpected lifer on my way to dinner this evening.
>
> Checklist has been updated with actual media, rather than back of camera 
> shots.
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> https://ebird.org/checklist/S93561296
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Percell
> Erie, Colorado
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[cobirds] Black-Bellied Plover (not American Golden), SW Weld County

[Jeff Percell]

Updating the ID on my previous post, to correctly reflect they were 
Black-Bellied Plovers, not American Golden Plovers, after reviewing field 
guides and seeing they had white under tail coverts. Still -- a very cool, 
unexpected lifer on my way to dinner this evening.

Checklist has been updated with actual media, rather than back of camera 
shots.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S93561296

Thanks,
Jeff Percell
Erie, Colorado

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[cobirds] American Golden Plovers SW Weld Co

[Jeff Percell]

On my way to dinner spotted 3 American Golden Plovers in Erie just after 7 
pm (Weld County side). Checklist has back of camera photos for now. Don't 
believe these are black-bellied but either way exciting birds and lifers 
for me.

They were in a field with 250 gulls. This field has had gulls on and off 
the last few weeks following rain. The gulls typically leave by 730 am or 
so. I observe from side of road, while there is a road through the field, 
I'm pretty sure it is a private oil field road.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S93561296

Thanks,
Jeff Percell
Erie, CO

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