[cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler/Larimer and some other notes

COBirders, This evening Joel found a Virginia's Warbler and female Black-and-white Warbler near our house. We should have pics of both species posted on our blog tomorrow... suchboys.blogspot.com By the way, we were not the first people to find the Black-bellied Plover at Lower Latham Reservoir (

[cobirds] Crow Valley additions

In addition to the birds accurately detailed by Kathy Dunning in her report, Bayard and I saw an Ash-throated Flycatcher later in the morning in the NE corner in and around the farm machinery and fence line. It resisted all our efforts to turn it into a Brown-crested. The impact of the windy co

[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler, Walden Ponds, Boulder County

Dear Cobirders, After leaving Twin Lakes this afternoon (5/8) I headed over to Walden Ponds/Sawhill Open Space to meet up with Bob Zilly and Mike Blatchy and search the area near Boulder Creek for Warblers. We were not disappointed. After a slow start to the birding, with cooling

[cobirds] owl

Hi all, Just a note to let you know that Flammulated Owls are back vocalizing in and around Estes Park and RMNP. Scott Rashid Estes Park --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this me

[cobirds] Hooded Warbler, Twin Lakes, Boulder County

Dear Cobirders, I was able to walk the trails around Twin Lakes twice today (5/8). First, in the morning with Joyce Takamine and Maggie Boswell, the typical warblers were present, Yellow Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Common Yellowthroat. We were unable

[cobirds] More Chico Basin Ranch birds this afternoon/evening 5/8

All the goodies that were found eariler in the day (male Black-throated Blue Warbler, male Magnolia Warbler, two Northern Waterthrush, and Veery), were all present all afternoon, into the evening at the Headquarters Willows and yard.  I was surprised to find a male Hooded Warbler here as well. 

[cobirds] Bent County 5/8

Cobirders, Sandwiched around my job, I found time to visit three Bent County migrant traps on 5/8. At Green Heron Slough, I had a White-eyed Vireo with a Cassin's Vireo. Van's Grove hosted a male Summer Tanager. The Hasty Campground was alive with birds today. I found a male Black-throated B

[cobirds] Poudre River on both sides of Prospect, Fort Collins (Larimer) on 5/8

This morning we had a bird field trip for the City of Fort Collins Master Naturalists Class of 2009. Our area was basically the Poudre River from Sharp Point Drive at Prospect southeast thru Prospect Ponds Natural Area along the bike trail to the Environmental Learning Center parking lot and ba

[cobirds] Fallout at Crow Valley (Weld)

Greetings - This morning I got an early start and headed up to Crow Valley CG. The campground was teeming with migrant birds, undoubtedly shoved out of the sky by the rains to the north last evening in combination with the strong north winds later last night. The strong winds kept the birds clos

[cobirds] Broad-tailed Hawk south of Lowry, in Denver

Hi Birders, At three this afternoon, we spotted a Broad-tailed Hawk over Dayton, just north of Mississippi, and south of Alameda. Last week when I caught sight of a Broad-tailed Hawk off I-76 in Adams County, Frank didn't get a chance to see it. This time, while we were driving down Dayto

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch Banding, Friday

Hi COBirders, Good bird day today - pretty steady captures all morning, totaling about 75 new birds banded. The surprise today was the relative dearth of warblers (after 50+ yesterday), and the arrival of the Swainson's Thrushes. Nancy had banded about 5 SWTH for the season previously,

[cobirds] Beebe Draw Sandhill Cranes (Weld County)

I was able to finally go look for the Dunlin yesterday evening. Unfortunately the sun had set already and I could not find it in the fading light. I did find 4 Sandhill Cranes at the pond at CR45/CR46. Also, I've never heard so many Sora in one location along CR48. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO --

[cobirds] migrants in loveland

Although the winds are howling at my place and there is nary a bird to be seen, a brief visit to my friends yard in downtown Loveland produced several lazuli buntings, a black-headed grosbeak, orange-crowned warbler, and a least flycatcher.  Seems like today is one of those days when millions of

[cobirds] Blue grosbeak, clay colored, yard birds Prowers

Hello all, We had a joyful surprise this morning when a beautiful male blue grosbeak dropped by for a short visit to our sprinkler! He was close to the window so the kids got good looks at the blue with rusty wings. I birded our yard and the church yard on Tuesday afternoon with our youngest,

[cobirds] mini fallout Chico Basin Ranch (Pueblo)

COBirders, This is a report from just the Pueblo County part of Chico Basin Ranch (fee). Bob Harnish, Gene Rutherford, Larry Modesit, and I birded CBR this A.M. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - so hot that I melted, singing most of A.M. around little HQ pond and "The Willows" MAGNOLIA WARBLER - s

[cobirds] Info on Grace's Warbler?

Hello Birders, Has anyone seen the Grace's Warbler today? I would like to chase it after I get off work in a couple hours, but Estes is a bit of a drive if it hasn't been seen Thanks, Jessi Oberbeck Northglenn, co --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 200

[cobirds] Highlandlake Yard

Spent an hour sitting by my window watching the feeder. Besides the regulars, I got a good look at a pair of Canada Warblers up in my cherry trees. They stuck around for almost an hour and then flew southeast toward Mead. There was another bird I wasn't able to identify. At first I thought it wa

[cobirds] Mourning Dove on 2 eggs - El Paso Cty

Yesterday I flushed a mourning dove from a ground nest with 2 eggs. Didn't know they were ground nesters. Small scrape in ground at top of steep bank under lip of bank. Contained small amounts of grass on downhill edge; no sticks. fyi Jeff J Jones ( jjo...@jones

[cobirds] Lucy's Warbler - Mesa County

Hi all, On my way home from RMBO training this morning, I found a Lucy's Warbler in Rabbit Valley. I originally heard a warbler singing that I didn't recognize (I am rusty on my warbler songs, so I cannot confirm whether it was a nearby Virginia's or the Lucy's) and saw a warbler fly from the cott

[cobirds] Gray Flycatch and Western Tanager - BCLP - Jefferson County

This morning I observed a Gray Flycatcher (FOS) near the Fitness #1 area before he flew east toward the lake and I lost him. Also had FOS male Western Tanager. Other migrants: Warblers - Orange-crowned, Yellow, and Yellow-rumped(male, female, Audubon's, Myrtle's) Sparrows - Brewer's, Chipping

[cobirds] Again my yard

The wind at 7:00 AM made me think it might be a good day to sleep in, but then I looked out the back window. Little birds were flying every in the wind and into the pear trees. My "foy" Yellow Warblers half dozen or more Orange-crowns Spotted Towhee Green-tailed Towhee Chipping & White-crowned S

[cobirds] Northern Waterthrush/Lee Martinez Park

I saw 2 Northern Waterthrushes in a small wetland about 100 feet west of the Poudre Bike trail and N. College intersection. One of the NOWA was singing profusely. Also seen; Orange-crowned Warbler 6 Yellow Warbler 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 50+

[cobirds] Grossbeaks, Orioles, Hummers and Buntings - Huerfano County

Three species of Grosbeak continue to visit daily: at least three pairs of Rose-breasted (I've seen seven at once...a huge first for such numbers), nearly as many Black-headed are here too (odd, last year it was more Black-headed than Rose-breasted), and Evening Grosbeaks (in twos and threes) st

[cobirds] new location for Belmar Prothonotary

Hello, Tim Smart found the Prothonotary Warbler along the boardwalk on the EAST side of Kountze Lake around 5:30PM today. It was foraging low along the edge of the small pond that is between the boardwalk and parking lot. good birding, Doug Faulkner Arvada, CO --~--~-~--~~---

[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado, May 7, 2009

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:May 7, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there