[cobirds] Re: Upland Sandpiper - El Paso County

2017-08-20 Thread stephen.getty
Robb, Thats a fabulous find, and great photo. Thanks for sharing!! Steve On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 11:16:55 AM UTC-6, robb...@gmail.com wrote: > > This morning I found an Upland Sandpiper near the intersection of Squirrel > Creek Rd. and S. Peyton Hwy. (Peyton Rd.) > > This ebird report has

[cobirds] Birds at Prewitt Reservoir

2017-08-20 Thread Jack Bushong
Hi all, Today a handful of us ventured up to Prewitt Reservoir, looking particularly for shorebirds. We were not disappointed. Before I delve into that, however, I would like to note that, because we were so engrossed in the sandpipers, we had little time to scan open water for the previously

[cobirds] Swallow-tailed Kite continues at Lamar

2017-08-20 Thread Nicholas Komar
Just wrapped up our WFO field trip in Lamar where 8 of us searched the skies over the Willow Creek Park vicinity for one hour (in four groups of 2). It was finally spotted high over the parking lot at the Willow Creek swimming pool. We searched through several groups of Mississippi Kites (over 2

[cobirds] Upland Sandpiper - El Paso County

2017-08-20 Thread Robb Hinds
This morning I found an Upland Sandpiper near the intersection of Squirrel Creek Rd. and S. Peyton Hwy. (Peyton Rd.) This ebird report has a photo. https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38733034 Robb Hinds Colorado Springs El Paso County -- You received this message because you are subscribe

[cobirds] Walden Ponds white heron

2017-08-20 Thread 'Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds
Greetings. I hate to say this, but I believe the Walden Ponds "Little Blue Heron" to be an odd young Snowy Egret It is common for young Snowies to have entire yellow-green/green legs for months after fledging. Additionally, a great number of young Snowies have bicolored bills if you look har

[cobirds] Pygmy nuthatches- Littleton, Jeff Co

2017-08-20 Thread Scott Somershoe
To add to a recent series of Pygmy Nuthatches in western Arapahoe Co, this morning while doing yard work, I had a pair of come thru my yard in Littleton by Columbine HS and Clement Park. I did some playback and I saw them briefly. I ran inside for binocs and they were gone. They were rapidly mov

[cobirds] Cattle Egrets Weld County

2017-08-20 Thread 'Dan Stringer' via Colorado Birds
Yesterday at 3 I visited Lower Latham Reservoir (Weld Co), pretty quiet but seems like it's setting up for decent fall shorebird habitat. One Baird's Sandpiper, lots of Kildeer, two Greater Yellowlegs, and two Solitary Sandpipers further east along that small channel of water, south of the road

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 20 August 2017

2017-08-20 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date:August 20, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, August 20 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new