[cobirds] Bent County (restricted access); Thurston Lake and Willow Valley Subdivision Prowers County 14March2015

Dotti Russell, Norma Verhoeff and I birded for a couple of hours on this very beautiful day in SECO. Highlights from my yard in the Willow Valley Subdivision in a 30 minute span, 13 species seen: 1 White-winged Dove, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker (both male and female visit the peanut feeder daily), 1

[cobirds] Sandhills cranes

We spotted a flock of noisy Sandhills Cranes over Fort Collins on Saturday afternoon. It was a large group of about 30. While we could hear them easily , it was hard to pick up any details until I zoomed in on some photos I took. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

[cobirds] Re: Tree Swallow, Jeffco

Maybe Spring, but one swallow does not make a Summer. Karl Stecher Centennial Paulo Tabares writes: Good day! While taking the monthly Cooley Lake hike in South Platte Park, I was surprised to see a tree swallow so early, FOS. Only one flying near the lake and then landed on one of the b

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 15 March 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: March 15, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Sunday, March 15, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Trumpeter Swan (Delta, *Douglas) Tundra Swan (B

[cobirds] Dusky Grouse

I am hoping to visit the week starting May 18th from Ontario Canada and was wondering if Dusky Grouse will still be fairly to find particularly in the Black Canyon area Around Montrose/Gunnison at that time? Thanks in advance Brendan O'Sullivan Grimsby Ontario Canada -- You received this mess

[cobirds] Kildeer in Boulder County

Kildeer have returned to the open space around Blue Mountain Elementary School in west Longmont. Two were flying around, calling, as I walked my dog this morning. Kat Bradley-Bennett Longmont -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.

[cobirds] Posts to CO & WY eBird blog

Hi Cobirders: I've put up a couple posts recently on the new CO & WY eBird blog. Check 'em out at http://cowyebird.blogspot.com/. Enjoy, Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop recei

[cobirds] Boulder County ducks today

A quick foray to Walden Ponds in Boulder County today produced a wonderful array of ducks. I had my 4th grader neighbor in tow, a young birder in the making! We were treated to: Common Merganser Common Goldeneye Northern Shoveler Red Heads Ring-Necks American Widgeon Cinnamon Teal Green-winged T

[cobirds] Harlan's Hawk-- Jefferson County

Mature adult -- Harlan's Hawk. Dark, chocolate brown, faint white striping on upper breast. Undertail pale gray, slightly barred. Upper tail, white speckling . Bill tip dark. In flight, gray underrated clearly visible, upper tail mostly dark. Body completely black/chocolate brown. Primaries ligh

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (15 Mar 2015) 6 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 15, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0