[cobirds] Lake County - 4/18
Cobirds, I did refind (Cole Wild's) White-winged Scoter in the SE corner of Mt. Elbert Forebay as well as the Trumpeter Swan on the Twin Lakes. The swan was on the eastern most lake. Additionally of interest, on the Twin Lakes were 3 Black-necked Stilts and 1 American Avocet. I had a great look at a White-tailed Ptarmigan at Loveland Pass as well. It was seen from the third parking area below the top at 15 feet. Just one brown feather was visible. Happy birding, Sue Riffe Lyons, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Jefferson County Juvenile Red Crossbill etc
Birding Turkey Creek Park there was an adult male Red Crossbill and a juvenile. Chatfield Kingfisher cove had a Sora and near the gravel ponds was an adult Bald Eagle. The Yellow-throated Vireo was heard but not found. Linda Powers -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Back in Colorado
After an extended work assignment in San Diego, I am home and enjoyed my first Colorado birding day in a while today. Highlights: Redhead - pond in Quail Creek Park, Brooomfield (136th Zuni) Lesser Scaup (4) - Erie Reservoir Bald Eagle (1 Adult, 1 3rd year) - ~1 mile east of Union Reservoir on CR-28 Great-Tailed Grackles (2) - Weld CR-48 near Lower Latham Reservoir Burrowing Owls (2) - Weld CR-46 north side ~1/4 mile east of CR-45 As usual, my photos can be found on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rudi_noodle/ Rudi Nuissl Broomfield, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Major new reference work for Colorado Birders
Hello, Birders. In case you haven't heard, Doug Faulkner's long-awaited and definitive Birds of Wyoming has been published. Even though it's for the north of the border avifauna, it's a vital reference for anybody seeking current knowledge of the status and distribution of Colorado's birds. Here are the specs: Faulkner, D.W. 2010. Birds of Wyoming. Roberts Co., Greenwood Village. 404 pp. --- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding Follow Birding magazine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BirdingMagazine --- _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Colorado RBA - April 19, 2010
Date:April 19, 2010 e-Mail: rba AT cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Allison Hilf This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday April 19, 2010 at 8am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this species in this report) TRUMPETER SWAN (*Lake) Surf Scoter (*Lake) Barrow's Goldeneye (Fremont, Summit, Weld) Green Heron (*Boulder) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON (*El Paso) White-winged Dove (Pueblo) Black Phoebe (*Delta,Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Larimer, Pueblo) Yellow-throated Vireo (*Douglas/Jefferson) Northern Parula (*Bent, El Paso) Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Adams) Hooded Warbler (El Paso) Black-throated Sparrow (Baca) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Fremont) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) White-winged Crossbill (Lake, Larimer) To skip this recording to leave a message, press the star key at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions including the county and dates for all sightings. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Adams County: --A Black-throated Blue Warbler was reported by Latona at EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn on April 18. From Northglenn Community Center at i25 and 120th, enter Rains Park and go right (south) on the farmers high line trail. From the first bridge you encounter, the bird was 200 yards south (upstream) around 11am. Baca County: --A Black-throated Sparrow was reported by Gibbons at M Rd WNW of Campo on April 11. The bird was 2.4 miles East of the M Rd/13Rd Junction (on M Rd). Bent County: --A male Northern Parula was reported by Gibbons at Hasty campground at John Martin Reservoir on April 11. --A male Northern Parula was reported by Nelson at Tempel Grove on April 16. It was also seen and heard by Nelson on April 18. Boulder County: --An adult Green Heron was reported by Nunnes at Walden Ponds Cottonwood Marsh on April 17. Delta County: --4 Black Phoebes were reported by Pieplow along the stream at Escalante Canyon on April 17. Douglas County/Jefferson County: --A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Kellner at Chatfield State Park on April 17 and on April 18. The bird was on the east side of the creek from the Plum Creek delta parking lot. Walk over the creek on the footbridge SE of the parking lot and then walk down stream to the last stand of tall trees before the lake. The bird has also been seen slightly east of this location and has been loosely associated with a flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Waterproof footwear is suggested. El Paso County: --A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was reported by Lewantowicz at Hansen Nature Park (southern part of Fountain Creek Regional Park on April 16 and April 17. From the Hansen Nature Park parking lot, take a small social trail that goes north through the woods. When you reach the marsh, you will notice two fallen down willow trees on your left (and a gigantic willow tree straight ahead on the edge of the trail. If you look west across the water to the opposite bank, the heron was standing in the reeds. --A male Hooded Warbler was reported by Percival at Holmes Grove at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) on April 16 and was found again on April 17. --A male Northern Parula was reported by Percival at the Casita at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) on April 16 and was found again on April 17. Fremont: --A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by Miller at Tunnel Drive on April 16. --A female Barrow’s Goldeneye was reported by Miller at the Tunnel Drive Water Reservoir on April 16. Lake county: --A TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Wild at Twin Lakes on April 16 and by Riffe on April 18. --A Surf Scoter (female) was reported by Wild at Mt. Elbert Forebay on April 16 and by Riffe on April 18. --A male White-winged Crossbill was reported by Wild at Mt. Elbert Forebay on April 16. Larimer County: --A pair of White-winged Crossbills has been observed by Leatherman at Grandview Cemetery, west end of Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins since November 22. The pair had nestlings that were close to fledging but were not located as of April 14. The adults were last reported by Cropper in some big deciduous trees east of the pumphouse corner (the big trees are near the little cart bridge that runs between the green at #3 and the tee at #4. The sighting lasted about 10 minutes before they flew off. For those still wanting to try locating the crossbill pair, Leatherman suggests the southeast corner, then wander the cemetery checking big spruce with cones. Key in on the vid-vid- vid. call notes. Please do not walk on the golf course. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Coley at the south side of the diversion dam on the Big Thompson River (a bit NW of Marker 2) on April 14. Prowers County: --A male Northern Cardinal was reported by Newport at the Lamar Community College Woods on April 17. The bird
[cobirds] Book Signing - Birds of Wyoming by Doug Falkner
Doug will be available to SIGN his splendid new book, Birds of Wyoming, at the convention of the Colorado Field Ornithologists, which is being held in Fort Collins from May 21-24th. I am eager to get my copy signed by the author! Joe Roller Denver On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Ted Floyd wrote: Hello, Birders. In case you haven't heard, Doug Faulkner's long-awaited and definitive Birds of Wyoming has been published. Even though it's for the north of the border avifauna, it's a vital reference for anybody seeking current knowledge of the status and distribution of Colorado's birds. Here are the specs: Faulkner, D.W. 2010. Birds of Wyoming. Roberts Co., Greenwood Village. 404 pp. --- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding Follow Birding magazine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BirdingMagazine --- _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
Re: [cobirds] Book Signing - Birds of Wyoming by Doug Falkner
Hi Joe, That's good news. I assume that he will have copies for sale? Jim - Original Message - From: Joe Roller per...@aol.com To: tedfloy...@hotmail.com Cc: cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 9:30 AM Subject: [cobirds] Book Signing - Birds of Wyoming by Doug Falkner Doug will be available to SIGN his splendid new book, Birds of Wyoming, at the convention of the Colorado Field Ornithologists, which is being held in Fort Collins from May 21-24th. I am eager to get my copy signed by the author! Joe Roller Denver On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Ted Floyd wrote: Hello, Birders. In case you haven't heard, Doug Faulkner's long-awaited and definitive Birds of Wyoming has been published. Even though it's for the north of the border avifauna, it's a vital reference for anybody seeking current knowledge of the status and distribution of Colorado's birds. Here are the specs: Faulkner, D.W. 2010. Birds of Wyoming. Roberts Co., Greenwood Village. 404 pp. --- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding Follow Birding magazine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BirdingMagazine --- _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Say's Phoebe, Golden, Jeffco
My Say's Phoebe just appeared in my yard north of N Table Mt, Golden! Last year, s/he was first seen 18 April! Western Meadowlarks have been singing in the adjoining prairie dog town for two weeks. Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D. Niyo Scientific Communications Kay Niyo Photography mailto:k...@kayniyo.com k...@kayniyo.com http://www.KayNiyo.com www.KayNiyo.com __ 5651 Garnet Street Golden, CO 80403 Phone: (303) 679-6646 Fax: (866) 849-8013 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Snowy Egrets Return to City Park, Denver Co.
Cobirders, The Snowy Egrets have come back to City Park! Unlike the Double-crested Cormorants and Black-crowned NightHerons that they have shared the island at Farril Lake with during the past 3-4 years, they don't seem to have begun nesting. This afternoon, one of the three egrets was standing on the shore, head raised up to the sky like it was searching for the the rest of the old gang from last summer. To get within a hundred feet of the rookery--a nice distance for photography, young birders, and rookery-watchers, relax and sit on the bench just in front of The Children's Fountain in the SSE corner of Farril Lake, the largest in City Park. Also at the lake, on the east side, there was a single Ross's or Ross/Snow Goose with bluish streaks on it's back and sides, among the Canadas and Mallards. Frank and Nancy Hatch Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Fruita, Mesa Co, CO, 04-16-09 - 04-18-09
I’m no longer able to post to the group, although I still receive my daily digest (meaning I AM subscribed), so this comes via e-mail. At Rabbit Valley in rocks and Junipers, I heard an unidentified song, zee-do, whee-zee, or whee-zee, whee-zee (|-|-) with long pauses between iterations, about the pitch, timbre, and buzziness of a Sage Sparrow song. The Sage sparrows I saw weren't singing or calling. Does anyone have a clue? What do local Sage Sparrows sound like? The ones on the tapes have an 8-10 syllable songs with rhythm sort of like -|--| |--|, mixes of iambs anapests. This was the same area where I saw the Black-throated Gray Warbler singing its typical song and also Juniper Titmice. Silt Fruita Eurasian Collared Doves European Starlings House Sparrows Along the Colorado (Grand) River, Silt – Grand Junction Canada Goose (2) Mallard (1) Great-tailed Grackle (1) Red-tailed Hawk (1) Turkey Vulture (6) Common Raven (8) Western Meadowlark (2) European Starling (3, at bluebird boxes, sigh) (NO (0) Red-wing Blackbirds!) (NO (0) swallows of any ilk.) Riparian without Tarmarisk (0 acres). Correlation?? Rabbit Valley (“Road” 3, south from OHV training track to river overlook) Say’s Phoebe (1) Western Meadowlark (8 singing males, 1 female) Vesper Sparrow (6) Sage Thrasher (1) Sage Sparrow (2) Black-throated Sparrow (3 singing males) Scott’s Oriole (probably, 1 singing, not seen, just heard) House Finch (8 singing males. 1 singing female type with no red at all, in full song) Juniper Titmouse (4) Black-throated Gray Warbler (1 singing male) Gray Vireo (2) Dark-eyed Junco, Gray-headed race (8) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Common Raven (4) Turkey Vulture (2) Rock Wren (2 singing males) Black-chinned Hummingbird (1 female) (NO Lark Sparrows (0) !!! (most common bird, 06-12-09) Western Wood-Pewee (1) Gray Flycatcher (2) Cassin’s Kingbird (1) Northern Flicker (1) Colorado National Monument Common Raven (many) Turkey Vulture (many) White-throated Swift (many) Black Swift (1) Western Scrub Jay (2) House Finch (4) Brewster Ridge (up BLM road about 1 ½ mi east of Utah border south from old US 6 to about ¾ mi north of I-70, and along old 6 from Utah about 5 miles) Mountain Bluebird (1) Loggerhead Shrike (1) Horned Lark (12) Vesper Sparrow (6) Common Raven (6) Red-tailed Hawk (1) American Kestrel (1) Turkey Vulture (2) Chipping Sparrow (1) Black-throated Sparrow (2) Brewer’s Sparrow (1) White-throated Swift (several) (NO Lark Sparrows. Must be late arrivers.) Along Old US 6 from Utah to Fruita Barn Swallow (1) (NO (0) Red-wing Blackbirds!) Riparian without Tarmarisk (0 acres). Correlation?? Red-tailed Hawk (1) Canada Goose (4) European Starling (10) Rock Pigeon (14) Bair Ranch rest area Steller’s Jay (2) American Robin (1) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Change subscription?
Dear List Master—Could I change my subscription e-mail from marga...@theabogroup.com to margaretalicesm...@gmail.com? I think that the reason I can no longer post to CObirds is that my (newish) gmail password doesn't match my older CObirds password, which was kicsi2. Google knows my password won't let me onto the list. Thank you---Margaret -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Help please.. Eastern Screech Owls - Denver area
Hi all, Can anyone direct me to an Eastern Screech in the Denver area please.. ?? We have some spare time Tuesday/Wednesday and who knows how much longer, as the ash cloud is still screwing up flights home to England.. Many thanks for any help Best regards Dick Filby Carbondale CO 970-355-9057 cell -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
