[cobirds] Upland Sandpiper, Yuma County
On Sunday morning, I drove the Waverly Breeding Bird Survey route. At stop 30, on Yuma CR 45 between S Road and T road, I heard an Upland Sandpiper's rakish wolf wistle. At stop 32, on CR T between Roads 45 and 44, I heard two more of the sandpipers. This is the first time in 8 years running this route that I've heard the sandpipers. Earlier this spring, I spotted one not far from these locations while atlasing near Yuma. To date there are only 4 Upland Sandpiper records in the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas II database. This might be an interesting year to scour the eastern plains for long-legged wolf whistlers. Chuck Hundertmark 2546 Lake Meadow Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 Phone/fax: 303-604-0531 Cell: 720-771-8659 cahm...@q.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Indigo Bunting, Fort Collins
Hi, I relocated the Indigo Bunting found by Aran Meyer yesterday in Fort Collins, just west of Lemay near the Poudre Trail. It was singing profusely near the road, and in fact I heard it singing even as I was getting out of my vehicle in the parking lot. As Aran said, this appears to be a young (first alternate) bird, with brown wings and lightish flanks. The underparts are largely blue, but with a bit of buff on the belly. The song sounds to me like half of an adult Indigo song, lacking the full flourish of the adult but with 3-4 recognizable distinct couplets. I walked briefly eastward down the trail toward where the trail is submerged by the flooding river, and also heard a singing Swainson's Thrush. Oh, and I also found the mother lode of mosquitos. Since I was unprepared for that, I didn't stick around long. -- Eric DeFonso Fort Collins, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Boulder Rose-breasted Grosbeak
At 6:45 this morning, I saw and photographed a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeders. Unfortunately, it left 15 minutes before Linda Andes-Georges Boulder Audubon group showed up. This is the first female here this year, but the fourth Rose-breasted here this year. The last male, a young one with some white streaking on its head, was here on the 4th and 5th. David Waltman 6,000 feet; 1/2 way between Boulder Lyons -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Prairie Warbler/Crow Valley
Looks like we might have a Prairie Warbler at Crow Valley (yesterday) http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/townsends-warbler?xg_source=activity Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Grosbeak fallout, Louisville, Boulder County
Between 10:45 and 11:15 am, about two miles north of my house where I saw and heard a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak today, I saw at least four Blue Grosbeaks in bushes along an irrigation ditch in K. Helart Open Space off Monarch Court and had two male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks singing in the same area! Paula Hansley Louisville (under-birded!) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Grosbeaks in Eagle Vail
We have had as many as 4 Evening Grosbeaks and 4 Black-headed Grosbeaks at our feeders on Greenway Circle in Avon. I was a little surprised to also see The Ruby-crowned kinglet in the spruce down the street. Bill Senske, Eagle Vail Co. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Cedar Waxwing, Louisville
We found one singing male Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the woods on the south side of Keith Helart Park at 12:45 PM just as described by Paula Hansley. We also found several Cedar Waxwings in the trees overhanging the trail just south of the bridge. This area is just a few blocks north of our house and these birds are welcome to visit my birdbath and feeders! Oddly, we have had a Least Chipmunk in our yard the past few days. Sharon Norfleet and Gary Baxley Northeast Louisville -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Clark's Grebe in Summit County
The Clark's Grebe was on North Pond, which is about two miles north of the Silverthorne exit of I-70 along Highway 9, towards Kremmling. It was the only bird on this pond, best viewed from the pocket park on the north end of North Pond. There were some Gadwall 1/2 mile farther north at the Blue River waste water treatment plant and some Mallard looking things that could have resulted from flawed genetic experiment. Joe Roller, Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Weld County Fallout 6/8
This afternoon I decided to chase the Prairie Warbler photographed yesterday at Crow Valley. The mosquitoes were awful and the water level was still fairly high, so there are lots of good places that I couldn't get to. The highlights were: Crow Valley (Weld County) - 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER (refound) - Singing. From the picnic area walk south to the fence, from there walk west until the first tree (a very large tree that you can walk under), it was staying in this area. - 1 Red-eyed Vireo - Same location as the Prairie Warbler. - 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - I got a good close view of it flying into the row of trees along the creek just south of the Prairie Warbler tree. I could not find it after it landed. It appeared smaller then a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, it was whitish underneath and brown on the uppersides. There was no rufous anywhere on the bird. - 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher - Same area as the Cuckoo. - 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - Singing. It was where the creek goes under the fence on the south west side of the campground. - 1 Northern Waterthrush - The same location as the Golden-winged Warbler. Norma's Grove (Weld County: On CR 100, just east of CR 57) - 1 WOOD THRUSH - With several Swainson's Thurshes along the creek on the north side of the road. - 1 'Western' Veery - Along the creek on south side of the road. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
