[cobirds] Mandarin Duck at Prospect Park
Hi all, Just an update for anyone wondering if a visit to the Wheat Ridge Green Belt may be in order this weekend. I stopped by Prospect Park late in the afternoon (around 5 PM) and was treated to a wonderful sighting of the male Mandarin Duck that has been hanging out in Prospect Pond (the first pond off the parking lot nearest to the 44th street entrance). The duck was on the ramp area and in the water near the ramp. Some folks walking in the area said that a male Barrow's Goldeneye was in another pond in the park. I did not have time to find the Barrow's, but it may be worthwhile to scour the other ponds there this weekend if you're looking for a Barrow's. Mary Keithler Arapahoe County near Cherry Creek State Park -- 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. 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] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (18 Mar 2011) 45 Raptors
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 3 25 25 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4 Cooper's Hawk1 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 35 95 95 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 9 9 Golden Eagle 3 12 12 American Kestrel 0 3 3 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 1 6 6 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo1 10 10 Unknown Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Total: 45173173 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter:Dave Hill Observers:Cynthia Madsen, Michael Kiessig Visitors: Michael Kiessig arrived @ 11:45 MST and departed @ 2:30 MST. He was a remarkable spotter. Weather: Today was an absolutely wonderful day for watching hawks. The air temperatures from 34-53°F were very well tolerated due to diminished wind/gust speeds of less than 10 mph throughout the day. Cynthia Madsen said, "This is the best weather day I've had up here in 2 years!" Raptor Observations: Today was a "Red Feather Day" as an abundance of Red-tailed Hawks showed themselves. The number of raptors recorded for today's HawkWatch far exceeded our expectations for the day. On 4 occasions a pair of Red-tailed hawks were noted but not counted Non-raptor Observations: 12 American Robin, 4 Black-billed Magpie, 10 Common Raven, 2 Mountain Bluebird, 1 Western Scrub-Jay, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 6 unidentified corvids over Cabrini Shrine, 1 Dark-eyed Junco (Gray Headed), 4 Black-capped Chickadee Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (jeff.bi...@rmbo.org) Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.rmbo.org/ Site Description: Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur Ridge may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular. Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican or Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome. The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory from about 9 AM to around 4 PM from the first week of March to the first week of May. Directions to site: >From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under freeway and take left into first parking lot, the Stegosaurus lot. Follow small signs from the south side of lot to hawkwatch site. The hike starts heading east on an old two-track and quickly turns south onto a trail on the west side of the ridge. When the trail nears the top of the ridge, turn left, head through the gate, and walk to the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of the ridge. -- 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. 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
[cobirds] The birds in the Lamar threw Limon area
All, The last two days my family (partly) decided to go down to the Lamar area. On the way we stopped at Nee Noshee Reservoir. Here is what we saw: 800 Snow Geese 2 Ross' Geese 800+ Sandhill Cranes 15-20 Brewer's Blackbirds 1 American Avocet 3-5 Pelicans After our migratory luck in the plains we drove farther south to Lamar where we wen't to Willow Creek Park to look for the Cardinal earlier reported by Dave Leatherman. Here is what we saw: 1 Brown Creeper 1 Rough-legged Hawk 3 White-crowned Sparrows 2 Kestrels After a walk throughout the thick of it we found a car oddly parked in front of our car we asked them what they where looking at and right then a flaming male Cardinal dancing on top or our car. We started off early the next morning west for any good birds. We stopped at places like John Martin Reservoir where we found a pair of Hooded Mergansers. We also hit Ft. Lyons SWA where we found: 3 Wood Ducks 8-10 Double-crested Cormorants 10-15 Virginia Rails After a good day we went to Meredith Reservoir not expecting to find anything at all. But we did: 4 Herring Gulls 6-8 Ring-billed Gulls 34-40 Pelicans 4 Double Created Cormorants 1 Glaucous Gull 1st winter we did get pictures also Good luck birding Skyler Bol Ft. 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 cobirds@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] Mt Bluebirds - Summit Co., Dillon
7 pm tonight as I was jogging around Gold Run Circle, a flock of birds (15 to 20) dropped out of the sky to perch in the tallest tree along the lake. they were not Robins so I KNEW they had to be arriving migrant Mt Bluebirds. Continued jogging up the Dillon Marina hill whereupon I saw a Mt BB perched on one of my tall snags located at a nest site. Been waiting for there arrival; they should have been here march 16; they were not. But they're here now. It's amazing to see them arrive; then lite-down at a nest site for a rest on my ever-ready tall snags, then move-on to another, as they cruise the area for a good site. Tomorrow I'll identify last year's pairs; new partners if one was lost; now the fun begins with tears thrown-in as the drama enfolds. Bonnie Boex Dillon -- 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. 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] Red Rocks, The Peregrine Falcons are back!
I went out to Red Rocks around 4:00 pm to see if the Peregrine Falcons have come back. Low and behold to my surprise there was a Peregrine perched behind the amphitheater, 10 feet from where last year's Eyrie was. After watching for a few minutes the Peregrine flew off and landed on top of the other Peregrine, previously unseen by me, and proceeded to copulate. The male then flew off and attacked an adult Cooper's Hawk who happened to be passing through at a high altitude. After the attack, the make disappeared. The female proceeded to perch and preen for the next hour and a half. In that time, I thought there might be a chance he might return with a kill for the female. Sure enough he returned with a small bird and gave it to the female, who flew off and ate it on the opposite ledge. After she had finished eating, the pair copulated a second time. I left as it got dark. I made some observations that will allow the male and female to be distinguished from one another. The male can be told apart from the female by looking at the mustache and the yellow eye lining. The male's dark mustache connects to the nape while the female has a distinct white/peach patch between the mustache and nape. Also, the male's eye lining is a heavy yellow, while the female's eye lining is more white and grey than yellow. I will probably be out there tomorrow morning (0900), as I had so much fun watching these birds and their antics. Nathan Berry, Denver, 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. 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] Turkey Vultures Pueblo
Saw my FOY Turkey Vultures in Pueblo this evening. A pair perched atop a tall spruce in neighbors yard that will serve many of these migrants over the spring. Kinda early in my recollection. Saw my FOY Say's Phoebe in the El Paso portion of Ft. Carson yesterday, as well as Sage Thrasher in the Pueblo portion. Kara Carragher and I saw another Say's Phoebe and many Mountain and Western Bluebirds today at Ft. Carson. Rick Clawges Pueblo -- 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. 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] Pagosa Sprigs/Wolf Creek Ski Area, 3/14-16
Hi all, Thanks for all the reponses to my RFI. I was able to get my lifers Black-capped Chickadee and lots of Gray Jays at the Wolf Creek Ski Area. I also saw plenty of ravens and crows and some Western Bluebirds, Pine Siskins, Black-billed Magpies, Mountain Chckadees, Robins, and Juncos. Good birding! Caleb Frome TX Century Club Youth Member Dallas, TX -- 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. 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] Where to find a Clark's Nutcracker
At least 25 Cobirders responded to my request for nutcracker sites -- what an impressive response. Thanks to all of you. This Georgia visitor has a lot of options. Hugh Kingery Franktown, 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. 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] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, March 18, 2011
Date: March 17, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8759 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 18, 2011 at 5 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on the species in this report) TRUMPETER SWAN (Delta) EURASIAN WIGEON (*Garfield) Glaucous Gull (Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larimer) Thayer's Gull (Douglas/Jefferson) White-winged Dove (Huerfano) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (Custer, Larimer) Black Phoebe (Pueblo) Curve-billed Thrasher (Jefferson) White-throated Sparrow (Jefferson, Mesa) Harris's Sparrow (Huerfano, Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jackson) Custer County: --A possible YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reported by Rich Miller on Greenwood Road in Wetmore on March 12. Delta County: --4 TRUMPETER SWANS were reported by Robinsong at Sweitzer Lake on March 13. Douglas/Jefferson Counties --On March 11, Walbek reported a 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull and Thayer's Gull on ice at the Platte River Delta in Chatfield. Garfield County: --A male EURASIAN WIGEON was reported by Dahl on the Casey Concrete Gravel Pond at MM 93.5 on Hwy 6 east of Rifle on March 17. Huerfano County: --On March 8, Nelder reported Harris's Sparrow and White-winged Doves in her yard. Contact her at pollyw...@gmail.com if you want to try to see the birds. Jackson County: --300+ Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were reported by Leatherman at Moose Visitor center on CO 14 on March 15. Jefferson County:. --On March 13, Henwood reported Curve-billed Thrasher, White-throated Sparrow and Harris's Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. Larimer County: --On March 6, Leatherman reported that the ad and juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were back in their usual spots at Grandview Cemetery. The ad was in the Pine Grove east of the porta potty in the SW corner and the juv in Scots Pine in the NE corner. On March 10, Leatherman reported that both the ad male and juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were in the Austrian Pine Grove east of the porta potty in the SW corner of Grandview. On March 11, Leatherman reported that the juv YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was in a Scots Pine in the NE section of Grandview - Section M. On March 13, Teuton reported that the ad male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in the SW corner of Grandview Cemetery. --2 Glaucous Gulls were reported by Wild on March 8 on a pond at the Ready Mix Cement Company on Namaqua Road in Loveland. One was a 1-st winter and 1 ad. --2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1-st cycle) were reported by Komar at Warren Lake on March 13. Mesa County: --A tan morph White-throated Sparrow was reported by Walker at the Big Salt Wash Trailhead in Fruita on March 15. Pueblo County: --Black Phoebes were reported by Chartier at Valco Ponds west parking lot in Pueblo on March 12. Jeff Jones reported a Black Phoebe at Valco Ponds on March 14. The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, March 19 will be a Beginner Birders Welcome Trip to South Platte Park led by Richard Holmes Anderson (303-757-4582). Meet the leader at 0800 at the Carson Nature Center north or Mineral Ave, 1 block west of S. Santa Fe Drive. This trip welcomes non-DFO members as well as members. Children are welcome. Please PRE-REGISTER by calling the number above. Space is limited to 20 people. Half day trip. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, March 20th will be Morgan County Hotspots led by Norm Erthal (303-917-2596). Meet at 0700 at Division of Wildlife - 6060 North Broadway -- Exit I-25 at 58th Ave, go west 2 blocks to Broadway, then north 2 block to parking lot on right. Will carpool and head out to Jackson Reservoir, then hit other Morgan County Hotspots. Birders are advised to call the leader before the trip. This will be an all day trip returning to DOW around 5 PM. Bring lunch, water, snacks, and a spotting scope if you have one. Dress for weather. This field trip will be co-led by Norm Erthal and Bruce Bosley of Morgan County. Norm needs to leave by 1 pm so Bruce Bosley will take over and birders will return on their own to DOW by 5 pm. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- 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. 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.
