[cobirds] 2 HARRIS'S SPARROWS +other birds in Delta County, Saturday:
Hi all Tom McConnell and I birded in Delta County today. The dry and cool morning turned into a wet and rainy afternoon, with wet snow on top of McClure Pass on the way home. Best fun was finding two imm Harris's Sparrows, but the huge flock of Red-winged Blackbirds at Fruitgrowers Resr was very impressive, Selected highlights: Hotchkiss: 2 HARRIS'S SPARROWS by 3400 rd, ca 1/3mile south of the North Fork of the Gunnison bridge, in the scrubby area between the road and the SW side of the electricity substation #9136, with several Song and White-crowned Sparrows. Pleasure Park boat ramp American Pipit still, but no sign of the Least Sandpiper in a brief search Lazear Say's Phoebe on the church No sign of the Blue Jay Delta Confluence Park 11 Snow Geese still (one imm) Northern Pintail (pair) 20+Yellow-rumped Warblers No sign of the Greater Whitefronted Goose 120+ Brewer's Blackbirds on 5th St, at the Cattle Yard Ca 1,000 Sandhill Cranes just west of town, west of the Uncompahgre River, on fields by F and G roads Sweitzer Lake 11 Snow Geese briefly (flew in with a couple of hundred Canada Geese , hunters shots rang out, they all left! wise birds) Undoubtedly the birds from Confluence. Northern Pintail 1 Northern Shrike adult by south side of lake, near the picnic tables Also during the day, a couple of Prairie Falcons, Merlin, several each of Golden and Bald Eagles, Northern Harriers, a single Sharp-shinned Hawk, many Kestrels and Red-tailed Hawks (but no other buteos) Good birding all Dick Filby Carbondale -- 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] White-winged Scoter photos
The White-winged Scoter was swimming around the ice-line in the State Wildlife Area on the NW side of Pueblo Reservoir from noon to 1pm today, and then a boat scared it off, though I was able to get some flight photos. They can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonsbirdphotos/ You can also, see photos of the White-throated Sparrow and Northern Cardinal from Pueblo on Thursday, and if you keep looking on this page and the next page, you can see photos I took of the first state record for Texas of Nutting's Flycatcher, at Big Bend National Park on 31 December 2011. Good birding, Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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] SNOWY OWL near 138th and Harvest, Adams County
Ira Sanders called to report that he saw the younger, darker of the two SNOWY OWLS this morning, when it flew from the west to the east side of Harvest just north of 138th Avenue, in the area east and south of Barr Lake. (see a map). It has been quite loyal to the fields near here for seems like weeks. If you have not yet been out to see it, why not today? No doubt it will heed the call of the north before long. 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 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] White-winged Scoter still at Pueblo Res. 1/21
Since there might be some people still interested in seeing the female or immature WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Pueblo Reservoir, I have an update from Margie Joy, she is looking at it around 1030am from the boat ramp at the State Wildlife Area on the north west side of Pueblo Reservoir this morning. So, the bird is still around. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Red Rocks - Jeffco
Good Morning All, The Golden-crowned Sparrow first appeared a little after 8 this morning below the platform feeder. He spent the next 10-15 minutes alternating between feeding under the platform feeder and retreating in to the shrubs. Other highlights of the morning at the feeders included: 2 pair of striking Cassin's Finches landing in the top of the lower apple tree around 7:45 A.M. one White-winged junco feeding next to the Golden-crowned Sparrow good looks at the PS x WW Junco observing the very handsome dark chocolate Song Sparrow - the heavy streaking and buffy malar markings are much more pronounced than the other Song Sparrows present at the feeders listening to the call of a Townsend's Solitaire while observing the Golden-crowned Sparrow Prairie Falcon sitting on top of large rock - visible to the SE Rob Raker reported seeing the pair of Prairie Falcons flying back and forth between Cave Rock and Frog Rock on his way out of the park - a little bonding and pre-courtship activity perhaps. Mike Henwood Morrison Jefferson County -- 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] Blk Phoebe yes, N Cardinal no, Pueblo
Following the note from Brandon Percival, we took the trail west from the Pueblo Nature Center yesterday afternoon. We easily found a Black Phoebe working hard from low branches right over the river. It was fun to watch. However, we did not see or hear a Northern Cardinal. Other birds observed included Song, White-throated, and White-crowned sparrows, many Robins, and a winnowing snipe. Good birding! Mel Goff Colorado Springs -- 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.
