[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow-Red Rocks-Jefferson County
Hello, The Golden-crowned presented 2 times 3/9/13 between 7:30AM and 9:30AM. 5 Junco ssp accounted for, (1) Cassiar, (1) Pink-sided x White-winged and (1) oddie. Morrison Park had (3) American Dipper, and (1) Steller's Jay. Bear Creek Greenbelt/Stonehouse (1) Northern Shrike. All before 11AM. Yard is currently owned by male and female Cooper's and female Sharp-shinned, on Wednesday male Coop took down a female House Finch, gruesome but necessary. Happy birding, Art Hudak Denver, Denver County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/nUQEdtQyWtsJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Daylight Savings Time reminder
Daylight Savings Time starts tomorrow. So if you are planning on joining a field trip remember to change your clocks before retiring tonight. Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Boulder County waterfowl and a rerun
I headed out this afternoon as the storm was winding down to check what might be in Boulder Valley. Baseline Reservoir was not particularly birdy, but Teller #5 was extremely so. The junipers by the parking area had Spotted Towhee, two Cassiar Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows and after an absence of about six weeks, Golden-crowned Sparrow! The blackbird/starling flock that kept moving from cottonwood crowns to feedlot had at least a dozen Brewer's Blackbirds mixed in. The lake itself is starting to fill back in, but still had a large loafing flock of Ring-billed Gulls hanging out along with two striking pink-breasted, full alternate Franklin's Gulls. Neither Walden Ponds nor Sombrero Marsh produced any new spring birds (e.g. Cinnamon Teal or Eared Grebe or any non-Killdeer shorebird), but they were both full of ducks, preponderantly Redhead and American Wigeon. Twelve Tundra Swans remain at Walden. Bill Kaempfer Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] NE Colorado- late post
On Thursday Ted Cooper and I made a run out the I-76 corridor and had a few interesting sightings along the way. Jumbo Res- the large (10,000?) flock of snow geese continues. The flock on the water was quite impressive, but the real show came when a bald eagle decided to buzz them. The entire flock lifted off the water and put on a great show for a couple of minutes while the eagle flew back and forth without seeming to accomplish much except to say "Just foolin' with ya!" to the geese. Also present were about a hundred great white-fronted geese, mixed in with the Canacacks. A large number for this species, we thought. One canvasback, lots of pintails, 135 lesser and ten greater scaup, and we took the time to pick a Ross or two out of the snows. A fools errand, indeed. Red Lion- a great horned owl on nest, lots of dabblers and another couple hundred snow geese. Tamarack- a little disappointing- we were unable to pick a cardinal out of the hedgerows, but we got a couple of rough-legged hawks and quite a few eastern bluebirds. Along the south end of Tamarack we picked up a lot of mountain bluebirds and one female Taiga merlin. The east end of the area produced a FOS sage thrasher. Highway 138 from Crook to Prewitt- one northern shrike, one ferruginous hawk. Prewitt Reservoir, Logan County- the reservoir is mostly frozen, but we got distant looks at the small open portion which was, of course, at the far side. there were four pelicans, which seem to be showing up really early (see, Panama Res.). A scan of the entire reservoir (Logan and Washington) produced 67 bald eagles. There were probably more than that. Gulls were limited to ringers and herring. Prewitt, Washington County- same birds as the Logan end except for one nice first cycle glaucous gull. Riverside Park, Fort Morgan- not much new here- the scads of Canacacks included one white-fronted and one snow goose. Don't know how they got separated from their buddies out at Jumbo. Road 144 toward Jackson- fifty wild turkeys and another ferruginous. Jackson- we didn't check the SWA area, so we missed the waterfowl reported by Steve M. An owl search was unsuccessful, and about all we got were the usual suspects, with a harrier and a great blue heron in the Andrick Ponds area. Good birding, Norm Lewis Lakewood, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Bohemian Waxwings, Conifer, Jefferson County
Marilyn Rhodes here, posting for John and Diane Sears: 1pm Saturday March 9th. Blizzard conditions on top of Conifer Mountain and a flock of about 12 Bohemians have found the cedar tree in our front yard. Life list yard bird! MADE OUR WEEK!!! John & Diane Sears Evergreen Wild Bird Store -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] FW: La Boheme - Bohemian Waxwings in our yard! Conifer Mt, Jeffco
See below. Conifer Mt bohemians in John and Diane Sears yard. Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D. Niyo Scientific Communications 5651 Garnet St. Golden, CO 80403 303.679.6646 k...@kayniyo.com; www.KayNiyo.com From: John Sears [mailto:birdstorei...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 1:07 PM To: Brad Andres; Marilyn Rhodes Rhodes; Lisa Wald; Kay Niyo; Sherman Wing Subject: La Boheme - Bohemian Waxwings in our yard! Rare Bird Alert - please post to evergreenbirders or other boards. 1pm Saturday March 9th. Blizzard conditions on top of Conifer Mountain and a flock of about 12 Bohemians have found the cedar tree in our front yard. Life list yard bird! MADE OUR WEEK!!! - John & Diane Sears Evergreen Wild Bird Store -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Holcim Wetlands, Fremont Co.
I took a trip to Holcim Wetlands this morning. There was a flock of about two dozen cedar waxwings on the north side. I was able to find one Bohemian waxwing among them. Hoped for the northern shrike, but no luck with that. There were a pair of canvasbacks on the water, and I saw my first mourning dove of the year. David ChartierColorado Springs, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] FOY Say's Phoebe, Jefferson County
I was out walking yesterday along the Dutch Creek Greenbelt and found a Say's Phoebe. It looks like there is only one report of this species in CO in eBird for the year, so I thought I would let you all know. I hope it survives all this snow today. John Jones Lakewood, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 9, 2013.
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: March 9, 2013 email:rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, March 9, 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 this species in this report)** ** Swan spec (Adams) Tundra Swan (Boulder, Delta, Moffat, Morgan) Long-tailed Duck (Araphaoe/Jefferson, *Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (Moffat) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (*Weld) MEW GULL (*Arapahoe, Boulder) Thayer's Gull (*Arapahoe, Boulder, Logan, Weld) ICELAND GULL (*Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Arapahoe, Larimer, Logan, Weld) Glaucous Gull (*Arapahoe) Great Black-backed Gull (Logan) White-winged Dove (Boulder) ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso, Pueblo) Chihuahuan Raven (Boulder) Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca) Bohemian Waxwing (Boulder, Fremont) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Fremont) White-throated Sparrow (Baca) Swamp Sparrow (Arapahoe) Harris's Sparrow (Baca, Huerfano, Jefferson) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Baca, *Jefferson) Rusty Blackbird (*Fremont) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jackson) Common Redpoll (Jackson, Larimer, Logan) HOARY REDPOLL (Bent, Grand, Larimer, Logan) *ADAMS COUNTY:* --8 Swans were reported by Beltz at Barr Lake on March 7. They were too far out to id. *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:* --On March 1, Walbek reported 2 Glaucous Gulls (1 ad, 1 1-st cyc), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 1-st cyc, 1 2nd-cyc), and 2 Thayer's Gulls at Cherry Creek. On March 3, Walbek reported the following at Cherry Creek Reservoir: 1 Glaucous Gull (1st-cyc), 4 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Thayer's Gulls (4 ad, 2 1-st cyc) and 1-st cyc Kumlien's ICELAND GULL. On March 8, Walbek reported the following at Cherry Creek Reservoir: 1 ad MEW GULL, 1 1-st cyc ICELAND GULL, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (3 ad, 1 4th-cyc, 1 1-st cyc), 3 Glaucous Gulls (1 ad 1 4th-cyc, 1 2nd-cyc). --A Swamp Sparrow was reported by Hudak at Centennial Park on March 5. The bird was on the N side of oxbow lake in low shore shrubbery. ** *ARAPAHOE/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:* --An ad Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Kibbe at South Platte Reservoir (Arapahoe County) on February 28. --Two Long-tailed Ducks were reported by Morris at South Platte Reservoir on March 2. On March 6, Kibbe reported the 2 Long-tailed Ducks were on the west (Jefferson) side of South Platte Reservoir. *BACA COUNTY:* --On February 23 at Two Buttes SWA below the dam, Gordon reported 2 Harris's Sparrows, White-throated Sparrow, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and Curve-billed Thrasher. On February 25, Leatherman reported 1 Harris's Sparrow and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in first 100 yards of road that goes down from north end of Two Buttes Res dam to area E of dam which includes pond called Black Hole. On March 2, Leatherman reported that many birders saw the 2 Harris's Sparrows and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at Two Buttes. *BENT COUNTY:* --On March 1, Linda Groat reported HOARY REDPOLL coming to her feeder in eastern Bent County. Please contact her at towhee1 At live.com for details. Leatherman reported that the HOARY REDPOLL was seen on March 2 by many birders. *BOULDER COUNTY:* --On March 1, Fink reported a large flock of Bohemian Waxwings on Audubon Ave across from the high school in Niwot. --On March 3, Matheus reported 8 Bohemian Waxwings in Gunbarrel on White Rock Circle. --A White-winged Dove was reported by Burke in Gunbarrel on February 28. It was seen on White Rock Circle, 2 houses down from Spine Road. A White-winged Dove was reported by Kaempfer at Spine & Wellington in Gunbarrel on March 2. --9 Tundra Swans were reported by Hundertmark at Walden Ponds on March 2. Kaempfer reported 3 Tundra Swans at Valmont Reservoir on March 2. On March 5, Rynes reported 12 Tundra Swans at Cottonwood Marsh. On March 6, Waltman reported 12 Tundra Swans at Walden Ponds and 12 Tundra Swans at Clover Basin Reservoir near Longmont. --2 Bohemian Waxwings were reported by Romain near Waneka Lake in Lafayette at the intersection of High Country Drive and Waneka Lake Drive on March 2. --An ad MEW GULL was reported by Dowell at Golden Ponds in Longmont on March 3. --A calling Chihuahuan Raven was reported by Hansley in Louisville on March 7. *DELTA COUNTY:* --8 Tundra Swans were reported by Horn at Fruitgrowers Reservoir (also know as Hart's Basin) on March 5. On March 6, Fenton looked for the Tundra Swans at Fruitgrowers Reservoir but did not find them. But she found 8 Tundra Swans on a pond across G50 Rd from Escalante SWA, Hamilton tract on March 6. *EL PASO COUNTY:* --T
