[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird, Evergreen, Jefferson County

[JoAnn Hackos]

We had our FOY Rufous Hummingbirds, two males, as usual on the Fourth of July 
at 7400 feet.
JoAnn Hackos
Evergreen CO


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[cobirds] REDDISH EGRET in Kiowa County

[Duane Nelson]

Birders,

This morning (July 5th) I observed a white-phase REDDISH EGRET at Adobe 
Creek in Kiowa County. It was in the southeast corner of the shrunken 
reservoir. It is almost due north of the main (closed) boat ramp, and 
about 200 yards east of the easternmost camping group. There is a tiny 
point east of the campers, and the bird was near, and east, of this 
point. I was lucky enough to watch it canopy-feeding and photograph it.


Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO

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[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird, Colo Spgs

[Steve Brown]

Hi COBirders,

Just had a male Rufous Hummer flash into and out of the yard, our first of the 
season.

Average first date for them here is about 7/4, so basically right on schedule!

Steve Brown
Mountain Shadows,
Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] White Reddish Egret in Kiowa - origin

[Steven Mlodinow]

Greetings All


Just as a point of interest... the West Mexican subspecies of Reddish Egret 
(that is, mostly around Gulf of California) lacks a white morph, so this bird 
almost certainly came from the Gulf of Mexico.


Good Birding
Steven Mlodinow
Longmont, CO

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[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird - Boulder, CO

[Adam Jack]

FOS Rufous Hummingbird. 

Adam Jack
Coal Creek Canyon, CO.
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[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird, Woodland Park

[David Elwonger]

FOS Rufous Hummingbird at our feeders up here in Woodland Park at 8500'
Good birding to you
Dave

> Subject: [cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird, Colo Spgs
> From: sbrow...@gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 12:09:51 -0700
> To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
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> Hi COBirders,
> 
> Just had a male Rufous Hummer flash into and out of the yard, our first of 
> the season.
> 
> Average first date for them here is about 7/4, so basically right on schedule!
> 
> Steve Brown
> Mountain Shadows,
> Colorado Springs
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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[cobirds] Reddish Egret update

[Duane Nelson]

Birders,

I got a call from Lynne Miller that the adult white-phase Reddish Egret 
was present at the same location at Adobe Creek Reservoir as recently as 
4 p.m. today.


Lynne reminds potential visitors to park well back from the edge of the 
lake. The beach substrate at Adobe Creek Reservoir is notably sticky, 
and the experience of seeing good birds will be better if the story 
doesn't involve tow trucks, or the kindness of good Samaritans.


Good luck,

Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO

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[cobirds] Calliope Hummingbird, Colorado Springs, El Paso County

[Kara Carragher]

Hi all,
 
A male Calliope Hummingbird just showed up at my feeder.  This is ~5-7 days 
earlier than what I recorded for the last 6 years at my house here in Colorado 
Springs.   
 
Happy belated 4th.
 
Regards,
 
Kara Carragher
Colorado Springs, CO (Pleasant Valley neighborhood on the west side) 

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[cobirds] More is Less in Boulder County

[Ted Floyd]

Hello, Birders.

As a public service to Boulder County birders, Hannah and Andrew and I earlier 
this evening, Friday, July 5th, "trap-lined"--as we like to say--various 
reservoirs in northern Boulder County. The things we do for you people.

We have established that there is a strong inverse relationship between water 
level and birding quality.

Here's our summary:

Ish Reservoir is down a bit. We saw and heard 9 Willets. Also 7 Snowy Egrets, 3 
Great Egrets, and a Bald Eagle.

McIntosh Reservoir is high, but with a bit of shoreline on the north side. 
Scattered American Avocets, a Wood Duck, pellys aplenty, and both Aechmophorus 
grebes. Also a persistently "singing" Bushtit--you know, giving that short 
trill that they give on the breeding grounds. Cool that they're perhaps nesting 
so far east in the county.

Jim Hamm Reservoir is getting low, it seems. 10 scattered American Avocets.

Terry Lake and nearby Clark Reservoir are extremely high. Terry had both 
Aechmophori, and Clark had nothing.

Burch and McCall lakes, viewed only as we drove along Route 66, had high water 
and cormorants.

Clover Basin Reservoir is up from the spring, but still with some shoreline on 
the west side. We saw a Great Egret there.

Lagerman is down a bit, with some shoreline on the west side. Lots of corms and 
pellys.

Boulder Rez is ridiculously high. Driving along the western perimeter, we heard 
2 Dickcissels, a Wilson's Snipe, and a Virginia Rail.

I'd keep an eye, these next few weeks, on Ish and maybe Jim Hamm, Lagerman, 
McIntosh, and Clover Basin. I wouldn't bother with Terry, Clark, Burch, McCall, 
and The Rez. But just you watch: Ish will have nothing, and The Rez will get a 
Large-billed Tern. That's the greatest thing about birding; you never know.

Ted Floyd
tedfloy...@hotmail.com

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado   

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[cobirds] TRICOLORED HERON and Green Heron continue at Holcim Wetlands east of Florence

[SeEtta Moss]

I missed the TRICOLORED HERON  this morning at Holcim Wetlands but Van
Truan who with his wife was a short distance ahead of me on the trail said
he saw it and it flew off towards the river.  I did spot a Green Heron
there again today.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com
Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com

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[cobirds] Nesting Immature female Cooper's Hawk with nestlings in Fremont County

[SeEtta Moss]

Today I found a Cooper's Hawk nest with nestlings in it and I was very
surprised today to find an immature Cooper's Hawk defending the nest.  I
found the following on the *Birds of North America* online site: "Usually 2
yr but year-old immatures reported as 6% to 22% of breeding females." I was
unaware that less than adult accipiters were able to breed before this. In
checking some references it appears that the immature female Cooper's is in
the transition from juvenal to Basic plumage.  She had a need for more
space from humans than I had previously experienced with nesting Cooper's
Hawk and flew at me several times (as I was trying to leave) close enough I
felt the need to duck.  I left the area and she settled down.

I got one good photo of the nest with nestlings (one shows nicely but looks
like more than one) and the head of the immature female behind the nestling
(didn't see it until I uploaded photos and cropped it) and one less good
photo that  of the immature female that I have uploaded to my Birds and
Nature blog.


SeEtta Moss
Canon City
Personal blog @ 
http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com
Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com




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