[cobirds] South Platte Park area and Chatfield SP 12/10
At South Platte Reservoir this morning an adult PEREGRINE FALCON was perched on a pole at the southwest corner of the road that skirts the reservoir, and a PRAIRIE FALCON was perched where the road first comes alongside the reservoir. 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were on the reservoir, which had a moderate assortment of other waterfowl, including 12 REDHEADS. A BALD EAGLE flew over heading north. Seven BALD EAGLES were perched in trees around Eaglewatch Lake, a MERLIN flew over to the southeast, and a nice adult HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK was along the river. Along the entry road to Chatfield SP there was a SAY'S PHOEBE and a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, and a male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD flew over the area. A PRAIRIE FALCON flew over, perhaps the same as seen earlier at South Platte Res., but maybe not. A juv. NORTHERN SHRIKE was near the North Boat Launch, 7 BALD EAGLES were standing on the ice at various parts of the frozen reservoir. No gulls were near the boat launch. The Model Airplane area had a juv. PEREGRINE FALCON, and juv. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, both heading south. The only gull around the marina area was a lone BONAPARTE'S GULL that came in for a look see and moved on. A RED-NECKED GREBE was in the small area of open water with many other birds, and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE flew in with a group of Cacklers. A MERLIN flew over West Coal Mine between Kipling and Wadsworth. David Suddjian Littleton -- 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/msgid/cobirds/CAGj6RorNJAB%2BYTrOViWbk1Qks06RYWNjKC7SLTpL7v5Gp0iA-A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: [cobirds] Snowy Owls in the NE
I was stunned to see my friend Betty Petersen in the first minutes of the video. Receiving news of her passing in June 2013 greatly saddened me, so it really warmed my heart to see her "being Betty" - snapping photos of the Snowy Owl and showing her sense of wonder. Thank you, Kathy, for sharing the video. -Original Message- From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy and Jeff Dunning Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 2:22 PM To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Snowy Owls in the NE Greetings - As many of you are aware, the northeast has been experiencing a Snowy Owl invasion which borders on mind boggling. I also subscribe to CTBirds and in the past week there have been a couple of great posts about the owls on their listserv. The first is a video shot at Plum Island during the SNOW invasion of 2011/2012. Contrary to popular belief, they have found that the owls are not starving and not stressed. It is a great video and talks about the owls relocated from Logan Airport. http://shawncarey.zenfolio.com/p414081867/h199a36f8#h199a36f8"; The second is a link to a blog written by Scott Kruitbosch about this year's invasion. He pulls apart ebird data and presents some pretty interesting stats. http://rtpi.org/snowy-owl-sightings-and-statistics/ Let's keep our eyes open! Good owling, Kathy Mihm Dunning Denver -- 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/msgid/cobirds/CADLK-OJOnZtdpGAPwC-0XgD-p15fbaJEsFUxegjBrAndnyy%3Dsw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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/msgid/cobirds/44eed90b4593444f9f38c017559d1c16%40BN1PR07MB408.namprd07.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Re: Snowy Owls in the NE
Unfortunately some of those have been shot ... now they are being trapped instead (thankfully) ... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/nyregion/snowy-owls-to-be-trapped-instead-of-shot-at-new-york-area-airports.html Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 2:22:03 PM UTC-7, Dunnings wrote: > > Greetings - > > As many of you are aware, the northeast has been experiencing a Snowy > Owl invasion which borders on mind boggling. > > I also subscribe to CTBirds and in the past week there have been a > couple of great posts about the owls on their listserv. > > The first is a video shot at Plum Island during the SNOW invasion of > 2011/2012. Contrary to popular belief, they have found that the owls > are not starving and not stressed. It is a great video and talks > about the owls relocated from Logan Airport. > > http://shawncarey.zenfolio.com/p414081867/h199a36f8#h199a36f8” > > The second is a link to a blog written by Scott Kruitbosch about this > year’s invasion. He pulls apart ebird data and presents some pretty > interesting stats. > > http://rtpi.org/snowy-owl-sightings-and-statistics/ > > Let’s keep our eyes open! > > Good owling, > Kathy Mihm Dunning > Denver > -- 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/msgid/cobirds/0564ddf5-bc2a-4151-81b2-76d3572183ab%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Long-tailed ducks at South Platte Reservoir, Jefferson County
Hi all, This morning around 10:15 a small group of Tuesday Birders saw 2 long-tailed ducks on South Platte Reservoir in Jefferson County. They appeared to be near the center of the reservoir and were diving regularly. Shortly after noon a larger group of Tuesday Birders relocated the ducks. This time they appeared to be closer to the eastern side of the reservoir. The group also found both a peregrine and a prairie falcon on the telephone poles on the western and southern edges of the reservoir. Numerous other expected duck and raptor species were also present in the park. Mary Keithler, unincorporated Arapahoe County near Cherry Creek State Park Sent from my iPad -- 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/msgid/cobirds/FF326D67-3CF9-4C31-9E01-7D32BD04966A%40yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Snowy Owls in the NE
Greetings - As many of you are aware, the northeast has been experiencing a Snowy Owl invasion which borders on mind boggling. I also subscribe to CTBirds and in the past week there have been a couple of great posts about the owls on their listserv. The first is a video shot at Plum Island during the SNOW invasion of 2011/2012. Contrary to popular belief, they have found that the owls are not starving and not stressed. It is a great video and talks about the owls relocated from Logan Airport. http://shawncarey.zenfolio.com/p414081867/h199a36f8#h199a36f8” The second is a link to a blog written by Scott Kruitbosch about this year’s invasion. He pulls apart ebird data and presents some pretty interesting stats. http://rtpi.org/snowy-owl-sightings-and-statistics/ Let’s keep our eyes open! Good owling, Kathy Mihm Dunning Denver -- 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/msgid/cobirds/CADLK-OJOnZtdpGAPwC-0XgD-p15fbaJEsFUxegjBrAndnyy%3Dsw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Boulder dumb turkeys
The wind continues to be nasty, at least here in the foothills here in Boulder, so I haven't left home yet today. Sixteen Wild Turkeys spent the last hour and a half in my yard and along the driveway. After they arrived, I threw several pounds of sunflower seeds out both inside and outside of our fence. They're so stupid that they have a hard time remembering that they have the capability to get over a five-foot rail fence, hence the food on both sides of the fence. When the flock finally moved on, one of the birds that was inside the fencing got left behind and spent about five minutes frantically running back and forth along the fence as if it was trapped. I decided to step out and photograph that bird, and it seemed a bit more nervous due to my presence, but still couldn't remember how to get over the fence. Then the big dog bounded out through the doggie door and was attracted to the turkey. As you can imagine, the bird's adrenaline kicked in and it remembered how to fly to escape the dog. Is any bird dumber than a turkey? Thursday begins count week in Boulder, and turkeys are not always easy. I was going to Murdoch's to get more bird food today anyway, and I'll add 50# of corn to the list, and try to keep the turkeys around for the count. David Waltman 6,000 feet; 1/2 way between Boulder and Lyons -- 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/msgid/cobirds/592724907.361426.1386706686241.JavaMail.root%40sz0040a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Red Rocks and S Platte at 74th - Jefferson/Adams
I was going to do some birding in the mountains/foothills, but circumstances changed my plans. Since I was very much over dressed for birding around town, I kept things short. I have very little to note. At Red Rocks, I saw only three Gray-crowned Rosy Finches and no Golden-crowned Sparrow. I wasn't really looking for the sparrow and I didn't stay long, so that means pretty much nothing. I missed an oregon junco, but all the other subspecies were accounted for. Along the South Platte, I only walked from the 74th Ave parking lot to about where 78th meets the trail. In between there, just over halfway from the 74th parking lot was a Harris's Sparrow spending time with all the Song and American Tree Sparrows. I'm about one day too early for it to count on the CBC week. Good luck re-finding that one, though. There is a very lengthy bit of good sparrow habitat to sort through. The bird wasn't singing but it was rather chatty with its chip notes. In the same area was a Yellow-rumped Warbler. All the usual ducks and raptors made appearances. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- 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/msgid/cobirds/229c80bd-6481-4322-aead-d80b4563696d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Re: Northern Cardinal in Laporte
I wonder if the Fort Collins Christmas Bird Count (CBC) circle has LaPorte in its boundaries, Nick K? A nice prize for Fort Collins CBC if it sticks around. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http:coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http:coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Monday, December 9, 2013 12:11:54 PM UTC-7, zinnia...@gmail.com wrote: > > We have lived here for over 10 years and have never seen a card in the > yard. One has been at our feeder since daybreak. Male. > > -- 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/msgid/cobirds/2d17dd8d-494b-4956-a1d3-be47568379fc%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Varied Thrush, Larimer county, CO, Continues 12/10
Hello Everyone, The Varied Thrush is still here this morning. If you would like to see it, just contact us, anytime. Sean Walters Loveland, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAErW0v6DW0568YVpnse9zEQEaoh%3DTypJghaBhGWHEmqCcZQXrQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 10 December 2013
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: December 10, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-6750 <303-659-8750> This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, December 10, 2013 sponsored by the 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report): TRUMPETER SWAN (*Pueblo) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder) Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Douglas/Jefferson, Grand, Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (*Adams, Denver, Douglas/Jefferson, Weld) MEW GULL (Larimer) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo) ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Larimer, Pueblo) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Arapahoe) Glaucous Gull (Araphoe) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Arapahoe, Douglas/Jefferson) VARIED THRUSH (*Larimer) Ovenbird (Boulder) Swamp Sparrow (Adams) Harris's Sparrow (Adams, Montrose) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson) ADAMS COUNTY: --On December 6, Sheeter reported 1 m Barrow's Goldeneye, juv Harris's Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow at Barr Lake SP. --On December 9 Breitsch reported 2 m Barrow's Goldeneyes on the South Platte near the teal water Tank S of 88th. ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --On December 6, Walbek reported GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, and Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP. On December 6, Suddjian reported GLAUCOUS-WINDGED GULL, 4 Thayer's Gulls, and 3+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Cherry Creek SP. On December 7, Walbek reported ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and 2 imm Glaucous Gulls at Cherry Creek SP. --On December 7 Walbek reported GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at Quincy Reservoir. --At Aurora Reservoir on December 7, Walbek reported ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (ad, 1-st cyc), Long-tailed Duck, and ad ICELAND GULL loafing on marina ice. BOULDER COUNTY: --An Ovenbird was reported by Schmoker in his backyard in Longmont on November 21 thru December 8. If you would like to try to see it, call Bill at 720-201-5749 for update and directions. On December 8, Partin reported seeing the Ovenbird in Longmont. --At Terry Lake on December 4, Mlodinow reported Lesser Black-backed Gull and Thayer's Gull. --A TUNDRA SWAN was reported by Kaempfer at Valmont Reservoir on December 8. DENVER COUNTY: --A Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Suddjian at Marston Reservoir on December 6. DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES: --A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Kibbe at Chatfield SP near NW boat launch on December 7. --An ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Kellner on the ice by the Marina at Chatfield SP on December 8. --A Long-tailed Duck and 2 Red-necked Grebes were reported by Walbek at Chatfield SP, looking N and W from Fisherman's pier on December 8. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --2 Black Rosy-Finches were reported by Chavez at Red Rocks Trading Post on December 4. On December 5, Chavez reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 8 Rosy-Finches (4 Black, 4 Gray-crowned) at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 6, Geder reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, 2 Black Rosy-Finches, and 4 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks Trading Post. On December 7, Henwood reported GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and 9 Rosy-Finches (4 Black, 3 Gray-crowned, 1 Brown-capped) at Red Rocks Trading Post. LARIMER COUNTY: --An ad m VARIED THRUSH was reported by Sean Walters in his yard in Loveland on December 5 Tthrough 9. If you would like to try to see the bird contact him at waltersintherockies AT gmail.com for updates and directions. --On December 6, Komar reported 6 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Lake Loveland. On December 7, Wade reported 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Thayer's Gulls, and 1 MEW GULL at Lake Loveland. MONTROSE COUNTY: --Dexter reported 2 Harris's Sparrows feeding at road edge on Ash Street in Nucla on December 4. PUEBLO COUNTY: --At Pueblo Reservoir on December 3, Percival reported 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 juv Thayer's Gull. --An ad TRUMPETER SWAN was reported by Percival at Pueblo Reservoir on December 8. WELD COUNTY: --A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Kaempfer at Union Reservoir on November 30. On December 1, Prather reported m Barrow's Goldeneye and f Long-tailed Duck at Union Reservoir, and Hundertmark reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at Union. On December 4, Mlodinow reported Long-tailed Duck at Union Reservoir. DFO Field Trips: No Field Trips this week because of Christmas Bird Counts. Please consider helping on a CBC The Denver CBC is on Denver 14, contact Joey Kellner at vireo1 AT comcast.netor 303-978-1748. Good Birding, Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from th
