[cobirds] Oops! In my excitement about the Ted Floyd DFO talk, I failed to sign my note
That press release was from Joe Roller, Denver. Mea minima culpa. -- 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/CAJpZcUCWjFYS7tb32cXSH0NPbMq6tAtk8XogDJfLqv2g3_1k5A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] DFO presentation for Monday, March 24, is "The Secrets of Boulder County: Revealed at Last!"
*Date: March 24 Save it!* *Place: Denver Museum of Nature and Science* *Use the west entrance, from which you will be directed to the Planetarium* *Time: doors open at 7 and are locked at 7:30* *What: the monthly meeting and program of the Denver Field Ornithologists* *The speaker and secret revealer will be (who else but) Ted Floyd, who told me that -* Everything you've heard is true. But there's so much more - so much you haven't heard. And in this special DFO presentation, Boulder County panjandrum Ted Floyd will tell all! What's happened in Boulder County will no longer stay in Boulder County. The secret ways of the Boulder County birding mafia will be revealed at last. Well, sort of. Mainly, this presentation will take a look at some of the things we've learned about Colorado's birds in the past dozen years. It's been a group effort, benefiting from the contributions of the excellent birders in all sixty-four of Colorado's wonderful counties. Ted's examples will draw from his experiences in Boulder County (the guy lives there), but they will have applicability to birders anywhere in the Front Range metro region and elsewhere in the Centennial state. Even in a county as well birded as Boulder, the potential for surprise and discovery runs high. Every year, we learn cool new things about the endlessly fascinating avifauna of this small Colorado county. Not only that, we learn fascinating and gratifying things about ourselves: about how we process and share information about the natural world around us. So come on out for an eye-opening, mind-bending look at the birds and birders of Boulder County. Ted promises never-before-seen footage of Boulder County birders in action. He says his PowerPoint animations are so bad they'll make you groan. Most of all, he's honored and delighted to have the opportunity to share with all of you his enthusiasm for the birds of Boulder and beyond. Ted Floyd is the Editor of the ABA's Birding magazine, and he is broadly involved in all the programs and initiatives of the ABA. Ted is the author of four recent bird books, including the forthcoming ABA Field Guide to the Birds of Colorado. He proudly serves as a director of Colorado Field Ornithologists, and is a past director of Western Field Ornithologists. Ted lives in Lafayette, eastern Boulder County, with his wife Kei, daughter Hannah, and son Andrew. -- 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/CAJpZcUBzTkxvrA07hZdCTj1gHNZ7eeiZiJhzAJAwJ_bt7b65NQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Jefferson & west edge of Denver county highlights 3/6
CObirders, I was lucky enough to escort Becky Marvil, the executive director of the Acadia Birding Festival in ME, around yesterday. If you haven't been, GO! Its small and intimate with Jeff Gordon and Greg Miller serving as keynote speakers and trip leaders this year. Now back to CO... First stop was Red Rocks Trading Post and a hopeful lifer Golden-crowned Sparrow for Becky. Negative in two hours there. We did get quite the Junco study with 5 subspp, including one White-winged. Mostly it was the usual suspects including several Western Scrub-Jays (Woodhouse's), a Rocky Mountain Downy Woodpecker, a Red-shafted Flicker, a Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, and a Song Sparrow joining the House Finches and House Sparrows at the feeders. A calling Townsend's Solitaire, and singing Canyon Wren were also close by but no falcons. Second stop was Prospect Park with mostly Cackling Geese and Northern Shovelers, a few Canada Geese, Mallards, Double-crested Cormorants, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, and one Belted Kingfisher in about 15 minutes. Next was Lowell Ponds in Denver County where we did find one American Dipper about 150 meters downstream just under the I-76 bridge. This was Becky's first in about 25 years! Walking upstream from the parking area were paired up Canada Geese, singing Red-winged Blackbirds, 4 male and 1 female Ring-necked Ducks, a shoveler pair, and a Prairie Falcon that flew in and perched atop the metal electrical tower above the bike path. Not too bad for 3 hours afield. Now that my traveling job with Opticron optics has ended, I'm looking forward to much more Colorado birding very soon! Chip Clouse Olde Town Arvada -- 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/CAPHVJejvENaXXbwdZXRiM5R0qbYvjwdDO4Ptyzika3gUeexBfg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] finches
I have about 2000 Rosy Fnches in the yard as I am writting this. The flock is mostly Brown-caps with a few Gray-crowns and Blacks Scott Rashid Estes Park -- 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/531A21C3.8050401%40frii.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Greater Scaup (Larimer)
Matthew Baker's report from Sloan's Lake reminded me that I failed to report at least 4 Greater Scaup at North Poudre #3 (west side of Larimer CR11 north of CR66) yesterday. There could have been more in water just out from the far northwestern shore, but at those distances the other scaup (based mostly on head shape and imagined extent of bill nail) appeared to be Lessers. Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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/SNT148-W48E631085D95D659F1F0E9C18B0%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Sloan's Lake / Greater Scaup (Denver)
All, This morning I arrived at Sloan's Lake in the drizzle just in time to see 14 scaup take flight... they briefly circled while gaining altitude and I was able to see the white stripe on the wing extending almost to the tip, which if Point Pelee Winter Birding 101 taught me anything, means Greater Scaup. According to eBird, there have never been any Greater Scaup reported on Sloan's Lake... they flagged the report as 'record high count'... The Greater White-Fronted was not visible to me, but some geese were still flying back and forth. Incidentally, eBird doesn't have a report of GWFG since 1979! Red-winged blackbirds are back and calling... there are several darker smaller white-cheeked geese with bold white collars... Who knows what else will turn up in the coming weeks... Sloan's Lake is between 26th and 17th just east of Sheridan. Best access if you're driving is the parking lot reached by turning east onto 25th from Sheridan and driving to Oak st. -Matthew Baker Denver, 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/348f6660-cea6-4f98-81ee-4a9b3b37eae8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (06 Mar 2014) 3 Raptors
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 3 4 4 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter:Roger Rouch Observers:Bill Wuerthele, Claude Vallieres, Pat Conner, Wendy Wibbens Visitors: Two hikers stopped and asked a couple of questions but did not linger. Weather: Mostly cloudy with flat light all day with shifting and variable strength winds mostly from the W, stronger in the AM. Warm "flatland" temperatures were deceiving as the wind chill on the ridge made for a pretty cool day. Raptor Observations: Low migration activity, but included a dark morph Red-tail and a Ferruginous Hawk. Raptor of the day was the Ferruginous which tried to slip by vigilant observers late in the day below the ridge on the east side providing a good view of the light upper wing panels and rufous shoulders. A local Prairie Falcon(s) streaked up and down the ridge a couple of times and several local Red-tails with no real pattern of direction or height. Other local raptors were a Sharp-shinned Hawk and an immature Golden Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: Also observed: Dark-eyed Junco, Mountain Chickadee, Black- capped Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, American Crow including two grouped murders, two small flights of Canada Geese, Townsend's Solitaire, House Finch, American Robin, Western Scrub Jay, and about a dozen elk below Cabrini. Predictions: Changing weather uncertainties, but the pattern seems to be low early season migrating activity. 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,
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird report for Friday, March 7, 2014
Compiler: Joe Roller Date: March 7, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 7, 2014, updated at 0730, 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. For a mega-rarity, just call me directly at 303 204-0828. Highlight species include (* indicates new information on this species in this report). Greater White-fronted Goose (Denver) BRANT (Douglas) TRUMPETER or TUNDRA SWAN (Morgan) TUNDRA SWAN (Boulder) Long-tailed Duck (Denver) Barrow's Goldeneye (Jefferson) Short-eared Owl (Weld) MEW GULL (Arapahoe) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Denver, Weld) Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson, Weld) ICELAND GULL (Weld) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Arapahoe) Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe, Jefferson, Pueblo) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Weld) Winter Wren (El Paso) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Jefferson) Lapland Longspur (Weld) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --Dowell reports these gulls at Aurora Reservoir on February 26: MEW GULL, (ad)., Lesser Black-backed Gulls, (2 ad. & 1 3rd. yr.), Thayer's Gull, (2 juv., 1 or 2 ad.), GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, (2nd. winter), Glaucous Gull, (1 ad., 2 immature). --On March 3, Walbek reports a similar assortment of gulls from Aurora Res, best seen from the SW corner. BOULDER COUNTY: --On February 1, Wilberding reported a TUNDRA SWAN at Cottonwood Marsh; the swan was seen there again on February 23 by Breitsch, and may still be around. DENVER COUNTY: --On February 27, T. Jones reports seeing these gulls on Marston Reservoir: Two, ad. Lesser Black-backed Gulls were on the ice. One was a very dark backed[almost black] colored bird. The other ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull had more of the typical dark gray colored back. A first cycle Thayer's Gull was also present. --On March 3, T. Jones reports two Glaucous & one Thayer's Gull from Marston Res. --On Feb 20 & again on the 28th, Breitsch reports a Greater White-fronted Goose (aka "tar belly" ) at the Rec pond at Green Valley Ranch (northeast corner of Tower Rd aka Green Valley Ranch Blvd, in Town Center Park). --On March 4 Baker reports a Greater White-fronted Goose on the NE side of Sloans Lake, near Stuart Street. Sloans Lake is near Sheridan and 17th Ave. --Vickery reports seeing a Long-tailed Duck on the South Platte on February 27. It was across the river from the aquarium, with a group of Gadwalls and Mallards. On March 1, Breitsch saw it just SW of Speer Blvd bridge. DOUGLAS COUNTY: -- Stachowiak reports seeing the BRANT, on February 15, at the southeast corner of Redstone Park located in Highlands Ranch. Access the parking lot located on the west side of S Foothills Canyon Blvd approximately 2/10's of a mile south of W Town Center Drive. Look straight ahead as you enter the parking lot or to the left towards the houses on the edge of the park. I have located the bird in this area in the past as well. The Brant was seen by Kellner on Feb 23, at the playground pond at Redstone Park. EL PASO COUNTY: --On February 28 Lee reports that the Winter Wren continues at Fountain Creek across from Mile Marker 18 & the concrete gazebo, west of the path. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On February 18, Hackos reports seeing a Barrow's Goldeneye at Chatfield Reservoir over the weekend. It was in the open water near the dam, west of the tower. On February 28, Kibbe reports the Barrow's Goldeneye continues on the northwest corner of the reservoir. It persisted on March 3, according to a report by Suddjian. --On March 2, Teuton and Brooke saw the continuing Golden-crowned Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. On March 3, Suddjian reported a flock of 11 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS along Plum Creek at Chatfield SP, downstream of the Plum Creek bridge. MORGAN COUNTY: --On February 8, Kellner reports 2 imm TRUMPETER SWANS at Boyd Ponds SWA at Log Lane Village near Ft. Morgan. Directions: Take Exit 79 off I-76, take Elm St. in Log Lane Village north to the parking lot near the river. From the parking lot walk the "road" east & cross the canal. Head further east along the canal. The swans were in the open water of the pond on the south side of the canal & were seen by Breitsch on 2/26. Some experts find reason to think that these are Tundra Swans. PUEBLO COUNTY: --On March 3 Percival reports a 1st yr Glaucous Gull at Pueblo Reservoir south Marina. WELD COUNTY: --Lefko reports Lapland Longspurs call over head in "Raptor Alley", WCR 100 x WCR 23 x WCR 102 x WCR 27 on February 27. They continued on March 2, when he also found an ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull at Drake Lake. --On March 2 Mlodinow reports these gulls at Woods Lake, east of Severance: a near adult Great Black-backed Gull, a continuing second year ICELAND GULL,
[cobirds] Re: From Aiken Audubon (Colorado Springs) - Suggestions to help with crow/blackbird problem
On Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:01:06 PM UTC-7, birdingspacepig wrote: > > March 6, 2014 > > Good evening to all! > > We (Aiken Audubon) received this request for assistance through our > website and we do not have any good suggestions to provide. Does anyone on > CoBirds have any ideas we can send to this person? > > > *Hello:* > *I am reaching out to you in hopes that you may have some suggestions* > *or help. I live in Colorado Springs and have a yard that has been over* > *run by crows/black birds. This has amounted in a large amount of bird* > *droppings in the yard and all over cars and lawn decorations. I tried one > of the* > *balloons with mylar tape on it and this didn't appear to do anything* > *to remove the birds. Short of cutting down tree limbs (which I am* > *greatly opposed to) do you have any other suggestions?* > > > Thank you in advance to all who might be able to provide help with this! > > Kindest regards, > > Christine A. Bucher > President, Aiken Audubon Society > Colorado 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a229d33e-c726-444c-8f4e-ecc0222ca18b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Bluff Lake Nature Center seeks used spotting scope
Please contact me at gack...@aol.com and we can talk. On Thursday, March 6, 2014 8:13:28 PM UTC-7, Chris Rurik wrote: > > [This message has been approved by the moderator.] > > Hi CoBirders -- > > Bluff Lake Nature Center, an urban wildlife refuge along Sand Creek in > Stapleton, is looking for a used spotting scope. We would love a donation, > but are willing to pay as well. I figured I would ask the birding community > -- if you have an unused scope, would you consider giving it a new home, > where it would be used most days of the week? > > The need for a scope was made abundantly clear this morning as I asked > group after group of second graders to look at a distant nest, telling them > that the lump on top was a female great horned owl and her chicks. You can > imagine how much more powerful the experience would have been if they could > have looked through a scope. > > Thanks for your consideration, > > Chris Rurik > Education Contractor > Bluff Lake Nature Center > > PS On your upcoming visits to Bluff Lake, be on the lookout for a new bird > checklist for the refuge. > -- 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/cc52342d-7a80-4b61-992b-a952f13497c2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
