[cobirds] More Marston Info -- Ruddy Turnstones

[Chris Rurik]

Hi All --

A bit more info from Marston Reservoir, Denver County, today. Joe Roller, 
Jeff Dawson, Aaron Shipe and I saw the two RUDDY TURNSTONES from Bow Mar 
Drive on a concrete berm/pipe extending into the reservoir from the 
northeast corner. Perched near them was a COMMON TERN.

However, 30 minutes before we saw them, and again 30 minutes after, other 
birders saw the turnstones from the west side of the reservoir (i.e. 
through the fence on S. Wadsworth Blvd.). Birds are really moving around at 
Marston. This is probably partially due to the two PEREGRINE FALCONS we 
observed from Isthmus Park, where we also saw at least 25 SANDERLINGS. Not 
sure what the best strategy would be to see the turnstones except to keep 
trying different vantage points.

Other birds included Black-bellied Plover, Wilson's Phalarope, Bald Eagle, 
Turkey Vulture, Green-tailed Towhee, etc.

Hope this helps.

Good birding,
Chris Rurik
Denver CO


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[cobirds] Empid fall-out in Canon City, saw at least 22 Gray Flycatchers

[SeEttaM .]

Though the snowstorm brought in a number of neotropical migrants today the
most amazing thing was the numbers of empidonax flycatchers--I saw more
than 40 flycatcher species.  And of the empids the most prominent were Gray
Flycatchers--though I not at least 22 it was closer to 30 but I was being
conservative in counting.  I birded from the far west end of Riverside Ave
including along that road, little Veteran's Park and the Sell's Lake and
nearby parking area of the Canon City Riverwalk starting at 9:30 am.  All
but about a half hour was car birding (as I am trying to recover from a
bout of bronchitis so I am sure I missed a whole lot I could have seen on
foot).

Something also unusual I observed was that there were several 'pairs' (not
necessarily mates, could be siblings, etc) of Gray Flycatchers that sure
seemed to be traveling together.  I watched two of these pairings for over
a half hour each while I  also looked at other birds--they stayed near each
other, and if one strayed they reunited in a short time.

I have uploaded a few photos of Gray Flycatchers onto my Birds and Nature
blog but have a number more that I will put up later (and more on other
species later too). I got a photo of one with a nice worm it had caught
(Gray Flycatchers also glean from leaves, bark and even the ground as well
as sallying after flying insects).  Fortunately all the flycatchers I saw
were actively foraging and doing so in good locations for insects so
hopefully getting food.  I do wonder if they would be able to find
mealworms if I put some out??

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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[cobirds] Crow Valley and Pawnee grasslands

['Cathy Sheeter' via Colorado Birds]

I forgot to include in my Crow Valley notables list a SWAMP SPARROW along the 
creek.

Best-

Cathy Sheeter
Ft. Lupton

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[cobirds] Feeding birds during this latest cold snap

['Sharon Daugherty' via Colorado Birds]

Re-posting from last year for those of you interested . . . 

For those of you who wish to help the birds during this spring cold weather 
snap.

Obviously, put up nectar feeders if you have them. Oranges and grape jelly in 
addition to sugar water for the orioles. And put out a fruit and nut seed blend 
(Wild Delight's Fruit & Nut is really good) for the insectivores. Soaked 
raisins are great.Mealworms are the best source of protein when insects may be 
less plentiful for species such as kingbirds.

Put out suet for the woodpeckers and flickers. 
Robins like troutworms and mealworms in addition
to fruit. You can buy worms pretty inexpensively at Wal-Mart, PetSmart, and now 
at King Soopers. Horned larks prefer millet sprays and/or whole
millet. You can get millet at PetSmart or at your local feed store. Longspurs 
will also eat millet, finch seed,
mealworms, and crumbled suet.  Blackbirds, doves, corvids and even juncos love 
cracked corn.

Black oil sunflower seed is always a top choice for
numerous bird species.  If feeding at home, other good food choices are
hard-boiled egg, dog or cat food soaked in hot water until soft (blue jays love
this), even broccoli (chopped finely), lettuce, and grated carrot. Mealworms
are the best source of protein if you can offer those.  Obviously, if you do 
feed wild birds, it would
not be a good idea to feed them in the roads! Try to find an area off to the
side where you can clear an area to scatter seed.  Please also keep a small box 
in your car for
injured birds. Put soft material at the bottom and make sure there are
breathing holes. Take injured/emaciated birds to your local wildlife rehab 
facility immediately. 

Thank you so very much for your help!  Sharon Daugherty
Northeast of Fort Collins, CO off CR 56 and
Terry Lake Rd.
sharona_...@yahoo.com   

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[cobirds] Gregory Canyon, Boulder

[Jeff Romain]

Spent an hour scanning Gregory Canyon road and the trailhead on this cold 
evening.  First sighting was a very cooperative Virginia's warbler on the 
roadside thickets, scouring the leaves for bugs where he periodically offered 
terrific views of his handsome orange crown for 20 mins.  He was seen again in 
the same thicket when I returned an hour later.

Also of note and just up the road were two MacGillivray's warblers, 1 
Dusky/Hammond's flycatcher, 1 Blue-gray gnatcatcher, 2 Wilson's warblers, 3 
Orange-crowned warblers, 3 Ruby-crowned kinglets and of course a host of 
Chipping sparrows.

Lots of fun out there!

Jeff Romain
Lafayette, Boulder County






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[cobirds] Jeffco, Douglas, Denver - more fall out reports and a very big morning

[David Suddjian]

The Townsend's Warbler and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks continued at my yard
early this morning, but were not evident late in the day.

I was out early in the snow storm and witnessed a large movement of
American Robins coming down from the mountains at Deer Creek Canyon Park
and South Valley Park and vicinity, along with Townsend's Solitaires. The
robins were heading east at rates of 75-100 per minute wherever I looked in
the first 2 hours after sunrise, totalling into the many 1000s.
Consequently large numbers had moved into Chatfield and other areas where
they were previously spread out in far lower numbers of nesting pairs.
There were much lesser numbers of solitaires, but I saw over 50 flying east
early on and encountered small numbers at many spots in the Chatfield,
Hildebrand and South Valley areas where they had already departed for the
spring. Clearly these birds were trying to find somewhere with available
food. I imagine that as conditions improve they will return to territories
already established, along with the big influx of Mountain and Western
bluebirds (and probably lots of the Yellow-rumpeds are also mountain
refugees). I wonder how that sorts out among neighbors...abandoning
territories and then returning.

All the big numbers of sparrows and Lark Buntings continue, as others have
noted, so I won't mention them further, except to say that my Chipping
tally for the day was well over 1000 individuals, and several hundred each
of Vesper, Brewer's and Clay-colored,

Deer Creek at Hildebrand Ranch was very exciting, although birding
conditions ranged from almost reasonable to rather challenging, depending
on the rate of snow fall and wind. Despite the snow, or probably because of
it, in addition to the flow of robins coming down the drainage from the
mountains, there were huge numbers of warblers, and just scads of sparrows
moving. Also flycatchers, vireos, thrushes and gnatcatchers. I found many
species, but there were several calls I could not ID, and the birds seldom
sat still for long. When I returned later in the day, after the storm
broke, there were very few warblers and others. It seemed like they had
dispersed. It was a remarkable change!!

But here were the highlights from about 1.2 miles of Deer Creek in the
blowing snow early in the day: 1 Ferruginous Hawk, 1 Olive-sided
Flycatcher, 13 Willow Flycatchers, 2 Hammond's Flycatchers, 1 Dusky, 2
Cordilleran, 1 Least, 1 Eastern Phoebe, 1 Cassin's Kingbird, 1
Yellow-throated Vireo, 2 Cassin's Vireos, 3 Plumbeous Vireos, 52 Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers (likely moved down from upslope to W), 1 Veery, 18 Hermit
Thrush, 14 Swainson's Thrush, 56 Virginia's Warblers (likely down slope
movers), 1 Nashville Warbler, 450+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1
Black-and-white Warbler, 1 Ovenbird, 2 American Redstarts, 1
Yellow-breasted Chat (plus Yellow, Wilson's, MacGillivray's), 1 Summer
Tanager, and 1 Orchard Oriole! And a few that got away...

I was happy to find the one Cassin's Kingbird at Hildebrand, but apparently
thee was a significant movement and fallout, as I hit the Cassin's jackpot
at Chatfield. There I encountered 3 at Kingfisher Parking Lot, 14(!) along
the road to Plum Creek Nature Area, and 4 more at the entry road to Massey
Draw. The road to Plum Creek was just loaded with kingbirds when I drove
out, including a whopping 340+/- Western Kingbirds and 47 Eastern Kingbirds
parked on the road. But when I drove back through an hour later numbers
were down by 70%. The big numbers were there when it was still snowing,
then only lesser numbers after the snow quit.

Other birds of note at Chatfield: Northern Parula, Hooded Warbler, Northern
Waterthrush, Blackpoll Warbler, 1 Common Tern, 2 Forster's Terns (both tern
species at a small pond west of Plum Creek).

On the theme of changing bird numbers with the cessation of the storm, I
noticed that as the day went on, sparrows and other roadside species
diminished markedly after the snow quit. I think many began to disperse as
soon as they could. To be sure there were still many lingering in the
afternoon, but numbers definitely dropped markedly.

Lastly, some brief views from the west side of Marston had 13 pretty
Black-belled Plovers, 1 Solitary, and some Leasts.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Correction

[VIRGINIA SIMMONS]

The date for the Bay-breasted and Townsend's Warblers at Home Lake should have 
been 5/12, not 5/11. Virginia Simmons 

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[cobirds] Huerfano County Update: Baltimore Oriole (female), Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pinyon Jay and other great fallout birds!

[Polly Neldner]

With several inches of snow falling between yesterday and today it was a
great snowy day here in Huerfano County

At the feeders and in the area we had:

1 female Baltimore Oriole (see  link to my facebook page)
Suspect: Female Baltimore
Oriole

Many, many Bullock's Orioles
3 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (1 male, 2 female)
25 or so Black-headed Grosbeaks
20+ Evening Grosbeaks
Blue Grosbeak
1 extremely cooperative and photogenic Lazuli Bunting
Too many Pine Siskins to count
ditto American Goldfinches
4 or 5 Lesser Goldfinches
Spotted Towhee
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Hermit Thrush
Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco
Green-tailed Towhee
Black-capped Chickadee
a dozen or so Pinyon Jays
Western Tanager (male and female)
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Common Grackle (too many)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Mourning Dove
Eurasian-collared Dove
more than enough Red-winged Blackbirds to bake in a pie!
1 Yellow-headed Blackbird
Lark Bunting
Indigo Bunting
American Pipit
Sharp-shinned Hawk (buzzed the feeders a couple of times)
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Goose

Gotta love a Spring snowstorm!

Attached is also a link to my album for the storm!
Fallout - Mother's Day and
today!


One small correction...there were *3 HEPATIC TANAGERS *at Rouse Road on
Saturday...two males and a female.


Polly Wren Neldner
La Veta, CO

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[cobirds] Western Jeffco 6/12/2014

[markchavez]

  Today, like everyone else I exprienced an incredible sparrow/blackbird 
fallout.  I decided to bird a few locations on the west side of Jeffco. Here 
are a couple of highlights:

Bear Creek Lake Park:
100's of Sparrows(lark,vesper, brewer's, clay-colored, and chipping) and Lark 
Buntings
100+  Western and Mountain Bluebirds
2 Willets
1 White-throated Sparrow
4 Bullock's Orioles

Belmar Historic Park:
100's of Brewer's , Chipping, and Clay-colored Sparrows
1  Northern Waterthrush
5  Hermit Thrush
8  Orange-crowned warblers
10's Yellow-rumped Warblers
5  Green-tailed Towhee

Main Reservoir

100's Chipping Sparrows
10's Clay-colored, Lark, Brewers
60+  Yellow-rumped Warblers
1 Common Yellowthroat

Welchester Tree Park--pretty slow

NO Sparrows!!!
15+ Orange-crowned Warblers
2 Dusky/Hammonds Flycatchers


Mark Chavez
Lakewood-Green Mtn
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[cobirds] No Red-faced Warbler again...bummer.

[Eric DeFonso]

Hi folks,

I made another visit to the location given in the earlier email this
morning around 9am, which was as soon as I could get there. It was pretty
chilly and a bit breezy, but much sunnier than my previous visit. I
searched the location mentioned as well as lots of neighboring habitat
along the road for about 90 minutes, but didn't turn up any suspects. A
pity that I only had a few hours overall to check it out, but I'm thrilled
that I got to discover a really interesting hotspot. I can't remember ever
before being in a place where you can hear Yellow-breasted Chat and Clark's
Nutcracker in the same place at the same time.

I'd never been to the Dolores River valley before, although I'm guessing a
good number of you who attended the Cortez CFO convention might have. If
so, you'd know that there's miles of really outstanding pine-oak woodland
habitat along the valley road, so even if the bird is still there, it could
be virtually anywhere in that valley and avoid detection if it isn't
vocalizing (and quite possibly even if it is!).

In any case, I'd have to think that's a good location to look for a future
Red-faced visitor anyway.

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Boulder, CO

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[cobirds] Clay-colored Sparrows / Denver

[Dave Cameron]

New yard bird!  2 ad Clay-colored Sparrows!  Deb and I had spotted a 
super-brief
glimpse yesterday of another new yard bird, an OC Warbler.  So after work, 
I headed
into the yard to try to re-find it, and got these guys instead.  Also a 
fly-by of a DC
Cormorant; hardly uncommon around the area, but odd to see from my front 
step.

Dave Cameron
Harvey Park, Denver

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[cobirds] Bay-breasted & Townsend's Warblers, Rio Grande County

[VIRGINIA SIMMONS]

Bay-breasted Warbler (female) and Townsend's Warbler (male) at Home Lake on May 
11 during inclement weather. Monte Vista Refuge had Northern Mockingbird, large 
numbers of White-throated Swifts, and 3 Willets. Y-r Warblers are still 
numerous in the San Luis Valley. Virginia Simmons, Del Norte 

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[cobirds] Ovenbird and Green-tailed Towhees - Arapahoe County Yard

[Becky Campbell]

Cobirders,

I have had an Ovenbird this afternoon foraging off and on under my
overgrown pink honeysuckle shrubs along with a pair of Green-tailed Towhees
and a Spotted Towhee.  The Ovenbird is a new yard bird as well as a lifer
for me.  Other birds of note on this 18 species and counting yard day:  2
FOS male Bullocks Orioles, Chipping Sparrow, a Cooper's Hawk and an
unidentified empid (would have been a new yard bird, but only got the
briefest of looks).

Becky Campbell
so. of Cherry Creek State Park

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[cobirds] Crow Valley and Pawnee grasslands

['Cathy Sheeter' via Colorado Birds]

Crow valley was hopping this morning.  Snow in this area was almost totally 
melted, unlike Denver, so perhaps not the fallout of some areas further south, 
but still very birdy!  However also very windy, so birds were mostly staying 
low and deep in brush, not allowing many photo opportunities.  

Thrushes were truly everywhere!!  At least 85 Swainson's (could have been more, 
this feels like a conservative estimate) filled the bushes and trees. 6 Hermit, 
1 WOOD (ongoing bird or another one),1 VEERY, and one GRAY-CHEEKED (which 
landed no more than 30 feet in front of me for a spectacular view, but dove 
into the brush when I grabbed for my camera.)

Gray Catbirds were abundant, with at least 20.

Lincoln's Sparrows were popping up at every turn too... 65!

There were at least 6 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES present (try as I might, couldn't 
make any of them from Louisiana) 

Other birds of note were ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, and a male BLACKPOLL WARBLER 
and male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, GREEN HERON (Continuing) and immature 
BROAD-WINGED HAWK.

A somewhat unusual sight of 12 Black-Crowned Night Herons flew into the wind 
hear the campground.

The grasslands were wet and Green!

An Upland Sandpiper posed for some photos.  TONS of Lark Buntings skylarking.  
Also many Lark, Vesper, Cassin's, Clay-colored and Chipping Sparrows.  Plenty 
of Longspurs.  I was somewhat surprised to find a Hermit Thrush, Am Pipit, 
Wilson's Snipe, and Green-tailed Towhee out in the grasslands!  FOS Grasshopper 
Sp. heard too.

All and all a great day out on the plains!

Cathy Sheeter
Ft. Lupton 

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[cobirds] More sparrow fallout

[stevenelarson]

Hi All, 
My yard as well was inundated with sparrows. Many Chipping, Brewer's, 
Clay-colored, Field and Lark. The Field Sparrow and the Lark Sparrows are yard 
birds for me in Northglenn (Adams cnty). Great fun! It would be nice to get 
another front to set down equal numbers of Spring warblers! 
Steve Larson 

Northglenn, CO 

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[cobirds] Rud turnstones marston denvr co

[Joe]

At shoreline close to water dept small building atop dam. Nw corner, best from 
bow mar drive 5:30 pm
Roller

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[cobirds] Short-billed Dowitcher at 109th near Boulder Creek, Boulder Co

[Charles Hundertmark]

Shortly after noon today, I relocated the Short-billed Dowitcher previously
reported by Ted Floyd and Christian Nunnes. The bird was hanging out with
two Greater Yellowlegs in the pond west of 109th and north of Jasper Road.

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[cobirds] Mealworms

[Paula Hansley]

I have put mealworms out in my driveway and my neighbors/ driveways,
because they wondered what all the bird activity is.  We have dozens, if
not over a hundred sparrows, devouring them.

I bet the weak kingbirds at Chatfield woud appreciate mealworms.

Paula Hansley
Boulder County

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[cobirds] boulder black phoebe

[Alan Bell]

The black phoebe was sitting on the abutment rocks on the west side of the 
Boulder Creek bridge over Hwy 287 at about 2:30 this afternoon. Also a wood 
duck downstream. Earlier around 8am I had looked for the phoebe at the 109th St 
bridge. It was singing continuously there for a bit then, but I failed to see 
it.

Alan Bell

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[cobirds] Sparrows and Swallopalooza at Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Boulder County

[Charles Hundertmark]

Walden Ponds (primarily) and Sawhill Ponds (to a lesser extent) were
swarming with swallows this morning. Predominantly Violet-greens, but also
good numbers of Barn and Cliff Swallows. Northern Rough-wings were
respectably represented. I also managed to tease out two Bank Swallows.
Surprisingly Tree Swallows were present, but scarce.

Sparrows:

Green-tailed Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 28
Clay-colored Sparrow 11
Brewer's Sparrow 16
Vesper Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow 24
Song Sparrow 5
Mountain White-crowned Sparrow 2

All but the Song Sparrows were migrants. The Brewer's and Mountain
White-crowneds were tuning up for arrival at their breeding grounds giving
a taste of what North Park will sound like this summer.

Also of interest were 2 Wilson's Phalaropes.


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[cobirds] Not the Usual Suspects, part II

[Nicolle Martin]

Cobirds, add Virginia's Warbler to my earlier list, hanging out in my
Willow and my Euonymus shrub.  And the previous Warbler I mentioned this
morning was definitely Yellow Rumped.

Nicolle Martin
Littleton, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Id Help Needed

['arvind panjabi' via Colorado Birds]

definitely an empidonax flycatcher, I'd say Dusky based on the long wings, tail 
and bill.

 
Arvind Panjabi
5700' feet, Larimer County, CO 
On the north slope of Milner Mtn
Mountain mahogany shrubland and grassland
On Monday, May 12, 2014 4:44 PM, Mary Driscoll  wrote:
 
Hi Birders,

Identification help needed, bird was seen near Barr Lake SP on May 10, 2014. 
Did not sing or call while we were watching it. It did exhibit fly-catching 
behavior, leaving perch to get insect ?, and returning to perch.  No tail 
wagging noted during time bird was observed. There are two pictures at my 
flickr site.  

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/mloving/13985955787/in/photostream/


https://www.flickr.com/photos/mloving/14192692633/in/photostream/

Thank you,

Mary Driscoll
Unincorp. Arapahoe County
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[cobirds] Lots of birds at Chatfield

[Charlie Lawrence]

I spent 5 hours today at Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson and Douglas Counties), 
mostly driving around and taking pictures, but i did some hiking also. I didn't 
make it there yesterday but there sure were birds everywhere today. There were 
so many sparrows, Lark Buntings, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Mountain Bluebirds 
that there could have easily been two or three times as many birds as my 
estimates. Here we go: 
Chipping Sparrow 450 
Lark Sparrow 120 
Vesper Sparrow 150 
Clay-colored Sparrow 130 
Brewer's Sparrow 25 
White-crowned Sparrow 47 
Lark Bunting 320 many males and females 
Mountain Bluebird 139 
Western Bluebird 40 
Yellow-headed Blackbird 45 
Brown-headed Cowbird 34 
Western Kingbird 95 Seemed to be very weak. Would hardly move off the roads. 
Eastern Kingbird 2 
Brewer's Blackbird 16 
Barn Swallow 200 
Violet-green Swallow 200 
Bank Swallow 25 
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20 
No Tree Swallows 
Spotted Sandpiper 15 
Willet 36 
American Avocet 7 
Yellow-rumped Warbler 215 All over the place especially along edge of lake near 
wooded areas, in fields, and flooded areas. 
Orange-crowned Warbler 5 
Yellow Warbler 2 
Northern Waterthrush 1 
Ovenbird 1 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 
Swainson's Thrush 5 
Hermit's Thrush 1 
Western Tanager 5 


A very interesting day of birding. 


Charlie Lawrence 
Centennial, CO 






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[cobirds] Kentucky Warbler, Northern Boulder County

[Pam Piombino]

Sorry all; I had not meant to post to cobirds until I was sure what I had.
I was trying to send off a note to some local birders to confirm this rare
species.  I thought I had erased "co--birds" and pushed send.   I didn't
even know I had made the mistake until I started getting calls,

Red in the face, Pam Piombino

Birders welcome, but please call first for directions:

303 776 1939

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[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams County

[JBreitsch - Denver]

Date:  12 May 2014
Time:  Noon - 4PM
Location:  Barr Lake - Mostly between the bridge at the visitor's center to 
the Pioneer Trail

I started birding in the snow and ended up staying out for a few hours. 
 There were many, many thrushes around, mostly Swainson's, some Hermit's, 
and one Veery.  Also Gray Catbird.  For sparrows, I had Song, Lincoln's, 
Chipping, Clay-colored, Lark, White-crowned, and one White-throated 
Sparrow.  Also a Green-tailed Towhee.  I added one Orchard Oriole to the 
many Bullock's.  Warblers included the usual suspects plus Yellow-breasted 
Chat, MacGillavray's, and Townsend's.  Other birds of possible interest 
were a Peregrine Falcon, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Warbling Vireo, Eastern 
Kingbird, Least, Dusky, and one or two dozen unidentified Flycatchers, and 
many soaring pelicans.  

Before I left my development I also had a Northern Mockingbird just to kick 
start things.  Not a bad day.  

John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
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[cobirds] Id Help Needed

[Mary Driscoll]

Hi Birders,

Identification help needed, bird was seen near Barr Lake SP on May 10, 2014. 
Did not sing or call while we were watching it. It did exhibit fly-catching 
behavior, leaving perch to get insect ?, and returning to perch.  No tail 
wagging noted during time bird was observed. There are two pictures at my 
flickr site.  

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/mloving/13985955787/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mloving/14192692633/in/photostream/

Thank you,

Mary Driscoll
Unincorp. Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch trip tomorrow, open spaces

[Brandon]

Hi all,

I'm leading a birding trip for Arkansas Valley Audubon Field Trip to Chico 
Basin Ranch tomorrow.  My limit is 12 people, and I currently have open spots 
for the trip (some last minute cancellations).  If anyone is available, and 
wants to go on this trip, please e-mail me soon, and I'll let you know the 
information.
 

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO  

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RE: [cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (07 May 2014) 9 Raptors

[Leon Bright]

Harry and COBirders,

  For the last few years I've wondered about how the exceptional drought in
SE Colorado has been affecting the migration routes of Swainson's Hawks.
Might this be one reason for the fall off of their numbers seen over
Dinosaur Ridge?

Leon Bright, Pueblo

 

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Of Harry Price
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 3:17 PM
To: repo...@hawkcount.org
Cc: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (07 May 2014) 9 Raptors

 

Hello CO-Birders,

With the end of the Dinosaur Ridge raptor count, conspicuous by their
near-absence are Swainson's Hawks.  With such a large and concentrated
population moving up through central America and radiating out of Mexico
into US southwestern states, we might expect to see more of these guys
coming up the front range and the Rcky Mountain uplift spine to their more
notherly breeding grounds.  Are they more abundant in migration through CO
along the Western Slope, or, alternatively, are they soaring too high to be
identified as they pass over the ridge (and constituting a disproportionate
per cent of the 26 unidentied Buteos)?  It seems that in previous seasons
they were among the least represented but expected buteos at the observatory
as well.   In the last week or so they seem to be everywhere in Eastern
Boulder County.  It also seems I've seen larger flocks/kettles during fall
migration.  Any thoughts?

 

Harry Price

Erie, Boulder County

 

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Subject: [cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (07 May 2014) 9 Raptors

 

Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA


Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2014


Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total


Black Vulture

0

0

0


Turkey Vulture

1

15

118


Osprey

1

3

18


Bald Eagle

0

0

27


Northern Harrier

0

0

3


Sharp-shinned Hawk

0

3

41


Cooper's Hawk

1

12

83


Northern Goshawk

0

0

2


Red-shouldered Hawk

0

0

0


Broad-winged Hawk

1

7

8


Red-tailed Hawk

2

17

262


Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

9


Swainson's Hawk

0

2

2


Ferruginous Hawk

0

0

9


Golden Eagle

0

0

11


American Kestrel

1

5

83


Merlin

0

0

4


Peregrine Falcon

0

2

6


Prairie Falcon

0

0

7


Mississippi Kite

0

0

0


Unknown Accipiter

2

3

25


Unknown Buteo

0

2

26


Unknown Falcon

0

0

3


Unknown Eagle

0

0

0


Unknown Raptor

0

1

9


Total:

9

72

756

 


Observation start time: 

08:45:00 


Observation end time: 

13:45:00 


Total observation time: 

5 hours


Official Counter

Roger Rouch


Observers: 

Don Taves




Visitors:
Karen from Ward,CO has been following our reports from the Yahoo Group site.
She made a first trip to the ridge and offered help spotting. Thank you! 

Weather:
A moderate haze with visibility about 3 km at the beginning of the day with
gradual clearing through the morning. Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy.
Temperatures from the low to high fifties with a light wind generally from
the east at about 2 bft. Sprinkles and one distant thunder at day's end. 

Raptor Observations:
All migrants were generally lower in elevation, close to the ridge and in
the AM. Haze during the morning limited raptor spots to the west. Of special
interest (and a slight identification challenge) was an immature
Broad-winged Hawk. Three or more local Red-tailed Hawks used the east valley
as a playground as they cruised from south to north becoming almost migrants
before returning to repeat the same pattern.

Non-raptor Observations:
As the last official day of the 2014 season this counter and observer send
good wishes for the days to follow to all that have participated this year.
Hopefully, when we are sweltering in the summer heat we can turn the mental
calendar back to the breezy and cool days spent counting raptors, and be
refreshed. 

Predictions:
No counting tomorrow due to the end of the season.

  _  

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 v

Re: [cobirds] Kentucky Warbler

[CenturyLink Customer]

Where is your yard, please? 


Heather Morris 
Durango, CO 

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From: "Pam Piombino"  
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com, "Christian Nunes"  
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 3:14:26 PM 
Subject: [cobirds] Kentucky Warbler 


Now in my yard; call first, do not come in front,  Pam 

303 776 1939 


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[cobirds] Fallout at Manitou Swimming Pool, El Paso County

[Gary Koehn]

As I parked to swim this noon at Manitou Pool, Schryver Park, Manitou Springs, 
an impressive fallout of birds was going on.  There were birds in every tree 
and shrub.  Most notable were literally hundreds of Chipping Sparrows.  I also 
saw at least 50 Hermit Thrushes, 10 Yellow Warblers, 8 Wilson's Warblers, at 
least 40 Yellow-rumped Warblers, mostly Audobon's, 4 MacGuilivary's Warblers, 
various empid species, 4 Western Tanagers, and assorted Lark Sparrows, one 
Vesper Sparrow, several Western Bluebirds, one ad. female Lark Bunting.

I did not get swimming.

Gary Koehn
Colorado Springs, Colorado



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[cobirds] Fallout at Rocky Mt. Arsenal NWR

[Johnson, Candice E., MD.]

One hour after the snow stopped this morning we drove around the bison loop and 
saw uncountable flocks of sparrows and blackbirds. Estimates are 150 chipping 
sparrows, 50 vesper, 150 lark sparrows, 100 lark buntings, 15 white-crowned, 
and about 3 clay-colored. At least 60 mourning doves were on the ground lining 
a dirt road. There were 30 female yellow-headed blackbirds mixed in with about 
25 Brewer's blackbirds near the entrance gate. On a small tree near the gate 
was a juvenile great horned owl. Quite a spectacle!

Candice E. Johnson
Denver, CO
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[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch, Pueblo/El Paso Co. 5/12

[Brandon]

Bill Maynard and I birded Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) today, in the wind.  
Highlights:

CBR, El Paso Co.:
Tennessee Warbler - 1 male
Ovenbird - 2
American Redstart - 1 female type
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 male
Veery - 1
Harris's Sparrow - 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1

Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Western Bluebird - 2
Townsend's Solitaire - 1
 
CBR, Pueblo Co.:
Ovenbird - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 4 (3 at HQ, 1 at Rose Pond)
Veery - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 1
Glossy Ibis - 1
Great Egret - 1
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO  

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RE: [cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (07 May 2014) 9 Raptors

[Harry Price]

Hello CO-Birders,
With the end of the Dinosaur Ridge raptor count, conspicuous by their 
near-absence are Swainson's Hawks.  With such a large and concentrated 
population moving up through central America and radiating out of Mexico into 
US southwestern states, we might expect to see more of these guys coming up the 
front range and the Rcky Mountain uplift spine to their more notherly breeding 
grounds.  Are they more abundant in migration through CO along the Western 
Slope, or, alternatively, are they soaring too high to be identified as they 
pass over the ridge (and constituting a disproportionate per cent of the 26 
unidentied Buteos)?  It seems that in previous seasons they were among the 
least represented but expected buteos at the observatory as well.   In the last 
week or so they seem to be everywhere in Eastern Boulder County.  It also seems 
I've seen larger flocks/kettles during fall migration.  Any thoughts?

Harry Price
Erie, Boulder County

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Subject: [cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (07 May 2014) 9 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2014

Species

Day's Count

Month Total

Season Total

Black Vulture

0

0

0

Turkey Vulture

1

15

118

Osprey

1

3

18

Bald Eagle

0

0

27

Northern Harrier

0

0

3

Sharp-shinned Hawk

0

3

41

Cooper's Hawk

1

12

83

Northern Goshawk

0

0

2

Red-shouldered Hawk

0

0

0

Broad-winged Hawk

1

7

8

Red-tailed Hawk

2

17

262

Rough-legged Hawk

0

0

9

Swainson's Hawk

0

2

2

Ferruginous Hawk

0

0

9

Golden Eagle

0

0

11

American Kestrel

1

5

83

Merlin

0

0

4

Peregrine Falcon

0

2

6

Prairie Falcon

0

0

7

Mississippi Kite

0

0

0

Unknown Accipiter

2

3

25

Unknown Buteo

0

2

26

Unknown Falcon

0

0

3

Unknown Eagle

0

0

0

Unknown Raptor

0

1

9

Total:

9

72

756


Observation start time:

08:45:00

Observation end time:

13:45:00

Total observation time:

5 hours

Official Counter

Roger Rouch

Observers:

Don Taves




Visitors:
Karen from Ward,CO has been following our reports from the Yahoo Group site. 
She made a first trip to the ridge and offered help spotting. Thank you!

Weather:
A moderate haze with visibility about 3 km at the beginning of the day with 
gradual clearing through the morning. Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. 
Temperatures from the low to high fifties with a light wind generally from the 
east at about 2 bft. Sprinkles and one distant thunder at day's end.

Raptor Observations:
All migrants were generally lower in elevation, close to the ridge and in the 
AM. Haze during the morning limited raptor spots to the west. Of special 
interest (and a slight identification challenge) was an immature Broad-winged 
Hawk. Three or more local Red-tailed Hawks used the east valley as a playground 
as they cruised from south to north becoming almost migrants before returning 
to repeat the same pattern.

Non-raptor Observations:
As the last official day of the 2014 season this counter and observer send good 
wishes for the days to follow to all that have participated this year. 
Hopefully, when we are sweltering in the summer heat we can turn the mental 
calendar back to the breezy and cool days spent counting raptors, and be 
refreshed.

Predictions:
No counting tomorrow due to the end of the season.

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 

[cobirds] Kentucky Warbler

[Pam Piombino]

Now in my yard; call first, do not come in front,  Pam

303 776 1939

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RE: [cobirds] Fallout help

[Bill Maynard]

Also, if you have a hummingbird feeder you haven't put out yet, I had a female 
Broad-tail inside my breezeway searching every corner of the inside roof for 
insects and spiders then perching on the vertical walls.

Bill Maynard
Colorado Springs

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Alison Kondler
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To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Subject: [cobirds] Fallout help

Just going into Chatfield you can instantly see the birds are in survival mode. 
Birds are everywhere! If you plan on coming here or any other birding spots you 
may want to bring as much bird seed as possible. Many of the birds can barely 
fly fast enough away from cars. They need our help. Thanks!

Alison Konder
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] San Luis Valley Fallout

[cougar]

With the overnight snow and cold front, birds were everywhere this morning! I 
mean everywhere! At our home, we have already counted 30 species, including our 
first homesite record for Hermit Thrush (in 20 years of birdwatching at our 
home!). At the Monte Refuge, a Lewis’s Woodpecker has feeding on the ground! 
Every clump of trees held something. Home Lake had snow melting off the trees 
and birds darting every which way. Yellow-rumped warblers, Townsend Solitaire, 
Bullock’s Orioles and one lone Western Tanager lit up the trees. It was amazing 
to see. 

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO

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[cobirds] Fallout help

[Alison Kondler]

Just going into Chatfield you can instantly see the birds are in survival mode. 
Birds are everywhere! If you plan on coming here or any other birding spots you 
may want to bring as much bird seed as possible. Many of the birds can barely 
fly fast enough away from cars. They need our help. Thanks!

Alison Konder
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] My Mistake - only one Blue-throated Blue Warbler

[Paula Hansley]

I mistook a half-hearted Clay-colored Sparrow song for a second
Black-throated Blue Warbler song, which I heard earlier.

The warbler song, while buzzy, is a lot more musical.

I have a couple dozen sparrows-- Lark, Chipping, Clay-colored and Chipping.

Paula Hansley
Louisville

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[cobirds] Chatfield, Jeff/Douglas; Franktown, Douglas

['Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds]

 Thanks to all who posted the extraordinary glut of birds at Chatfield. Spurred 
by your  postings, Urling & I went over to Chatfield late yesterday afternoon 
-- and the quantity of birds along the paved roads staggered us. 

 As advertised, hundreds of Lark Buntings, Chipping, Lark, & Vesper Sparrows, 
cowbirds, 80 or so Yellow-headed Blackbirds. 86 Western Kingbirds, most in the 
middle of the road, 66 Mtn. Bluebirds, ditto. 28 Willets, 7 American Pipits. 
Piles of swallows cruising the lake.We noticed that the flocks concentrated 
where asphalt grows -- very few on gravel surfaces, except at the Model 
Airplane field. 

At home, a mini-fallout. Most striking, Urling counted ten male & one female 
Lazuli Buntings on the ground at the same time. What a stunning show!

Plus: 22 annoying Brown-headed Cowbirds and 4 annoying magpies that drive away 
the other birds. 6-8 Black-headed Grosbeaks, 1-2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. 
Chipping Sparrows, 2 Clay-colored Sparrows. Say's Phoebe, American Goldfinch. 
One Bullock's Oriole that figured out how to insert himself into the suet 
feeder cage. 
 

Hugh Kingery 
  Franktown, CO
  

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[cobirds] Two singing Black-throated Blue Warblers, Louisville, Boulder County

[Paula Hansley]

I was trying to record one singing warbler in a bush across the street when
another one started singing from my catalpa tree!

With all the snow falling, it is difficult to find this dark warbler!  I am
now going out to try to photograph one of the birds as they are staying
relatively low in the bushes or trees.

If you decide to come here, familiarize yourself with the song (a series of
buzzy "zees", sometimes on one pitch, sometimes rising and descending).
 The song is not loud.

Paula Hansley

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[cobirds] boulder lark buntings

[Alan Bell]

Lark buntings about 9:30 this morning at the se corner of the intersection of 
Jay Road and Hw 119.

Alan Bell

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[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler, Environmental Learning Center, Fort Collins, Larimer

[Brad Biggerstaff]

This morning at around 8:30 I saw and heard a Blackpoll Warbler along the
Poudre River Trail between the Environmental Learning Center and Prospect
Ponds Natural Area in east Fort Collins.  The bird was active and moving
with a flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers (both varieties).  Also seen were
Yellow-breasted Chat, at least half a dozen Swainson's Thrushes, and a
Common Yellowthroat, among others.

Brad Biggerstaff
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler/Veery/Larimer

[Rob Sparks]

This morning I rode my bike to the McMurry Natural Area and was not 
disapointed.  At the parking lot there was a nice flock of migrants moving 
through some cottonwoods, crack willows, boxelders and siberian elms. 
 There was a female Blackpoll Warbler on the south side of the parking lot 
working its way west.  There was also a Verry and a male American Redstart 
in the same area with about 10 Yellow-rumped Warblers and 2 Swainson's 
Thrushes, maybe the Redstart is the same bird that was there a couple of 
days ago spotted by Aran Meyer.

Also seen in the vicinity was a Gray Catbird, Plumbeous Vireo, Northern 
Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
and 2 flycatchers.  I thought that one of the flycatchers looked good for 
Dusky and the other seemed to be a Least but I am uncertain on these ids. 
 Oh and there was also a Broad-winged Hawk just west of the Parking lot 
calling and flying around.

On my ride to the river there were about 100 from what I saw mostly 
Chipping Sparrows.

Good Birding,
Rob Sparks
Wet Old Town
Fort Collins


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[cobirds] Black-throated Blue Warbler, Louisville, Boulder County

[Paula Hansley]

One minute ago, the male Black-throated Blue Warbler started to sing again!
 I have not had a sighting yet, but it is either in one of the fir trees on
the west side of my front yard or in a deciduous tree across the street.

I live at 545 West Fir Way about 1/4 east of the Rec Center.  It is in a
neighborhood with many short streets, so I suggest you use map quest or
call me on my cell, 303-263-1714, for directions if you want to see this
bird.

I am going to try to find it now.

Paula Hansley

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[cobirds] Not your usual suspects

[Nicolle Martin]

At my feeders today ...

Western Tanager (eating split peanuts)
Lazuli Buntings
Warbler (not sure type) in my Willow

Nicolle Martin
Littleton, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Today's RBA

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

A hearty second to that motion.  I always look forward to the daily post, just 
for purposes of keeping in overall touch with what is going on in the state.  
And if I am headed off on an excursion away from my home area, I always take a 
quick look at that great county-by-county listing to make sure that I haven't 
missed something in the flurry of posts to Cobirds that we get, especially this 
time of year.


As to birding in Colorado, I remember many years ago, when I was very new to 
birding, I asked my mentor where he would live, if he could pick anywhere in 
the country.  I expected to hear "the Valley in Texas", "southeast Arizona", or 
somewhere on the west coast.  Instead he said, "Right here in Colorado".  After 
all the years, I have to agree.  Other than an ocean, we have everything right 
in our backyard.  When I recently hosted some east coast folks for an outing 
around the state, they were literally astounded at the variety of habitats and 
birds that we have.  Having visited the northwest sage flats, the mountains, 
the prairies, the southeast corner and the Pawnee, they went away with an 
entirely new understanding of birding in Colorado.  I always enjoy seeing our 
home state through the eyes of those not privileged to live here.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood


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From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN 
To: COBIRDS 
Sent: Sun, May 11, 2014 7:48 am
Subject: [cobirds] Today's RBA



Today's RBA has to be the "mother" of all RBA's, perhaps in its history.  This 
set of birds would be the envy on any state in the U.S.  This seems like an 
appropriate time to thank its compiler JOYCE TAKAMINE, and all the other folks 
who have done this largely thankless job over the years, including some of the 
early, long-stint compilers like Lynn Willcockson, David Martin, and Duane 
Nelson.  As birders, we are lucky to live in Colorado.  Where else would you 
have a shot at seeing a ptarmigan, a rare eastern warbler, a Zone-tailed Hawk, 
and a Painted Bunting in the same weekend?!

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
  

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[cobirds] Baca (and Cheraw, Otero) yesterday

['Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds]

Sorry for the delayed post.
Yesterday, I started at Cottonwood Canyon. At the campground (2nd, as there 
really are two), there was a calling SUMMER TANAGER and a singing HOODED 
WARBLER at dawn. Then it went dead. I had 6 more warblers: one YB Chat, 3 
Audubon's, 1 OC Warbler and a Wilson's. Okay, maybe I had 5 or 6 Audubon's. 
There were a couple oddities though: a RED CROSSBILL, calling most like type 2, 
but not quite right... and a singing NORTHERN CARDINAL (not rare in Baca, but 
weird for elevation/habitat).


At The Everett Ranch (private, but see recent post by owner), there were far 
more birds, though nada ultra rare. Highlights were
2 INDIGO BUNTINGS
1 RB GROSBEAK
2 PLUMBEOUS VIREOS


I then found out about the PAINTED BUNTING(s) at nearby Picture Canyon, where 
Kathy Mihm Dunning was nice enough to abandon her lunch and show me the bird. 
The place is sparsely vegetated but surprisingly birdy. No other "highlights," 
though that spectacular bird certainly sufficed. No evidence of its mate 
despite much searching. 


Cheraw's north side, in the blasting wind and a bit of drizzle, had  a goodly 
assortment of shorebirds, the most notable of which were my first Stilt 
Sandpiper and WR Sandpiper of the spring plus a couple RN Phalaropes and a 
hungry Peregrine (yes, I know, Peregrines are not shorebirds; I'll work on my 
grammar :o)


Good Birding
Steve Mlodinow
Longmont CO

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 12 May 2014

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
Date: May 12, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Mpnday, May 12, 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).

Little Blue Heron (Weld)
Green Heron (Fremont, Pueblo, Weld)
GLOSSY IBIS (*Boulder, Fremont)
ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Prowers)
Broad-winged Hawk (*Fremont, Jefferson, Larimer, Prowers, *Washington,
*Weld)
Snowy Plover (*Kiowa)
Ruddy Turnstone (*Denver)
Short-billed Dowitcher (*Boulder)
White-winged Dove (*Bent)
Greater Roadrunner (*Baca)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers)
Black Phoebe (*Baca, *Boulder, *Fremont, *La Plata, Mesa, Pueblo)
Eastern Phoebe (*Baca, Fremont, Pueblo)
 Great Crested Flycatcher (*Weld)
Yellow-throated Vireo (Prowers)
Gray Vireo (Prowers)
White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)
Bell's Vireo (El Paso)
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (*Baca, *Weld)
WOOD THRUSH (*BENT, *Prowers)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca)
Tennessee Warbler (*Baca, *Bent, *Prowers, *Weld)
Nashville Warbler (*Bent, El Paso, *Prowers, Weld)
Northern Parula (*Bent, El Paso, Jefferson, Prowers, Weld)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (*Bent, *Boulder, Kit Carson)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (El Paso, Pueblo)
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (*Prowers)
Palm Warbler (*La Plata)
Blackpoll Warbler (*Bent)
Black-and-white Warbler (*Bent, El Paso, Weld)
Worm-eating Warbler (Prowers)
Ovenbird (*Bent, El Paso/Pueblo, *Prowers, *Weld)
Northern Waterthrush (*Bent, *Boulder, *El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo, *La Plata,
Larimer, Mesa, Prowers, Pueblo, *Weld, Yuma)
Hooded Warbler (*Bent, Boulder, El Paso/Pueblo, Kit Carson)
RED-FACED WARBLER (Montezuma)
HEPATIC TANAGER (Huerfano)
Summer Tanager (*Bent, Jefferson, *Prowers, Pueblo)
Black-throated Sparrow (Garfield/Mesa, *La Plata)
White-throated Sparrow (*Bent, Mesa, Pueblo)
Harris's Sparrow (Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers, Yuma)
Indigo Bunting (Baca, *Douglas/Jefferson, *Jefferson, *Prowers)
PAINTED BUNTING (*Baca)

BACA COUNTY:
--An Indigo Bunting and Curve-billed Thrasher were reported by Everett at
feeder and near ranch house on the Everett Ranch SW of Pritchett on May 10.
 If you would like to see the birds, please contact Laneha Everett at
719-643-5414 or laneha.everett AT hotmail.com to notifiy and for
directions.  Everett reported that the CFO group found Eastern Phoebe,
Black Phoebe, and Greater Roadrunner in the canyons and along the creek at
the ranch on May 10.
--A pair of PAINTED BUNTINGS was reported by Nunes at Picture Canyon on May
10.  The singing male PAINTED BUNTING was reported by Dunning on May 11 in
Picture Canyon.
--A Two Buttes below the dam on May 11, Dunning reported Tennessee Warbler
and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH.

BENT COUNTY:
--On May 9 at Tempel Grove, Kaempfer reported Northern Waterthrush and
Nashville Warbler.
On May 11 at Tempel Grove, Kaempfer reported WOOD THRUSH Northern
Waterthrush, Hooded Warbler, 4 Ovenbirds, Tennessee Warbler, and Northern
Parula.  Percival reported molting Summer Tanager and White-throated
Sparrow at Tempel Grove on May 11.
--On May 11 at Hasty Campground, Kaempfer reported White-winged Dove,
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Ovenbird, Black-and-white Warbler, and Blackpoll
Warbler.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--A singing Hooded Warbler was reported by Hansley at the junction of Skunk
Canyon Trail with Mesa Trail in Boulder on May 10.
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Floyd at a pond on the west side of 109th
St, N of Jasper on May 10.  The Black Phoebe was refound by Gent in the NE
corner of the pond on May 11.
--A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Floyd at Greenlee Preserve in
Lafayette on May 11.  A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Hundertmark
at Greenlee Preserve on May 11.
--A Short-billed Dowitcher was reported by Floyd on May 11 at the pond on
109th N of Jasper.
--A Black Phoebe was reported by Moore at the bridge on Hwy 287 over
Boulder Creek on May 11.
--2 Glossy Ibis were reported by Moore at railroad crossing W of Stearns
Lake on May 11.

DENVER COUNTY:
--2 Ruddy Turnstones were reported by Hudak at Marston Reservoir on the
Lower Bear Creek count on May 10.  Kilpatrick refound one Ruddy Turnstone
on May 11.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
--An Indigo Bunting was reported by Crooks S of Swim Beach at Chatfield SP
on May 11.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--A Northern Parula was reported by Farese at Sondermann Park in Colorado
Springs on May 7.
--At Clear Springs Ranch on May 9, Brown banded a m Black-throated Gray
Warbler and a Nashville Warbler flew over.
--At Paint Mines Interpretive Park outside of Calhan, Farese reported
White-eyed Vireo and Bell's Vireo on May 9.
--On May 10 on the Fountain Creek Spring count, Getty r