RE: [cobirds] Northern Cardinal, Louisville, Boulder County

[Steve Stachowiak & Melody Egge]

Cobirders,

 

I had a similar experience while working on a lawn project a few years ago.
I was going about my business when I suddenly realized I was hearing a
Northern Cardinal in a nearby tree and then it stopped after a few calls.  I
walked over to the tree and could not find the bird.  A while later it
called again, this time a bit longer than the first time, but I again had no
luck finding the bird.  When it called a third time, I raced over to the
tree but the only bird I found was a Lesser Goldfinch.  Imagine my surprise
when the goldfinch suddenly began calling like a Northern Cardinal!

 

Good Birding,

Steve Stachowiak

Highlands Ranch, CO

 

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[cobirds] Park County July 21

[David Suddjian]

My son Stephen and I visited areas in the northwest part of the county
mostly, ending up at the west side. Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warblers had
come down out of the forest at various places to join flocks of Mountain
Bluebirds in the wide open reaches of South Park, such as along CR 34.
Nesting Eared Grebes in the large natural pond along CR 34 were still
sitting, sitting, sitting. A juvenile Prairie Falcon along the road near
the pond was amazingly confiding, glaring intently but reluctant to flush
from the fence post perch. A smaller pond at about 2.5 miles from Highway
285 had an adult Green Heron, rare in Park.

We drove up to Georgia Pass on CR 54, but birding was mostly rather quiet
in the forests there until we reached the uppermost elevations of the road.
There we had numerous Pine Grosbeaks, Gray Jays, Type 5 Red Crossbills,
etc., and some Golden-crowned Kinglets. A family of Am. Three-toed
Woodpeckers was not far from the pass. A begging juv. American Dipper at
the French Creek crossing put on quite a show, and several families of
Red-naped Sapsuckers were delightful. A juv. Northern Goshawk was 2.5 miles
up CR 54 from CR 35.

The drive up to Boreas Pass also had nice encounters with Pine Grosbeaks,
crossbills and Gray Jays, as well as an Am. Three-toed Woodpecker.

At Salt Creek Road (Pike NF Road 435, northwest of Antero Junction -- a
very pleasant birding road) we enjoyed a moderate number of Common
Nighthawks including a loose flock of 19. In the 2 hours we were there it
seemed like there was a steady eastward movement of nighthawks moving down
the valley toward South Park, but it was hard to tell if they weren't
doubling back and passing more than once. A family of Spotted Sandpipers
was near to fledging on a blasted out beaver pond. I spied a pair of
Ruby-crowned Kinglets working overtime to feed a giant juvenile
Brown-headed Cowbird. RCKIs seem to work overtime all the time, but these
appeared all the more frenetic in their efforts to feed the gaping cowbird.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Boulder County mountain birding

[William H Kaempfer]

I took advantage of a slow summer day at work to head up early into the 
mountains.  It took me only 50 minutes to get from my place to the Brainard 
Lake entry gate (before 7:00 a.m.) where my good fortune meant that my advance 
years allowed no-charge entry!  (The gate keepers were already on duty!)

While I couldn't come up with my primary targets (Three-toed and Golden-crowned 
Kinglet) things were pretty birdy at the Mitchell Lake trailhead (though not so 
much on the trail) and the willows on the southwest side of Brainard Lake 
itself.  The ML trailhead had a mixed flock of more than 20 each of 
Red-breasted Nuthatches and Mountain Chickadees with a few Gray-headed Juncos 
and Yellow-rumped Warblers thrown in and lots of Red Crossbills calling in 
fight overhead.  Alas, no kinglets of any kind. So interpret that-post breading 
flocking.  Similar birds were by Brainard along with Pine Siskin, Wilson's 
Warblers, Lincoln and White-crowned Sparrows (in this case, the latter all 
still on territory).

I withdrew to the delightful Marrocco's in Ward for breakfast.  A place worth a 
visit as it is right next door to one of the best feeder spots (Band-tailed 
Pigeons almost certain right now) in Boulder County at Pete's (the Ward town 
Marshall) place.  Pete and the entire constabulary of western Boulder County 
were also having a working breakfast at the Marrocco-so fear not for your 
safety in Ward, no matter what John Vanderpoel says.

Bill Kaempfer
Boulder

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[cobirds] Some recent birds Jefferson and Douglas Counties

[David Suddjian]

July 19
A female-plumaged Cassin’s Finch singing in my front yard in Ken Caryl
Valley (JeffCo) was presumably a first year male and I thought it was of
interest down out of the forest region in July.

July 22
I checked the Marina Sandspit at Chatfield SP (Douglas) early on and had a
loafing Willet and a flock of three Long-billed Dowitchers that flew around
and around, but did not land.

I went up County Road 67 and enjoyed a pair of Evening Grosbeaks that flew
into a small streamlet about a mile before Rampart Range Road, landing
nearly at my feet. Once I was in the Ponderosa pines Type 2 Red Crossbills
were detected at  nearly every stop. Rampart Range Road had a female Am.
Three-toed Woodpecker at 0.5 mile in from CR 67. Lots crossbills along
rampart, Northern Pygmy-Owl, a lovely family of Hammond’s Flycatchers, and
lots more. Very birdy despite regular traffic from cars.

Along the lower half mile of CR 40 approaching the South Platte I found a
Swainson’s Thrush (which I think is fairly out of season there for late
July), and a Wilson’s Warbler (a dispersant or early migrant?). A singing
Ovenbird was along CR 40 about 1.2 mile up from the South Platte. Gray
Catbirds were very numerous in the riparian thickets at the bottom reach of
Pine Creek there, and along the South Fork South Platte and North Fork.
 Am. Dippers buzzed by on both forks.

Ovenbirds were still singing along Highgrade Road (JeffCo)

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Northern Cardinal, Louisville, Boulder County

[Cheri Phillips]

Hi Paula,

Get well wish to your ferret. I use to have a bunch of them. They are fun 
furry friends.

Cheri Phillips
Centennial, CO

On Thursday, July 24, 2014 12:39:13 PM UTC-6, redstar...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was inside tending to a sick ferret when all of a sudden I heard  a very 
> familiar
> song...a cardinal!  I grew up with them and see/hear them every year in 
> North Carolina and Ohio.
>
> But...I did not see it.  I heard perhaps 10 songs about 10 am in my 
> backyard, then silence by
> the time I could get out there.  
>
> I have large lilacs and spirea, many trees of all sizes, and a large water 
> fall, all of which attract the birds.
>
> I put out sunflower seeds and another feeder, so I will watch for the 
> bird.  I mainly want to alert other Louisville Cobirders about the cardinal!
>
> Paula Hansley
> Louisville
>  

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[cobirds] Summer Migration, Wednesday, July 23

[Ted Floyd]

Hello, Birders.

Once upon a time, birders thought there were two migrations: spring and 
fall. We in Colorado now appreciate that there are three: spring, summer, 
and fall.

Yesterday, Wednesday, July 23rd, summer migration was in full swing in 
Lafayette, eastern Boulder County. Although I did not leave my yard for 
birding, I couldn't help but notice migrants throughout the day.

First up was a Solitary Sandpiper migrating over at 3:26 a.m. Then came a 
Chipping Sparrow, followed by a Sora. Here's a cut of the Chipping Sparrow 
followed by the Sora:

https://soundcloud.com/ted-floyd/lafayette-birds

Warning: Both calls are quite faint. It was a clear night (I could see the 
Milky Way), and the birds were migrating over at high altitudes. If you can 
hear them both (sparrow at ~1 sec., Sora at ~3 sec.), congratulations--you 
have good hearing.

A few more Chipping Sparrows followed, but the real action was an "onward 
migration" during the daylight hours of eastbound Chipping Sparrows. I 
heard at least two dozen.

A bit after sunrise, a MacGillivray's Warbler visited the back yard. They 
don't breed here.

Also, I saw and heard a Broad-tailed Hummingbird fly over, and I heard one 
or two Pine Siskins fly over. Neither species breeds, as far as I know, in 
Lafayette.

The Chipping Sparrow flight continued last night (i.e., this morning), too, 
as I heard several overflying Lafayette before astronomical dawn. Also, 
another Sora. Oh, and speaking of Soras, Scott Severs recently told me he 
heard one flying over a few nights ago.

Summer migration...those words don't roll of the tip of the tongue like 
"spring migration" or "fall migration," but the phenomenon of summer 
migration is very real, and so exciting. And it's playing out in our towns 
and neighborhoods right now. Go out there, and see for yourself!

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

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[cobirds] Northern Cardinal, Louisville, Boulder County

[Paula Hansley]

Hi all,

I was inside tending to a sick ferret when all of a sudden I heard  a very
familiar
song...a cardinal!  I grew up with them and see/hear them every year in
North Carolina and Ohio.

But...I did not see it.  I heard perhaps 10 songs about 10 am in my
backyard, then silence by
the time I could get out there.

I have large lilacs and spirea, many trees of all sizes, and a large water
fall, all of which attract the birds.

I put out sunflower seeds and another feeder, so I will watch for the bird.
 I mainly want to alert other Louisville Cobirders about the cardinal!

Paula Hansley
Louisville

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[cobirds] Southeast Colorado drought

[Tom Wilberding]

Per New York Times map, Cheyenne Wells to La Junta region look very dry 
past four months. Rest of Colorado not so bad.
http://tiny.cc/ggeijx

Tom Wilberding
Boulder, CO

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[cobirds] Sage Thrashers, Boulder Valley Ranch, Boulder County

[Russ Thompson]

Thanks to Dick Pautsch I headed out to Boulder Valley Ranch this morning to 
see the Sage Thrashers. Before I reached the trailhead, I stopped to scan 
the north side of the road. There were at least four and probably more Sage 
Thrashers flying back and forth among the green shrubs down in the gully. 
To get to Boulder Valley Ranch head north from Boulder on Hwy 36(28th St). 
One mile past the intersection of Hwy 36 and Broadway turn right on 
Longhorn. There will be a sign for Boulder Valley Ranch. Follow Longhorn 
for 1/2 mile or so until the pavement ends. A little further along the dirt 
road, numbered telephone poles will be on your left. Stop at pole marked 
number 12 and look north and down into the gully.

Russ Thompson
Boulder, Co.

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[cobirds] Band-tailed pigeon feldglings - Teller Co

[Jeff J Jones]

The first fledged band-tailed pigeons of the season have shown up at my
feeders this morning. Some very odd behavior though, is for this past week,
the BTPIs just roost on the branches above the platform feeder, but don't
come down to feed. There is a bully pine squirrel, half the size of the
BTPIs, that comes down and harasses them and chases them off the feeder if
they do land, and even off the nearby perching branches, continually. But
they just fly to another branch and sit and stare at the feeder. I don't get
it; I've never seen this kind of behavior before that I can remember.

 

Jeff J Jones

(  jjo...@jonestc.com)

Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands

 

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[cobirds] ABA's "Thank You, Colorado!" Open House, Sat., Aug. 9th

[Mel Goff]

Good morning, everyone.

I would just like to add a few words to Ted’s message. As an ABA office 
volunteer for a little over five years, I have had the opportunity to catalog 
over 2000 books in our library. Sometimes I was greatly distracted by the 
temptation to look through and even read many of the books, instead of merely 
labeling and shelving the often beautiful, always informative volumes.

At the Open House on August 9th, you will have the opportunity to comb through 
hundreds of books that will not make the trip to Delaware. We have tried to put 
the books in sections that will make it easy for you to scan. You can find 
books by:
  1.. State & Country – including field guides, where to bird books 
  2.. Species (e.g. Owls, Shorebirds, Raptors, etc.) 
  3.. Kids books 
  4.. Coffee Table books (most are just plain gorgeous) 
  5.. Scientific tomes 
  6.. Novels and non-fiction prose
In short, there is something for everyone! If you have questions, please let me 
know.

Mel Goff
ABA Volunteer Librarian (also not going to Delaware)

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[cobirds] Re: Sage Thrasher, Adams Co

[Regina King]

I got a good look at a Sage Thrasher at Harriman Lake Park on Saturday July 
19. (Jefferson County).  Similar surroundings to what you have described -- 
small picnic shelter, grove of cottonwood trees, gravel walking path with 
frequents passersby (dog walkers, joggers, etc), and nearby weedy fields. 
Also unusual that day were several small flocks of Chipping Sparrows, and a 
beautiful Snowy Egret.

On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:21:14 PM UTC-6, Adam Green wrote:
>
> I saw a sage thrasher at the Trail Winds Park at 136th and Holly today. It 
> was flying around in the small trees near the pavilion/restrooms. I walk my 
> dog there nearly every day, but that is the most unexpected bird I have 
> seen there. Oh, except for the Wilson's phalaropes a couple of years ago.
>
>  Adam Green
> Postdoctoral Fellow
>  Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University
>  Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
> adamg...@gmail.com  
>
>

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 24 July 2014

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: July 24, 2014
email: r...@cfobirds.org

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, July 24 sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Yuma)
Red-necked Grebe (Jackson)
Caspian Tern (Denver)
ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)
Bell's Vireo (Yuma)
Black Phoebe (Delta, Fremont, Montrose)
Eastern Phoebe (Yuma)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*Fremont)
Purple Martin (Delta)
Carolina Wren (Prowers)
PACIFIC WREN (San Miguel)
Black-throated Sparrow (Pueblo)
Northern Cardinal (Boulder, Prowers, Yuma)
Indigo Bunting (Boulder, Jefferson)

BOULDER COUNTY:
--A calling Northern Cardinal was reported by Boswell part way up Hawthorn
Gulch on July 21.
--Boswell reported an Indigo Bunting has been singing in the morning in the
vicinity of Maxwell House on the east side of Sanitas on July 21.

DELTA COUNTY:
--On July 18, Garrison reported nesting Purple Martins on CSR 265 in NE
Delta County.

DELTA/MONTROSE COUNTIES:
--Farese reported 14 Black Phoebe on the Gunnison River from Chukar Trail
near Olathe to Pleasure Park near Hotchkiss on July 17.

DENVER COUNTY:
--2 Caspian Terns were reported by Edwards flying over Ferril Lake in
Denver City Park on July 19.

FREMONT COUNTY:
--Miller reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on July 8 on CO 67, It was
seen flying alongside the highway. It was seen 0.75 miles north of the
Custer County line.  On July 13, Miller reported seeing the Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 14, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was
reported by Walbek, Percival and Schultz. On July 16, Drummond reported
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 0730 but not at 1030.  On July 19, Hinds
reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot.  On July 20,
Edwards reported that 2 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were seen and
that they appear to be nesting in the dead tree.  On July 22, Bill Maynard
reported 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher before 0800.  On July 23, Moss
reported seeing the female Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
--At least 2 Black Phoebes were reported by Dunning at Florence River Park
on July 20.

JACKSON COUNTY:
--On July 11 Hundertmark reported that the pair of Red-necked Grebes
continues incubating egg(s) on Lake John.  On July 19, Hundertmark reported
3 adult Red-necked Grebes (2 m, 1 f) at Lake John but an empty nest.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--Singing Indigo Buntings were reported by Henwood east of Morrison on Soda
Lakes Road on July 20.

PROWERS COUNTY:
--On July 17, Moss reported hearing a Carolina Wren at the S end of Lamar
Community College Woods (LCCW)
and a pair of Northern Cardinals.

PUEBLO COUNTY:
--Knight reported 3 Black-throated Sparrows on July 5 near Pueblo West.
Percival reported them again on July 8. The sparrows were found by parking
at Liberty Point in Pueblo West at the end of Purcell Blvd. The rest
involves a hike that isn't for those who are out of shape. Take the trail
off to the right before the flag pole and memorial. Proceed to the bottom
of the cliff keeping to your right. You will pass a cement "well" just
before merging with a now unused dirt road which heads WNW to a distant
pass in the cliff. The first arroyo with slab rocks is where the sparrows
were.  On July 12, Lilly reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West
and on July 14, Joy reported Black-throated Sparrows at Pueblo West and an
easier walk from south end of South Greenbrier Drive.  South Greenbrier
Drive is reached b driving south on Purcell from Hwy 50 for about 2.5 miles
to East Linden Ave.  Turn
west on Linden, and then south on Greenbrier.  On July 16, Drummond
reported ad male and juvenile Black-throated Sparrows in Pueblo East area,
using easier hiking point of South Greenbrier Drive.  On July 20, Edwards
reported Black-throated Sparrows continue at Liberty Point in Pueblo West.
--An ACORN WOODPECKER family was reported by Percival at the dead Ponderosa
Tree in the parking lot at Horseshoe Lodge at Pueblo Mountain Park on July
10. On July 12, Bohannon reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain
Park.  On July 20, Dunning reported that the pair of ACORN WOODPECKERS at
Pueblo Mountain Park were busy feeding young.
--On July 20, Knight reported a Black Phoebe below Pueblo Reservoir dam.

SAN MIGUEL:
--A PACIFIC WREN was reported by Lovitch on the Bear Creek Tail in
Telluride on July 13 and refound by Dexter on July 14.  On July 18, Dexter
reported that the PACIFIC WREN continues at the same location but may not
sing consistently after 1000.  Directions:  The location is .6 miles up
Bear creek Trail from the bridge over San Miguel River at S end of Pine St.
 It appears to be nest building.

YUMA COUNTY:
--At Stalker Lake on July 17, Mlodinow reported a 1 year old YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON on the N side and 9 Northern Cardinals.
--At Wray Fish Hatchery on July 17, Mlodinow reported Eastern Phoebes.
--At Simmons SWA, N of Beecher on July 17, Mlodinow r