[cobirds] Blue Jay predating hummingbird nest in Canon City

[SeEttaM .]

Yesterday as I walked on the Canon City Riverwalk I heard 2 hummingbirds,
probably Black-chinned, making noises that sounded as though they were very
upset.  I spotted them above a tree branch about 30 feet above the ground
and they appeared to be upset with an immature Blue Jay that I observed on
that branch.  It occurred to me that there was a hummingbird nest there
that the omnivorous Blue Jay was predating.  After the jay finished and
flew off, the hummers continued agitated both in movement and calls for
another couple of minutes.  I walked around and was able to see that,
indeed,at that the spot where the Blue Jay had been there was a hummingbird
nest. Given the lateness of the summer, it would seem most likely that
there had been one or more nestlings there.  Bummer.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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[cobirds] Re: RFI: South Denver Broad-Tailed Hummingbird & Lark Bunting

[Josh Adams]

Hello all,
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who offered me advice. I found 
plenty of Lark Buntings out on East Yale Street, about thirty minutes east 
of Cherry Creek. Several males, still more or less in their breeding 
plumage were a unexpected bonus. Other good birds included several Common 
Nighthawks perched on fence posts just feet from the road and an apparent 
Cassin's Kingbird. 

This morning I walked around a small park near my hotel and had a brief 
look at a likely female Broad-Tailed Hummingbird. Early in the evening I 
went to another location and got much better looks at several males. 

After that I drove out near the airport to look for Burrowing Owls, which 
is not a lifer, but is a bird I don't get to see nearly as much as I'd like 
to. After much searching I located a single, distant bird along Quincy St. 
I made a second pass and noticed an entire group had exited their burrow 
and were perched in plain site.I made a third attempt and was amazed to 
find several other groups including one of at least twenty individuals in 
one small area. My total count on the third pass was 32 individual birds. 
Quite a treat.

Thanks again for your hospitality,
Josh Adams
Lynnwood, WA 


On Sunday, August 17, 2014 7:24:18 PM UTC-7, Josh Adams wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I will be visiting Denver on business Monday and Tuesday of this week. 
> Looking at eBird data it appears there are a couple lifers that are 
> relatively easy to find that I can target in my free time, specifically 
> Lark Bunting and Broad-Tailed Hummingbird. I'll be staying and working near 
> Cherry Creek Reservoir so if anyone knows any places that are reliable for 
> these species and within a reasonably short drive of that area I'd love to 
> hear about it. 
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh Adams
> Lynnwood, WA
>

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[cobirds] Flock of migrating Common Nighthawks feeding over Canon City

[SeEttaM .]

Over the week-end a flock of at least a dozen, likely more, Common
Nighthawks that were migrating through stopped over to feed with many
flying close over my home, flying around and around for about 45 minutes.
They were not very high so I got photos showing field marks and
identifiable by gender that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog
. Two weeks ago a similarly large
(relative to what I see here anymore) migrating flock stopped over to feed
along the Arkansas River as it runs through Canon City.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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[cobirds] Crow Valley migrants Aug 19 (Weld County)

[David Dowell]

I checked Crow Valley Campground (Weld County) and surroundings this 
morning and found some expected but nice migrants:  Cassin's Vireo, 3 
American Redstarts, 4 Gray Catbirds, 2 Olive-sided Flycatchers, and 2 
uncooperative empids.  The Red-breasted Nuthatches reported previously by 
Steve Mlodinow are still there, but I did not find the White-winged Dove. 
 The area near the "magic junipers" in the southwest part of the wildlife 
area was best and was briefly hopping, but otherwise the birds were shy and 
hard to find.
If you go "off trail" looking for birds, be prepared to deal with tall 
grass and weeds.

Nearby Norma's Grove was a bit slow.  The most interesting birds were a 
male Lazuli Bunting, a Prairie Falcon, and several Sage Thrashers.  The 
acrobatics of Common Nighthawks provided good entertainment at both 
locations.

David Dowell
Longmont, CO

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[cobirds] Reynolds Park - Jefferson County

[JBreitsch - Denver]

I went out today with the express purpose of finding at least one bird to 
photograph so I could get the horrible reptile off of the first page of my 
Flickr site (I don't like snakes).  I had no place in mind when I left my 
house, and as has often been the case when that has happened this year, I 
ended up at Reynolds Park.  I guess I just like it there.

I hit several mixed flocks.  The biggest one held my attention for almost 
half an hour.  Among the species it contained were the following:

All three Colorado nuthatch species
More than half a dozen Brown Creepers
More Townsend's Warblers than creepers
Ruby-crowned Kinglets,
Mountain Chickadees
Western Tanagers
Several thrush species
and adult and young Chipping Sparrows

Throw in the swifts overhead, the juncos, wrens, flycatchers, and vireos 
(warbling), and it was a party.  I flushed a Dusky Grouse that I didn't get 
a picture of and then flushed another one that only made it as far as a 
tree right along the hiking path.  That one I did photograph.  This was all 
on the Eagle's View trail.  On my way to the bottom, when I'd gotten myself 
onto Raven's Roost Trail, I had a female Williamson's Sapsucker.

The temperature was 46 when I got out of my car and in the high 69 when I 
got back in a couple of hours later.  It was a good morning.

John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
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[cobirds] Re: RFI: South Denver Broad-Tailed Hummingbird & Lark Bunting

[Tom Behnfield]

Josh,

If you haven't gotten your Broad-Tailed Hummingbird, I have them in my backyard 
in Lakewood which is southwest of Denver, and pretty much straight West of 
Cherry Creek State Park. 30 Minutes from CC Reservoir.

Feel free to email or call.

Happy Birding!

Tom Behnfield
Lakewood, CO 
behnfi...@q.com
303-910-6858
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[cobirds] Bob Evans needs ride to convention

[Maggie Boswell]

Bob lives in AZ and asked me to post this for him.

I am planning to attend the CFO Convention and am looking for ride share 
transportation from the Denver-Boulder area to Sterling and back.  

I have not been a member of the listserv for sometime.  I would prefer not to 
subscribe, because I get more e-mails than I care to deal with already, but I 
thought that a one time post with a request for a ride share might be the best 
way to go.

 I checked the CFO website thinking that there might be ride share information 
there, but I did not find anything.
 
My contact information is as follows:
 
revans9...@aol.com
 
Telephone before August 23  520-212-4580
Telephone after August 23303-818-5256

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[cobirds] Re: Cherry Creek SP birds?

[Cheri Phillips]

Hi Gary,

I found a couple of Brewer's Sparrows yesterday at the Lake Loop. From the 
paved parking area there is a gravel path down to a picnic area. I found 
them there. Common Yellowthroat I haven't seen in awhile but have seen them 
at the pond near the airfield on the same side of the road. 

Cheri Phillips
Centennial, CO

On Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:13:20 PM UTC-6, Gary Brower wrote:
>
> All, 
>
> Yesterday a few folks posted to eBirds that they had seen some birds that 
> I’m “after” at Cherry Creek SP.  I was wondering if one of them might send 
> me a private email giving some details as to WHERE they saw: 
>
> Common Yellowthroat 
> Bank Swallow 
> Brewer’s Sparrow 
>
> The details for the Little Gull were wonderful (although, of course, you 
> can never count on it staying in one place). 
>
> Thanks! 
>
> Gary Brower 
> Englewood, CO

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