[cobirds] Fwd: Larimer County, Oct. 11 & 12

2014-10-12 Thread Scott Baron
To this report I add:

At least 1 White-throated Sparrow on the Colorado State U. campus in Ft.
Collins today.  I saw one and may have heard at least one more.  The
White-throat was part of a flock that was in the grove of trees located
behind the Natural Resources building.  I was talking the other day how I
hadn't yet seen a White-throated in Colorado.

Red Crossbills continue on campus, also.

Scott


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From: Scott Baron 
Date: Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 12:46 PM
Subject: Larimer County, Oct. 11 & 12
To: Colorado Birds 


Good afternoon,

Some birds of note this weekend:

5 Turkey Vulture, Equalizer Lake, Oct. 11.  Late.

1 ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Equalizer Lake, Oct. 11

1 distant Black-necked Stilt, Timnath Reservoir, Oct. 12.  Late.
1 distant Snowy Egret, same location and date.  Late.

Also, Red Crossbill flyby in Centerra neighborhood in Loveland, going
west.  Heard only.  I think there was more than one.

Red-breasted Nuthatches also continue in my neighborhood this fall.

Scott Baron
Loveland, Colo.

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[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow---Jeffco/Backyard

2014-10-12 Thread markchavez

 This morning, I had a White-throated Sparrow(tan morph) show up in the 
backyard pre-front.  He has been here all day eating underneath the niger in 
suburban Lakewood.  This year it looks like we have an irruption of Pine 
Siskens and Red-breasted Nuthatches along the Front Range.
 On Friday, I went to see if our Golden-crowned Sparrow has returned again.  
The area was totally void of seed so I spread lots of millet and sunflower.  It 
didn't take long for White-crowns, juncos, towhees and others to show.  No 
Golden-crowned yet!!
 
Mark ChavezLakewood-Green Mtnhttp://jaeger29.smugmug.com/

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[cobirds] FW: Colorado County Birding - Other (Mesa County)

2014-10-12 Thread Rachel Hopper
A RFI for the west slope. See below and please respond to:
rruv...@hotmail.com

I am thinking about visiting Grand Jxn for birding in November. Can you
suggest the best time that month for 5-7 days for both waterfowl and mtn
birds?

Thanks,

Bob
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Rachel Hopper
Ft. Collins, CO

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[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding, Last Day of Season (10/11/14)

2014-10-12 Thread meredith
Beautiful weather but pretty much no birds for our last day. By 10:30 we 
had banded 3 birds and recaptured 3 others.  The 3 new included 2 
"unlikelies" for the last day of the banding season - a Warbling Vireo 
(only 3rd of season and 1st since 9/13) and a Nashville Warbler (semi-rare 
for our banding station and a FOS).

We got the station down, and then we ended the season by banding the 2 
young Barn Owls that have been growing up in the nest box just beyond the 
banding station this fall. The eldest of the 2 seems very close to fledging 
- big, strong wings and talons, and very noisy (lots of hissing).  The 
other seemed quite a bit younger, still carrying lots of downy juvenile 
body plumage.  Last time we banded Owls from this box was in 2009, when 
there were 5 young. One of those was found dead after being hit by a car 
sometime within a year of banding.  (According to Cornell's *Birds of North 
America*, collisions with automobiles is a leading cause of death for Barn 
Owls.)

I'll be back in touch with a final report on the season in a few weeks!

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[cobirds] Larimer County, Oct. 11 & 12

2014-10-12 Thread Scott Baron
Good afternoon,

Some birds of note this weekend:

5 Turkey Vulture, Equalizer Lake, Oct. 11.  Late.

1 ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Equalizer Lake, Oct. 11

1 distant Black-necked Stilt, Timnath Reservoir, Oct. 12.  Late.
1 distant Snowy Egret, same location and date.  Late.

Also, Red Crossbill flyby in Centerra neighborhood in Loveland, going
west.  Heard only.  I think there was more than one.

Red-breasted Nuthatches also continue in my neighborhood this fall.

Scott Baron
Loveland, Colo.

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 12 October 2014

2014-10-12 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: October 12,  2014
email: r...@cfobirds.org

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Sunday, October 12 sponsored by Denver
Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

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

Surf Scoter (Boulder, *Douglas/Jefferson)
Red-necked Grebe (*Douglas/Jefferson)
Thayer's Gull (Park)
Broad-winged Hawk (El Paso, Larimer, Washington)
American Golden-Plover (Bent, Weld)
Snowy Plover (Otero)
Sabine's Gull (Bent, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Park)
Lesser  Black-backed Gull (Adams, Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Bent, Prowers)
Curve-billed Thrasher (*Fremont)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Otero)
Sprague's Pipit (Yuma)
McCown's Longspur (Park, Weld)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Adams)
Field Sparrow (Washington)

ADAMS COUNTY:
--On October 6, Mlodinow reported 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Barr Lake.
--On October 9, McBurney reported banding a hatch year Bay-breasted Warbler
at Barr Lake.  On October 10, Walbek reported that the Bay-breasted Warbler
continues at Barr Lake.

BENT COUNTY:
--A juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Percival at John Martin Reservoir on
October 4.
--On October 4, Dowell reported 5 American Golden-Plovers and 4 Sabine's
Gulls at John Martin Reservoir.
--On October 4 at Tempel Grove, Percival reported Red-bellied Woodpecker.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--A juv Surf Scoter was reported by Severs at Lagerman Reservoir on October
8.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
--On Ocotober 4, Kellner reported 5 Sabine's Gulls at Chatfield seen from
handicapped fisherman's access point.
--A Surf Scoter was reported by Dawson at Chatfield SP on October 11.
Kellner reported Surf Scoter and Red-necked Grebe at
Chatfield see from the marina sandspit on October 11.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--On October 5, Farese reported an ad Broad-winged Hawk circling above
Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs in the morning and in the evening her
reported another one at Sondermann.

FREMONT COUNTY:
--2 Curve-billed Thrashers were reported by Moss on the N side of Canon
City on October 11.

LARIMER COUNTY:
--On October 4, Komar reported 2 Sabine's Gulls at Boyd Lake.
--At Horseshoe Lake on October 5, Komar reported 4 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls (3 ad, 1 2nd-cyc).
--On October 5, Lefko reported a Broad-winged Hawk on the Valley Loop Trail
in Masonville.

OTERO COUNTY:
--At Lake Cheraw on October 4, Percival reported 3 Snowy Plovers and
Chestnut-collared Longspurs flying around.

PARK COUNTY:
--At Antero Reservoir on October 8, Mlodinow reported juv Thayer's Gull,
Sabine's Gull, and McCown's Longspurs.
--At Spinney on October 8, Mlodinow reported a McCown's Longspur.
--On October 8 at Elevenmile, Mlodinow reported 2 Sabine's Gulls.

PROWERS COUNTY:
--On October 4, Percival reported Red-bellied Woodpecker at Lamar Community
College Woods.

WASHINGTON COUNTY:
--At Last Chance on October 5, Gillilan reported Field Sparrow and juv
Broad-winged Hawk.

YUMA COUNTY:
--3 Sprague's Pipits were reported by Kaempfer at Pipit Hill near old Bonny
Reservoir on September 27.  Go east past old Bonny Dam to Hale and continue
north.  Take the track to NW, continuing on the fainter track to right when
first is about to turn into someone's driveway.  At top of hill, just
before a windmill operated water hole were the pipits.  On October 3,
Kellner reported 3 Prague's Pipits at Pipit Hill.  On October 5, Gillilan
reported 3 Sprague's Pipits and Tina Jones reported 2 Sprague's Pipits at
Pipit Hill.


The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, October 12 will be The Big Sit at Chatfield
State Park with Joey Kellner vireo1 AT comcast.net or 303-978-1748).  The
event is from 0630 to 1900.
Meeting Place:  Heron Overlook, Chatfield SP.  From Wadsworth Blvd.
entrance, go right at the T and continue around the reservoir.   After you
cross the South Platte River make a hard left into the large parking lot
labeled Heronry Overlook.  At the far right corner, a trail leads down to
the Heron Overlook.  State Parks pass required.  Drop by whenever you
like.  Pre-registration is not required.  Help Joey find birds.  Bring
charis, breakfast, lunch, dinner, picnics, coffee, etc.  Bring binoculars,
scopes, field guides, and other essential birding equipment.

Good Birding,

Joyce Takamine
Boulder

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