[cobirds] Re: Long live the Boulder cardinal!
Did anyone see this one coming??--a proposal to split the Northern Cardinal into *six (6)* species! This is gonna be more fun than crossbills... http://checklist.aou.org/nacc/proposals/PDF/2015-B.pdf Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 6:20:24 PM UTC-7, Ted Floyd wrote: Hello, Birders. This President's Day morning, Feb. 16, Andrew Floyd and I were trudging through the deep and drifted snow in the North Boulder foothills, when what should appear at the tippy top of a tall tree but a gloriously crimson adult male *Northern Cardinal.* It was in fact the first bird we saw. It was practically the only bird we saw. This bird is surely the individual that has been present in and around Hawthorne Gulch for more than two years now. We phoned Thomas Heinrich, Keeper of the Cardinal, and he joined us to gawk at the bird. It just stayed there the whole time, on its high perch, like the star atop a Christmas tree. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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/2412b07e-f9ad-4429-8d57-72a9195f1c14%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] 2015 CFO Convention brochure is on line
All, We have just posted the brochure for the 53rd CFO Convention that will be held in Salida, CO. from June 4th to June 8th on our web site. You can view the brochure by following this link- http://cobirds.org/CFO/Conventions/Next.aspx http://cobirds.org/CFO/Conventions/Next.aspx . We will be opening registration in several stages this year. We will open the registration to CFO members followed by WFO members. CFO members will receive a private email announcing when you can register for the convention. We will announce here and also on the CFO web site and Facebook page when registration is open to everyone. Thanks! Lisa Edwards CFO Membership Chair Palmer Lake, 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/BLU437-SMTP100FE223FA4933F475F6BA4F52C0%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Swans at Holcim Wetlands, Fremont
This morning there was a Tundra Swan and a Trumpeter Swan at the Holcim Wetlands, on Rte 120 south of Penrose. The two stayed close together and were rarely more than a few yards apart. This enabled comparing the head shapes in a single scope view (and in a single camera frame.) The Tundra had a large yellow lore spot. They were also here Sunday afternoon but the weather was windy, snowy and getting dark. I returned this morning in bright sunshine to get a better view and some good photos. Rich Miller Canon City -- 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/9dfb3.2749eaf7.42153535%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Re: Counting Upland Game Birds in Colorado
Hello All, The review standards for eBird have been posted to the eBird help pages in the form of the eBird reviewer instruction document. It can be accessed by going here http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1822748-ebird-review-standards This document has a very good explanation of the policy that eBird reviewers are to follow in regard to the review of exotics/released species. If this interests you, please read it. When it comes to how I submit escaped/released birds, I do record certain species that have an uncertain status of some sort (Mute Swan and the impending great Chukar release along the front range would be examples). However, all of these records are invalidated as the eBird review instructions guide. Good birding, Sean Walters Loveland, CO On Feb 17, 2015, at 8:26 AM, Tom Wilberding twilberd...@comcast.net wrote: Nick, thanks so much! It’s a rather complicated situation. Should eBird allow only posts that conform to ABA listing rules? I don’t know, but in the case of a tough call like this Northern Bobwhite, I would like eBird to err on the inclusive side, so the data is out there for each of us to examine and judge for ourselves. Here is another factor in considering this interesting “cover-bird”. (I was going to write “cover-girl” but that is another analysis.) Since naturally occurring Northern Bobwhite generally do not move more than a mile from where hatched: is there a game bird collector within a mile radius of the East Boulder Rec Center? Paula Hansley emailed me yesterday that there is such an address. From a lister’s point of view, it would be helpful if all such game bird collectors were required to post their address online, like convicted sex criminals. (:-) Hey, just kidding!) But in the absence of that data, I think a lister has to research the natural range of the bird, observe the bird’s behavior (is it shy or does it seem accustomed to humans?) then use his or her own judgment whether to count the bird. eBird is one good source of information about status and distribution, but not the only one, and I would not rely on just one source. Again, this is all from one lister’s point of view. I don’t presume to speak for more knowledgeable field ornithologists and their broader point of view. Tom Wilberding Boulder On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 9:51:48 AM UTC-7, Tom Wilberding wrote: Hello, birders, If you’re interested in ABA listing, read on; the rest of you are excused. :-) However, even if you are not a lister, the listing game does expose you to more serious field ornithology--namely status and distribution. So you non-listers are welcome to eavesdrop here. The recent cover of Colorado Field Ornithologists’ quarterly magazine Colorado Birds shows Peter Burke’s beautiful photo at the East Boulder Rec Center of a Northern Bobwhite, “of questionable provenance.” (Didn’t get the magazine? Join CFO: click here.) If I had been lucky enough to see that bird, would I count it? ABA rule 3. says: “The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained when encountered.” So was this Northern Bobwhite “wild?” More excerpted from the ABA: “Wild” means that the bird’s occurrence at the time and place of observation is not because it, or its recent ancestors, has ever been transported or otherwise assisted by man for reasons other than for rehabilitation purposes. A species observed far from its normal range may be counted if, in the observer’s best judgment and knowledge, it arrived there unassisted by man. A bird that is not wild and which later moves unassisted to a new location or undergoes a natural migration is still not wild. For the complete ABA recording rules, click here. Why would anyone question whether this Northern Bobwhite were wild? Well, many companies sell game birds, to shoot them like self-propelled skeet, or to train hunting dogs with them, or just to keep in your collection. From this company you can buy Northern Bobwhite birds, chicks and eggs, and many other upland game birds, not to mention swans and flamingos. Click here. Another online source click here. (A pair of Spruce Grouse for $749?) Colorado wildlife law “generally prohibits the importation, live possession, sale, barter, trade, or purchase of any species of wildlife native to Colorado, except that up to 25 live ring-necked pheasants, Gambel's quail, scaled quail, bobwhite quail, chukar, grey partridge or mallard ducks may be possessed for up to twenty-five (25) days without a license. Such wildlife shall be accompanied by a receipt showing that the wildlife have been lawfully acquired, to include the source and the purchase or acquisition date. These birds may only be hunted on the day of release and the number of birds taken cannot exceed the number of birds released. All released birds not taken by hunting on the day of release shall become
[cobirds] Moose Visitor Center (Jackson) at Gould on 2/16/15
At the Department of Parks and Wildlife Moose Visitor Center on the west side of Cameron Pass along SR14 at Gould (Jackson), the following appeared at the feeders behind the VC yesterday during fairly cold temps and light falling snow: Pine Grosbeak (9) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (about 75) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (5 or so) Black Rosy-Finch (0) COMMON GRACKLE (1) Gray Jay (2) Steller's Jay (20) Mountain Chickadee (25) Black-capped Chickadee (5) Dark-eyed Junco (5) Red Squirrel (2) Rumor has it the State Land Board is considering privatizing at least some of their holdings on Cameron Pass. It would be a shame if the Moose Visitor Center facility passes from public to private hands, in my opinion. Of note, I saw no dippers or pygmy-owls along the drive up Poudre Canyon, but my method was casual and only generated one ibuprofen-worth of neck craning. 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-W28F83622B6E260D014EE34C12F0%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Have Returned
Birders, The Merlin must have left the building as the Rosy's have returned. Here is another shot of the Merlin. http://zroadrunner.smugmug.com/Birds/Just-Birds/Birds/31564726_z5MCLK#!i=3883628407k=NfrcDjj -- Ira Sanders Golden, 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/CABF3siGztepz-%3D29L4H4bLsfYPQTLamQ7YT8aGyarrgvsOCp7g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Merlin and Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco
Birders, The Rosy-Finches were here today at least until the Merlin showed up and perched in their tree. I had wondered why they left after I put out a lot of seed for them and then I saw the Merlin (yard bird #131) and knew why. Photos at: http://zroadrunner.smugmug.com/Birds/Just-Birds/Birds/31564726_z5MCLK#!i=3883550951k=LNXNSWj http://zroadrunner.smugmug.com/Birds/Just-Birds/Birds/31564726_z5MCLK#!i=3883551019k=WN3pvKR -- Ira Sanders Golden, 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/CABF3siEADke%3D2AW3gr3vn9niWSC5xiSQnm_nMm2-szs0uJKwvg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Counting Upland Game Birds in Colorado
Nick, thanks so much! It’s a rather complicated situation. Should eBird allow only posts that conform to ABA listing rules? I don’t know, but in the case of a tough call like this Northern Bobwhite, I would like eBird to err on the inclusive side, so the data is out there for each of us to examine and judge for ourselves. Here is another factor in considering this interesting “cover-bird”. (I was going to write “cover-girl” but that is another analysis.) Since naturally occurring Northern Bobwhite generally do not move more than a mile from where hatched: is there a game bird collector within a mile radius of the East Boulder Rec Center? Paula Hansley emailed me yesterday that there is such an address. From a lister’s point of view, it would be helpful if all such game bird collectors were required to post their address online, like convicted sex criminals. (:-) Hey, just kidding!) But in the absence of that data, I think a lister has to research the natural range of the bird, observe the bird’s behavior (is it shy or does it seem accustomed to humans?) then use his or her own judgment whether to count the bird. eBird is one good source of information about status and distribution, but not the only one, and I would not rely on just one source. Again, this is all from one lister’s point of view. I don’t presume to speak for more knowledgeable field ornithologists and their broader point of view. Tom Wilberding Boulder On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 9:51:48 AM UTC-7, Tom Wilberding wrote: Hello, birders, If you’re interested in ABA listing, read on; the rest of you are excused. :-) However, even if you are not a lister, the listing game does expose you to more serious field ornithology--namely status and distribution. So you non-listers are welcome to eavesdrop here. The recent cover of Colorado Field Ornithologists’ quarterly magazine *Colorado Birds* shows Peter Burke’s beautiful photo at the East Boulder Rec Center of a Northern Bobwhite, “of questionable provenance.” (Didn’t get the magazine? Join CFO: click here. http://cobirds.org/Default.aspx) If I had been lucky enough to see that bird, would I count it? ABA rule 3. says: “The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained when encountered.” So was this Northern Bobwhite “wild?” More excerpted from the ABA: “Wild” means that the bird’s occurrence at the time and place of observation is not because it, or its recent ancestors, has ever been transported or otherwise assisted by man for reasons other than for rehabilitation purposes. A species observed far from its normal range may be counted if, in the observer’s best judgment and knowledge, it arrived there unassisted by man. A bird that is not wild and which later moves unassisted to a new location or undergoes a natural migration is still not wild. For the complete ABA recording rules, click here. http://listing.aba.org/aba-recording-rules/ Why would anyone question whether this Northern Bobwhite were wild? Well, many companies sell game birds, to shoot them like self-propelled skeet, or to train hunting dogs with them, or just to keep in your collection. From this company you can buy Northern Bobwhite birds, chicks and eggs, and many other upland game birds, not to mention swans and flamingos. Click here. http://www.gamebirdfarm.net/index.php Another online source click here. https://www.purelypoultry.com/other-fowl-c-257.html (A pair of Spruce Grouse for $749?) Colorado wildlife law “generally prohibits the importation, live possession, sale, barter, trade, or purchase of any species of wildlife native to Colorado, except that up to 25 live ring-necked pheasants, Gambel's quail, scaled quail, bobwhite quail, chukar, grey partridge or mallard ducks may be possessed for up to twenty-five (25) days without a license. Such wildlife shall be accompanied by a receipt showing that the wildlife have been lawfully acquired, to include the source and the purchase or acquisition date. These birds may only be hunted on the day of release and the number of birds taken cannot exceed the number of birds released. All released birds not taken by hunting on the day of release shall become property of the state. All hunting must occur on private property. No birds held under the authority of this section may be released and hunted during any season established for that species.” So what is the normal distribution of naturally occurring Northern Bobwhite in Colorado? Bob Bob (*Colorado Birds* © 1992) on page 96 mentions it is a year-round resident on the eastern plains, primarily west to Morgan and Pueblo counties. Habitat is primarily lowland riparian forests, but also occurs in smaller numbers in adjacent agricultural areas and sandsage grasslands. Their range map shows the eastern quarter of Boulder county shaded for Northern Bobwhite. This wonderful book is, as I type,
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 17 February 2015
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: February 17, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert Monday, February 17 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Tundra Swan (Fremont, Pueblo) AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (Weld) White-winged Scoter (Pueblo) Long-tailed Duck (Pueblo, *Weld) Barrow's Goldeneye (Delta, Dolores, Larimer, Larimer, Moffat, Pueblo, Routt, Weld) Red-throated Loon (Pueblo) Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo) Thayer's Gull (Adams, Pueblo) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, El Paso, Larimer, Pueblo, Weld) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Adams) Glaucous Gull (Pueblo, Washington) Great Black-backed Gull (Pueblo) Greater Roadrunner (Pueblo) ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) Williamson's Sapsucker (Fremont) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Larimer) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Mesa) Canyon Wren (Dolores/Montezuma) Lapland Longspur (*Boulder, Elbert) Pine Warbler (Jefferson) Fox Sparrow (Dolores/Montezuma) Golden-crowned Sparrow (Boulder, *Jefferson) Northern Cardinal (*Boulder, Prowers) Rusty Blackbird (Fremont) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Boulder, *Jefferson, *San Juan) Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, *San Juan) Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Boulder, *San Juan) ADAMS COUNTY: --On February 4, Dowell reported 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Iceland Gull, and 1 Thayer's Gull at Barr Lake. On February 5, Dowell reported 1 GLACOUS-WINGED GULL, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 4 Thayer's Gulls at Barr Lake. On February 6, Dunning reported a Thayer's Gull from the RMBO side of Barr Lake and a Lesser Black-backed Gull from regular side of Barr Lake. On February 8 at Barr Lake, Mark Peterson reported 1 ad Thayer's Gull and 1 2nd-cyc GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL. On February 9 at Barr Lake, Mlodinow reported Thayer's Gull. On February 12, Dowell reported Lesser Black-backed Gull at Barr Lake. BOULDER COUNTY: --On February 1, Adam Vesely reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. On February 6, Al Clark reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm. --On February 14 at Ward, Kaempfer reported all three Rosy-Finches. --On February 16, Floyd reported Northern Cardinal in North Boulder Foothills. --On February 16, Deininger reported Lapland Longspur on 9th Ave in Longmont. DELTA COUNTY: --Garrison reported several Barrow's Goldeneyes along the river at Confluence Park near the boat launch on February 4. On February 6, Henwood reported 9 Barrow's Goldeneyes in the river below the boat launch at Confluence Park. DOLORES COUNTY: --A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Riley Morris at impoundment ponds on the west end of McPhee Reservoir by the Dolores town Cemetery on February 7. DOLORES/MONTEZUMA COUNTIES: --A Slate-colored Fox Sparrow and Canyon Wrens were reported by Riley Morris at Lone Dome SWA on February 7. ELBERT COUNTY: --On February 3, Suddjian reported 2 Lapland Longspurs at CR 94 east of CR 33. On February 3, Suddjian reported 1 Lapland Longspur on CR 29 at CR 150. EL PASO COUNTY: --On January 30, Chris Brobin reported ACORN WOODPECKER in the Willow Circle Neighborhood of Colorado Springs. Please respect the privacy of homeowners. On February 1, Brook Nelson reported ACORN WOODPECKER in the Willow Circle Neighborhood of Colorado Springs. On February 3, Erthal reported ACORN WOODPECKER in the Willow Circle neighborhood of Colorado Springs. On February 6, Erthal and Kilpatrick reported ACORN WOODPECKER in the Willow Circle neighborhood of Colorado Springs. On February 14, Kellner reported ACORN WOODPECKER in the Willow Circle neighborhood of Colorado Springs. On February 15, Hopping reported ACORN WOODPECKER in the Willow Circle neighborhood of Colorado Springs. FREMONT COUNTY: --A m Williamson's Sapsucker was reported by Erthal on the W side of Centennial Park in Canon City on February 6. --A Black Phoebe was reported by Erthal at Florence Riverside Park on February 6. On February 15, Moss reported Black Phoebe at Florence River Park. --On February 15, Mark Peterson reported 2 Tundra Swans flying low and to the east from West of Florence RIver Park. --On February 15, Mark Peterson reported 6 Rusty Blackbirds (2m, 4 f) on CR 119. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On February 2, Deferme reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. On February 10, Suddjian reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. On February 16, Amy Darling reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Red Rocks Trading Post. --Ira Sanders reported Gray-crowned and Black Rosy-Finches coming to his front yard at 314 DeFrance Ct in Golden on December 29. Birders are welcome to watch from the street. On February 5, Sanders reported that Rosy-Finches returned to his yard and warned about a detour due to construction. On February 5, Sanders reported that the Rosy-Finches returned for only a few minutes. Sanders reported on February 8 that the Rosy-Finches returned to his yard. On February 11, Sanders reported that the
[cobirds] Bald eagles on nest at Rocky Mt. Arsenal NWR, Adams county
Today at 11 am at Rocky Mt. Arsenal NWR, the nest near the eastern boundary in the treeline was occupied by 2 adult bald eagles. They were observed by several of us through a scope to apparently be mating--a delayed Valentine's Day for them. Also a large flock of redheads and another of canvasbacks are present on Lake Ladore, in numbers larger than recently reported. Candice Johnson, Denver County -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering this message to an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that reading, copying, using or distributing this message is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message from your computer system. -- -- 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/D6C44EC0A96AC2479B375DB5227E2CFE84A363F2%40PRDEXMB2.thechildrenshospital.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Counting Upland Game Birds in Colorado
To put in a field observation, as its range is being discussed: In 1981, I had a bobwhite in Aurora, Arapahoe County, not far northeast of Havana and Alameda. Karl Stecher Centennial Nick Komar writes: Tom, thanks for such a thought-provoking, informative and resourceful post. You draw attention to an interesting situation with respect to the reports of bobwhite in Boulder County submitted to eBird. Are those legitimate reports, or should they have been caught and removed by the filtering system? Sometimes inappropriate or erroneous reports get published in eBird. Perhaps the eBird reviewer for Boulder County could comment. Thanks. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2015, at 9:51 AM, Tom Wilberding twilberd...@comcast.net wrote: Hello, birders, If you’re interested in ABA listing, read on; the rest of you are excused. :-) However, even if you are not a lister, the listing game does expose you to more serious field ornithology--namely status and distribution. So you non-listers are welcome to eavesdrop here. The recent cover of Colorado Field Ornithologists’ quarterly magazine Colorado Birds shows Peter Burke’s beautiful photo at the East Boulder Rec Center of a Northern Bobwhite, “of questionable provenance.” (Didn’t get the magazine? Join CFO: click here.) If I had been lucky enough to see that bird, would I count it? ABA rule 3. says: “The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained when encountered.” So was this Northern Bobwhite “wild?” More excerpted from the ABA: “Wild” means that the bird’s occurrence at the time and place of observation is not because it, or its recent ancestors, has ever been transported or otherwise assisted by man for reasons other than for rehabilitation purposes. A species observed far from its normal range may be counted if, in the observer’s best judgment and knowledge, it arrived there unassisted by man. A bird that is not wild and which later moves unassisted to a new location or undergoes a natural migration is still not wild. For the complete ABA recording rules, click here. Why would anyone question whether this Northern Bobwhite were wild? Well, many companies sell game birds, to shoot them like self-propelled skeet, or to train hunting dogs with them, or just to keep in your collection. From this company you can buy Northern Bobwhite birds, chicks and eggs, and many other upland game birds, not to mention swans and flamingos. Click here. Another online source click here. (A pair of Spruce Grouse for $749?) Colorado wildlife law “generally prohibits the importation, live possession, sale, barter, trade, or purchase of any species of wildlife native to Colorado, except that up to 25 live ring-necked pheasants, Gambel's quail, scaled quail, bobwhite quail, chukar, grey partridge or mallard ducks may be possessed for up to twenty-five (25) days without a license. Such wildlife shall be accompanied by a receipt showing that the wildlife have been lawfully acquired, to include the source and the purchase or acquisition date. These birds may only be hunted on the day of release and the number of birds taken cannot exceed the number of birds released. All released birds not taken by hunting on the day of release shall become property of the state. All hunting must occur on private property. No birds held under the authority of this section may be released and hunted during any season established for that species.” So what is the normal distribution of naturally occurring Northern Bobwhite in Colorado? Bob Bob (Colorado Birds © 1992) on page 96 mentions it is a year-round resident on the eastern plains, primarily west to Morgan and Pueblo counties. Habitat is primarily lowland riparian forests, but also occurs in smaller numbers in adjacent agricultural areas and sandsage grasslands. Their range map shows the eastern quarter of Boulder county shaded for Northern Bobwhite. This wonderful book is, as I type, available used at Amazon for 49¢ plus shipping: click here. The Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas I, 1998, shows on page 155 Northern Bobwhite in similar range as Bob Bob, except no sightings in Boulder County. It also mentions that this species is the least mobile of all upland game birds, usually not moving more than a mile from where it hatched. To download all 657 pages of The Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas I: click here. at link bottom center of page.(Atlas II will be available soon.) eBird shows a few scattered sightings of Northern Bobwhite in Boulder County in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2013: click here. (And in location box type in “Boulder, CO” then zoom out a little.) Thus, it seems East Boulder Rec Center could be on the edge of Northern Bobwhite’s natural territory. Also, there seems to be no doubt that some commercially raised Northern Bobwhite that escaped or were released are out there, and should not be counted. The problem is that they are impossible to distinguish from wild birds. So
