[cobirds] Weld Co 4-13-15

['William Fink' via Colorado Birds]

Spent m "mental health day " in Weld Co-one Chestnut-collared Longspur at 
85&114 north of Nunn and a Mountain Plover one mile east of 57 on 96 on south 
side of the road. One Yellow-rumped warbler at Norma's grove. On Murphy's 
pasture had McCown's Longspur,Sage Thrasher and Vesper Sparrows. Nothing at 
Crow Valley but mating Flickers but water in stream bodes well for migration. 
At Latham pond on sooth side of 48 had five Marbled Godwits ,one Longbilled 
Dowitcher,3 Bairds Sandpipers  and one Snipe . At Loloff had Avocets & 
Black-necked Stilts plus Greater Yellowlegs and yellow-headed blackbirds. Sixty 
species total on a really nice day! Good Birding. Bill Fink

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[cobirds] BT Hummingbird, El Paso County

[Joan Larrabee]

FOY BT Hummingbird arrived at my feeder at dusk last evening, April 12.  
This is the earliest I have seen one in the 15 years I have been keeping a 
record of yard birds.  I am in SW Colorado Springs, west of Rt. 115.  

Joan Larrabee

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[cobirds] Summer Tanager and other sightings

[Simon Thompson]

Folks
I have just returned from a tour around Colorado and have a couple of 
sightings that may be of interest to folks in this group.

Black Phoebe (pair) at the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, 
Summer Tanager (immature male), Eastern Phoebe (1), Black Phoebe (1) and 
Northern Parula (1 male)
All in the John Griffin Regional Park, Canon City, Fremont County - I have 
photos of the Summer Tanager and Eastern Phoebe.

If these are regular, great. If not, you can contact me for more 
information.
Thanks
Simon Thompson
Asheville, NC

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[cobirds] Fwd: [dino_hawk] Dinosaur Ridge HawkWatch in the Denver Post

[Scott E. Severs]

Good article on the Dinosaur Ridge Hawkwatch today in the Denver Post.
Thanks to Jeff Birek/RMBO and his cadre of volunteers.



Scott E. Severs
Longmont, CO

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From: jeff.bi...@rmbo.org [dino_hawk] 
Date: Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:42 AM
Subject: [dino_hawk] Dinosaur Ridge HawkWatch in the Denver Post
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Hey all!


There is a nice article about the hawkwatch in the Denver Post today.
Thanks to Roger Rouch for meeting up with the reporter on the Ridge and to
Greg Thomas for the tie to the early days. Great work, guys!


HawkWatch birders on Dinosaur Ridge continue to track hawk highway

   [image: image]

 HawkWatch birders on Dinosaur Ridge continue to ...

As traffic flies by on C-470 below, dozens of hawks hurriedly head north,
part of the avian spring migration documented by a string of volunteers arme
  View on www.denverpost.com

  Preview by Yahoo


Jeff Birek

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[cobirds] COMMON BLACK-HAWK -- Cottonwood Canyon, Las Animas/Baca 4/13

[Brandon K. Percival]

The VENT grouse tour led by Brian Gibbons and Michael O'Brien photographed a 
juvenile COMMON BLACK-HAWK at the main picnic/camping area of Cottonwood 
Canyon, in Las Animas/Baca Counties this afternoon. 
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Belmar Park & Ken Caryl Valley, Jefferson 4/13

[David Suddjian]

I visited Belmar Park specifcally to look at a hybrid goose that was
recently photo'd at the lake there, and in consideration of some recent
reports of Greater White-fronted. I did see the hybrid goose, which is
apparently a *Canada x Graylag* (domestic), which bears some semblance to a
Greater White-fronted due to some uneven white around the base of the bill
and brown coloration. Thanks to Steve M. for helping to clarify the
parentage. I did not see any other geese besides Canadas.

Some other birds in the park of interest to me were two
alternate-plumage *American
Avocets* (wading near the island), 1 *Wilson's Snipe*, migrant swallows
including 1 *Barn* and 2 *Nor. Rough-winged* together with some Trees, my
first *House Wren* of the season, and a male *Great-tailed Grackle*.

Back home at Ken Caryl Valley I watched "my" *Bushtit *pair gathering
threads of bark, confirming their intent to nest. A female *Cassin's Finch*
visited the feeder; they have been mostly absent for a month now, but
occasionally appear even on nice days. A *Chipping Sparrow* at the feeding
station was my 1st this year.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Larimer/Fort Collins

[Rob Sparks]

This crisp morning I rode my bike to McMurry Natural Area and saw 3 female 
Red-breasted Mergansers, one male Brown-headed Cowbird and a Killdeer as 
well as the usual morning chorus of Song Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, 
Western Meadowlarks etc..

A few days ago on a nice morning while doing a bird activity with toddlers 
we spotted some migrating raptors, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk and 2 Cooper's Hawk 
and about 50 local Turkey Vultures.

Good birding
Rob Sparks
Old Town Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Fwd: eBird Report - Masonville (town) area, Apr 11, 2015

[JIM]

- Original Message -

JIM THOMPSON 
Loveland Colo 

Birding by vehicle only 
Masonville area, Larimer, US-CO 
Apr 11, 2015 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM 
Protocol: Traveling 
25.0 mile(s) 
Comments: Driving only North on Larimer County Rd 27 from US 34 to Rist Canyon 
Road. 
20 species (+2 other taxa) 



Canada Goose 1 
Mallard 2 
Wild Turkey 3 
Red-tailed Hawk 1 
Eurasian Collared-Dove 30 
Northern Flicker 5 
American Kestrel 1 
Blue Jay 4 
Black-billed Magpie 22 
American Crow 6 
swallow sp. 15 
chickadee sp. 7 
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 
American Robin 28 
Spotted Towhee 6 
Song Sparrow 3 
Red-winged Blackbird 5 
Western Meadowlark 15 
Common Grackle 3 
House Finch 12 
Red Crossbill 1 One mile east of Stove Parire School on Rist Canyon Rd 
House Sparrow 7 

View this checklist online at 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22805355 

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 

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[cobirds] Sloans Lake Stroll

[Kyle Medina]

Took a stroll around Sloans lake @ 11 am. A lot of geese, 5 cormorants, 3 
American White Pelicans. Some small birds that I have not ID before. Since the 
Pelicans are back, early in the morning there are typical more.

Kyle Medina
Lakewood, CO

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[cobirds] Cliff Swallows and Osprey in Longmont

[Kat Bradley-Bennett]

Two Cliff Swallows arrived yesterday (FOS) at the bridge where they've been 
nesting for the past decade or more, just south of Blue Mountain Elementary 
School in west Longmont (Boulder County). This is pretty typical. Usually, 
a couple of scouts arrive a week or so before the rest of the males show 
up. The females arrive within another week of that. Bye-bye, mosquitoes!

A gorgeous unbanded male Osprey arrived at the nesting platform on N 75th, 
south of Nelson Road sometime last week while I was down in Texas looking 
for warblers. No sign of a female yet.

Kat Bradley-Bennett
Longmont

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[cobirds] White-winged Dove. Las Animas county

[Ptennery]

I was surprised to see a lone WWDO in birdbath yesterday. Seen again this 
morning. First for the ranchette!
Paul Tennery
Valdez. Las Animas county. 

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[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (12 Apr 2015) 32 Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 2015
---

SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   8 58 58
Osprey   0  1  1
Bald Eagle   0  0  1
Northern Harrier 0  1  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk   2 11 17
Cooper's Hawk7 25 28
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  5 39112
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  1
Swainson's Hawk  1  1  1
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  2
Golden Eagle 0  1  4
American Kestrel 7 57 76
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 1  2  5
Prairie Falcon   0  0  2
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter1  8 12
Unknown Buteo0  4  7
Unknown Falcon   0  0  1
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  0  1

Total:  32208331
--

Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 7.5 hours

Official Counter:Scott Severs

Observers:Gary Rossmiller

Visitors:
5 people inquired about what we where doing. Some folks passed through or
came onto the site not understanding the trail route down the hill.


Weather:
Day started mostly sunny with light W winds and mild temperatures. A front
passed through at 1200 - 1300 hrs moving to mostly cloudy skies and winds
averaging 3 B.

Raptor Observations:
Variable with most birds passing to the west of the ridge. Some distant
observations along the west ridge.

Non-raptor Observations:
18 additional species, including a large passage of 77 white-throated
swifts. Other species in order of first observation: Am. Robin, W.
Meadowlark, M. Chickadee, BB Magpie, W. Scrub-Jay, Spotted Towhee,
Townsend's Solitaire, Dark-eyed Junco, N. Flicker, Am. Crow, Bushtit,
Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, White-breasted
Nuthatch, Rock Pigeon, Rock Wren. 

Predictions:
Sunny and mostly clear with light winds. Migrants may be near limit of
binocular observation.

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 left, head through
the gate, and walk to the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of the
ridge.

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 April 2015

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
Date: April 13, 2015

This is the Rare Bird Alert, Monday, April 13 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

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

BRANT (Rio Grande)
Long-tailed Duck (El Paso, *Larimer)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Park)
Pacific Loon (Montrose)
Red-necked Grebe (*Pueblo)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Weld)
Broad-winged Hawk (Montrose)
ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Kit Carson)
Piping Plover (Bent)
Mountain Plover (El Paso, Washington, Weld)
Thayer's Gull (Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso, Larimer))
Glaucous Gull (Weld)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Jefferson)
Black Phoebe (*Boulder, Mesa, Ouray)
Eastern Phoebe (Boulder, Chaffee, Douglas, Jefferson)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pueblo)
Carolina Wren (Otero)
Canyon Wren (Boulder, Garfield, Weld)
Lapland Longspur  (Prowers)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (El Paso, Washington, Weld)
McCown's Longspur (Washington, Weld)
EASTERN TOWHEE (El Paso)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Alamosa)
Rusty Blackbird (Jefferson)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:
--Sagebrush Sparrows were reported by Blackburn on LN 6 on April 4.

BENT COUNTY:
--A Piping Plover was reported by Duane Nelson at John Martin Reservoir on
April 9.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--On April 3, Floyd reported Eastern and Black Phoebe at 75th St Bridge
over Boulder Creek.  On April 4, Steadman reported Eastern Phoebe and Black
Phoebe at 75th St Bridge over Boulder Creek.  On April 5, Minner-Lee
reported both Eastern and Black Phoebe at 75th St Bridge over Boulder
Creek.  On April 6, Dowell reported Eastern Phoebe and Black Phoebe at 75th
St Bridge over Boulder Creek.  On April 9, Victoria Wheeler reported Black
Phoebe at 75th St Bridge over Boulder Creek.  On April 11, Hundertmark and
Vanderpoel reported Black Phoebe at 75th St Bridge over Boulder Creek.  On
April 12, Waltman reported Black Phoebe at 75th St Bridge over Boulder
Creek.
--On April 8, Starace reported a pair of Canyon Wrens at Rabbit Mountain.

CHAFFEE COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Michael O'Brien at Sands Lake SWA on
April 11.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Kellner at Plum Creek Picnic Area at
Chatfield SP on March 28 and March 29.  On March 30, Gen Moore reported
Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek Delta on March 30.  On April 2, Eastern Phoebe
was reported  by Matt Crooks on Douglas county side of Chatfield.  On April
3, Chavez reported Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield.  On
April 4, Bob Spencer reported Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek bridge at
Chatfield.  On April 5, Kellner reported Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek Delta
at Chatfield.  On April 9, Norm Lewis reported Eastern Phoebe at Phoebe
Bridge at Chatfield.
--4 Black Rosy-FInches were reported by Glynn on Rampart Range Rd at Hwy 67
on April 5.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--On March 31, Goff reported 2 Mountain Plovers on Squirrel Creek Rd across
from red brick ruins of a school.  On April 2, Rick Taylor reported
Mountain Plover about 500 ft N of red brick school ruins at NW corner of
Squirrel Creek Road and Squirrel Creek Place.  On April 5, Matt Clark
reported 2 Mountain Plovers at Squirrel Creek Road N of Squirrel Creek
Place.
--On April 2, Koehn reported 2 Mountain Plovers N of Hanover Road about .7
miles E of Milne Road.
--On April 2, Peterson reported Mountain Plover and 4 Chestnut-collared
Longspurs on Drennan Road.
--On April 3, Goff reported Long-tailed Duck at Big Johnson.
--On April 4, Drummond reported 4 Mountain Plovers at the intersection of
Squirrel Creek Road and S Ellicott Hwy.  On April 5, Matt Clark reported 5
Mountain Plovers at Squirrel Creek Road and S Ellicott Hwy.  On April 6, T.
Ryan reported 3 Mountain Plovers at Squirrel Creek Road and S Ellicott Hwy.
--On April 8, Tyler Stuart reported Mountain Plover at Big Johnson.
--On April 11, Drummond reported a f EASTERN TOWHEE at Chico Basin Ranch
(fee area) by the banding station.

GARFIELD COUNTY:
--A Canyon Wren was reported by Marry Harris outside of Carbondale off Hwy
82 below Mushroom Rock on April 10.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--2 Eastern Phoebe were reported by Burger at Swimbeach at Chatfield Sp on
April 7.  On April 8, Suddjian reported Eastern Phoebe and 3 Rusty
Blackbirds at Deercreek inlet.
--On April 7, Kibbe reported Eastern Phoebe upstream from Kingfisher Bridge
at Chatfield SP.  On April 10, Chavez reported 2 Eastern Phoebe upstream
from Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield SP.
--On April 7, Somershoe reported a pair of Williamson's Sapsucker at
Genessee Park.  On April 10, Chavez refound the WIlliamson's Sapsucker pair
at Genessee Mountain Park.

KIT CARSON COUNTY:
--A ZONE-TAILED HAWK was reported by Riley and Heather Morris in Burlington
on April 8.  It was loosely associating with Turkey Vultures.

LAKE COUNTY:
--A Long-tailed Duck was reported by Tom Johnson at Crystal Lake on April 5.

LARIMER COUNTY:
--On April 3, Hess and others reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at the Walmart
Pond.  On April 4, Zabel reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at Walmart