[cobirds] Brown Pelican at Lake Hasty (Bent) on 4/14

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

The BROWN PELICAN found and first reported on CFO Facebook by Jill White-Smith 
was still present at Lake Hasty this afternoon (4/14).  Several folks saw the 
bird right below the John Martin Reservoir dam with a large group of White 
Pelicans.  This area is between the southwest corner of Lake Hasty and the JM 
Res dam and is best accessed by driving down to the campground on the east side 
of the dam and then heading south to the fisherman's parking lot.  Large amount 
of water are being released and the pelicans are presumably enjoying a fresh 
supply of fish in assorted degrees of wholeness. 

Is this the Lake Beckwith bird found by Dave Silverman?

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
  

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[cobirds] Las Animas county Common Poorwill

[ptennery]

Thought I heard COPO last night but confirmed tonight. Belting it out. Also 
Say's phoebes, broad-tailed hummers and American goldfinches are new arrivals. 

Paul Tennery
Valdez CO

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[cobirds] Lincoln's Sparrows,Loveland,Larimer Cnty.

[Elaine Coley]

Hi All,
Don't know if this is worthwhile or not, but I've had 2 Lincoln's Sparrows off 
and mostly on all of today feeding on the ground where I throw seed under a 
dogwood bush.  It's been a while since I've had them around here -- actually 
since the 2013 flood on the Big Thompson.  They are pretty and dainty for 
sparrows.
Elaine Coley, Loveland


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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (14 Apr 2016) 3 Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2016
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   1 51 66
Osprey   0  2  3
Bald Eagle   0  3 12
Northern Harrier 0  0  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0 12 21
Cooper's Hawk0 21 28
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  2 53235
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  3  3
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  2
Golden Eagle 0  1  2
American Kestrel 0 13 26
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  2  5
Prairie Falcon   0  6 11
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  7 17
Unknown Buteo0  3 16
Unknown Falcon   0  0  5
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  5  7

Total:   3182462
--

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:Roger Rouch

Observers:Bill Wuerthele, Kathie Moss, Lee Farrell, Linda Farrell,
  Matt Smith

Visitors:
Many visitors all spent a few hours with binoculars helping spot and
learning about the HawkWatch.  They were a gentleman named Ray, Rick and
Rachael Krohn, and four associates of Matt Smith who were playing hooky
from work. All seemed to enjoy the nice weather and good landscape views.


Weather:
A pleasant warm day with temperatures from the low 60's to low 70's with a
light wind around 2 bft from the SE in the morning and occasionally from
the NW in the afternoon.  Mostly cloudless in the morning becoming partly
cloudy.

Raptor Observations:
A slow day for migrating raptors with three counted in the first two hours.
 Local raptor activity also seemed relatively light with Turkey Vultures
mostly around Mt. Morrison with as many 6 in the sky at one time.  Local
Red-tailed Hawk sightings often over the west ridges with a few close
fly-by's.  A male Kestrel was observed a few times.  Highlight of the day
was a local accipiter first sighted about two binocular fields high that
went into a hard stooped power dive to ground level SE of the ridge.

Non-raptor Observations:
Seen or heard were Spotted Towhee, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Western
Meadowlark, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Mountain Chickadee,
White-throated Swift, Western Scrub-jay.

Predictions:
Unsettled weather will possibly reinvigorate migration?

Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 
(jeff.bi...@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at:
http://www.birdconservancy.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 Bird Conservancy of
the Rockies from about 9 AM to around 3 PM from March 1st to May 7th.

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.

[cobirds] Eastern Pueblo and Otero Co. birding 4/14

[Brandon K. Percival]

Stephany McNew and I went looking for some birds in eastern Pueblo County and 
in Otero County this morning.
Near Boone, Pueblo County, we saw a Mountain Plover and Vesper Sparrow.
At Lake Holbrook, Otero County, we saw the adult Little Blue Heron, plus 
shorebirds: Snowy Plovers, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, American Avocet, 
Black-necked Stilt, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Baird's and Least 
Sandpipers, Long-billed Dowitcher, and Wilson's Phalarope.  Also on the 
Reservoir, a Forster's Tern, Bonaparte's Gulls, Clark's and Western Grebes.  We 
saw a Northern Rough-winged Swallow that caused an e-bird flag.  Also, several 
Burrowing Owls nearby.
Lake Cheraw, Otero County was very high with water still.  Some ducks, nothing 
really noteworthy.
We drove north of Cheraw, Otero County, and saw several Wilson's Snipe, and a 
Chipping Sparrow.
It was a fun morning of birding on the plains.
Brandon K. PercivalPueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Kildeer return to Longmont

[Kat Bradley-Bennett]

Two Kildeer were flying and calling around Blue Mountain Elementary School 
in west Longmont this morning. The cute little crybabies have returned! 
They usually nest somewhere around the school, sometimes right on the 
soccer field or close by.

Kat Bradley-Bennett

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Re: [cobirds] bird feed - thread closed

[David Suddjian]

Dear COBirds,

The COBirds list rules direct against discussion of bird feeding. Here,
taken from " What SHOULD NOT be posted to COBirds":

*Discussions about bird feeding technique are not allowed (i.e. what to
feed, how to place, which work best. etc.).*

So I ask that anyone wishing to help Dean with his request do so off the
list and the thread is closed.

Thanks,

David Suddjian
COBirds list moderator
Littleton, CO

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Dean Colprit  wrote:

> I have two feeders in my yard full of sunflower seeds. When I first put
> the feeders out, I was filling the feeders every other day. In December I
> bought a new bag of feed and since then the birds just aren't real
> interested. Is it possible the feed is bad?
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[cobirds] bird feed

[Dean Colprit]

I have two feeders in my yard full of sunflower seeds. When I first put the 
feeders out, I was filling the feeders every other day. In December I 
bought a new bag of feed and since then the birds just aren't real 
interested. Is it possible the feed is bad?

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[cobirds] No Prothonotary warbler at lee Martinez park

['lochlaren' via Colorado Birds]

No warbler was cited by 3 people this morning no signs of it around the pond or 
small stream.Loch Kilpatrick, Parker, Co 

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[cobirds] Little Blue Heron still present

['Brandon Percival' via Colorado Birds]

Stephany and I are seeing the adult Little Blue Heron At Lake Holbrook in Otero 
County east side.

Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Prothonotary, Weld County Wanderings, Lower Lathum & BB Draw

[Connie Kogler]

Went up yesterday to see the beautiful Prothonotary. Thanks to the one who 
found it and for the continued reports! Beautiful life bird #530.

I then headed ENE and as I drove by Black Hollow saw a lovely Bald Eagle nest 
with eaglets. Norma’s Grove on CR100/57 had Starlings, Mourning Doves, Western 
Meadowlarks and one Robin. (By the way - didn’t there used to be a cool old 
rock building up at the end of that road? With diamond shaped windows? It’s 
gone.) 

Pawnee Bird Tour starting at 104/57, had one Swainson’s Hawk, 1 Prairie Falcon, 
1 American Kestrel, a dozen or so Mccown’s Longspurs, plenty of Western 
Meadowlarks and  Horned Lark and maybe one Chestnut-Collared Longspur.

I did a slow loop d loop drive through Crow Valley - no small passerines noted. 
Robins, Eurasian Collared Doves and two vans of traveling birders. 

Heading South on CR 79 I saw two Great Horned Owls on nests, turning left on CR 
74 because of the ROAD CLOSED signs when I tried to turn right yielded a very 
nice surprise about a half mile down on the north side - FIVE Long-Billed 
Curlews in a farm field. 

I stopped at the South Platte River - finding 1 Downy Woodpecker and five Wild 
Turkeys.

Lower Lathum and BB Draw wasn’t hopping but birds were hanging out. Cinnamon, 
Blue-winged and Green-winged Teals, Gadwalls, Mallards, a Canada Goose. Greater 
and Lesser Yellowlegs, a bunch of Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-headed and Red-winged 
Blackbirds. White Pelicans, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk. 

All in all a most enjoyable day!

Connie Kogler
AslansOwn.com




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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 14 April 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:  April 14, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, April 14, 2016, sponsored by
Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

Trumpeter Swan (Douglas, Pitkin)
Eurasian Wigeon (La Plata)
Mallard (Mexican intergrade) (Jackson)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, Jefferson, *Mesa)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Delta, Eagle, Summit)
Chukar (Gunnison, Mesa)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Summit)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Weld)
Red-throated Loon (Arapahoe, Mesa, Pueblo)
BROWN PELICAN (Pueblo)
Little Blue Heron (*Otero)
Broad-winged Hawk (Prowers)
Snowy Plover (Otero)
Mountain Plover (Lincoln)
Thayer's Gull (Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer)
ICELAND GULL (Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Larimer,*Weld)
Glaucous Gull (Arapahoe)
White-winged Dove (Boulder, Elbert, Gunnison)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca, Huerfano)
Red-belllied Woodpecker (Bent, Weld, Yuma)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Chaffee, Larimer)
Eastern Phoebe (Adams, Baca, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, *LaPlata,
Larimer, Prowers)
Black Phoebe (Boulder, Delta, El Paso, Huerfano, Mesa)
Chihuahuan Raven (Baca, Boulder, Otero)
Caroline Wren (Baca)
Bewick's Wren (Baca, Boulder, *Fremont, Mesa, Pueblo)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Bent, El Paso)
BENDIRE'S THRASHER (Montrose)
McCown's Longspur (Elbert, Weld)
Black-and-white Warbler (El Paso)
Prothonotary Warbler (*Larimer)
LUCY'S WARBLER (Montezuma)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Montrose, Weld)
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Baca)
Canyon Towhee  (Baca, *Bent, Otero, Pueblo)
Black-throated Sparrow (Prowers)
Sagebrush Sparrow (El Paso)
Fox Sparrow (Gunnison)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Mesa)
Great-tailed Grackle (Adams, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Mesa, Prowers,
Weld)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Delta, Summit)
Black Rosy-Finch (Jefferson. Summit)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Summit)

ADAMS COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Beto Matheus at Rocky Mountain Arsenal
at the estern end of Wildlife Dr right over the canal on April 5.
--A Great-tailed Grackle was reported by John Breitsch at Barr Lake SP on
April 6.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
--A 1-st cyc Glaucous Gull was reported by Gene Rutherford at Cherry Creek
SP on March 20.  On March 25, Cheryl Teuton reported imm Glaucous Gull and
ad Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cherry Creek SP.  On April 9, Gene
Rutherford reported Glaucous Gull at Cherry Creek SP.
--On March 29, Michael Kiessig reported 1 f Long-tailed Ducks at South
Platte Reservoir.  On March 30, Sue RIffe reported a pair of Long-tailed
Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.  On April 1, David Suddjian reported 2
Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.  On April 3, Gene Rutherford
reported three and Ben Sampson two Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte
Reservoir.  On April 4, Robert Folzenlogen reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at
South Platte Reservoir.
--On April 12, Doug Kibbe reported breeding plumaged Red-throated Loon at
Cherry Creek SP>

BACA COUNTY:
--On March 30, Nathan Goldberg reported Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Chihuahuan
Raven and Bewick's Wren at Cottonwood Canyon.
--On April 2, Jill White Smith reported Greater Roadrunner in Cottonwood
Canyon.
--On April 2, at Cottonwood Canyon Joey Kellner and Kathy Mihm Dunning
eported 6 Eastern Phoebe, 8 Bewick's Wrens, 4 Canyon Towhee, and 1
Rufous-crowned Sparrow.
--On the Southern Loop in Cottonwood Canyon, Joey Kellner and Kathy Mihm
Dunning reported 5 Greater Roadrunners, 1 Juniper Titmouse and 1 Eastern
Phoebe on April 2,
--On the Southern Approach to Cottonwood Canyon, Joey Kellner and Kathy
Mihm Dunning reported Eastern Phoebe, Bewick's Wren, and 2 Canyon Towhee on
April 2.
--On April 2 at CR G and CR 12 Kellner and Dunning reported 2 Canyon Towhee.
--On April 4, Michael O'Brien reported Carolina Wren and 2 Canyon Towhee in
Cottonwood Canyon.
--On April 5 in Picture Canyon, Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooke reported 2
Eastern Phoebe and 2 Canyon Towhee.
--On April 5 at Two Butts SWA below dam, Ben Lagasse reported 3 Easter
Phoebe.

BENT COUNTY:
--On March 18, Duane Nelson reported Red-bellied Woodpecker, Canyon Towhee,
and Curve-billed Thrasher visiting his yard in Las Animas.  On March 28,
Duane Nelson reported that the Red-bellied Woodpecker continues to visit.
If you would like to try to see these birds please contact him at dnelson1
AT centurytel.net.
--On April 13, Jane Stulp and Janeal Thompson reported Canyon Towhee in Las
Animas.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--On April 4, Mark Miller reported White-winged Dove along Spine Road near
White Rock Ave in Gunbarrel.
--On April 5, Cheri Phillips and David Dowell reported Black Phoebe at 75th
and Boulder Creek.  On April 6, Christian Nunes reported Black Phoebe at
75th and Boulder Creek.  On April 8, David Waltman and Adam Vesely reported
Black Phoebe at 7th and Boulder Creek.  On April 9, Steve Frye and Tom
Behnfield reported Black Phoebe at 75th and Boulder Creek.  On April 10,
Kim Mauritz, Jack, Ryan Bushong, an