Re: [cobirds] Guide to use when misidentifying birds

2016-08-30 Thread Joe Roller 
When a birder mid-identifies a bird, I pose this riddle:

Question: "What do John James Audubon, Roger Tory Peterson, David Sibley and*
you* have in common?"

Answer: "Each of you has mis-identified a bird. You just did it more
recently."

Joe Roller,
Denver

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Bill Schmoker 
wrote:

> One of my favorite birding quotes:
>
>  Pete Dunne, from his 2003 book titled, Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The
> How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding.
>
> “The difference between a beginning birder and an experienced one is that
> beginning birders have misidentified few birds. Experienced birders have
> misidentified thousands.”
>
> -Bill Schmoker, Longmont
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Leon Bright  wrote:
>
>> COBirders,
>>
>>   Recognizing that many COBirders can feel intimidated by the posts of
>> our superstars, and that even a few of those experts miss a call now and
>> again, I offer this helpful link on How to Misidentify Birds With Grace
>> and Dignity.  To activate the link, copy the title (How to…), paste it to a
>> search engine (i.e. Google) and click.  Hope this brings relief and
>> enjoyment.
>>
>> Leon Bright
>>
>> Westcliffe and Pueblo
>>
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[cobirds] Barr Lake - Northern Waterthrush

2016-08-30 Thread Gregg Goodrich 
Cobirders,

Ann and I refound the NOWA about 300 yards north of the bridge at the
Nature Center. It was in the canal bathing and flipping leaves. Got some
digiscope photos that are attached to the eBird list. There was a Solitary
Sandpiper in the canal as well. Lots of Wilson's Warblers.

Then several Baird's Sandpipers on the lake shore along with one Greater
Yellowlegs.

eBird Checklist – Barr Lake SP--Neidrach Nature Trail
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31329272

Gregg Goodrich
Aurora, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Guide to use when misidentifying birds

2016-08-30 Thread Bill Schmoker 
One of my favorite birding quotes:

 Pete Dunne, from his 2003 book titled, Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The
How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding.

“The difference between a beginning birder and an experienced one is that
beginning birders have misidentified few birds. Experienced birders have
misidentified thousands.”

-Bill Schmoker, Longmont

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Leon Bright  wrote:

> COBirders,
>
>   Recognizing that many COBirders can feel intimidated by the posts of our
> superstars, and that even a few of those experts miss a call now and again,
> I offer this helpful link on How to Misidentify Birds With Grace and
> Dignity.  To activate the link, copy the title (How to…), paste it to a
> search engine (i.e. Google) and click.  Hope this brings relief and
> enjoyment.
>
> Leon Bright
>
> Westcliffe and Pueblo
>
>
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[cobirds] Guide to use when misidentifying birds

2016-08-30 Thread Leon Bright 
COBirders,

  Recognizing that many COBirders can feel intimidated by the posts of our
superstars, and that even a few of those experts miss a call now and again,
I offer this helpful link on How to Misidentify Birds With Grace and
Dignity.  To activate the link, copy the title (How to.), paste it to a
search engine (i.e. Google) and click.  Hope this brings relief and
enjoyment.

Leon Bright

Westcliffe and Pueblo

 

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare BIrd Alert, 30 August 2016

2016-08-30 Thread Joyce Takamine 
Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:  August 30, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 30, sponsored by Denver
Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

NOTE:  The RBA is using the new AOU checklist and the order of the
famillies has changed

Mallard (Mexican) (Larimer)
Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Gunnison)
Dusky Grouse (Boulder)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca)
MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD (Adams)
Snowy Plover (Alamosa)
Upland Sandpiper (Logan)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Adams)
WESTERN GULL (Alamosa, *Washington)
Thayer's Gull (Washington)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Alamosa, Washington)
Caspian Tern (Jefferson, Larimer)
Pacific Loon (El Paso)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Montrose)
Little Blue Heron (Boulder)
Green Heron (Larimer, Washington)
Mississipi Kite (Adams, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Phillips)
Broad-winged Hawk (Adams, Kit Carson)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Logan, Phillips,
*Washington, *Yuma)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (*Logan, Sedgwick, Yuma)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Mesa, Pueblo, Washington)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Eagle)
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Arapahoe)
ALDER FLYCATCHER (Yuma)
Least Flycatcher (Adams, Washington, Weld, Yuma)
Gray Flycatcher (Denver, Gunnison, Larimer,  Pitkin, Weld)
Black Phoebe (Pueblo)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Lincoln, (Sedgwick, *Washington, Yuma)
Cassin's Kingbird (Lincoln, *Washington)
Philadelphia Vireo (Phillips)
Carolina Wren (Arapahoe, Washington)
Sage Thrasher (Clear Creek)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Clear Creek)
McCown's Longspur (Lincoln, Weld)
Ovenbird (Adams, Douglas, Larimer, *Washington)
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (Mesa)
Northern Waterthrush (*Adams, *El Paso, La Plata, Larimer, Pueblo,
*Washington, Weld)
Tennessee Warbler (Adams, Arapahoe, Yuma)
Nashville Warbler (Adams, Jefferson)
Blackburnian Warbler (Prowers)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Larimer, *Washington)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Arapahoe)
Pine Warbler (Prowers)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (El Paso, Larimer, Pitkin)
Fox Sparrow (*Larimer)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers, *Yuma)
Bobolink (Larimer)
Baltimore Oriole (*Phillips, *Yuma)

*For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please
refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions:
www.coloradocountybirding.org

ADAMS COUNTY:
---On August 28, Steve Larson reported a f-type MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD at
Margaret's Pond Open Space in Northglenn.   This would be a new county
record if accepted.
---On August 26, at Barr Lake SP Brian Johnson reported White-rumped
Sandpiper.
---On August 25, at Barr Lake SP Steve Mlodinow reported Least Flycatcher,
Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Tennessee Warbler, and Nashville Warbler.
On August 28, at Barr Lake SP near bridge near nature center Patrick
O'Driscoll and Karen Drozda reported Northern Waterthrush.
---On August 25, Rebecca Laroche reported Ovenbird at Rod and Gun Club
Trail.
---On August 24, staff at Rocky Mt Arsenal NWR reported 2 Broad-winged
Hawks and Least Flycatcher.
---On August 22, a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Loch Kilpatrick on
E 96th Ave east of DIA.
---On August 22, a Mississippi Kit was reported by Loch Kilpatrick east of
Bennett on Old Victory Road.

ALAMOSA COUNTY:
---On August 23, David Dowel  reported 3 Snowy Plovers, WESTERN GULL, and
Lesser Black-backed Gull at Blanca Wetlands.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On August 28 at Cherry Creek SP, Gene Rutherford reported f Tennessee
Warbler, and f Black-throated Blue Warbler.
---On August 27 a Carolina Wren was reported by Kay Rasmussen in Willow
Creek Park in Centennial.
---On August 26, near Byers on I-70 Ivan Mota reported 3 Red-headed
Woodpeckers.
---On August 26, Gene Rutherford and Loch Kilpatrick reported EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE at Cherry Creek SP in the group pinic area.
---On August 22, a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Ivan Mota near
Byers on Hwy 40.

BACA COUNTY:
---On August 14, 2 Greater Roadrunners were reported by Chris Goulart on CR
8.

BOULDER COUNTY:
---On August 22, a juv Little Blue Heron was reported by Carl Starace at
Walden Ponds in Boulder.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:
---On August 24 at Mount Evans, Sean Fitzgerald reported Sage Thrasher and
16 Brown-capped Rosy-Finches.

DENVER COUNTY:
---On August 24 a Gray Flycatcher was reported by Loch Kilpatrikc at Box
Elder Creek at E 104th Ave.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On August 27 an Ovenbird was reported by Joey Kellner and Mary Keithler
at Chatfield SP.
---On August 20 a Caspian Tern was reported by Glenn Walbek at the Marina
Sandpit at Chatfield SP.

EAGLE COUNTY:
---An American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Bob Righter on Cross
Creek Trail about 4 miles south of Minturn on July 28.

EL PASO COUNTY:
---On August 28 a Black-throated Gray Warbler was reported by David
Tonnessen at Kettle Lakes.
---On August 21, a Pacific Loon was reported by david Tonnessen, Joy and
Leonard Lake at Big Johnson.
---On August 11