[cobirds] Rocky Mtn Arsenal NWR - Adams

['Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds]

We drove the RMA wildlife tour route this morning (and this afternoon). We 
tallied 31 species, half of them waterfowl. 

We debated the highlights -- these three candidates:
Prairie Merlin perched on a fence post so intent on his meal that he 
allowed close (in the car) contact.

 Half a dozen Mountain Bluebirds sallying in a field -- bright blue males. 
(eBird wanted details ("rare")).
Two Horned Larks having a territorial battle -- flying at each other over 
the road and across. 

Several Bald Eagles, one Ferruginous (dark) Hawk, seven singing W. Meadowlarks. 

 

Hugh & Urling Kingery 
Franktown, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Unusual Hybrid Goose at Monte Vista NWR

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

The hybrid goose that you showed a picture of reminds me of the hybrid geese we 
have at my house outside of Littleton. They showed up three years ago and I 
ended up deciding they were hybrids of emden and Canada geese.
  The geese we have here have white on their heads and neck, orange feet, 
Canada goose bodies and a large white rump which the causes them to sit up 
higher in the water. They have slowly been getting more whiter on their heads 
and necks. They have put themselves in charge of our ponds and taken females 
from other geese as mates although they have not had a successful nest.
Your goose is way cooler looking because if it's interesting designs of 
white and black!
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county
   
Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 8:13 AM, mvjohn...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> There are about 6 to 8,000 birds at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, 
> with more to come as waters start to flow. These birds consist of Sandhill 
> Cranes, Cackling, Canada, Gr Wh Fronted and Ross' Geese. A good variety of 
> ducks are also present. (Rio Grande County). Best viewing places are the 
> usual turnouts on Hwy 15 south of Monte Vista.
> 
> Every year we seem to get an anomaly and this year is no different. I found 
> and photographed an unusual hybrid goose that is similar to a Canada Goose 
> but has obvious differences. A white frontal area, large white cheek patch, 
> broad white belly band, and orange legs are some of the notable differences. 
> This bird has me baffled.
> 
> You can view the bird on my webpage at
> 
> http://johnrawinski.zenfolio.com/
> 
> Look at the first 3 images in "Sandhill Cranes and Other Birds at Monte Vista 
> NWR"
> 
> I would be interested to hear what folks think this bird might be. Good 
> birding all.
> 
> John Rawinski
> Monte Vista, Colorado
> 
> 
> 
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[cobirds] Re: Mountain Bluebird and Yellow-headed Blackbirds east of Longmont

[Kat Bradley-Bennett]

And... by WE, I mean myself and Jamie Simo.

On Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 2:37:22 PM UTC-7, Kat Bradley-Bennett wrote:
>
> On our monthly bird survey of the Peschell open space east of Longmont and 
> just inside Weld County (south of 119 on County Line Road), we managed to 
> find 1 male Mountain Bluebird and 10 male Yellow-headed Blackbirds. The 
> YHBLs are in a section of the property that isn't yet open to the public 
> but the bluebird was close to the southernmost field as you stand in the 
> parking lot.
>
> Kat Bradley-Bennett
> Longmont
>

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[cobirds] Mountain Bluebird and Yellow-headed Blackbirds east of Longmont

[Kat Bradley-Bennett]

On our monthly bird survey of the Peschell open space east of Longmont and 
just inside Weld County (south of 119 on County Line Road), we managed to 
find 1 male Mountain Bluebird and 10 male Yellow-headed Blackbirds. The 
YHBLs are in a section of the property that isn't yet open to the public 
but the bluebird was close to the southernmost field as you stand in the 
parking lot.

Kat Bradley-Bennett
Longmont

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Re: [cobirds] Eagles, Herons and ebird codes. Longmont Area (Weld & Boulder)

[Joe Roller]

Todd, I am not an expert at this, but found 3 codes to consider:

Please let me know what the experts say.


ON   Occupied nest is the highest code to consider  I am going by your
observation  "perched ON THEIR NEST"   Nest from last year?

or
N (probable) visiting probable nest site

or
P (probable) pair in suitable habitat



Thanks for the chance to revisit breeding codes.
Best personal regards,

Joe Roller





On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Todd Deininger 
wrote:

> I saw 20 eagles today SW and SE of Longmont. 2 were immature Golden Eagles
> and 13 were immature Bald Eagles.  Two of the adult BE were perched on
> their nest. Also, at two different heronries  I had multiple Great Blue
> Herons perched in their nests.
>
> What breeding code, if any is this?
>
> Also, *Tundra Swans *are still at Walden Ponds (Boulder).
>
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[cobirds] Eagles, Herons and ebird codes. Longmont Area (Weld & Boulder)

[Todd Deininger]

I saw 20 eagles today SW and SE of Longmont. 2 were immature Golden Eagles
and 13 were immature Bald Eagles.  Two of the adult BE were perched on
their nest. Also, at two different heronries  I had multiple Great Blue
Herons perched in their nests.

What breeding code, if any is this?

Also, *Tundra Swans *are still at Walden Ponds (Boulder).

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Longmont, CO

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Re: [cobirds] One less Collared-Dove.....

[Scott Somershoe]

I guess word is out about our neighborhood. An adult Cooper's hawk had another 
of the local collared-dove flock for breakfast in the yard yesterday. 

Re: predators taking prey bigger than themselves: I saw photos of a young 
goshawk that killed an adult Great Black-backed Gull in NJ this winter. 

Scott Somershoe 
Littleton CO

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> On Feb 19, 2017, at 8:21 AM,   wrote:
> 
> I have seen many birds of prey kill things larger than themselves.
> Northern Pygmy-Owls, routinely kill birds and animals larger than
> themselves. I have seen Great Horned Owls kill and carry off snowshoe hares
> that are much heavier than the owl and Northern Goshawks have been known to
> kill full grown Turkeys.
> 
> Birds of prey are quite exciting creatures to watch hunt.  
> Scott Rashid
> Estes Park
> 
> 
>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:26:01 -0800 (PST), Ben S  wrote:
>> Must have been hard for the Sharpie to kill a bird bigger than itself!
>> Ben Sampson
>> Centennial CO
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[cobirds] ecosymposium on Citizen Science, March 18, Boulder

[Sandra Laursen]

This year Boulder County Nature Association’s (BCNA) annual spring 
ecosymposium focuses on citizen science.  Birders are invited to join us on 
Saturday, March 18, 2017.

*Finding the Science in Citizen Science: Front Range Environments*
This year's ecosystem symposium will address the potential and limitations 
of citizen science for understanding environmental problems and engaging 
people in environmental observations.  The program will feature citizen 
science projects with local involvement and high relevance for Front Range 
ecosystems, such as BCNA’s work with Boulder County to monitor breeding 
populations of locally threatened bird species. 

On the national level, featured speakers include Chris Wood, Assistant 
Director of Information at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where he leads a 
variety of projects including eBird, and Waleed Abdalati from CU Boulder, 
who will be hosting the PBS TV series, “The Crowd and the Cloud,” on PBS 
this spring.  We’ll also feature lightning talks, posters and info tables 
for projects seeking to recruit citizen science volunteers.

The final panel, moderated by Greg Newman, founder and director of 
CitSci.organd a research scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology 
Laboratory at Colorado State University, will take a broad look at the 
challenges of citizen science efforts for both the ‘citizen’ and the 
‘science’ parts of the work. 

The ecosymposium will be held March 18th from 9 am-2:30 pm at the 
University of Colorado Boulder, Sustainability, Energy and Environment 
Complex (SEEC), 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder CO 80303.  BCNA will offer a 
simple lunch - please make a donation, and bring your own plate, cup and 
flatware to reduce waste - or you can bring your own lunch.

For more information: http://bcna.org/ecosymposium.html 

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Re: [cobirds] On less Collared-Dove.....

[pygmyowl]

I have seen many birds of prey kill things larger than themselves.
Northern Pygmy-Owls, routinely kill birds and animals larger than
themselves. I have seen Great Horned Owls kill and carry off snowshoe hares
that are much heavier than the owl and Northern Goshawks have been known to
kill full grown Turkeys.

Birds of prey are quite exciting creatures to watch hunt.  
Scott Rashid
Estes Park


On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:26:01 -0800 (PST), Ben S  wrote:
> Must have been hard for the Sharpie to kill a bird bigger than itself!
> Ben Sampson
> Centennial CO

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[cobirds] Re: On less Collared-Dove.....

[mvjohnski]

A friend of mine showed me a picture of young great horned owlets on a 
nest, with Eurasian Collared Dove tail feathers scattered around the edge 
of the nest. GHO must like them as well. 

On Friday, February 17, 2017 at 6:53:47 PM UTC-7, Scott Somershoe wrote:
>
> After a busy week, I came home to find an adult female Sharp-shinned Hawk 
> in the process of killing a Eurasian Collared-Dove in my side yard. 
> Unfortunately I accidentally spooked her and she flew. The dove was still 
> alive but never budged. From a vantage point, I managed to confirm she came 
> back 15 min later, made the kill (lots more feathers around and she'd moved 
> it a little and plucked a lot), and subsequently flew off with her late 
> afternoon snack. 
>
> Before going back to the not-yet-dead-dove, she perched in our neighbors 
> back yard and my continuing flock of lesser goldfinches were unperturbed. I 
> still have about 10 or so daily. 
>
> I love feeding the birds! 
>
> Cheers, 
> Scott Somershoe 
> Littleton CO 
>
> Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] Unusual Hybrid Goose at Monte Vista NWR

[mvjohnski]

There are about 6 to 8,000 birds at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, 
with more to come as waters start to flow. These birds consist of Sandhill 
Cranes, Cackling, Canada, Gr Wh Fronted and Ross' Geese. A good variety of 
ducks are also present. (Rio Grande County). Best viewing places are the 
usual turnouts on Hwy 15 south of Monte Vista. 

Every year we seem to get an anomaly and this year is no different. I found 
and photographed an unusual hybrid goose that is similar to a Canada Goose 
but has obvious differences. A white frontal area, large white cheek patch, 
broad white belly band, and orange legs are some of the notable 
differences. This bird has me baffled. 

You can view the bird on my webpage at 

http://johnrawinski.zenfolio.com/

Look at the first 3 images in "Sandhill Cranes and Other Birds at Monte 
Vista NWR"

I would be interested to hear what folks think this bird might be. Good 
birding all. 

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, Colorado




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[cobirds] Cameron Pass - Jackson County

[Andrew Bankert]

Last night some of the Colorado State Field Ornithogist Cameron Crazies,
and Mike McCloy who actually has allegiances to another part of Tobacco
Road, headed up towards  Cameron Pass for an afternoon/evening of birding.
The weather was beautiful and the birds were very cooperative with Pine
Grosbeaks singing throughout our hike, a Golden Eagle soaring above the
treeline, and nice views of a Hairy Woodpecker.  Our quest for White-tailed
Ptarmigan seemed to have been thwarted by deep snow covering the willows at
higher elevations, but as we watched the stars begin to appear as we ate
dinner and waited for good owling conditions a few ptarmigan began calling
and one even gave its 'song'.  This was about 45-50 minutes after sunset,
which was very unexpected since I normally hear them sing in the morning no
earlier than civil twilight.  Our main goal of the trip was to scout out
Boreal Owls for a field trip later in the spring, and they did not
disappoint.  I have found that early in the spring short clips of playback
are helpful to hear Boreal Owls respond with song, but later in the spring
(especially April and probably early May) Boreal Owls are much easier to
locate by song since they are singing frequently and not in response to
playback.

Good Birding,
Andy Bankert
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 19 February 2017

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:   February 19, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, February 19 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, & the order of families has
changed.

BRANT (Jefferson)
Trumpeter Swan (Douglas, Jefferson, Logan, *Moffat)
Tundra Swan (Boulder, *Chaffee)
White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe)
Long-tailed Duck (Pueblo)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Adams, Boulder, *Chaffee, Fremont, Mesa)
Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)
White-winged Dove (Mesa)
Greater Roadrunner (Bent)
Sora (Pueblo)
Dunlin (Arapahoe, Douglas)
American Woodcock (*Larimer)
Greater Yellowlegs (Boulder, Mesa)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Adams)
Mew Gull (Arapahoe)
Thayer's Gull (Arapahoe)
ICELAND GULL (Washington)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arapahoe, Douglas)
Double-crested Cormorant (Bent)
American White Pelican (Adams, Bent, Larimer)
Turkey Vulture (Jefferson)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Yuma)
Acorn Woodpecker (*La Plata)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Boulder, Denver)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso)
Chihuahuan Raven (*Baca)
Pacific Wren (La Plata)
Carolina Wren (*Prowers)
Hermit Thrush (Mesa)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Pueblo)
Brown Thrasher (*Denver)
Sage Thrasher (*Baca)
Northern Mockingbird (Yuma)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Pitkin, San Miguel)
Black Rosy-Finch (Boulder, Pitkin, San Miguel)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Boulder,  Pitkin, San Miguel)
White-winged Crossbill (Grand)
Lapland Longspur (Logan)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Boulder)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Otero)
Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe)
Great-tailed Grackle (*Chaffee)

*For directions to unfamiliar locations (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please
refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site:  www.coloradocountybirding.org

ADAMS COUNTY:
---On February 14 at Barr Lake SP, David Dowell reported 4 American White
Pelicans.
---On February 14 on South Platte River and 88th Ave, Mary Keithler
reported 2 Barrow's Goldeneyes and Lesser Yellowlegs.
--On February 15 on South Platte River and 86th Ave, Tom Wilberding
reported m Barrow's Goldeneye.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On February 11 at Aurora Reservoir, Glenn Walbek reported ad Mew Gull,
1-st cyc Thayer's Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.  On February 12 at
Aurora Reservoir, Holden Maxfied reported White-winged Scoter and Lesser
Black-backed Gull; and Bill Buckingham reported Mew Gull and 1-st cyc
Thayer's Gull.  On February 16 at Aurora Reservoir, David Dowell reported
ad Mew Gull, 3 Thayer's Gulls, and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
---On February 4 at McLellen Reservoir, Ben Sampson and many other birders
reported Dunlin.  McLellen is in both Arapahoe and Douglas County, but
mostly in Arapahoe.  Only the SE portion of McLellen is in Douglas. On
February 10, Joe Roller reported Dunlin at McLellen Reservoir.  On February
11, Allison Hixon reported Dunlin at McLellen Reservoir.  On February 12,
David Blue, Jan Albright, Richard Bunn, Cynthia Madsen reported Dunlin at
McLellen reservoir.  On February 13, Betty Glass reported Dunlin at
McLellen Reservoir.
On February 14, Candice Johnson reported Dunlin at McLellen Reservoir.
---On February 10 at Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park, Sunny Bradford
reported 2 Rusty Blackbirds.
---On February 17 at Cherry Creek SP, Candice Johnson and Glenn Walbek
reported ad Mew Gull.

BACA COUNTY
---On February 18 at Two Buttes SWA below dam, Ted Floyd reported
Chihuahuan Raven and Sage Thrasher.

BENT COUNTY:
---On February 10 at north west entrance of Lake Hasty Campground, Janeal
Thompson reported 5 Greater Roadrunners.
---On February 10, Janeal Thompson reported Double-crested Cormorant at
Lake Hasty and one Double-crested Cormorant and 11 American White Pelicans
on the reservoir side.

BOULDER COUNTY:
---On February 10 at 68th and Hygiene Rd, Bryan Guarente reported m
Barrow's Goldeneye.
---On February 11 at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark, Nick Komar reported all
3 species of Rosy-Finches.  On February 13, Thomas Heinrich reported all 3
specied of Rosy-Finches at Fawn Brook Inn in Allenspark.
---On February 11 at Walden Ponds in Boulder, Steve Frye, Luke Pheneger,
Wilem van vliet, David Waltman, and Laura Steadman reported 4 Tundra Swans
and Greater Yellowlegs.
---On February 12 at Teller Farm and Lakes, Peter Burke reported Greater
Yellowlegs.
---On February 12 at Bohn Park in Lyons, Peter Burke reported ad m
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
---On February 17 at Walden/Sawhill in Boulder, Carrie Vaughn reported 3
Tundra Swans and 2 Lincoln's Sparrows.

CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On February 11 on CR 163, Jeff Guy reported 2 Tundra Swans.  On February
18, Jeff Guy, Kara Carragher, and Brandon Percival reported 2 Tundra Swans
on CR 163 pond.
---On February 12 at Buena Vista Ice Pond, Christian Hagenlocher reported 9
Barrow's Goldeneyes.
---On February18 at Sands Lake SWA, Kara Carragher and Brandon Percival
reported 6 Barrow's 

re: [cobirds] On less Collared-Dove.....

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

Not really...you should look at a museum specimen of a sharpie to see the 
length and cutting edge of its talons.  Killing is like sticking long 
spikes with into its prey.  BTW...when you look at a sharpie specimen, note 
why it is called sharp-shinned.
  
 Karl Stecher
 Centennial
  
  
  


 From: "Ben S" 
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 6:26 PM
To: "Colorado Birds" 
Subject: [cobirds] On less Collared-Dove.   
Must have been hard for the Sharpie to kill a bird bigger than itself!
Ben Sampson
Centennial CO

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