[cobirds] Common Poorwill, Evening Grosbeak, Ken Caryl Ranch, JeffCo

[David Suddjian]

A *Common Poorwill* had returned to the hogbacks of Ken Caryl Ranch (no
public access) by April 24, tying my earliest record here. Small
numbers of *Evening
Grosbeaks* were around my home on April 22 and 24. *Cassin's Finches*
remained near my home for several days after the influx that came with the
last snows, and were noted through April 22.

The voice recorder on my phone interpreted the finch's name as "Kasun
Squinches", which I was delighted with. One has to mumble just right to get
that one.

David Suddjian
Ken Caryl Valley
Littleton, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Opening our Colorado National Wildlife Refuges to increased hunting and fishing

[Rick Reeser]

Same as Chuck. We need to hear specifics. E-bikes are not that noisy, as 
electric motors are much quieter than 2 and 4 cycle engines. An important 
question for me is, what type of recreation is a specific site catering to? 
Colorado often wants to please everyone, but we all know how that works.
Rick Reeser,
Greeley

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Re: [cobirds] Opening our Colorado National Wildlife Refuges to increased hunting and fishing

[Rachel Kolokoff Hopper]

It is the Interior Dept. that has proposed this. The federal government, not 
Colorado. Here is a brief story on the 9 News website naming the refuges that 
will be impacted in Colorado. There is a link at the bottom of the story to 
access more information. 

https://www.9news.com/mobile/article/life/animals/proposal-would-open-hunting-3-colorado-locations/73-dd13d9d6-12b6-4791-b155-3587c9bfe5d5

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Ft. Collins

> On Apr 25, 2020, at 7:21 AM, Rick Reeser  wrote:
> 

Same as Chuck. We need to hear specifics. E-bikes are not that noisy, as 
electric motors are much quieter than 2 and 4 cycle engines. An important 
question for me is, what type of recreation is a specific site catering to? 
Colorado often wants to please everyone, but we all know how that works.
Rick Reeser,
Greeley

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[cobirds] LECONTE’s SPARROW, Larimer County

[Nicholas Komar]

I visited Topminnow Natural Area in southeast Fort Collins yesterday evening. 
Highlights were Willet, 3 White-faced Ibis, and a heard only LeConte’s Sparrow. 
Details uploaded to eBird. https://ebird.org/checklist/S67752803  

There is just one previous eBird record for Larimer County, from April 25, 
1998. Hopefully it listened to Bryan Guarente’s forecast and sticks around.  A 
photo would be nice. Meanwhile, I will add the audio to iNaturalist for the 
City Challenge this weekend. 

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO

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[cobirds] Where do juncos go for the summer?

[Joe Roller]

Great question, Scott!
There are many ways to explore that topic, but here is an easy way
to do it, and the method can be used for any species in the world.

eBird is the *powerful data base* to answer your question.

Go to eBird "Explore" section and then scroll down to "Species maps"
Type in "Dark-eyed Junco" and there will be a list of all
of the flavors or subspecies of those juncos.
Select one, say "Oregon Junco"

Click "all years"
then find the map for where Oregon Juncos are in the winter by selecting
just the "January" reports.

The map will show you where Oregons are found in January.

Then use the same search, but change "January' to "June".
You'll see that they go to OREGON! (Well, that's sort of the epicenter for
breeding , but they range widely through the Pacific Northwest, Canada and
Alaska).

Then go through the same process for "Gray-headed" or Slate-colored.
"White-winged" is particularly interesting.

If you find those maps intriguing, try it for other species, for example,
American Tree Sparrow or Whooping Crane.
Have fun with it, and if you get stuck, let me know.
If you are not on eBird yet, get started and your reward will be learning
about all those juncos!

Joe Roller, Denver

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[cobirds] LECONTE’s SPARROW, Larimer County

[Adam Johnson]

Isn't Topminnow closed to public access still?

Adam Johnson
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Where do Juncos go in the summer?

[Joe Roller]

My post to Cobirds was a response to a question posed on
the Douglas County list serve by Scott Sorenson.
Here is his original inquiry. (I apologize for any confusion).

Joe Roller, Denver

Question on Juncos

I live in the North Pinery and see Dark-Eyed Juncos all winter long.
Sometimes 15+ at a time are scurrying about below my feeders.  I see the
Oregon, Slate-colored, and Gray-header variants. This winter for the first
time I believe I spotted the Pink-sided variant as the pink sides touched
on the lower breast.  In the last two weeks, they have all but disappeared.

Do they all head to the mountains?  I have a cabin in the Granby area where
I see the Gray-headed all summer but rarely the other variants.  Do the
variants tend to flock together?  When they breed do they tend to select
their own variant?  I figure they must be fairly variant-selective or the
distinctive variants would blend into a continuum.  How did the variants
begin?  Were they geographically separated long enough to evolve into
separate color variants but not long enough to be a different species?  Or
do they inter-breed freely and just happen to result in one of four major
color variants?

A side note, a couple of summers ago I saw what I believe was the Mount
Evans variant at my cabin near Granby.

You can see that watching these little guys all winter has peaked my
curiosity.

Thanks for any insight you may have.

Scott

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re: *** SPAM 10: Re: [cobirds] respectable viewing distance?

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

Shooting the bad birder is OK, but if you shot the bird, it would counter the 
expresssion that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
  
 Karl Stecher
 Aurora
  
  
  


 From: "Joe Roller" 
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 11:07 PM
To: "PETER GENT" 
Cc: bayousto...@gmail.com, "Colorado Birds" 
Subject: *** SPAM 10: Re: [cobirds] respectable viewing distance?   
 Well said, Peter, and furthermore it is proper form to genially get the idea 
over that someone is TOO CLOSE, crowding the bird.
  
 You might say, "Hey, let's all back off a few feet and give it some room. A 
friend of mine
 is on the way, and I'm hoping the bird is still here then."
 There are stronger ways to say it, and still be polite, but maybe try the 
softer approach first.
 And if someone says, "I want to get a flight shot, let's flush it," homicide 
is justifiable.
  
 Joe Roller, Denver
  
 For further info, refer to the ABA Code of Ethics. 
 The bird comes first.
  
  



On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 3:31 PM Peter Gent  wrote:
   Ashley,
  
 This is an excellent question, and the answer does depend on the bird.  This 
Louisiana Waterthrush does seem rather tolerant of people, but if they really 
were within 6' of the bird, then I think that is way too close.  When we are 
observing a rare bird, the last thing anyone should do is to get so close that 
it flies, and so others don't get to see it.  I have seen this happen, and most 
often because photographers get too close.  They seem intent on getting a 
frame-filling picture, rather than a more distant photo that is good enough to 
document the species.  Just my opinion.
  
 Cheers,  Peter Gent.
 Boulder.
  

On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 2:26 PM Ashley Stokes  wrote:
   Just a question for my learning...as I see a lot of people coming to visit 
the Louisiana Waterthrush, what's a respectable distance for viewing? I'm 
finding there are some folks that would be within the social distancing 6ft 
circle if it were another human, kidding, but you get the point. So, to prevent 
altered behaviors of the bird...what would be best? I realize some birds may be 
more tolerant than othersso what's the rule of thumb?  

 Thanks 
 Ashley 
 Larimer County
 (BayouGirl)


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[cobirds] Broad-winged Hawk, Ken Caryl Valley, JeffCo 4/25

[David Suddjian]

Early this morning I was treated to a sighting of a *Broad-winged Hawk* from
my home, as it was trying hard to evade the close attention of two Common
Ravens. I suspect the hawk had recently departed a nearby roosting spot,
when it attracted the eyes of the two ravens. It was an acrobatic melee,
with the ravens soon driving it down and out of my view. Life's tough for a
traveler sometimes.

David Suddjian
Ken Caryl Valley
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County, CO

[Diane Roberts]

https://ebird.org/checklist/S67772223

Cheers, 

Today Joey Negreann & I observed 46 Willet, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 
Whimbrel On the swim beach. Later in the day, besides all the other birds, 
Joey found the Red-necked Grebe.

Good Spring Time!

Diane Roberts
Highlands Ranch, CO

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Re: *** SPAM 10: Re: [cobirds] respectable viewing distance?

[Lori Pivonka]

🙈🙉🙊

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 25, 2020, at 9:47 AM, Karl Stecher Jr.  wrote:
> 
> 
> Shooting the bad birder is OK, but if you shot the bird, it would counter the 
> expresssion that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
>  
> Karl Stecher
> Aurora
>  
>  
>  
> From: "Joe Roller" 
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 11:07 PM
> To: "PETER GENT" 
> Cc: bayousto...@gmail.com, "Colorado Birds" 
> Subject: *** SPAM 10: Re: [cobirds] respectable viewing distance?
>  
> Well said, Peter, and furthermore it is proper form
> to genially get the idea over that someone is TOO CLOSE, crowding the bird.
>  
> You might say, "Hey, let's all back off a few feet and give it some room. A 
> friend of mine
> is on the way, and I'm hoping the bird is still here then."
> There are stronger ways to say it, and still be polite, but maybe try the 
> softer approach first.
> And if someone says, "I want to get a flight shot, let's flush it," homicide 
> is justifiable.
>  
> Joe Roller, Denver
>  
> For further info, refer to the ABA Code of Ethics. 
> The bird comes first.
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 3:31 PM Peter Gent  wrote:
>> Ashley,
>>  
>> This is an excellent question, and the answer does depend on the bird.  This 
>> Louisiana Waterthrush does seem rather tolerant of people, but if they 
>> really were within 6' of the bird, then I think that is way too close.  When 
>> we are observing a rare bird, the last thing anyone should do is to get so 
>> close that it flies, and so others don't get to see it.  I have seen this 
>> happen, and most often because photographers get too close.  They seem 
>> intent on getting a frame-filling picture, rather than a more distant photo 
>> that is good enough to document the species.  Just my opinion.
>>  
>> Cheers,  Peter Gent.
>> Boulder.
>>  
>>  
>>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 2:26 PM Ashley Stokes  wrote:
>>> Just a question for my learning...as I see a lot of people coming to visit 
>>> the Louisiana Waterthrush, what’s a respectable distance for viewing? I’m 
>>> finding there are some folks that would be within the social distancing 6ft 
>>> circle if it were another human, kidding, but you get the point. So, to 
>>> prevent altered behaviors of the bird...what would be best? I realize some 
>>> birds may be more tolerant than othersso what’s the rule of thumb?  
>>> Thanks 
>>> Ashley 
>>> Larimer County
>>> (BayouGirl)
>>>  
>>>  
>>> 
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[cobirds] Whimbrel at Rigden Reservoir, Fort Collins

[marimammoser]

At 10:00 this morning I found a Whimbrel in with approximately 24 Willets 
in the northeast area of Rigden Reservoir. Rigden Reservoir is at the east 
terminus of Horsetooth Road in Fort Collins.

Joe Mammoser
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Ross's Goose, Clear Spring Ranch, El Paso Co, Sat

[Steve Brown]

Hey COBirders,

Driving into the ranch this morning there was a tiny Ross's Goose with five 
Canadas behind the parking lot. First one I've seen here.

The "pond" formed in the flooded field is about dried up now, and the ibis are 
gone, but all three teal have been there in the early mornings lately.

Migrant banding is still slow, but that is expected until about May 1.

Good birding, 
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs

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[cobirds] 1st Hummingbird Sighting this season! 4/25/20- Broad Tail, in Conifer, CO

[Carolyn S]

1st Hummingbird sighting this season! 4/25/20- Broad Tail, in Conifer, CO, 
on the north-facing feeder.  We've had bugs come around more and even a 
butterfly (monarch appearance but need to consult our guides) a couple 
weeks back.  On an early morning run today felt no more cold "bite" in the 
air and coincidentally spotted our first hummer - Spring may be getting 
into full swing now with even a hint of Summer..

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Re: [cobirds] 1st Hummingbird Sighting this season! 4/25/20- Broad Tail, in Conifer, CO

[Wayne Wathen]

Also heard my first one along the Highline Canal near milepost 1 while on a 
run.  Runners such as Carol and I can also see and hear birds but sometimes 
difficult to start in part at age 78, I'm afraid I won't be able to get 
started.  Also lots of towhees and a few other common birds.  I think this is 
in Arapaho County but not absolutely sure.

Wayne Wathen
Highlands Ranch

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S 
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 1:21 PM
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Subject: [cobirds] 1st Hummingbird Sighting this season! 4/25/20- Broad Tail, 
in Conifer, CO

1st Hummingbird sighting this season! 4/25/20- Broad Tail, in Conifer, CO, on 
the north-facing feeder.  We've had bugs come around more and even a butterfly 
(monarch appearance but need to consult our guides) a couple weeks back.  On an 
early morning run today felt no more cold "bite" in the air and coincidentally 
spotted our first hummer - Spring may be getting into full swing now with even 
a hint of Summer..

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[cobirds] Migrant raptors etc yesterday, El Paso

[macawolf via Colorado Birds]

Hey, CObirders,
I took an afternoon walk yesterday over toward a hogback just SE of the Flying 
W Ranch entrance in NW CO Spgs, in a Mountain Shadows natural common area, and 
over the course of 45 minutes saw a number of migrants heading north along or 
beside the hogback into a stiff N/NW wind. (This ridge is I believe an 
extension slightly north of one where Steve Brown used to do a hawkwatch during 
migration, before the Waldo Canyon fire and then his getting into banding at 
Clear Spring Ranch.)
It started with magpies drawing my attention to a snag up on the ridgetop where 
a large raptor was perched while eating away at its catch; I'd never seen an 
Osprey in this neighborhood but from the distance was fairly sure that's what 
it was. I ended up waiting 40 minutes hoping for it to finish and fly off so 
I'd have the more diagnostic view of it in flight. Plenty of other 
entertainment while I waited:
first a single Kestrel heading north just on this eastern side of the ridge, 
and a male Broad-tailed Hummer whistling by overhead to points northward,then a 
juvenile western Red-tail and a Cooper's Hawk, followed by what I believe was a 
dark juvenile Swainson's Hawk,then two more Kestrel, an unidentifiable (due to 
the distance) couple of swifts, and a handful of Violet-green Swallows,then a 
Turkey Vulture, and two more male Broad-tailed Hummers separately heading north 
overhead...
in addition to local Common Ravens, Crows, a Say's Phoebe, and House Finches... 
and then the Osprey did indeed finish and fly off northward, staying 
accomodatingly above the ridge in my view as it flew and confirmed its 
identity. Tho Birds of the World indicates Osprey will occasionally take small 
reptiles and mammals, I've never seen them catch anything besides fish. I was 
much too far away to decipher its meal, but if it were a fish I'd be curious 
where/how far away it caught it? Sort-of nearby waters include Camp Creek in 
Queen's Canyon, Palmer Reservoir out of which Camp Creek flows, and Glen Eyrie 
reservoirs on the west end of the Mesa SE of the 30th St/Garden of the Gods Rd. 
intersection... How far would an Osprey carry a fish to go eat it on a ridgetop 
in a gusty NNW wind?
By the way, the young male Summer Tanager that first arrived in our back yard 
around 4-5 pm in a storm on 4/16 appears to have finally left sometime after 
3:35 pm yesterday 4/24 (time of my last photo, and I haven't seen it yet today, 
after having daily appearances for each of those 9 days). Maybe after 
sufficient R&R & sustenance it launched off with those NW winds to find more 
suitable/populated territory to the south and east.
Marty WolfNW CO Spgs

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Re: [cobirds] LECONTE’s SPARROW, Larimer County

[Nicholas Komar]

You can bird from the fence line along East Horsetooth Rd. 

Nick Komar 

> On Apr 25, 2020, at 9:00 AM, Adam Johnson  wrote:
> 
> Isn't Topminnow closed to public access still?
> 
> Adam Johnson
> Fort Collins
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[cobirds] Stapleton neighborhood off MLK highlights / Denver

[Dave Cameron]

27 species today in the vicinity of Westerly Creek Park.  Highlights 
included:

Many Orange-crowned Warblers working the willows
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Black-crowned Night Heron
half dozen White-crowned Sparrows made it good day for crowns!
1 Loggerhead Shrike
11 Cinnamon Teal
1 Dowitcher spooked into flight, couldn't get enough of a look so say which 
species
Snowy Egret
Swainson's Hawk
Myrtle Warblers

Dave Cameron
Denver


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[cobirds] Injured Willet at Cherry Creek State Park

[Cole Sage]

After seeing the large flock of Willets at Cherry Creek State Park in the
afternoon I returned just before sunset and the whole flock was gone except
one. The bird had fishing line tangled around one leg and was limping
quite badly. It was able to fly and I did see it foraging successfully.

Just wanted to let people know in case anyone spots this bird.

Cole Sage
Arapahoe County
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