[cobirds] Northern Cardinal in Orchard Hills Park

[mitchellba...@gmail.com]

Hi folks,

Last Friday I found a female Northern Cardinal in Orchard Hills Park. The 
next day, myself and others looked for it with no luck. This evening, 
however, Joey Negreann and I went back and found it pretty quickly in the 
same spot. Based on Ebird records, cardinals have only made Arapahoe County 
appearances in 2014 and 1980! If you want to go look for it, follow the 
path from Tommy Davis Park to Orchard Hills Park. The bird was seen in the 
russian olives just north of the footbridge that crosses the ditch.
While I'm at it, I'll take the chance to promote this spot. I made this 
hotspot at the beginning of the year and it has quickly become my favorite 
local spot. Though surrounded by city on all sides, this park has a great 
mixture of different vegetation and water that hosts a variety of birds 
(and mammals). Homeowners maintain some feeders by the pond, and also have 
their own backyard feeders to keep birds like cardinals happy. Myself and a 
few others have seen 88 species at the hotspot this year, and I'd like to 
make that 100! Here's a link to the Ebird page 
.

Thanks,
Mitchell Bailey
Arapahoe County

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Re: [cobirds] Access to State Wildlife Areas

[Charles Hundertmark]

Very responsive on the part of CPW.

Chuck Hundertmark
Lafayette

> On Aug 18, 2020, at 4:05 PM, pollybi...@gmail.com  
> wrote:
> 
> Hello -
> Today I purchased a fishing license on line, like the law-abiding person I 
> should be, and discovered that CPW has added check-off boxes where you can 
> designate the purpose of your purchase.  Among them are fishing, of course, 
> but also wildlife watching and hiking.  So if your objection to buying a 
> fishing/hunting license for access to State Wildlife Areas was that you 
> aren't an angler or huntter but a BIRDWATCHER, you can now declare yourself.  
> A senior license cost me $9.85 for the year, and I checked off the wildlife 
> watcher box.   Hopefully CPW will be keeping track.  
> Don't know if this designation of purpose is available if you buy the 
> license in person, however.
> 
> Polly Reetz
> Denver
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Re: [cobirds] Barr Lake "below dam" is no longer

[willia...@birdconservancy.org]

Hello everyone,

We at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies wanted to provide a little background 
on the recent removal of trees below the dam at Barr Lake…

The property is owned and managed by FRICO (Farmers Reservoir and 
Irrigation Company) of Brighton. The site is actually a “toe ditch” and 
normally would have been cleared on a regular basis, and never allowed to 
overgrow as it had. FRICO just hadn't gotten to it in quite a while.

Bird Conservancy and Barr Lake State Park (CPW) did meet with FRICO’s 
supervisor on the project and negotiated to save the tall cottonwoods at 
the location. As FRICO would have been within its rights to remove all of 
the trees without consulting us, we were glad to at least save what we 
could. 

While saddened by the loss of this habitat for birds, we are in 
conversations with Barr Lake State Park about potential restoration efforts 
beyond the ditch in the future. We will be looking for volunteers to assist 
in those efforts; please visit birdconservancy.org/volunteer if you would 
like to sign up, and we will keep in touch!
Sincerely,

*William Bevil*
Communications Manager
*Bird Conservancy of the Rockies*
william.bevil(at)birdconservancy.org
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On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 9:04:16 AM UTC-6 Joe Roller wrote:

> Birders will be making fewer trips below the Barr Lake Dam, obviously.
> BUT Checklists collected at that eBird hotspot will be useful in 
> documenting changes in
> the avifauna, before and after the habitat destruction. So don't give up 
> on it; get down there when you can!
>
> Joe Roller, Denver
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:12 PM Adam Vesely  wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Some of you that have recently been to the north side of Barr Lake (Adams 
>> Co.) may have noticed the obliteration of the tree-lined stream area below 
>> the Barr Lake dam. Large construction vehicles continued their warpath 
>> today, removing more trees along the stream that have provided wonderful, 
>> shady habitat for birds over the years. I would expect this area to be 
>> mostly devoid of trees and shrubs in the coming days. I spoke to a ranger 
>> yesterday, and she said that although some trees will be saved per input 
>> from Barr Lake rangers, it is not Barr Lake property and those pesky trees 
>> were simply sucking up too much irrigation water. Ironically, this area is 
>> only about 1/4 mile east of the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies house. Take 
>> that, birds.  
>>
>> Adam Vesely
>> Thornton, CO
>>
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[cobirds] Access to State Wildlife Areas

[pollybi...@gmail.com]

Hello -
Today I purchased a fishing license on line, like the law-abiding person I 
should be, and discovered that CPW has added check-off boxes where you can 
designate the purpose of your purchase.  Among them are fishing, of course, 
but also wildlife watching and hiking.  So if your objection to buying a 
fishing/hunting license for access to State Wildlife Areas was that you 
aren't an angler or huntter but a BIRDWATCHER, you can now declare 
yourself.  A senior license cost me $9.85 for the year, and I checked off 
the wildlife watcher box.   Hopefully CPW will be keeping track.  
Don't know if this designation of purpose is available if you buy the 
license in person, however.

Polly Reetz
Denver

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Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

[J V Rudd]

Hi,
I can't help you with the whistling sound, but that screech is a juvenile
Great Horned Owl. I had a similar experience, at the same time of year, two
years ago while camping in RMNP. Tracked the juvenile down and confirmed
they were making that bizarre sound. Both of my birding apps have a
recording of an immature Great Horned Owl that match that sound as well.
Good Birding!
Van Rudd
Louisville, CO

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:47 AM Ira Sanders 
wrote:

> Birders,
> For the last couple of weeks, late at night, about midnight to maybe 4 am,
> I've frequently been hearing 2 different birds move around the neighborhood
> above and below my house.  One I'm convinced is a Barn Owl by the
> screeching call it gives.  The recording is the last one below.
> The other is the one I'm hearing right now.  It is a medium high pitched
> whistle that almost has a double reed (thrush like) quality to it.
> It's out front and I'll try to record it again.  It's very faint on the
> recording at about 11 sec and again at about 25 sec. on one recording but
> is a little better on the second recording made a few days ago.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
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[cobirds] Common nighthawks in Longmont

[elena]

This is a little overdue, but Pat Wednesday at Roosevelt Park in Longmont 
(Longs Peak Avenue and Bross) there were up to 20 common nighthawks flying 
over. The week before there were about half that number; it will be interesting 
to see tomorrow how many there are. They were apparently feeding but mostly 
silent, only a few “peents”. Most of the activity was between 6-8 pm.  

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I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne and 
Ute Nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and that Colorado’s 
Front Range is home to many Native peoples. Reconozco que vivo en el territorio 
de las naciones Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne y Ute, según el 1851 Tratado de 
Fort Laramie, y que el estado de Colorado al esté de las Montañas Rocosas es 
territorio de muchos pueblos indígenas. 


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[cobirds] Number of Custer County Nighthawks

[urraca2]

COBirders-- Sorry I failed to quantify the size of the flock: 25.Leon Bright, near Westcliffe



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[cobirds] Common Nighthawks, NW Custer County

[urraca2]

Late this afternoon, over our cabin at 9,200 ft. in the Sangre de Cristo range, a somewhat dispersed flock of Common Nighthawks foraged for thirty minutes before continuing southward. They are quite rare here nowadays and my wife and I were elated.  Over four decades ago they regularly spent the entire summer season here. By 1980 their numbers were diminishing and since about 1985 they have been extremely scarce in our area.Leon and Treva BrightCuster County and Pueblo



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[cobirds] Re: Centennial-area C. Nighthawks (Arapahoe)

[jared.d...@gmail.com]

So many Common Nighthawks have been moving through or spending a few days 
feeding in the Centennial / Greenwood Village area (Arapahoe). I've been 
able to stand under flocks of 8-10 as they feed relatively low (though not 
ground level). Other birders are reporting similar things. 

I've also seen a bird perched on top of a local shopping center. I didn't 
have my camera and upon my return with it, the bird was gone. 
Interestingly, the bird was rather alert -- looking around -- rather than 
in the more familiar, day time napping position. Perhaps owing to all the 
ravens and magpies in the area?

- Jared

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 4:07:32 PM UTC-6 jared.d...@gmail.com wrote:

> This summer, some local birders and I attempted to document non-migratory 
> nighthawks in west Centennial (Arapahoe County). Why? Because. (Because I 
> heart this bird, because eBird doesn't contain many late-June through 
> mid-July reports of the bird in west Centennial, because this bird's 
> population means so much about the health of our world and the things we 
> line our building tops with.) 
>
> Migratory sightings in late-May and June abounded, but on June 15 
> sightings got quiet. To be sure, none of us were systematically surveying 
> for the birds, but we went over a month with a nighthawk sighting. On July 
> 22, another local birder and I separately observed a trio of birds in the 
> area. Happily, they weren't flying southward and they were small enough in 
> number to be a family unit. (Nighthawks have up to two eggs, tops, I've 
> read.) They were heading west when I saw them. But who knows from where 
> they came or to where they went. 
>
> A week later, and we're already amid southward migration for this bird. 
> (Already? Yes, it appears so.) I've had solitary, southward fliers over my 
> home twice in the last week. On Sunday, I spotted a flock of 30+ birds 
> actively feeding over Orchard Rd, between University Ave and Broadway. This 
> isn't the biggest flock I've seen, but it's the biggest Denver-metro area 
> flock I've seen. And it's the first flock I've had the good fortune of 
> standing beneath while they fed over homes, rather than simply passed 
> above. I was with my dogs and wife, so the viewing time was short, but it 
> was a special thing. The birds seemed to be making these long passes over 
> the neighborhood we were in. From a distance, you might have taken them as 
> gulls riding a thermal, but their paths weren't nearly so neat or thermal 
> shaped. This was well before dusk, around 7:15, I think. I wish I could 
> have stayed until they disappeared. Next time...
>
> - Jared Del Rosso
> Centennial, CO
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[cobirds] Rio Grande SWA Morning

[John Rawinski]

A great day for a 3 mile hike and some birding at Rio Grande SWA near Monte 
Vista. Fall migration is here big time and birds were plentiful. Find the 
bugs and you find the birds.I was thinking of D Leatherman as I saw a 
great assortment of birds feeding on midges in the coyote willows. OC, Y, 
YR, and Virginias Warblers, Dusky and Willow Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbird 
and yet another Black Phoebe.  About Black Phoebes...I have been keeping 
bird records for the San Luis valley since 1982. In those early 1980's, 
Hugh and Urling Kingery reported a likely first Black Phoebe near Lobatos 
Bridge near Antonito, CO. Back then, it would be considered "rare" only 
seen every few years. Today, the status of this bird has improved to 
"unusual" and a few may be seen each season except winter. The increased 
occurrence of this species seems to be related more to climatic warming and 
expansion of this species into our used-to-be cold San Luis Valley. In 2020 
alone, 6 to 8 observations. The birds seem to know things have changed. I 
think climate is playing the bigger role and not necessarily an improved 
reporting system (ebird).  

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO



 

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[cobirds] Re: Help with calls

[John Rawinski]

That last one sounds like a Great Horned Owl young fledged bird. Years ago, 
I spent a lot of time around a young GHO owlet and they make that call as a 
"feed me" begging call to get more food.  Adults bird occasionally do that 
call as well. 

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO

On Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 12:47:29 AM UTC-6, Ira Sanders wrote:
>
> Birders,
> For the last couple of weeks, late at night, about midnight to maybe 4 am, 
> I've frequently been hearing 2 different birds move around the neighborhood 
> above and below my house.  One I'm convinced is a Barn Owl by the 
> screeching call it gives.  The recording is the last one below.
> The other is the one I'm hearing right now.  It is a medium high pitched 
> whistle that almost has a double reed (thrush like) quality to it.
> It's out front and I'll try to record it again.  It's very faint on the 
> recording at about 11 sec and again at about 25 sec. on one recording but 
> is a little better on the second recording made a few days ago. 
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> -- 
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> Golden, CO
> "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading 
> into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
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Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

[Ira Sanders]

Thanks all on the GHOW.  I had a nagging suspicion it might turn out that
way.  I knew they had a call like that but didn't know they kept it up
until winter.
Now to figure out the other call.
Ira Sanders

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 8:38 AM Nathan Pieplow  wrote:

> The shriek that Ira recorded is that of a young Great Horned Owl. They
> make these shrieks starting in the nest and often continuing until well
> into the winter. Adults can make somewhat similar calls. These shrieks are
> squeakier and more nasal than those of Barn Owls, and usually shorter and
> more upslurred too. Here's an old post from my blog about how to tell Great
> Horned shrieks from Barn Owl shrieks:
>
> http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/2365
>
> I'm not sure what Ira's whistled sound is. Young Long-eared Owls give a
> short high-pitched whistle that is somewhat similar, but this doesn't sound
> right for a Long-eared to me, or look right on the spectrogram.
>
> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 8:18 AM Charles Hundertmark <
> chundertma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Immature Great Horned Owls do have a shriek like a Barn Owl.
>>
>> Chuck Hundertmark
>> Lafayette
>>
>> On Aug 18, 2020, at 8:14 AM, Lisa Carp  wrote:
>>
>> Last week I heard the exact same screeching by our house at 3 in the
>> morning. I got up to look & the owl was sitting on a lamp pole nearby.
>> There was just enough light to see it with my binos & I was shocked to see
>> a white face with a brown body so I was also thinking barn owl (which made
>> no sense) until I looked at Sibleys & that is what an immature GH Owl looks
>> like. Evidently they can snap their beaks together & make a clacking sound
>> too but I did not hear that.
>> I do not know what’s making the whistles in the other tape.
>> Lisa Carp
>> Superior
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:47 AM Ira Sanders 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Birders,
>>> For the last couple of weeks, late at night, about midnight to maybe 4
>>> am, I've frequently been hearing 2 different birds move around the
>>> neighborhood above and below my house.  One I'm convinced is a Barn Owl by
>>> the screeching call it gives.  The recording is the last one below.
>>> The other is the one I'm hearing right now.  It is a medium high pitched
>>> whistle that almost has a double reed (thrush like) quality to it.
>>> It's out front and I'll try to record it again.  It's very faint on the
>>> recording at about 11 sec and again at about 25 sec. on one recording but
>>> is a little better on the second recording made a few days ago.
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ira Sanders
>>> Golden, CO
>>> "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading
>>> into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

[Nathan Pieplow]

The shriek that Ira recorded is that of a young Great Horned Owl. They make
these shrieks starting in the nest and often continuing until well into the
winter. Adults can make somewhat similar calls. These shrieks are squeakier
and more nasal than those of Barn Owls, and usually shorter and more
upslurred too. Here's an old post from my blog about how to tell Great
Horned shrieks from Barn Owl shrieks:

http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/2365

I'm not sure what Ira's whistled sound is. Young Long-eared Owls give a
short high-pitched whistle that is somewhat similar, but this doesn't sound
right for a Long-eared to me, or look right on the spectrogram.

Nathan Pieplow
Boulder

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 8:18 AM Charles Hundertmark 
wrote:

> Immature Great Horned Owls do have a shriek like a Barn Owl.
>
> Chuck Hundertmark
> Lafayette
>
> On Aug 18, 2020, at 8:14 AM, Lisa Carp  wrote:
>
> Last week I heard the exact same screeching by our house at 3 in the
> morning. I got up to look & the owl was sitting on a lamp pole nearby.
> There was just enough light to see it with my binos & I was shocked to see
> a white face with a brown body so I was also thinking barn owl (which made
> no sense) until I looked at Sibleys & that is what an immature GH Owl looks
> like. Evidently they can snap their beaks together & make a clacking sound
> too but I did not hear that.
> I do not know what’s making the whistles in the other tape.
> Lisa Carp
> Superior
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:47 AM Ira Sanders 
> wrote:
>
>> Birders,
>> For the last couple of weeks, late at night, about midnight to maybe 4
>> am, I've frequently been hearing 2 different birds move around the
>> neighborhood above and below my house.  One I'm convinced is a Barn Owl by
>> the screeching call it gives.  The recording is the last one below.
>> The other is the one I'm hearing right now.  It is a medium high pitched
>> whistle that almost has a double reed (thrush like) quality to it.
>> It's out front and I'll try to record it again.  It's very faint on the
>> recording at about 11 sec and again at about 25 sec. on one recording but
>> is a little better on the second recording made a few days ago.
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ira Sanders
>> Golden, CO
>> "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading
>> into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

[Charles Hundertmark]

Immature Great Horned Owls do have a shriek like a Barn Owl.

Chuck Hundertmark
Lafayette

> On Aug 18, 2020, at 8:14 AM, Lisa Carp  wrote:
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> Last week I heard the exact same screeching by our house at 3 in the morning. 
> I got up to look & the owl was sitting on a lamp pole nearby. There was just 
> enough light to see it with my binos & I was shocked to see a white face with 
> a brown body so I was also thinking barn owl (which made no sense) until I 
> looked at Sibleys & that is what an immature GH Owl looks like. Evidently 
> they can snap their beaks together & make a clacking sound too but I did not 
> hear that.
> I do not know what’s making the whistles in the other tape.
> Lisa Carp
> Superior
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> On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:47 AM Ira Sanders  > wrote:
> Birders,
> For the last couple of weeks, late at night, about midnight to maybe 4 am, 
> I've frequently been hearing 2 different birds move around the neighborhood 
> above and below my house.  One I'm convinced is a Barn Owl by the screeching 
> call it gives.  The recording is the last one below.
> The other is the one I'm hearing right now.  It is a medium high pitched 
> whistle that almost has a double reed (thrush like) quality to it.
> It's out front and I'll try to record it again.  It's very faint on the 
> recording at about 11 sec and again at about 25 sec. on one recording but is 
> a little better on the second recording made a few days ago. 
> Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

[Lisa Carp]

Last week I heard the exact same screeching by our house at 3 in the
morning. I got up to look & the owl was sitting on a lamp pole nearby.
There was just enough light to see it with my binos & I was shocked to see
a white face with a brown body so I was also thinking barn owl (which made
no sense) until I looked at Sibleys & that is what an immature GH Owl looks
like. Evidently they can snap their beaks together & make a clacking sound
too but I did not hear that.
I do not know what’s making the whistles in the other tape.
Lisa Carp
Superior

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:47 AM Ira Sanders 
wrote:

> Birders,
> For the last couple of weeks, late at night, about midnight to maybe 4 am,
> I've frequently been hearing 2 different birds move around the neighborhood
> above and below my house.  One I'm convinced is a Barn Owl by the
> screeching call it gives.  The recording is the last one below.
> The other is the one I'm hearing right now.  It is a medium high pitched
> whistle that almost has a double reed (thrush like) quality to it.
> It's out front and I'll try to record it again.  It's very faint on the
> recording at about 11 sec and again at about 25 sec. on one recording but
> is a little better on the second recording made a few days ago.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
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> Golden, CO
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[cobirds] Window strike bird ID from west central Oregon

[Mindy Hetrick]

Family member sent these pics of bird below a house window 7 miles east of 
Newport. My guess is its a warbler we have in CO also, maybe juv WEWA. 
Thanks, Mindy  PS - Hope I haven't broken rules with this submittal.[image: 
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