[cobirds] Best field guide

[Judi Ogle]

Hi all, I have a couple of East Africa field guides that a wonderful member
of this group gave me. I find I will be spending more time there,
particularly in Kenya and Uganda and wondered about getting a newer one
that was a bit more comprehensive.

Any input is appreciated. Please email me direct at wyp...@gmail.com

Thanks, Judi Ogle
SE Wyoming

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[cobirds] Snowy Egret explosion at Crown Hill Open Space, Jeffco

[dgulb...@gmail.com]

The record low water levels in the lake have attracted 
Snowy Egrets.  I've seen 1 or 2 there from time to time 
in the last 44 years, but I saw 8 there today, and I got to see one
repeatedly snapping up small white fish.
They mostly hung out where the ditch inlet brings in water.

David Gulbenkian
Lakewood, Jeffco

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Re: [cobirds] Dickcissel in Larimer County

[Diana Beatty]

I also encountered Dicksissel this week, in Douglas County near Larkspur.

Diana Beatty
El Paso Cty

On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 12:24 PM 'arvind panjabi' via Colorado Birds <
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> Heard at least 1 dickcissel singing yesterday from an irrigated
> hayfield about 1 mile south of Masonville yesterday, on the west side of
> the road, about 1 mile north of turn off for Eden Valley. First time around
> here to my knowledge.
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> Arvind Panjabi
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[cobirds] Dickcissel in Larimer County

['arvind panjabi' via Colorado Birds]

Heard at least 1 dickcissel singing yesterday from an irrigated hayfield about 
1 mile south of Masonville yesterday, on the west side of the road, about 1 
mile north of turn off for Eden Valley. First time around here to my knowledge.
Arvind PanjabiLarimer Co.


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Re: [cobirds] Re: Do Dark-eyed Juncos Breed in Metro Denver?

[Diana Beatty]

FWIW, last summer I observed a Dark-Eyed Junco nest near downtown Colorado
Springs - a bit higher than metro Denver but still pretty low elevation.

Diana Beatty
El Paso County

On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:16 AM Jared Del Rosso 
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> Following up, in an indirect way, on Lynne's earlier message about juncos
> --
>
> This morning, my Centennial yard (western Arapahoe Co., approx . 5,600 ft)
> was visited by an apparent immature Dark-eyed Junco. The looks I had at it
> were not definitive -- but the call, white-edged tail, size, and shape
> seemed satisfactory to me.
>
> Interestingly, in 2019, an eBirder who only goes by their initials, G P,
> reported a Dark-eyed Junco pair in their yard, which is very close to my
> yard, in late-June. Earlier that same year (April), a junco briefly played
> with nesting material in my yard; my dogs, unfortunately, inadvertently ran
> them off. I described this on CO Birds (which is the only reason I know
> when this happened) here:
> https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/6KTdd5sFiIo/m/3irZhTuLBwAJ
>
> This year and last, eBirders east of Cheesman Park in central Denver
> appear to have documented a nesting junco -- there are eBird reports of
> junco activity and a fledgling throughout June. The most recent checklist
> is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S113745605
>
> Perhaps a few juncos have followed Cordilleran Flycatchers from the higher
> elevations into the Denver metro area?
>
> Related / unrelated: Does Denver now have a pair of nesting Mississippi
> Kites -- the eBird reports from this and last year seem suggestive? I've
> read that Mississippi Kites nest in urban locations throughout their range,
> but is this a new development for the state?
>
> - Jared Del Rosso
> Centennial, CO
>
> On Friday, June 24, 2022 at 11:18:12 AM UTC-6 lforre...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I live in Littleton, east Jeffco at ~5600', in the middle of suburbia
>> about two Peyton Manning throws from Southwest Plaza Mall.
>>
>> The last two days I've had a juvenile Dark-eyed Junco coming to my yard
>> foraging under the feeders. Do they breed this low down and east? I've
>> always associated them with the foothills. I would think they would have to
>> be breeding near here to see a youngster this early.
>>
>> Lynne Forrester
>> Littleton, East Jeffco
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[cobirds] Clarks Grebe at Pelican Point at 9:20. Arapahoe

[Meg Reck]

Clarks Grebe swimming and diving alone. Kayakers nearby so I am not sure how 
long it will be here. I have Photos but canned add now.

Meg R
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[cobirds] Mormon crickets and birds

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

I did a little research this morning.  A lot of birds from many different 
families are recorded as eating them.  One article alone, written in 1941 in 
Nevada, mentions the following species (in no formal order): turkey vulture, 
sharp-shinned hawk, red-tailed hawk, Swainson's hawk, rough-legged hawk (must 
have been spring before hawk headed north), golden eagle, northern harrier, 
merlin, American kestrel, sharp-tailed grouse, greater sage-grouse, ring-necked 
pheasant, burrowing owl, northern flicker, Lewis's woodpecker, western 
kingbird, horned lark, American crow, pinyon jay (Doug, please note), 
black-billed magpie, American robin, sage thrasher, American pipit, loggerhead 
shrike, house sparrow, western meadowlark, yellow-headed blackbird, red-winged 
blackbird, Brewer's blackbird, brown-headed cowbird, lark sparrow, fox sparrow 
and green-tailed towhee.

It is doubtful any of these birds are able to truly regulate huge Mormon 
cricket population upticks.  But they certainly include them in their diet 
opportunistically.  I suspect when sagebrush is a major food item of the 
omnivorous crickets (they eat basically all plants in their path, plus other 
insects including dead cohorts), the breadth of bird species eating them, and 
the number of crickets consumed per encounter would decrease.  Sagebrush 
contains some problematic chemistry.

The smaller birds that eat Mormon crickets are probably selectively consuming 
smaller individuals, mostly early-instar immatures, or just eating softer, 
juicier parts of the crickets that are easier to digest.

As for California gulls "saving the day" by eating all the Mormon crickets 
ravaging crops in 1848, yes, gulls of more than one species (but perhaps 
dominated by California gulls) did opportunistically respond to the insect 
invasion.  Did they have a big impact?  Probably not, but they tried and for 
that and the "fish story" that ensued which gets better with time, they will 
always be revered in the Great Basin.  One aspect of the 1848 "miracle of the 
gulls" that was apparently misinterpreted was the casting of pellets by the 
gulls.  Contrary to contemporary thinking that the gulls were regurgitating so 
they could eat more crickets and be more helpful, they were simply getting rid 
of excess undigestible chitin and other materials similar to all birds that 
produce pellets.  Cherry growers in the same region do not share warm fuzzies 
for California gulls, as they have a definite soft spot for cherries.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Re: Do Dark-eyed Juncos Breed in Metro Denver?

[Jared Del Rosso]

Following up, in an indirect way, on Lynne's earlier message about juncos --

This morning, my Centennial yard (western Arapahoe Co., approx . 5,600 ft) 
was visited by an apparent immature Dark-eyed Junco. The looks I had at it 
were not definitive -- but the call, white-edged tail, size, and shape 
seemed satisfactory to me. 

Interestingly, in 2019, an eBirder who only goes by their initials, G P, 
reported a Dark-eyed Junco pair in their yard, which is very close to my 
yard, in late-June. Earlier that same year (April), a junco briefly played 
with nesting material in my yard; my dogs, unfortunately, inadvertently ran 
them off. I described this on CO Birds (which is the only reason I know 
when this happened) here: 
https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/6KTdd5sFiIo/m/3irZhTuLBwAJ 

This year and last, eBirders east of Cheesman Park in central Denver appear 
to have documented a nesting junco -- there are eBird reports of junco 
activity and a fledgling throughout June. The most recent checklist is 
here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S113745605

Perhaps a few juncos have followed Cordilleran Flycatchers from the higher 
elevations into the Denver metro area?

Related / unrelated: Does Denver now have a pair of nesting Mississippi 
Kites -- the eBird reports from this and last year seem suggestive? I've 
read that Mississippi Kites nest in urban locations throughout their range, 
but is this a new development for the state?

- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO

On Friday, June 24, 2022 at 11:18:12 AM UTC-6 lforre...@gmail.com wrote:

> I live in Littleton, east Jeffco at ~5600', in the middle of suburbia 
> about two Peyton Manning throws from Southwest Plaza Mall.
>
> The last two days I've had a juvenile Dark-eyed Junco coming to my yard 
> foraging under the feeders. Do they breed this low down and east? I've 
> always associated them with the foothills. I would think they would have to 
> be breeding near here to see a youngster this early. 
>
> Lynne Forrester 
> Littleton, East Jeffco
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Re: [cobirds] Dickcissels in Custer County

[Brandon]

A correction, the other sightings for Dickcissels in Custer County are from
Wetmore, most years they are there.  I haven't had any on my property in
the Wet Mountains.

I saw and heard two Dickcissels, near Rye in Pueblo County this morning,
near the intersection of Hwy 165 and the lowe part of Old Lake Isabel Road,
there were a long Old Lake Isabel Road, very close to Hwy 165.

Brandon K Percival
Pueblo West, CO


On Thu, Jun 30, 2022, 4:18 PM Leon Bright  wrote:

> COBirders--  Thanks to a report to me by Denverite Mary Kay Waddington
> (who also has a cabin nearby ours in NW Custer County), Wednesday evening
> Treva and I were able to spot a few Dickcissels.
>
> They were in hay fields on the Wet Mountain Valley floor. The only other
> known sighting of Dickcissels in Custer County is by Brandon Percival few
> years ago at his family cabin near the eastern edge of the county. Somehow
> that wasn’t recorded in our latest Arkansas Valley Audubon’s Wet Mountain
> Valley checklist (2018). –-Seems to be a good Dickcissel year in Colorado.
>
> Leon Bright, Westcliffe and Pueblo
>
>
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Re: [cobirds] Rio Blanco Take 2

[Kathy and Jeff Dunning]

In early June, I was out on US40 heading between Maybell and Dinosaur and
encountered a couple massive slicks caused by the cars hitting these
critters (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120944984).  I puttered
down a county road which had another swarm engaged in crossing and had a
pair of Swainson's Hawks hanging out in the area loafing about relatively
close to the ground.  While I didn't see either take a Mormon Cricket, it
seems a logical prey species given their love of grasshoppers and
crickets.  Perhaps they had enough to eat already.

A gruesome, but interesting scene along the highway.

Kathy Mihm Dunning
Denver

On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 9:23 PM Doug Ward  wrote:

> Mr. LeAtherman (sorry for the previous typo),
>
>
>
> Back in Denver now that my second mortgage came through so I could fill
> the tank for the return journey.  I knew you would have my back
> entomologically, you never cease to amaze.  With respect to the “crickets”,
> this is as big a year for them up in the northwestern corner of the State
> that I can recall.  As mentioned in my note last night, there were at least
> a few consistently over a +/-30 mile stretch on US 40 west of Maybell, but
> today I decided to swing through a back road (MCR 17) that I hadn’t been on
> in ages through Axial Basin (Moffat Co.), but ~10-15 miles south of US 40.
> Hit the “crickets” again, in higher densities, but this time only over a
> 5-10 mile stretch…amazing!  Couldn’t quite capture the enormity of this
> movement with my phone camera (did get a couple of videos though), but here
> are a couple of close ups for those who are unfamiliar with these
> interesting katydids (for the record, I do not have “Trump Hands”):
>
>
>
>
>
> So back to the avian nature of this listserve.  I don’t recall seeing
> anything, birds included, utilizing these guys as a food resource.  I
> watched a nearby kestrel today as it was hunting, but it did not come up
> with a Mormon Cricket though there were certainly thousands upon thousands
> around.  Is the California Gull story a myth at least as it pertains to the
> Mormon Crickets, or was there a coincidental grasshopper outbreak back
> then?  Now I’ve broached theology so will stop now.
>
>
>
> Dave, thanks as always for enlightening all of us with your knowledge of
> our arthropods, fascinating as usual.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Doug
>
>
>
> *From:* cobirds@googlegroups.com  *On Behalf Of
> *DAVID A LEATHERMAN
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:01 PM
> *To:* COBIRDS 
> *Cc:* Doug Ward 
> *Subject:* Re: [cobirds] Rio Blanco Take 2
>
>
>
> Intended for this go out to everyone and just sent it to Doug Ward.  DL
>
>
> --
>
> *From:* DAVID A LEATHERMAN 
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 30, 2022 9:12 AM
> *To:* Doug Ward 
> *Subject:* Re: [cobirds] Rio Blanco Take 2
>
>
>
> Doug et al,
>
> We have at least 27 species of cicadas in Colorado, several of which occur
> in the habitat types and geographic part of the state where you were.  Some
> can be locally abundant and quite loud.  I suspect the dominant one was in
> the genus *Okanagana*.
>
>
>
> The Mormon Cricket is actually a type of katydid.  They are flightless and
> famous for their periodic population explosions and mass movements.  They
> are forever tied to California gulls in legend because of the big white
> birds emanating from Great Salt Lake being credited with saving crops from
> the "crickets" in 1848.
>
>
>
> To be picky, the tarantulas in southeastern and southwestern CO do not
> "migrate".  The phenomenon observed in autumn is males out cruising fairly
> short distances for females.  The females remain at the mouths of their
> burrows.  In order to find potential mates the males must check out as many
> possible sites as possible in their quest to be invited inside.
>
>
>
> On a related note, my BBS routes named Villagreen and Ninaview are also
> plagued with a mimicry issue, but in the case of these routes it is
> mockingbirds imitating pinyon jays.  Since pinyon jays DO occasionally
> occur, did one hear them or not is always the question?  I did not run my
> routes this year due to their distance from Fort Collins and gas prices.
>
>
>
> Dave Leatherman
>
> Fort Collins
>
>
> --
>
> *From:* cobirds@googlegroups.com  on behalf of
> Doug Ward 
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 29, 2022 8:47 PM
> *To:* 'cobirds' 
> *Subject:* [cobirds] Rio Blanco Take 2
>
>
>
> The post I just sent was more of a “Rare Bird Alert” while this one is
> simply general interest, particularly for bug lovers – talking to you Dave.
>
>
>
> I’ll start with birds, however.  This portion is for Scott (Somershoe),
> our resident PINYON JAY aficionado, and certainly expert.  Scott, I found
> some, pert near 200 (!), of the Pinyon Jays you and your extensive crew are
> hunting.  I hadn’t stumbled on such a large flock in a VERY long time and
> immediately thought of you.  I actually didn’t pick them up during BBS
> working hours, but on th

Re: [cobirds] Longmont (Boulder Co.) 6/30

[Matt Webb]

Hey all,

Jumping on the Cordilleran Flycatcher bandwagon, I've had one hanging out
in my neighborhood in mid-town Fort Collins for 2 weeks now.  It's been
singing and calling fairly regularly most every morning and often
throughout the day as well.  I thought it was weird, and it's interesting
to see that others have been having them outside of the mountains as well!

Matt Webb


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On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 11:06 AM Nathan Pieplow  wrote:

> In recent weeks I've had singing Cordilleran Flycatchers apparently on
> territory here in Gunbarrel and also near 55th and Arapahoe in Boulder.
> Both were in residential areas with big deciduous trees. I've never heard
> the species east of the foothills in summer. Perhaps something is going on.
>
> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
>
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 8:58 AM Mark Miller 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> This morning 6/30 I went over to Clark Centennial Park to see if the
>> previously reported Purple Martin was around. Before I left my house in SW
>> Longmont, I heard an unusual noise along Left Hand Creek. It was a singing
>> Cordilleran Flycatcher! Never had one here in 15 years. I got photos. I
>> spent about two hours walking the park and adjacent streets, with no sign
>> of the martin. I just got back from Oregon, where I saw and heard lots of
>> them. With no big tree cavities and no martin houses around, I imagine this
>> bird has moved on.
>>
>> Mark Miller
>> Longmont, CO
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Re: [cobirds] Tricolored Heron in Larimer County

[nat....@gmail.com]

Did anyone have any luck spotting the tricolored heron today? 
A few of us were at Riverbend Ponds this morning with no luck. I also tried 
Running Deer with no luck.

Thanks!
Natalie

On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 4:09:13 PM UTC-6 fiddlenurs wrote:

> It might be a interest that, when I was birding in Galveston in April, 
> they were reporting the most tri-colored herons they had seen in a long 
> time. I don’t have account or anything but there were several people 
> commenting on it while I was there. Perhaps more might come our way.
>
> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Jun 29, 2022, at 3:01 PM, Nicholas Komar  wrote:
> > 
> > A Tricolored Heron was discovered yesterday by Bryan Tarbox flying 
> north over Prospect Road just east of the Poudre River in Fort Collins. 
> Josh Bruening located the bird on the ground at Running Deer Natural Area 
> south of Prospect Rd. It flew north crossing Prospect Rd again. Jay Breidt 
> relocated it north of Prospect Rd. in a marshy area of Riverbend Ponds 
> Natural Area. It eventually flew to the west shoreline of the big pond in 
> the middle of the property where it was seen by many. This morning it was 
> reported from the marshy area again, east of the big pond. 
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Re: [cobirds] Longmont (Boulder Co.) 6/30

[Brendan Beers]

I also was surprised by a singing Cordilleran Flycatcher a few weeks ago in
a suburban Fort Collins (Larimer) neighborhood east of the foothills.
 This is a residential area with large, established deciduous trees mixed
with some Spruce/Pine.   Checklist with recording below.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S114105034

Brendan Beers
Fort Collins

On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 11:06 AM Nathan Pieplow  wrote:

> In recent weeks I've had singing Cordilleran Flycatchers apparently on
> territory here in Gunbarrel and also near 55th and Arapahoe in Boulder.
> Both were in residential areas with big deciduous trees. I've never heard
> the species east of the foothills in summer. Perhaps something is going on.
>
> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
>
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 8:58 AM Mark Miller 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> This morning 6/30 I went over to Clark Centennial Park to see if the
>> previously reported Purple Martin was around. Before I left my house in SW
>> Longmont, I heard an unusual noise along Left Hand Creek. It was a singing
>> Cordilleran Flycatcher! Never had one here in 15 years. I got photos. I
>> spent about two hours walking the park and adjacent streets, with no sign
>> of the martin. I just got back from Oregon, where I saw and heard lots of
>> them. With no big tree cavities and no martin houses around, I imagine this
>> bird has moved on.
>>
>> Mark Miller
>> Longmont, CO
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[cobirds] Stuck hummingbird Highlands Ranch

[Sondra Bland]

Is anyone in the Highlands Ranch area able to help someone with a 
hummingbird stuck to its nest? If so please contact me for Kelly's email 
address, thanks!

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[cobirds] Help for stuck hummingbird Highlands Ranch

[Sondra Bland]

Is there anyone in the Highlands Ranch area that can help with a 
hummingbird that is stuck to its nest? Please contact Kelly at 
kellycompto...@gmail.com

Thanks,

Sondra

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Re: [cobirds] Citizen science effort to document Brewer's Sparrows in alpine willow/krummholz

[Walker - DNR, Brett]

Update on the alpine Brewer's Sparrow search. I visited the Indian Point
subalpine site on the Grand Mesa at 10,000 ft elevation on Monday and found
9 territorial male Brewer's Sparrows (including 5 singing like unpaired
males). I will be checking two alpine sites in the San Juans tomorrow and
Thursday.

For anyone interested in checking any of our other priority sites for
alpine Brewer's Sparrows, I've attached a Google Earth map showing those
locations (basically, a central location within suitable habitat at each
site). If anyone plans to visit a site between now and 31 July and would
like higher-resolution maps with specific habitat patches to check within a
specific site(s), please email me and I'll get those to you.

Thanks again to Nick, Chuck, and other CFO members for supporting the
project! Did I mention that many sites are accessible with a short walk
from a USFS road? And that the high-country wildflowers (and birds) are
amazing this time of year?

Thanks,
Brett Walker


Brett Walker

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