[cobirds] Around western Centennial (Arapahoe)

[Jared Del Rosso]

I haven't been birding much -- just seeing what I see as I look at other 
things (namely the last blooms of various asters). Even so, some meaningful 
sightings in my yard (near Arapahoe and Centennial) and along the nearby 
High Line Canal and Little Dry Creek Trails.

*Turkey Vultures* -- kettles of two dozen or so, for several days last week 
and over the weekend, over my home and the High Line Canal Trail. Vultures, 
cranes, and nighthawks -- remarkable and uncommon enough birds that can 
sometimes pass by in large numbers -- always lead me to stop everything and 
count.

A few from the kettle along the Canal came crashing into the cottonwoods, 
causing passerby and me to pause and gawk.

An October *Western Tanager*, feeding with chickadees at a hackberry, along 
the High Line Canal Trail over the weekend.

*Common Nighthawks*, last over my neighborhood on September 28 and 
September 29. I was grateful for a few final sightings, as I always like 
having the sense that I may be experiencing my last encounter for the year. 

*Migration and "winter" birds converging - *This morning, in my yard, 
dozens of Common Grackles (there have been hundreds moving around 
Centennial lately), an Orange-crowned Warbler, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 
a Dark-eyed Junco. I thought I spotted some other sparrow -- it struck me 
as not unlike a Lincoln's Sparrow -- but I may have misjudged another bird. 

*Blue Jays* -- Cleaning the nearby shopping center (Streets of Southglenn) 
of the acorns on its landscaping oaks. Barn Swallows seem gone, but a few 
Say's Phoebes are still hanging around the center. 

A few stray hummingbirds, species missed, hawking insects along the High 
Line Canal Trail on Sunday and visiting the still-blooming agastaches in my 
yard. The one in my yard struck me as a Black-chinned, with all the tail 
bobbing. 

Mammals...

Yesterday, a Bobcat, creeping along the Little Dry Creek, as I crept along 
the creek, too. This is my third encounter of a Bobcat this year and the 
first during daylight. Monday, a pair of Red Foxes howling outside my 
windows at 4:00 AM. Over the weekend, a Raccoon climbing out my chimney. 

- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO

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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (05 Oct 2022) 3 Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2022
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  0  0
Osprey   0  0  1
Bald Eagle   0  0  0
Northern Harrier 0  0  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0  0  1
Cooper's Hawk1  1  9
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  1
Red-tailed Hawk  0  0 14
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  7
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  0
Golden Eagle 0  0  5
American Kestrel 0  0  8
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  0  1
Prairie Falcon   0  0  2
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  0  0
Unknown Buteo1  1  1
Unknown Falcon   0  0  0
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   1  1  1

Total:   3  3 52
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Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 11:30:00 
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter:Ajit Antony

Observers:

Visitors:
A young man traveling wanted to know whether they were really dinosaur
tracks here. I gave him detailed directions and suggested going to
Picketwire Canyon in SE CO where he could walk on/along a 1/4 mile dinosaur
trackway, but he said he was going to Utah next so I suggested Dinosaur
National Monument's Quarry Exhibit Hall https://tinyurl.com/5xkup2n 


Weather:
Light winds from the West changing by the 1st full hour to East with
increasing force from Level 2-5, temperature 11-16°C, high humidity for
Denver 60-81%, cloud cover 35>70>25%, clear visibility only 8 km.

Raptor Observations:
The first migrant raptor was a CH at 8:49 AM MST far to the west and
extremely high which I found fortuitously while looking at a distant RT
through my scope. In the next hour and unknown small raptor probably came
up low behind one of the cedars NE of the watch, flew past slightly below
eye level and was beyond me when I first saw it it, and unfortunately
disappeared behind one of the cedars at the watch and could not be found
again. The only other migrant was an unknown buteo that I found while
looking at a distant TV to the East, again through my scope.
Non-migrant raptors: Western RT 2, RT 1, TV 1.

Non-raptor Observations:
Made up for the lack of hawks – Rock Wren 1, Steller's Jay 1, Mountain
Chickadee minimum 5, Townsend's Solitaire minimum 3, Dark-eyed Junco 1,
Pink-sided Junco 1, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 2, Black-billed Magpie 1, House
Finch 2, Hairy Woodpecker heard.
2 hot air balloons to the NE which did not go high at all.

Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at:
http://www.dfobirds.org


More site information at hawkcount.org:  
https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=123

Site Description:
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawk watch in Colorado and is
the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Hawk
watchers may see 17 species of migrating raptors; and it is an excellent
site to see rare dark morph buteos including Broad-winged hawk,
Swainson’s hawk, Ferruginous hawk, Rough-legged hawk and Red-tailed Hawk.
Other raptors we see include Golden and Bald Eagles, Northern harrier,
Osprey, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned
Hawks, American Kestrels, Merlin, and Turkey Vultures. Northern Goshawk is
uncommon but also counted each season. Non-raptor species include Rock
Wren, Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift,
American White Pelican, and Dusky Grouse. Birders of any skill level are
always welcome. The hawk watch at Dinosaur Ridge is staffed by a Hawk
Counter and volunteers from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM from March 1st to May 14th,
weather permitting.

Directions to site:
>From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under fr

[cobirds] Lamar, LCCWoods, 5Oct22 (Prowers)

[Dave]

Highlight today:
Yellow-bellied flycatcher (south end in cottonwoods, photos forthcoming when I 
get home tomorrow evening)
Nashville warbler (at least 4, they seemed everywhere)
Blue-headed vireo (north end mostly low in cottonwoods)
Cassin’s vireo (south end in cottonwood)
Red-headed woodpecker (1 juv caching olives in wooden power poles along bike 
trail on e side of Willow Creek)
Carolina wren (1 vocalizing, tough to see)
Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Rose-breasted grosbeak (imm male eating giant ragweed seeds)
White-throated sparrow (at least 2)
Northern cardinal (at least 5)
White-winged dove (8)

Total of 40 species

Ruby-throated hummingbird female at salvia briefly in private yard in Willow 
Creek Subdivision.

Did not see scissor-tailed flycatcher on Memorial Drive but very well could 
still be present.

Dave Leatherman


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[cobirds] Re: Are Ringed-neck Ducks in Salida, CO

[plarimer]

Ann,
Yes, Ring-necked Ducks are a common occurrence during the fall, winter and 
Spring on Sands Lake.  As for the domestic duck, it is also common for 
people to dump their unwanted pets, especially ducks and geese at Sands.  
As for the black one that you saw, it could be a Cuyuga, I have not been by 
Sands since early last week, but I will take a look tomorrow.  There is a 
great variety of waterfowl there, as the lake never freezes all winter, and 
it is a common roost site for a number of species.  Both goldeneyes will be 
there, along with Redheads and a good variety of dabbling ducks.  
Occasionally a rarity will show, such as the long-tailed duck that wintered 
there a few years ago.  

Preston Larimer

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> I believe I saw 2 at Sands Lake, SWA, Salida, CO on 10-2-22.

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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, 10-5-22

[Meredith McBurney]

Happy to have sunny skies this morning!  27 new birds banded, with 
White-crowned Sparrows continuing to dominate as we move further into fall:

House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 2
Spotted Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 11
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 1
Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided 1

If you'd like to enjoy fall birds up close and personal, please come 
visit!  You do need a reservation - just click here 
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are offering one-hour slots (up to 15 visitors at a time) from 7:30-8:30 
most weekdays (closed Mondays), and 8-9, 9-10, and 10-11 on weekends. 

Meredith McBurney
Bander, Barr Lake Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Hybrid warbler in Pueblo County 3-5 October

[Brandon]

There's been a strange hybrid warbler, east of Snakeskin Picnic Area on the
south side of the Arkansas River, below Pueblo Reservoir dam, Pueblo
County, 3-5 October.  My photos from today: Pueblo hybrid warbler | Flickr



There are other photos from e-bird from Monday as well.

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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Re: [cobirds] And bats and other bird species

[David Suddjian]

thread closed, please.

David Suddjian
CoBirds Moderator

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> On Oct 5, 2022, at 10:47 AM, rosanne juergens  
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> 'the media was making wild and inaccurate claims that hurricanes are now 
> caused by climate change." 
> Mmmmhh
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Re: [cobirds] And bats and other bird species

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I need more research than from a conservative rag that says in the article,
'the media was making wild and inaccurate claims

that
hurricanes are now caused by climate change."
Mmmmhh

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[cobirds] Re Birds and Banding

[Robert Righter]

Hi

Wish I could make Charlie Chase's Bird and Banding workshops at Barr Lake. 

Charlie his one of those gifted teachers that can make complicated natural 
history topics not only easy to understand but also in a fun way.

Bob Righter
Denver CO

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[cobirds] Estes Park (Larimer) 10/5

[Mark Miller]

Hi Everyone,

I spent this morning 10/5 birding the Lake Estes Trail. A White-throated
Sparrow was with a flock of White-crowned Sparrows and juncos at the north
end of the trail near frisbee golf hole #14 along the elk fence. The
Northern Parula seen yesterday appears to have departed.

Mark Miller
Longmont, CO

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[cobirds] Request for Proposal: Colorado Birding Challenge Beneficiary Program

[BCO gal]

In May, 2022 supporters and participants raised more than $35,000 
in Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO) 2nd annual Colorado Birding 
Challenge (CoBC). This extraordinary fundraising effort in 2022 benefitted 
habitat restoration for the endangered Gunnison Sage-Grouse and other 
sagebrush obligate species.

CFO is now inviting qualifying organizations to submit proposals to be the 
beneficiary 
of the 2023 Colorado Birding Challenge . 
Proposed 
projects should have a lasting benefit to Colorado birds or the habitats on 
which they rely. 

For any questions, or to request the proposal details, contact CFO at this 
email address - COBC AT COBIRDS.ORG or visit this page 
 on our website. The deadline to submit 
a proposal is Friday, November 18, 2022. Information about past Colorado 
Birding Challenge events and their impacts can be found here 
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And thank you again to all you who made a difference in our last two 
Colorado Birding Challenges!


Linda Lee

Louisville

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[cobirds] And bats and other bird species

[M. Gaylord]

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