Re: [cobirds] Re: First bird of the year . .

2024-01-03 Thread 'Dan Stringer' via Colorado Birds 
Since the 1st I've been stuck at my house dog-sitting. Today I drove out of 
my neighborhood, tried not to notice any pigeons or starlings, and saw my 
first 2024 bird, a Sharp-shinned Hawk winging it over the road. 

Dan Stringer
Larkspur, CO

On Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 3:23:08 PM UTC-7 Matt wrote:

> As much as a Pine warbler would have been nice as first bird, it was to be 
> the lovely chatter of a Black capped chickadee I heard and saw as I stepped 
> out the door. 
>
> Matt Newport 
> Aurora, Arapahoe county
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 3, 2024, at 2:56 PM, Jared Del Rosso  wrote:
>
> I stepped out my back door on 1/1/2024 to the song of a House Finch. - 
> Jared Del Rosso, Centenial, CO
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 12:46:50 PM UTC-7 pages...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> My first bird of 2024 was a Black-billed Magpie.  He has discovered my 
>> peanuts for the Blue Jay.  At first, he hated the platform he had to land 
>> on but he figured out how to make it not swing when he lands so now he 
>> comes every morning.
>>
>> Happy New Year.
>> Page Carr
>> Highlands Ranch
>>
>> On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 6:19:38 PM UTC-7 Hondochica z wrote:
>>
>>> Thought I'd start this WI 'tradition' here - as I've not seen a comment 
>>> as yet:
>>>
>>> My first bird of the year was a pygmy nuthatch - love to them chatter in 
>>> the pines
>>>
>>> Happy New Year to all and good birding!
>>>
>>> Kelly Goocher
>>> Florissant
>>>
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[cobirds] December 2023 Birds Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond

2024-01-03 Thread joe...@betterbirdwatching.com 
December 2023 Birds Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond

Green-winged Teal-

Manitou Lake on 12-12, 2 below spillway


Sharp-shinned Hawk-

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16


Cooper’s Hawk- 12-27


Prairie Falcon-

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 1,


Great Horned Owl-

Gate at Pikes Peak Highway on 12-22, being mobbed by crows and Steller’s 
Jays


Northern Shrike-

South Trout Creek on 12-19


Blue Jay-

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 1


Clark’s Nutcracker-

Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5


Mountain Bluebird-

Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5, flock of about 6, at about 7750 elevation


Townsend’s Solitaire-

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 2


Marsh Wren-

Manitou Lake on 12-19


White-breasted Nuthatch- a few around some of the time

Lovell Gulch on 12-8, 2


Brown Creeper-

Lovell Gulch on 12-13, 2


Spotted Towhee-

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, many


Song Sparrow-

Manitou Lake on 12-12, 1, on 12-19, 2


American Tree Sparrow

South Trout Creek on 12-12, 1


Fox Sparrow- 

Garden of the Gods CBC on 12-16, Slate-colored form, 2 in a stand of 
junipers near a weedy field, Central Garden area, near Parking Lot 4, also 
relocated by CBC compiler, and another report of one still there on 12-23 


Swamp Sparrow- 

Manitou Lake on 12-12, wetlands on S side, same area where one was seen on 
10-31 


White-crowned Sparrow- 

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, some 


Dark-eyed Junco- 


Pink-sided- a few around most of the time 

Manitou Lake on 12-19, flock of about 8 


Slate-colored- a few around most of the time 

Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5 

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 2 


White-winged- a few around most of the time 

Manitou Lake on 12-19, flock of 6 


Oregon- 12-17 

Garden of the Gods CBC Central Garden Area on 12-16, 1 


Evening Grosbeak- small flock on 12-12 


Pine Siskin- 2 on 12-30 


Cassin’s Finch- 

Booger Red Hill Trails on 12-5, flock of 6 


Rosy-Finch- Report from Cripple Creek area at about 9500 feet, flock of 
about 350 that continued all month, sometimes in larger numbers, gathering 
at bare ground along a plowed dirt road


Red Crossbill- small flock on 12-13 

Lovell Gulch on 12-8, 2 small flocks 


House Sparrow- a few around most of the time 



Abert’s Squirrel- 12-1




Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park, Teller County, 8500 feet

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Re: [cobirds] Re: First bird of the year . .

2024-01-03 Thread Matt 
As much as a Pine warbler would have been nice as first bird, it was to be the lovely chatter of a Black capped chickadee I heard and saw as I stepped out the door. Matt Newport Aurora, Arapahoe countySent from my iPhoneOn Jan 3, 2024, at 2:56 PM, Jared Del Rosso  wrote:I stepped out my back door on 1/1/2024 to the song of a House Finch. - Jared Del Rosso, Centenial, COOn Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 12:46:50 PM UTC-7 pages...@gmail.com wrote:My first bird of 2024 was a Black-billed Magpie.  He has discovered my peanuts for the Blue Jay.  At first, he hated the platform he had to land on but he figured out how to make it not swing when he lands so now he comes every morning.Happy New Year.Page CarrHighlands RanchOn Monday, January 1, 2024 at 6:19:38 PM UTC-7 Hondochica z wrote:Thought I'd start this WI 'tradition' here - as I've not seen a comment as yet:My first bird of the year was a pygmy nuthatch - love to them chatter in the pinesHappy New Year to all and good birding!Kelly GoocherFlorissant




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[cobirds] Re: First bird of the year . .

2024-01-03 Thread Jared Del Rosso 
I stepped out my back door on 1/1/2024 to the song of a House Finch. - 
Jared Del Rosso, Centenial, CO

On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 12:46:50 PM UTC-7 pages...@gmail.com wrote:

> My first bird of 2024 was a Black-billed Magpie.  He has discovered my 
> peanuts for the Blue Jay.  At first, he hated the platform he had to land 
> on but he figured out how to make it not swing when he lands so now he 
> comes every morning.
>
> Happy New Year.
> Page Carr
> Highlands Ranch
>
> On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 6:19:38 PM UTC-7 Hondochica z wrote:
>
>> Thought I'd start this WI 'tradition' here - as I've not seen a comment 
>> as yet:
>>
>> My first bird of the year was a pygmy nuthatch - love to them chatter in 
>> the pines
>>
>> Happy New Year to all and good birding!
>>
>> Kelly Goocher
>> Florissant
>>
>>

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