[cobirds] Updated Bird Codes
I've updated http://StockerPhotos.com/BirdCodes/ to reflect changes made in the 56th supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union check-List of North American birds published in 2015. The page offers a convenient mechanism for matching English bird names, scientific bird names, 4-letter codes derived from English names, and 6-letter codes derived from scientific names. Data were downloaded from the two sources in early August 2015: the Institute for Bird Populations (IBP) and the Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL). The IBP list prepared by Peter Pyle and David F. DeSante is intended to cover all birds found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. All its entries are included in the data set. The BBL list covers a wider variety of birds (including penguins for example) but covers fewer species. The BBL list was merged with the IBP list by matching scientific and/or English names. In cases where there was a discrepancy names from the IBP list were used. Unmatched BBL entries that included scientific names were also merged into the data set in approximate phylogenetic order. The combined list which includes some hybrids and subspecies contains 2322 entries. Enjoy. Bob Stocker Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/55CC26F6.5050901%40stockerphotos.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] 4-letter codes, English names, scientific names, and 6-letter codes
A couple of recent posts on cobirds prompted me to create a web-based program for matching English bird names, scientific bird names, four-letter codes derived from English names, and six-letter codes derived from scientific names. If you know one code or name, it will give you all the others. The web page for running the program is http://stockerphotos.com/BirdCodes I'd appreciate comments and suggestions for improvement. Bob Stocker Denver, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/548FD86A.7070101%40stockerphotos.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Great Egret/Jefferson County
My wife Nancy and I spotted a Great Egret perched at the top of one of the trees on the island in Kountze Lake in Belmar Park at 11:40 this morning. It hung around for a couple of minutes after we noticed it and then took off in a northwesterly direction. Nancy has posted one of her photos at http://stockerphotos.com/Galleries/Birds/WadingBirds/GreatEgret_7D_20140413_0592_.php Bob Stocker Denver, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/534B0230.1030904%40StockerPhotos.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Help with Raptor IDs
I received three direct responses and one second hand response. Thank you all for looking and getting back to me. There seemed to be general agreement that it was a young raptor, but all of the responses were different: young Red-tailed Hawk, juvenile Golden Eagle, juvenile Swainson's Hawk, and juvenile Ferruginous Hawk. I imagine all four people would agree that a better video would have helped! Bob Stocker Denver County On Friday, August 2, 2013 9:32:10 PM UTC-6, Bob Stocker wrote: Friends of Denver Parks would like some help identifying raptors that were seen recently in Denver's Hampden Heights Park North (formerly part of Hentzel Park Designated Natural Area) - an undeveloped area along Cherry Creek beneath Cherry Creek Reservoir that the city is attempting to trade with DPS for a building downtown. Videos are posted at http://friendsofdenverparks.org/ One video shows the raptor well enough so someone more adept than I am might be able to identify it. Two more videos, that may or may not be of different raptors, record calls. If you can identify the raptors, please let friendsofdenverpa...@gmail.com know what they are. Thanks for your help. Bob Stocker Denver County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/05b2ad99-66c8-48ec-ade3-50bac6c78d57%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Help with Raptor IDs
Friends of Denver Parks would like some help identifying raptors that were seen recently in Denver's Hampden Heights Park North (formerly part of Hentzel Park Designated Natural Area) - an undeveloped area along Cherry Creek beneath Cherry Creek Reservoir that the city is attempting to trade with DPS for a building downtown. Videos are posted at http://friendsofdenverparks.org/ One video shows the raptor well enough so someone more adept than I am might be able to identify it. Two more videos, that may or may not be of different raptors, record calls. If you can identify the raptors, please let friendsofdenverpa...@gmail.com know what they are. Thanks for your help. Bob Stocker Denver County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/51FC79BA.1020005%40StockerPhotos.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Northern Waterthrush/Lincoln County
Nancy and I spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday (5/14-5/16) photographing wildlife in the Karval area. On Sunday I took some photos of a Northern Waterthrush at Karval Lake State Wildlife Area. One of them is posted here: http://tinyurl.com/3v6qhsn The Northern Waterthrush is not listed on the current CFO checklist for Lincoln County. Bob Stocker Denver, Colorado http://www.StockerPhotos.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: Barrow's Goldeneye , Platte River, Denver County
Nancy and I located the male Barrow's Goldeneye just north of the Florida Street bridge over the South Platte at about noon today. It was still cavorting with a couple of Common Goldeneye females. I've posted a photo at http://stockerphotos.com/Bob/SwansGeeseDucks/BarrowsGoldeneye_20091227_9348.html We also found two male and one female Hooded Mergansers just a bit north of there. Bob Stocker Denver -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
