[cobirds] 2 Little Gulls at Union
Nick Komar and I showed up at Union to find an adult Little Gull along with the juvenile found by Steve. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Osprey in Loveland 11/16
About 15 minutes ago I saw an Osprey on Namaqua Road in SW Loveland. It was flying around a pond that was built a couple of years ago and earlier this summer an Osprey platform was put up in the same location. It is only 5 minutes from my house, so I got home to get my camera and went back, but couldn't relocate the bird to get photos. This is the latest Osprey I have ever seen in CO and according to ebird this is a first November record for Larimer County. Several birders let me know today that they went to Fort Collins City Park today and no one have been able to locate the Brants that were reported yesterday. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Common Ground-Dove - Sedgwick
The Common Ground-Dove is still present at the previously described location. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Northeast Colorado Rarities 11/14
Today, as you all know, I visited NE Colorado. Immediately after I arrived at the Common Ground-Dove location I (re)found a RUSTY BLACKBIRD in the same location where Brad Steger found one yesterday. It then took me 1 hour until Todd and I found the COMMON GROUND-DOVE and we watched it for about 45 minutes, most of the time on the road close to the entrance to this location. Todd and I then drove County Road 28 (Sedgwick County) looking for the Harris's Sparrow that Mark Peterson posted about yesterday. We couldn't find any, but I was successful in spishing in a Ring-necked Pheasant, the first time I have ever done that. Also in the area was a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. Next stop was to the Ovid Woods looking for the stub-tailed wren. We heard a wren give the agitated call a couple of times as it flew around me, but we didn't see it. I also heard a wilson's warbler like call, presumably from a PACIFIC WREN. Then we went looking for the Eastern Towhee again reported yesterday by Mark and Brad. We were unsuccessful in finding the towhee, but did refind the 'Eastern' BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and a HARRIS'S SPARROW. Next stop was at Jumbo Reservoir, but when we were arriving the wind picked up and made scanning difficult. We were quickly able to refind the RED-NECKED GREBE and PACIFIC LOON both on the Sedgwick side of the reservoir. While scanning from the Logan County side we saw an adult female SURF SCOTER flyby in a flock of Mallards. This is when Todd and I split off and my plan was to head straight home, but plans change. On my way to the interstate on Red Lion Road I saw 2 dead Opossums and I decided to stop and photograph them. After a couple minutes at this spot I watched 16 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS fly east to west along the South Platte River. While heading home I decided to make a quick stop at Prewitt Reservoir (Washington County) just to check if I could find anything in those strong winds. My first stop was driving on the Logan side and walking up on the dam, there I found was an adult male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and a COMMON LOON. I then scoped from the north center portion of the reservoir and found a PACIFIC LOON. The last stop was from the west side. Here I was able to find another PACIFIC LOON, a RED-NECKED GREBE, and 4 BLACK SCOTERS (2 of which were adult males). My last stop of the day was at Jackson Lake in Morgan County. I wasn't able to find anything of interest from the State Wildlife Area. From the dam I was able to locate a COMMON LOON and a RED-THROATED LOON. From the boat ramp I was able to find another COMMON LOON and 2 PACIFIC LOONS. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Gulls at Timnath Reservoir 11/10
This afternoon I spent a little bit of time at Timnath Reservoir in Larimer County. I got hung up looking through the geese and gulls, so I didn't have the time to scan most of the reservoir and I didn't even have enough time to scan all the gulls as closely as I would have liked. Here are the highlights: Snow Goose - 2, also a hybrid snow/canada type present ICELAND GULL - 1 1st year Thayer's Gull - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 Possible SLATY-BACKED GULL - 1 (I am thinking 2nd winter) From looking at pics on the internet I strongly believe that it is a Slaty-backed, but I am willing to be proven wrong. First off it was a large gull, a lot heavier and even several inches taller than the Iceland Gull it was battling with over some food. It had a white head and breast with a smudgy spot around the eye. It also had a fairly white belly. It had a tricolored back, most of it was smudgy dark, but it also had a little bit of lighter gray and brown. It had dark, appeared black, primaries and pink legs. It also had a bicolored bill, with ~1/4 of it being black and the rest being pinkish. A couple very poor pics of the possible Slaty-backed (and one of the pics it is next to the Iceland Gull) can be seen on my website: http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/image/139545574. The bird was a long ways away and was digiscoped with my iPhone. I will be out first thing tomorrow morning looking for the Varied Thrush with several birders and then we are planning to head to Timnath right after that. I will post if we refind any of these birds and hope to see others out there. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Larimer County Birds 11/9
This morning Cheri Orwig and I did some birding around the Loveland area, also Fossil Creek and Timnath Reservoir. This evening I went to several spots in southwest Loveland that we didn't go to this morning. Highlights were: Morning Pond on Namaqua Road on east side of the road Hooded Merganser - 6 Rist Benson Reservoir Prairie Falcon - 1 Lake Loveland Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7 Horseshoe Lake Bonaparte's Gull - 6 Boyd Lake Common Loon - 2 Red-breasted Merganser - 5 Fossil Creek Reservoir Cackling Goose - ~1500 Ross's Goose - 1 Snow Goose - 1 Common Loon - 1 Timnath Reservoir Black-bellied Plover - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Greater Scaup - 1 Cackling Goose - ~3000 Hooded Merganser - 8 Afternoon Ryan's Gulch Reservoir Greater Scaup - 2 Bud Mielke Reservoir Great-tailed Grackle - 5 Lonetree Reservoir Bonaparte's Gull - 3 Common Loon - 1 Dry Creek Reservoir Surf Scoter - 1 Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Timnath Reservoir 11/7
This afternoon I made a quick stop at Timnath Reservoir in Larimer County. Highlights include: Mew Gull - 1 adult Thayer's Gull - 1 1st year Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 adults, 1 1st year Long-tailed Duck - 1 Snow Goose - 1 Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] 10/28 Birds in Larimer and Weld
I did a little birding today (10/28) in Larimer and Weld Counties, here are the highlights: Boedecker Reservoir - Larimer Bonaparte's Gull - 11 Least Sandpiper - 1 Bonnel Drive Pond - Larimer (a pond on the east side of County Road 21 just south of Lon Hagler Reservoir) Swamp Sparrow - 1 Lonetree Reservoir - Larimer Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Dry Creek Reservoir - Larimer Surf Scoter - 2 female / immature (probably the same 2 birds from earlier in the week) Prairie Falcon - 1 Union Reservoir - Weld Common Loon - 2 Red-breasted Merganser - 4 Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Gilpin County and drive back 10/25
Today I decided to try my luck again at Gilpin County, mostly looking for ducks (which was almost duckless) and European Starling (I missed it yet again, it is the only county I still need to see it in). I then worked my way back to Loveland. Here are the interesting birds I saw along the way: Gilpin County Los Lagos #3 Lewis's Woodpecker - 1, the first bird of the day in Gilpin Town of Rollinsville Northern Shrike - 1 Clark's Nutcracker - Flock of 78 harrassing the shrike Gray Jay - 1, with the Nutcrackers Evening Grosbeak - 26 Brown-capped Rosy-Finch - 1 Lump Gulch Road White-winged Crossbill - 1 Evening Grosbeak - 4 Red Crossbill - 5, flyover Spring Creek Reservoir Green-winged Teal - 2 flying off as I pulled up to the lake Horned Lark - 3 119 heading east from Central City / Blackhawk American Tree Sparrow - 1, in with a flock of Juncos Boulder County Boulder Reservoir (all birds previously reported) Black Scoter - 4 (female / immature) Surf Scoter - 1 (female / immature) Arctic Tern - 1 Common Garter Snake - 1 dead Larimer County Dry Creek Reservoir Surf Scoter - 2 (female / immature), they were not together Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Front Range birds on 10/22 and 10/23
The past few days despite long days at work I also made some time to go birding. I have made quite a few stops, but most didn't have much of interest. Here are the interesting birds: Yesterday (10/22) Great Western Reservoir (Broomfield County) Red-necked Grebe - 1 Long-billed Dowitcher - 2 Timnath Reservoir, dusk (Larimer County) Thayer's Gull - 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 Rusty Blackbird - 1, I watched it fly off, but there is a very large blackbird roost along the county line road on the east side of the reservoir and I wouldn't be surprised if it circled back to the roost. Today (10/23) Ish Reservoir (Larimer / Boulder Counties) Pomarine Jaeger (probable, I am still trying to do some research to separate Pomarine and Parasitic) - 1, As I mentioned in an earlier quick post this morning we watched it fly south. It was about 3/4 of a mile away, so it was difficult to see most of the field marks. Timnath Reservoir (Larimer County) Sanderling - 2 (present for about a week now) Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Arctic Tern still at Boulder Reservoir 10/19
Christian Nunes just texted me that the the ARCTIC TERN is still at Boulder Reservoir and asked me to forward the message for him. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Boulder Arctic Tern Photos
I just put pictures of the Boulder Reservoir Arctic Tern that I photographed earlier this morning on my website. I haven't had time to go through most of my pics yet as I have to head out to work, so I am not sure what all I have yet. The edited pics can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/2011_photos. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Gilpin County Rarities 10/6 including Chihuahuan Raven and Pine Warbler
Katrina Stowasser and I went up to Gilpin County today for a morning of county birding and everything I mention from this outing can be found on page 39 in the CO Delorme Atlas and/or the county birding website (http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/county/bird_a_county.php?name=Gilpin). We got up there around 6, so decided to try our luck at some owls. We ended up hearing 2 Long-eared Owls, 1 Great Horned Owl, and 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl. We it got light enough to see we started at Los Lagos Reservoir #3 and saw 3 Mallards on the pond. We then made a spot at Manchester Lake and found a small flock of birds, with the best being 1 Brown Creeper, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 1 Hairy Woodpecker (Mountain race as expected). After going through the flock we then drove a little ways down Tolland Road that goes west out of Rollinsville. About 1/2 a mile out of Rillinsville we saw a bird on top of a small power pole that while first driving by I thought was a crow based on the size, but at the last second we noticed it had a larger raven bill. I had Katrina back up so we could see the bird and it stayed on the post. Just as we turned off the car we heard the bird call at close range. It was fairly high pitched and what I am use to hearing for other Chihuahuan Raven. We then got our optics on the bird and quickly noticed it had a short bill, with nasal bristles extending over 3/4 of the bill. Then after about 50 seconds of watching the raven through our binoculars it flew and I immediately noticed a mostly rounded tail. Everything I saw and heard on the bird suggested Chihuahuan Raven and if I was in a location that both species were present I would have no problem calling it Chihuahuan. I know the mountains are way out of habitat for Chihuahuan Ravens, but this is one of the few spots that I could picture seeing a Chihuahuan Raven being if they went upslope. Also, this is not that far away from Boulder, which seems to have a few reported each fall and winter. About a mile past the raven we found a small flock of birds that included 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 'Pink-sided' Dark-eyed Junco, and 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet. We then slowly drove about 2 miles on Lump Gulch Road, which I found usually can be quite productive if you can find just the flock, which we did. In the flock we happened upon the second best bird of the day, which was an adult female Pine Warbler. Also in the flock was a Cassin's Vireo, several Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and a White-breasted Nuthatch, along with a bunch of usual species. A quick stop at Thorn Lake produced a Brown Creeper on the drive in and 5 Ring-necked Ducks on the lake itself. We then decided to drive through Golden Gate Canyon State Park and ran into several flocks of birds. Not much of interest here with the bests birds seen was 1 Swainson's Thrush and 5 Red Crossbills. A drive on Apex Valley Road heading west a couple of miles produced several dozen birds, but the best were 2 Bushtits and 2 Western Bluebirds. As we were just getting to the west side of the private reservoir of Chase Gulch, we stopped to do look through the wet meadow when a juvenile Townsend's Warbler flew into the tree next to the car. As we got close to the reservoir we were able to find 1 Pied-billed Grebe and 2 Mallards. Going through Central City and Black Hawk we found a small flock of Rock Pigeons, but we were unsuccessful in looking for Eurasian Collared-Dove (1 of 2 Colorado counties I still need it in, the other being Hinsdale). On the way down the highway from Black Hawk to Golden we found our last bird in Gilpin County for the day, a Canyon Wren. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Le Conte's Sparrow - Timnath Reservoir 9/4
This evening (9/4) I flushed a Le Conte's Sparrow at Timnath Reservoir, in Larimer County, at the edge of cattails on the northeast side of the reservoir. It flew into the cattails and eventually came into view through the middle of the cattails for about 20 seconds to provide great looks. Unfortunately I have been working today, so I didn't have my camera along with me to get photos. A few other birds of interest were 20 Long-billed Dowitchers, 1 Sanderling, 7 American Avocets, and 2 adult Bald Eagles. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Larimer County Birding Fair 9/24
I went to the Larimer County Birding Fair at Fossil Creek Reservoir this morning for a couple of hours before I had to go to work. There were more birds on the lake than I saw there last week. The best were two flyover Caspian Terns. Land birding was the great today. The birds along the lake side was 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Townsend's Warbler, 1 MacGillivray's Warbler, 1 Wilson's Warbler, and 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet all mixed in with lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Sprague's Pipit 9/18 Timnath Reservoir area
I found a calling Sprague's Pipit at the intersection of Larimer County Road 40 and County Line Road (which it was in both Weld and Larimer Counties). I watched it circle low around the area for about 15 seconds before it flew west and disappeared behind a tree. I tried chasing it down, but wasn't able to relocate it. I am assuming that it landed in the field. I was able to see a streaked breast, white outer tail feathers, and wing bars. Along with those features and the call I was able to get a positive ID (although, the call itself is distinctive). Timnath Reservoir has lots of birds, although numbers seem down compared to earlier this week. Species of interest were: Sanderling - 2 they have been around for a couple weeks (4 seen were on Monday) Long-billed Curlew - 1 that has been there since Monday. Western Sandpiper - 1 Least Sandpiper - 1 Sabine's Gull - 2 (1 photographed) down from 3 that I saw yesterday. Canvasback - 2 Ring-necked Duck - 2 Lesser Scaup - 1 Bullock's Oriole - 1 White-faced Ibis - 8 Pied-billed Grebe - 224 I also birded Fossil Creek Reservoir, Duck Lake, and Dixon Reservoir this morning and the only birds of interest I saw were 7 Canvasback and 2 Wilson's Phalaropes at Duck Lake. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Lake Estes Prothonotary Warbler continues
This morning (9/17) the Prothonotary Warbler was east of the wildlife sanctuary on the north side of Lake Estes in Larimer County. I got some identifiable photographs of the warbler. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Long-tailed jaeger continues
Katrina Stowasser and I refound the Cherry Creek (Araphoe County) Long-tailed Jaeger at about 7 o'clock this evening (9/10). It was sitting in the Marina cove fairly close to the spit from the Lake Loop. Poor digiscoped photo were obtained. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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.
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[cobirds] Eastern Colorado 9/7
Katrina Stowasser and I birded eastern Colorado for most of the day (9/7). Here are the highlights: Last Chance (Washington) Canada Warbler - 1 previously reported. Mississippi Kite - 1 juvenile Northern Cardinal - 1 female Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Ovenbird - 2 American Redstart - 10 Northern Waterthrush - 1 Willow Flycatcher - 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Akron Golf Course (Washington) Worm-eating Warbler - 1, my 37th species of warbler this year in CO and Katrina's 34th for the year. Red-naped Sapsucker - 1 Town of Akron (Washington) Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Baltimore Oriole - 1 adult male Jumbo Reservoir (Logan/Sedgwick) DEAD, the only shorebirds I could find was Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, and American Avocets. Snow Goose - 1 (Logan) Common Tern 2 (Sedgwick) Skipped Prewitt to get to work on time, which left 25 minutes walking around Crow Valley. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Probable CAVE SWALLOW 8/30 Timnath Reservoir, Larimer
Early this afternoon I did a bunch of birding on my way to work. While driving towards the County Line road on E CR 40 (also called E CR 44) I saw three Cliff like swallows flying over the eastern most ditch. I stopped the car just as they were flying over the road and got binoculars on them as they were flying away. I wasn't able to pick up much detail on them, except the bird I was looking at closest appeared to have a pale cheek. Just when I thought I wasn't going to get enough detail I heard one of the birds give two call notes that I have never heard from Cliff Swallows. It had a call that sounded similar to a Barn Swallow but more clearer. I then listened to the call note on my Sibley app and it sounded identical. I am not sure if all 3 birds were Cave Swallows or if just one of the birds were, but from the two call notes it gave I was safely able to eliminate at least one of the birds from being a Cliff Swallow. I stayed at the spot for 20 more minutes without seeing the birds again, but I hope someone can refind the bird and get a photograph for an official first state record. A few other birds of interest: Sanderling - 2 at Timnath, 1 basic / juv plumage on the NW shore and 1 alternate plumage. All 4 regular peeps (Baird's, Semipalmated, Western, and Least) on the extensive mudflats of the outlet at Timnath Reservoir, scan from the County Line Rd. Caspian Tern - 1 adult at Fossil Creek Reservoir on the west shore of the reservoir sitting with a bunch of gulls. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Arctic Tern 8/22 Timnath Reservoir, Larimer County
This morning (8/22) Katrina Stowasser and I got to Timnath Reservoir before 7 to try to refind the terns. We were not able to find any terns, but there were also a ton of birds on the islands. The birds of interest we saw this morning was 1 imm Hooded Merganser and 1 Horned Grebe (first found by Steve Mlodinow and we also saw it yesterday). We returned to Timnath Reservoir just before noon. We started at the park in the SW corner. From there we saw 1 Forster's Tern sitting on the island where all the terns were yesterday. We then went around to the NE side of the lake where we spotted another tern standing on the island, which is a lot closer then we were yesterday and with it being partly cloudy made for pretty good lighting. This tern had an all black cap, wingtips were about the same color gray as the back, a short fairly straight all red bill. Since it was slightly on the back side of the island and the angle it was standing we were not able to tell the breast color or the leg length or color, but there was a Franklin's Gull standing right beside it and we were able to see most of the legs, so it appeared to have very short legs. I hope others are able to see this bird, but from missing it this morning it means it could be difficult to see. We did see 3 other terns flying around from this location, 1 was a Forster's Tern, 1 appeared to be another Forster's, and the other I am not sure what it was. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Possible Arctic Tern 8/21 Larimer
Katrina Stowasser and I were birding Timnath Reservoir this afternoon when we found a group of 5 terns standing on an island towards the northeast side of the reservoir. We were standing on the southwest shore. I noticed of the terns standing on this island there were terns of 3 slightly different sizes. One was noticeably smaller than the others. We started looking closer at them all and noticed the 2 largest had orange bills and legs which makes them Forster's Terns, the 2 middle sized ones had red bills, red legs, and gray wing tips, belly, and breast which makes them Common Terns. The other appeared to have an all black cap (which would eliminate Least, it also wasn't small enough to be a Least) we couldn't see the legs as we watched it walk a little bit on the shore, we couldn't see any details on the bill even when we were able to tell it was moving its head around, it did have gray wing tips. The fact that we couldn't see detail on the bill and legs suggested that the bill and legs we relatively short. Everything I could tell about the bird suggested Arctic except the only thing that I am worried about is that the breast and belly didn't appear to be gray, but that also could have been the lighting where it was standing. The other thing is according to ebird this would be the earliest fall migrant Arctic Tern in CO (this list is not complete, so I don't know if this would actually be the earliest record), but Long-tailed Jaegers and Sabine's Gulls start showing up around this time, so this would definitely not be out of the picture. There were also several terns flying around the reservoir, all that we identified were adult Forster's Terns and about half of those had the head color of non-breeding birds, but with mostly orange bills. We didn't find anything else of interest while we were out there. There is a lot of shore showing now, but the only shorebirds we saw were Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers. I have been checking Timnath Reservoir about every other day for over two weeks and today had by far the most birds on the reservoir so far. Although, last week there were far more migrating land birds around than today. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] 7/28 Lesser Nighthawk, Larimer
Yesterday (7/28), I watched a female Lesser Nighthawk fly over my house in SE Loveland as it was going south southeast. It was a smallish nighthawk with rounded wings and it was in a direct flight. It wasn't the erratic flights that we usually see on feeding Common Nighthawks. As I got a closer look I notice a very rufous body and the primary spots were near the tip of the wings. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Driveby / Flyby Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Larimer
This afternoon (7/21) while driving home from work on Highway 402, about 1 mile east of Highway 287, I saw a kingbird shaped and sized bird flying south across the road in front of me. I quickly picked up the gray coloring and a tail a little longer than the body. With this I realized it was a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, probably female. It didn't have a black cap on it, so I was able to eliminate Fork-tailed Flycatcher in this quick view. Luckily, this species is easy to identify from its long tail and a kingbird shape. It looked identical to the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher that Joe Roller found in Yuma County on July 12. I watched as long as I could while driving and it kept flying during that time, which the bird was about 200 yards to the south and it was still going strong towards the south. I really don't believe this bird to be chasable, but there is still a chance it could still be around. I will keep my eyes open on my way to and from work the next few days and post if I can refind it. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Eastern Colorado 7/12 and 7/13
Katrina Stowasser and I spent the past 2 days Eastern CO. Interesting birds include: 7/12 Highway 109 just south of Higbee Valley Road (Otero) Barn Owl - 1 Upland Sandpiper - 1 calling flying over while we were watching the Barn Owl Common Poorwill - 1 Cottonwood Canyon Indigo Bunting - 6 (Baca and Las Animas) KENTUCKY WARBLER - 1 (Baca) about a mile south of the large parking area. Singing, responded to playback but never saw the bird. Rufous Hummingbird - 1 (Baca and Las Animas) flew around and then through the large parking area. Rufous-crowned Sparrow - 1 (Las Animas) Orchard Oriole - 2 (Baca) Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 4 (Baca and Las Animas) Ladder-backed Woodpecker - 3 (Baca and Las Animas) Western Screech-Owl - 2 (Baca) 2 Miles south of Springfield on Highway 287 (Baca) Long-billed Curlew - 12 in a field on the west side of the road Neenoshe Reservoir (Kiowa) Mountain Plover - 1 running around at the edge of the reservoir Snowy Plover - 36 Western, Semipalmated, Baird's, and Least Sandpipers - couple hundered peeps Long-billed Curlew - 1 Lake Cheraw and Lake Holbrook (Otero) had very high water levels, with very few birds. Dairy Farm on the north side of Lake Meredith (Crowley) Semipalmated Sandpiper - 3 Western Sandpiper - 1 Marbled Godwit - 1 Stilt Sandpiper - 4 Bonaparte's Gull - 2 Franklin's Gull - 1 Lake Meredith (Crowley) Black Tern - 4 Lake Henry (Crowley) LAUGHING GULL - 1 adult, photographed in flight, it flew south towards Meredith as we were studying it. Flagler SWA (Kit Carson) BLACK RAIL - 1 calling in the marsh below the dam just as it was getting to dark to see. 7/13 Bonny Reservoir area (Yuma) - It was slightly raining, foggy, and windy. Didn't find most of the birds we were looking for. Bell's Vireo - 1 Field Sparrow - 1 County Road Y, about a mile south of the Yuma/Phillips county line (Yuma) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER - 1, appears to be the same bird Joe Roller photographed on the 12th. We saw the bird sitting at the top of a dead tree as we were slowly driving by, but we were not able to stop as the roads were very muddy and I was afraid that if we stopped we would get stuck. Frenchman Creek SWA (Phillips) Bell's Vireo - 2 We skipped out on Tamarack Ranch and Jumbo Reservoir due to road conditions in the area. We birded our way back to Loveland, but didn't find anything else of interest. Dirt road conditions made it difficult to go most places. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Bobcat Ridge Natural Area 7/3
I participated in the Bobcat Ridge Natural Area bird survey this morning. We had 59 species in 4 hours and highlights include a singing Indigo Bunting, 5 singing Dickcissel, and 3 singing Grasshopper Sparrows. Below is an ebird list of the birds that we saw. Cole Wild Loveland Bobcat Ridge Natural Area (Larimer, CO), Larimer, US-CO Jul 3, 2011 Comments:Other Observers: Sol Miller, Keri Bowling, etc 59 species Double-crested Cormorant 2 Turkey Vulture 7 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Rock Pigeon 5 Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 Mourning Dove 6 White-throated Swift 7 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 11 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 8 C Probable--Courtship, Display or Copulation Western Wood-Pewee 7 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 ON Confirmed--Occupied Nest Say's Phoebe 1 Western Kingbird 1 Plumbeous Vireo 5 S Possible--Singing male Warbling Vireo 2 S Possible--Singing male Blue Jay 2 Western Scrub-Jay 2 Black-billed Magpie 2 Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 1 Violet-green Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 1 Cliff Swallow 26 ON Confirmed--Occupied Nest Black-capped Chickadee 2 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Pygmy Nuthatch 3 ON Confirmed--Occupied Nest Rock Wren 2 House Wren 8 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14 American Robin 5 European Starling 8 Virginia's Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 S Possible--Singing male Yellow-breasted Chat 9 S Possible--Singing male Spotted Towhee 28 FL Confirmed--Recently Fledged Young Chipping Sparrow 5 S Possible--Singing male Vesper Sparrow 38 S Possible--Singing male Lark Sparrow 15 S Possible--Singing male Grasshopper Sparrow 3 S Possible--Singing male Song Sparrow 1 Western Tanager 7 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat Black-headed Grosbeak 2 Lazuli Bunting 25 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat Indigo Bunting 1 Dickcissel 5 S Possible--Singing male Western Meadowlark 24 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 12 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat Bullock's Oriole 14 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat House Finch 16 P Probable--Pair in Suitable Habitat Red Crossbill 1 Pine Siskin 1 Lesser Goldfinch 6 American Goldfinch 15 House Sparrow 5 -- 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] South West Colorado and San Luis Valley 6/16-6/18
Katrina Stowasser and I did a big trip to south west Colorado the past 3 days. It was a very long and very successful trip. We had lots of exciting birds, but not many that we didn't expect in these areas. By far the best bird was an Arctic Tern in Costilla County. Some of the highlights include: WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL - 6/18 (Lake) A pair flying around and eye level and calling in a campground just below Mount Evans Forbay. - 6/20 (Hinsdale) A female sitting in the top of a tree and calling on the top of Slumgullion Pass. Red Crossbill - 6/18 around a hundred around Lake County with most of them being in the town of Leadville and Turquoise Lake. We had them in a number of other spots on the trip also, but in small numbers. Gray Vireo - 6/19 (Ouray) 1 singing about a mile west of the town of Colona, also present at this location was a Gray Flycatcher and Ash-throated Flycatcher. Band-tailed Pigeon - 6/19 (Ouray) At least 5 at Lake Lenore - 6/19 (La Plata) 1 sitting in a tree at Wildcat Canyon (same tree as Acorn Woodpecker). Acorn Woodpecker - 6/19 (La Plata) 2 in the usual trees at Wildcat Canyon. Lewis's Woodpecker - 6/19 (La Plata) 1 on out way out of Wildcat Canyon. - 6/20 (Archuleta) 3 in the town of Pagosa Springs (I don't think I have ever missed them in this town) Lucy's Warbler - 6/19 (Montezuma) 4 (1 pair and 2 other birds singing) at Lower Yellow Jacket Canyon. Lesser Nighthawk - 6/19 (Montrose) At least 3 birds (2 males and 1 female) at the usual spot at Nucla Sewage Ponds at dusk with well of 100 Common Nighthawks. Lesser Goldfinch - 6/20 (Hinsdale) 1 singing and calling in the town of Lake City. We had several others, but in more expected areas. Orange-crowned Warbler - 6/20 (Hinsdale) 1 male consistently singing on our way up to Slumgullion Pass from Lake City. American Three-toed Woodpecker - 6/20 (Rio Grande) 1 at Million Reservoir just west of South Fork in an old burn area. Williamson's Sapsucker - 6/20 (Conejos) 1 male flew accross the road in front of us on the east side of La Manga Pass. American Bittern - 6/20 (Alamosa) 4 birds (3 flying around together and 1 standing on the road) at Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge. ARCTIC TERN - 6/20 (Costilla) 1 first year bird at Smith Lake. Seen well in flight and sitting. Forster's Tern - 6/20 (Costilla) 3 (2 adults, 1 first year) at Smith Lake. Black Tern - 6/20 (Costilla) 1 at Smith Lake. Hepatic Tanager - 6/20 (Huerfano) 1 male at the usual spot south of Walsenburg. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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.
Re: [cobirds] South West Colorado and San Luis Valley 6/16-6/18
I really messed up the dates on here. Everything I labeled 6/18 is meant to be 6/16, everything labeled 6/19 is meant to be 6/17, and everything labeled 6/20 is meant to be 6/18. Sorry about the mistake. Cole Wild Loveland From: Cole Wild birdingwi...@yahoo.com To: Cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com; WSBN w...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 8:20:47 AM Subject: [cobirds] South West Colorado and San Luis Valley 6/16-6/18 Katrina Stowasser and I did a big trip to south west Colorado the past 3 days. It was a very long and very successful trip. We had lots of exciting birds, but not many that we didn't expect in these areas. By far the best bird was an Arctic Tern in Costilla County. Some of the highlights include: WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL - 6/18 (Lake) A pair flying around and eye level and calling in a campground just below Mount Evans Forbay. - 6/20 (Hinsdale) A female sitting in the top of a tree and calling on the top of Slumgullion Pass. Red Crossbill - 6/18 around a hundred around Lake County with most of them being in the town of Leadville and Turquoise Lake. We had them in a number of other spots on the trip also, but in small numbers. Gray Vireo - 6/19 (Ouray) 1 singing about a mile west of the town of Colona, also present at this location was a Gray Flycatcher and Ash-throated Flycatcher. Band-tailed Pigeon - 6/19 (Ouray) At least 5 at Lake Lenore - 6/19 (La Plata) 1 sitting in a tree at Wildcat Canyon (same tree as Acorn Woodpecker). Acorn Woodpecker - 6/19 (La Plata) 2 in the usual trees at Wildcat Canyon. Lewis's Woodpecker - 6/19 (La Plata) 1 on out way out of Wildcat Canyon. - 6/20 (Archuleta) 3 in the town of Pagosa Springs (I don't think I have ever missed them in this town) Lucy's Warbler - 6/19 (Montezuma) 4 (1 pair and 2 other birds singing) at Lower Yellow Jacket Canyon. Lesser Nighthawk - 6/19 (Montrose) At least 3 birds (2 males and 1 female) at the usual spot at Nucla Sewage Ponds at dusk with well of 100 Common Nighthawks. Lesser Goldfinch - 6/20 (Hinsdale) 1 singing and calling in the town of Lake City. We had several others, but in more expected areas. Orange-crowned Warbler - 6/20 (Hinsdale) 1 male consistently singing on our way up to Slumgullion Pass from Lake City. American Three-toed Woodpecker - 6/20 (Rio Grande) 1 at Million Reservoir just west of South Fork in an old burn area. Williamson's Sapsucker - 6/20 (Conejos) 1 male flew accross the road in front of us on the east side of La Manga Pass. American Bittern - 6/20 (Alamosa) 4 birds (3 flying around together and 1 standing on the road) at Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge. ARCTIC TERN - 6/20 (Costilla) 1 first year bird at Smith Lake. Seen well in flight and sitting. Forster's Tern - 6/20 (Costilla) 3 (2 adults, 1 first year) at Smith Lake. Black Tern - 6/20 (Costilla) 1 at Smith Lake. Hepatic Tanager - 6/20 (Huerfano) 1 male at the usual spot south of Walsenburg. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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. -- 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] Larimer County 6/9 to 6/11
There are several good birds I have observed over the past 3 days in Larimer County, they include: Great Egret 6/10 and 6/11 - 1 bird seen at Kechter Pit (Gravel Pit on the SW side of I-25 and Harmony) Snowy Egret 6/11 - 1 bird seen at Kechter Pit. White-rumped Sandpiper 6/11 - 1 bird seen at Strauss Cabin on the north side of Strauss Cabin Road just north of Harmony. This is the same area that Steve Mlodinow saw one a week or two ago. I am assuming this is a different bird as I have been checking that location fairly consistently for the past month trying to find one there as the habitat looks good. Caspian Tern 6/10 and 6/11 - 2 birds yesterday and 1 seen today at Kechter Pit, Nick Komar saw one diving in a small pond today just east of I-25 directly across from this area. Red-eyed Vireo 6/11 - 1 singing on private property while Nick and I were doing a bird survey. This property is in Laporte and it has a lot of great riparian habitat next to the Poudre River. Yellow-throated Warbler 6/9 - Singing in a row of trees 100 yards south of Cattail Pond. Ovenbird 6/11 - 1 bird singing on territory at the private ranch near Laporte. Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6/11 - 1 adult male seen at the Laporte private ranch with an unknown female (Rose-breasted, Black-headed, or Hybrid). Also saw a male hybrid Rose-breasted x Black-headed Grosbeak. Indigo Bunting 6/11 - 1 male singing on territory at the Laporte private ranch. Bobolink 6/9 - At least 4 males and 2 females on territory just south and east of Cattail Pond. This is the 3rd year in a row I have had them at this location and also the 5th year out of the past 8 years. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Lake Estes - Larimer County
This morning (6/1) Katrina Stowasser and I went to Lake Estes in Larimer County. Birds we found (which most couldn't be refound) include: Magnolia Warbler - 1 Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 male Alder Flycatcher - 1 seen well and sang once Willow Flycatcher - double digits, lots were singing, including 1 'Eastern' Willow Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler - 1 reported, not seen by us Green-tailed Towhee - 1 Sora - 1 Gray Jay - 1 seen by Katrina only White-faced Ibis - 1 Tons of Wilson's Warblers and Lincoln's Sparrow. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Highway 50 birding and more on 5/27
Katrina Stowasser and I started yesterday morning in Gunnison. We made several stops in the area. The best stop was at the Gunnison Water Treatment Plant (Gunnison County), which the best bird was a calling ALDER FLYCATCHER. Other interesting birds were Dusky Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson's Phalarope, and Virginia Rail. At Blue Mesa Reservoir there wasn't to much around, but a few things were American Avocet, Cinnamon Teal, and Franklin's Gulls. On the evening of the 26th we saw a western Purple Martin flying around the west side of the reservoir. We started to work our way towards Pueblo along Highway 50. We made several stops in Chaffee County. It was very birdy, but nothing of note until we were just about to leave Sands Lake when we noticed a strange bird flying towards us going from the east to the west. We quickly realized it was a small loon and with getting several field marks on it we realized it was indeed a breeding plummaged RED-THROATED LOON flying up stream. Just before seeing this bird we heard of the BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and as it would be a life bird for the both of us we decided to go try for it. When we got to Colorado City (Pueblo County) with the help from Brandon Percival for directions we found the bird after about a 15 minute search. We stayed looking for the other interesting birds reported there recently with no luck, but I was able to get some great photos of the warbler. We then decided we needed to work our way back north and realized that there was a report of the Canada Warbler at Last Chance (Washington County), so even though it was a little out of our way it could be a good trip. The only bird of interest that we saw at Last Chance was an American Redstart. At Thompson Ranch (Lincoln County) about 20 minutes south of Last Chance we ran into a group of birders that said they had just saw / a few still looking at the VERMILION FLYCATCHER that was reported there earlier in the week and we were able to get a good look at it. The only other good birds that we saw at this location was a Broad-winged Hawk and a Barn Owl. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Magnolia Warbler Larimer 5/23
This morning (5/23) Katrina Stowasser and I found a singing Magnolia Warbler at the Environmental Learning Center in Larimer County. After crossing the the bridge just north of the parking lot go right at the trail, just about 50 yards before the trail splits again the bird was in a bush just behind a very large Cottonwood tree. It has occasionally gone to different trees, but it keeps going back to this bush. While watching this bird we also heard a singing Black-and-white Warbler. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Photos of Louisiana Waterthrush
I was able to get some photos of the Louisiana Waterthrush on 4/20 at Tempel Grove in Bent County that Duane Nelson found (great find and thanks for getting the word out so quickly!!). I posted one of the photos at my website and I still have to look through the others to see if I will post anymore. To look at the picture go to: http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/2011_photos. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Cherry Creek Cormorant 4/10
This morning (4/10) Katrina Stowasser and I decided to go look for the Neotropic Cormorant at Cherry Creek Reservoir in Arapahoe County. We searched several hours before finding it in the marina and I have no idea where it was before then. We didn't find anything else of interest. On our way home we made several stops. The only bird of interest was a male Barrow's Goldeneye at Luna Reservoir in Weld County. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Photos of 4/7 Black-legged Kittiwake from Weld County
I have finally had a chance to upload a few of the photos that I took of the Black-legged Kittiwake that Katrina Stowasser and I found at Windsor Lake (Weld County) on April 7. To see the photos go to my website: http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/2011_photos. Yesterday (4/8), Katrina and I did a morning of birding the only bird of interest that we found was a Vesper Sparrow at Fossil Creek Reservoir. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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] Black-legged Kittiwake - Weld County 4/7
Katrina Stowasser and I went looking for rare gulls in Weld County today (4/7). The first stop was Black Hollow where we refound that probable 1st year Glaucous-winged Gull, 1st year Mew Gull, 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 1 1st year Thayer's Gull. There were not any interesting gulls at Drake Lake and we were not able to refind the Swamp Sparrow. Our next stop was Windsor Lake where we just found and currently looking at a 1st year BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE flying around the middle of the lake. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Red Rocks, Jefferson County 3/20
Katrina Stowasser and I decided to go down to Red Rocks this morning to find her a bunch of life birds. We then decided to work our way to Walden Ponds to see the Tundra Swan that has been there for several weeks. Highlights include: Red Rocks - Jefferson Golden-crowned Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Harris's Sparrow - 1 Curve-billed Thrasher - 1 White-throated Swift - 1 Peregrine Falcon - 2 Prairie Falcon - 2 Standley Lake (Jefferson) Great Western Reservoir (Broomfield), and Baseline Reservoir (Boulder) didn't have much of interest. Walden Ponds - Boulder (only looked at the pond by the parking lot) Tundra Swan - 1 Bonaparte's Gull - 2 (basic plumage) Greater Yellowlegs - 1 Hybrid duck was still there, I am still thinking Green-winged Teal x Northern Pintail. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Winter Wrens - Larimer County
This morning (3/4) I did a little birding around the Environmental Learning Center in Larimer County. I was able to refind two of the Winter Wrens that have been hanging around the area this winter. I heard a bird call twice while in the area that sounded very similar to that of a Carolina Wren. Nick Komar and I heard this same call about a month ago, but just like today it was a little to far away to hear it well enough to say for sure. A few migrants in the area today was a Common Grackle and a Killdeer. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Snow Buntings - Larimer County
While spending several hours walking around the Timnath Walmart parking lot at the northeast corner of I-25 and Harmony (my job is a cart pusher there) I noticed lots of sparrows and larks flying towards the south. I carefully started looking and listening to the flocks. After about 8 flocks of Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs I heard and then saw a flock of about 15 Snow Buntings. I heard the long down-slurred rattle call a couple of times, but most of the birds were giving a clear chew call. The birds were white heavy sparrows with short tails and black wingtips. Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs are very uncommon for this area, so it was very surprising seeing and hearing all these birds. After about 3:00 the snow stopped as did the flocks of songbirds. I ended up with about 150 Horned Larks, 10 Lapland Longspurs, and these 15 Snow Buntings. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Juniper Titmouse - Larimer County
This morning (2/22), I heard and then saw a Juniper Titmouse in with a small flock of Black-capped Chickadees at Horseshoe Lake. To get to the location from N Monroe Ave turn east on Knobcone Pl and then north on Elm Ct. I parked at the end of this roundabout looking at some of the many gulls on the lake when I first heard and then saw it at a house on the east side of Elm. It then flew a few houses east and I couldn't relocate it. There are a couple flocks of Mountain Chickadees in the area also. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Cinnamon Teal - Larimer County
This afternoon, 2/19, I stopped by Cattail Pond (Larimer) on my way to work. While there I found 2 drake Cinnamon Teal in with a flock of Green-winged Teal. Ducks there today that were not there yesterday morning include Northern Pintail, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, and Bufflehead. With all this it appears ducks (and perhaps other birds) are on the move. The only other Cinnamon Teal I have heard of in Colorado so far this year is from an ebird report of 2 in Chaffee County on the 14th. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Flyover Common Redpoll 1/12 Larimer
Yesterday while walking through the Timnath Wal-Mart parking lot (intersection of I-25 and Harmony) I heard a bird flying over that I had recognized, but only heard once or twice before. It immediately came to me that it sounded like some Common Redpolls that Joey Kellner and I heard a few years ago at Jumbo Reservoir. After getting home late last night I listened to recordings on xeno-canto.org and found the call, which is how Joey and I got positive ID on the birds a few years ago. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Varied Thrush - Loveland
Hello, This morning (1/1/11) I found a Varied Thrush on my property in SW Loveland which is Larimer County. I then watched it fly towards the east. I found out that a Varied Thrush was seen a little over a mile east of my house today about 30 minutes after my observation. This could be the same bird. I will post if I see it again as I am not sure if this bird will be chasable. If anyone would like to look for it please contact me privately by email. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] First day of Loveland CBC Count Week - Larimer
This evening I did the same route as I did last night, but today is the start of count week. So, if everything freezes up the next few days at least we have a few birds for count week. Boedecker Reservoir Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Thayer's Gull - 1 Dry Creek Reservoir Surf Scoter - 1 Long-tailed Duck - 1 Ruddy Duck - 6 Eared Grebe - 1 Carter Lake The gulls came in when they were to dark to ID. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Iceland Gull in Loveland 12/5
A 1st winter Iceland Gull just flew from a small pond on the east side of Namaqua Road in SouthEast Loveland (Larimer). It was photographed in poor lighting by Nick Komar and myself. Nick saw the bird while driving to my house to pick me up this morning. It looked very similar to the bird that I saw at Windsor Reservoir on Wed, I would guess it is the same bird. While unsuccessfully trying to refind it at Rist Benson Reservoir we saw an adult Thayer's Gull. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Ross's Gull at Union
I just heard that a adult Ross's Gull is at Union Reservoir in Weld County. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Union Black-legged Kittiwake continues
The Black-legged Kittiwake at Union Reservoir is still being seen at 1:30. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Union reservoir birds
Just to clarify as of 1:45 the Black-legged Kittiwake was still being seen by birders. The swan which was with geese at the sailboat launch area at the east end of the lake (was at the west end) is a Tundra Swan. The 2 juv Long-tailed Ducks were still present as well as a Common Loon and 2 Thayer's Gulls (adult and juvenile). The dark 'M' on the back of the kittiwake was much less prominent than a typical first winter kittiwake (appearing almost absent in certain angles). The gray nape patch was visible, but the black neck band appeared absent, suggesting that the bird is a subadult in its second winter. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Black-legged Kittiwake - Windsor Reservoir
Today (12/4) after Union Reservoir, Nick Komar and I went to Timnath Reservoir in Larimer County, but to our surprise there were very few birds, as well as the Weld County Landfill, and then Black Hollow Reservoir was frozen. We decided to go look for the interesting gulls at Windsor Reservoir in Weld County. There was thousands of gulls, but it looked like there had been a large turnover since I was there last on Wed. We were able to find 1 juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (2 adults, 1 1st winter), and 1 1st winter Thayer's Gull. There was also Ross's and Snow Geese as well as about 5,000 Common Mergansers on the lake. Today most of the birds, including the Kittiwake, was on the south side of the reservoir. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Second Ross's Gull found in Nebraska
If anyone still has Ross's Gull on their minds, keep an extra eye out. There has been yet a second adult Ross's Gull found in Nebraska today (12/3). It is at Branched Oak Lake in Lincoln. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Morgan and Weld Counties 12/1
Cheri Orwig and I ventured out to Morgan and Weld Counties today, 12/1. Highlights include: Jackson Lake State Park - Morgan County Eastern Screech-Owl - 1 Long-eared Owl - 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Myrtle GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL - 1 1st cycle bird. We watched fly half way around the lake starting close to us at the dam on the south side and we lost it somewhere around the state wildlife area on the north side. It appeared to be a good bird, but can't say for sure that it didn't have at least a little bit of Herring Gull genes in it from the looks we had, wish I could have seen it on the ground. Snow Goose - 6 Mountain Chickadee - 2 Crow Valley Campground - Weld County Mountain Chickadee - 1 Brown Creeper - 1 Pawnee Center (don't remember what it is called, but just north of Crow Valley) - Weld County Hermit Thrush - 1 Snow Bunting - 1 flyover Driving roads north of Jackson Lake and north of Crow Valley we were looking for Gyrfalcons, found lots of raptors (no Gryfalcons). Windsor Reservoir - Weld County (Unsuccessfully chased a Yellow-billed Loon) ICELAND GULL - 1 1st winter, Kumlien's (new early record for CO?) Thayers Gull - 4, 1 adult 3 1st cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7 adults Greater White-fronted Goose - 3 Snow Goose - 20 Ross's Goose - 5 Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Brant 11/28 Jumbo Reservoir, Sedgwick County
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[cobirds] Brant Post
Sorry I accidentally hit send. The Brant was in a very large flock of geese on the east side of the lake. There were several thousand white cheeked geese with over 50,000 Snow and Ross's Geese. The Brant is a juvenile, but be careful looking through all juvenile 'blue' geese as they can look similar. I was also able to find a Black Scoter and a 1st year Thayer's Gull. Col Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Larimer County Lakes 11/20
I stopped by several lakes around Larimer County today (11/20), highlights include: Horseshoe Lake RED-NECKED GREBE - 1, presumably a different bird from a couple weeks ago Red-breasted Merganser - 18 Bonaparte's Gull - 8 Boyd Lake Common Loon - 3 Red-breasted Merganser - 3 Fossil Creek Reservoir Cackling Goose - ~8,000 Snow Goose - 5 Ross's Goose - 1 Greater White-fronted Goose - 1 Timnath Reservoir Snow Goose - 66, including 3 'Blue' Ross's Goose - 2 Red-breasted Merganser - 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 Bud Mielke Reservoir Greater Yellowlegs - 1 with a broken leg Boedecker Reservoir Bonaparte's Gull - 12 Red-breasted Merganser - 2 Dry Creek Reservoir WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - 1, immature. This was the 410 species of bird I have seen in CO this year!!! Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Pacific Loon, Weld County 11/19
On my way home this evening from Cherry Creek I decided to make a quick stop at Luna Reservoir (Weld County) as the light was fading to look for scoters. I was not able to find any scoters, but there was one Pacific Loon hanging out with a Common Loon. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Larimer County Lakes 11/6
Cheri Orwig and I spend the morning (11/5) checking several lakes in Larimer County. There was a big turnover from yesterday. Here are the highlights: North Poudre Reservoir #3 Common Loon - 1 Cobb Lake Common Loon - 1 Timnath Reservoir Mew Gull - 1 adult Thayer's Gull - 1 1st winter Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 adults Barrow's Goldeneye - 1 male Fossil Creek Reservor EURASIAN WIGEON - 1 male continues from yesterday Common Loon - 2 Pacific Loon - 1 Boyd Lake Pacific Loon - 1 (there was 0 loons that was seen at this location yesterday (no Commons or Red-throated)) Horseshoe Lake Red-necked Grebe - 1 Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Fossil Creek Reservoir and Boyd Lake (Larimer County)
Cheri Orwig and I went to Fossil Creek Reservoir in search of the Eurasian Wigeon found by Josh Bruening today. We ran into Larry Griffin and Sue Kinney while we were at Fossil Creek also. Fossil Creek Reservoir EURASIAN WIGEON - 1 male, it had rufous sides with some gray. Appeared to be a male molting from nonbreeding to breeding plumage. Hopefully will have some identifiable photos on my website later this evening. Great find Josh!! Surf Scoter - 1 juvenile Common Loon - 1 Could not locate the Black Scoters, but not saying they were not there. Boyd Lake, as the light was fading Gulls - Several hundred coming into roost, but all I could identify was Ring-billed, California, and Herring. Common Loon - 10+ I saw a bird that was a long ways away that appeared to be a Red-throated Loon. It was loon shaped, with a long body and a short thick neck. It had had a overall a small bird (about the same size as the nearby Western Grebes), small bill (appeared to be upturned), the body and head was very white. It looked more like a loon than a grebe. I didn't get a very long look at it before it dove and then I decided to try to get closer and could not refind it. It was somewhere towards the southern side of the lake and I saw it from the most northern part of the state park. Tomorrow morning Cheri and I are planning on checking these lakes and others in the area. If anyone else is interested in joining please let me know. We are planning to have about a half day trip starting just after 7:00, but I haven't decided what the first stop will be. If you are interested please call me at 970-232-5368. Cole Wild Loveland pbase.com/birdingwild1 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Red Rocks, Curve-billed Thrasher 10/28
I am currently looking at the Curve-billed Thrasher at Red Rocks (Jefferson County) first reported yesterday. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Chihuahuan Raven 10/27 Larimer County
On this windy day, 10/27, I decided to check lot of lakes and reservoirs in Larimer County. I didn't have to many birds of interest, but the best bird of the day was a Chihuahuan Raven flying over Timnath Reservoir. Yesterday, I checked a few lakes also. Birds and lakes of interest: 10/26 (southwest Loveland) Lonetree Reservoir Lot of grebes and gulls (the later coming to roost), this lake should be checked regularly. Dry Creek Reservoir A ton of diving ducks. I would not be surprised if a scoter or interesting loon shows up here this fall. 10/27 Horseshoe Reservoir Red-breasted Merganser - 1 female (previously reported) Bonaparte's Gull - 1 adult (previously reported) Boyd Lake Common Loon - 2 Fossil Creek Reservoir and Swede Lake Thousands of dabbling ducks, perhaps something rare like a Eurasian Wigeon or American Black Duck will show up here this fall. Timnath Reservoir Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 adults CHIHUAHUAN RAVEN - 1 flew from the east to the west (against the wind) along the south shore. I got it in my scope and it filled up my scope view. When I first saw it I thought it was an American Crow. It had a short, thick bill. The bill had very little (less than 1/4 of the bill) showing beyond the nasal bristles. It had a fairly rounded tail (very slightly wedge shaped). The wings were shorter than and a little wider than I am use to for Common Raven. Unfortunately, if I would have been carrying my camera with me I would have gotten a great photo. Other locations that I checked that didn't have anything of interest: Duck Lake, Strauss Cabin Archery Range Pond, Deadman Lake, Lake Loveland, Donath Reservoir, Cattail Pond, Bud Mielke Reservoir, Ryan's Gulch Reservoir, Lon Hagler Reservoir, Boedecker Reservoir, and Rist Benson Reservoir. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Big Johnson Reservoir 10/18 - El Paso County
A stop this afternoon (10/18) at Big Johnson Reservoir in El Paso County produced: Common Loon - 1 Golden Eagle - 1 adult sitting on the far shore. Sandhill Crane - 18 close to a group of gulls on the shore line. Sabine's Gull - 1 juvenile Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Black Scoters - no 10/12 Boulder County
This morning Nick Komar and I looked for the Black Scoters at Boulder Reservoir through the rain with no luck. We couldn't find anything else of interest there. I got an identifiable of the birds last night. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] SE Colorado 10/8 including Baird's Sparrow
Nick Komar started at Two Buttes SWA and then worked our way north. Interesting birds include: Two Buttes SWA (Baca County) Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 juvenile Sprague's Pipit - 1 flyover Swamp Sparrow - 1 Brown Creeper - 1 BAIRD'S SPARROW - 1 bird in a grassy field just south of the dried up reservoir. Private Ranch (Lincoln County) Winter Wren - 1 Broad-winged Hawk - 1 Mountain Chickadee - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Eastern Bluebird - 1 Last Chance (Washington County) Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 male first found by John Drummond. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Timnath Reservoir 10/6 American Golden-Plover
I stopped by several Larimer County reservoirs this afternoon and Timnath Resevoir was the only reservoir that had anything of interest. Timnath is very low and with a scope everything can be seen from the park in the se side of the lake. Below are the highlights: Black-bellied Plover - 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER - 1 in the NE side of the lake, it opened its wing a couple of seconds after finding it. I was not able to see any white wing stripe and it had an all dark rump and tail. This was the 400th species of bird that I have seen in CO this year. Pectoral Sandpiper - 3 Sanderling - 1 Peeps = Least, Western, Semipalmated, and Western Sandpipers Long-billed Dowitcher - 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Highlights of Phillips County 10/5
Roger Linfield, Joe Roller, and I had a great day (10/5) in Phillips County, here are the highlights. Holyoke Lions Fishing Club pond Field Sparrow - 5 (County bird 200 for Roger, congratulations on such a great accomplishment in this county.) Chestnut-collared Longspur - 4 flyover Frenchman Creek SWA NELSON'S SPARROW - 1 (seen well by Joe and myself) We flushed the bird several times and got a good look at it in flight. Other Sparrows (Grasshopper, Chipping, Clay-colored, Vesper, Lark, and White-crowned) Swainson's Thrush - 1 Town of Holyoke Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 male Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Northern Parula - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Barn Owl - 1 Western Tanager - 2 females Chimney Swift - 1 late Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Eastern CO day 2 (9/3)
The total number of birds were down compared to yesterday (9/3), it could be because of the wind and/or that it got about 15 degrees hotter today. However, I was still able to see some good birds. Bonny Reservoir (Yuma County) Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 adult male Lesser Goldfinch - 1 Brown Creeper - 1 Burlington Cemetery (Kit Carson County) Willow Flycatcher - 1 Siebert Sewage Ponds (Kit Carson County) Field Sparrow - 1 Flagler SWA (Kit Carson County) Sedge Wren - 1 Northern Cardinal - 1 Private Ranch (Lincoln County) Field Sparrow - 1 Western Bluebird - 1 Eastern Kingbird - 1 Last Chance (Washington County) White-throated Sparrow - 1 (adult, reported earlier today by Joey) Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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.
Re: [cobirds] Eastern CO day 2 (9/3)
The cobirds posts from yesterday and today are actually from 10/2 and 10/3, it is not September anymore. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Northeast CO 9/2
Spent an amazing day in Northeastern CO today (9/2) and I hope it is at least half as good tomorrow. Prewitt Reservoir (Washington County) Palm Warbler - 1 in the grove next to the boat ramp. Sprague' Pipit - 1 below the dam, one flew overhead calling. Winter Wren - 1 below the dam. SMITH'S LONGSPUR - 1 below the dam, flew overhead calling for around 20 seconds before disappearing. Le Conte's Sparrow - 1 below the dam. I flushed it as I was walking through an area looking for Sedge Wren. Sanderling - 1 Prewitt Reservoir (Logan County) Eastern Phoebe - 1 County Road 64.5 just west of County Road 93 (Logan County) Sprague's Pipit - 1 calling, flying around the top of the hill closest to the pond. Jumbo Reservoir (Logan County) Sedge Wren - 1 Unidentified Ammodramus Sparrows - 2 (one of which appeared to be a Le Conte's Sparrow in the brief moment I saw it.) Haxtun City Park (Phillips County) Mountain Chickadee - 1 Palm Warbler - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 Frenchman Creek SWA (Phillips County) Le Conte's Sparrow - 1 Unidentified Ammodramus Sparrows - 2 Bonny Reservoir (Yuma County) Common Poorwill - 1 on road after dark. Cole Wild Loveland (currently at Bonny SP) Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Philadelphia Vireo banded at Barr Lake
A Philadelphia Vireo was just caught and banded at Barr Lake State Park in Adams County. There is also a Mountain Chickadee hanging out around the banding station. The only interesting shorebirds that I found at the lake is 1 Stilt Sandpiper and 5 Sanderling. Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Larimer county lakes
I met up with Joe Roller and Doug Kibbe for the morning checking the Larimer County lakes. Timnath Reservoir Black-bellied Plover - 1 Herring Gull - 1 Horned Grebe - 1 Common Goldeneye - 1 McCown's Longspur - 1 flyover Black Tern - 1 Duck Lake Sabine' Gull - 2 juveniles Red-necked Phalarope - 25 Ring-necked Duck - 3 Lesser Scaup - 1 Canvasback - 1 Bufflehead - 2 Fossil Creek Reservoir Common Goldeneye - 2 Great Egret - 40 Snowy Egret - 100 Horned Grebe - 1 Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Luna Reservoir - Weld County 9/19
This evening in my way home from the eastern CO (fairly slow) trip I decided to make a stop at Luna Reservoir (county road 11 just NE of highway 7 and I-25.) Highlights include: RED PHALAROPE - 1 Sanderling - 4 Sabine's Gull - 1 Cole Wild Loveland Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Prothonotary Warbler - Boulder County 9/8
This afternoon (9/8) I was able to refind the Prothonotary Warbler at Teller Lake. It was in the same area described in the earlier post. It was hanging out around with 4 Wilson's Warblers, 3 Black-capped Chickadees, 2 American Goldfinch, and 1 White-breasted Nuthatch. Great find to the bbc and thanks to them and Lonny for getting the info out. This was the 40th species of warbler that I have seen this year in Colorado. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] NE Colorado 9/3 (includes Canada Warbler)
Prewitt Reservoir (Washington County) - There was a large flock of birds at the inlet canal with most of these interesting birds: 12 species of warbler CANADA WARBLER - 1 bird heard singing a total of 4 times, I briefly saw the bird as it flew out of the tree. I saw a bright yellow belly, a white undertail covert, and a gray back. I was not able to see the head or the chest. The main thing that helped in the ID was that I heard it singing. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - 1 immature at Inlet Canal MOURNING WARBLER - 1 immature at Inlet Canal Black-and-white Warbler - 1 at Inlet Canal American Redstart - 2 at Inlet Canal Ovenbird - 1 at Inlet Canal, walking on branches towards the top of the trees Wilson's Warbler - Tons - difficult seeing anything else, Inlet Canal and Below Dam Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Below the Dam Yellow Warbler - 1 Below the Dam Common Yellowthroat - More than I have ever seen in one place, Inlet Canal and Below Dam Townsend's Warbler - 3 at Inlet Canal Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 Myrtle Below the Dam PYGMY NUTHATCH - Inlet Canal Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Inlet Canal PHILADELPHIA VIREO - 1 Inlet Canal Cassin's Vireo - 1 Inlet Canal Plumbeous Vireo - 1 Inlet Canal Sanderling - 6 Broad-tailed Hummingbird - 1 male Below Dam Town of Moreno (Logan County) Mountain Chickadee - 1 Akron Fishing Hole (at the Golf Course) (Washington County) Mountain Chickadee - 1 Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County) Common Tern - 2 Crow Valley (Weld County) Baltimore Oriole - 1 Timnath Reservoir (Larimer County) Bufflehead - 1 female Red-necked Phalarope - 12 Last I heard most of the Prewitt birds had not been refound by others that were searching. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Norma's Grove (Weld) 8/26
On my way back from Crow Valley this afternoon (8/26) I decided to make a quick stop at Norma's Grove (just east of the intersection CR 57 and CR 100). There was a Large number of sparrow, mostly Lark Buntings, Chipping Sparrows and Lark Sparrows. I was able to pull out a couple Brewer's and 1 eastern FIELD SPARROW. A few other birds there was 1 bright PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a couple of Wilson's Warblers, 1 Prairie Falcon, and 1 Sage Thrasher. Rachel, great find and ID on the Connecticut Warbler. Thanks for letting everyone know so quickly! Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Reddish Egret Update
First thing this morning I was able to relocate the Reddish Egret (White Morph) in the same location described by Duane Nelson yesterday in Bent County. At about noon Duane and I was also able to locate it almost exactly where I last saw it in the morning. Great find Duane!! Other interesting birds from this same location was 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 juvenile Piping Plover, all 4 species of expected peeps (Least and Baird's in very large numbers), and a Merlin. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Boulder County 8/2
While scoping the shoreline of McIntosh Lake (Boulder County) I found a single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER in the northwest corner of the lake. I got a good, but brief view of it as it walked into a small cove. I was not able to refind it after that in about 20 minutes of scanning. It appeared to be an adult. The only other two shorebird species present was Killdeer and Spotted Sandpiper. The Pacific Loon was still present close to the dam. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Northeast Colorado 7/31 (Inca Dove and Laughing Gull)
Town of Haxtun (Phillips County) INCA DOVE - 1 singing by the high school Gray Catbird - 1 by the high school Solitary Sandpiper - 1 heard flying over the high school Least Flycatcher - 1 in the cemetery Haxtun Sewage Ponds (Phillips) Several hundered swallows flying around the ponds and the field to the west (Barn, Cliff, Bank, Northern Rough-winged, and Tree Swallows) Pond east of CR 29 on CR 2 (Yuma) The pond, which was on both sides of the road last year only has water on the Yuma County side, but birds would occasionally fly around and some would cross the road into Phillips County. Black Tern - 1 Least Sandpiper - 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 Baird's Sandpiper - 40 Redhead - 1 County Road 14 east of Highway 385 (Phillips) Barn Owl - 1 Great Horned Owl - 1 Just driving around Phillips County I found large numbers of the following species of interest just by checking the correct habitat(s): Cassin's Sparrow Dickcissel Grasshopper Sparrow Orchard Oriole Blue Grosbeak Prewitt Reservoir (Washington) - There is a little bit of shore along the edge of most of the reservoir. Short-billed Dowitcher - 6 Marbled Godwit - 12 Willet - 2 Stilt Sandpiper - 1 Wilson's Phalarope - 2 Least Sandpiper - 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 4 Baird's Sandpiper - 200+ Spotted Sandpiper - 12 White-faced Ibis - 1 LAUGHING GULL - 1 (adult in nearly alternate plummage, photographed) Forster's Tern - 8 Black Tern - 50 Lower Latham Reservoir (Weld) Franklin's Gull - 2000+ on the reservoir Bank Swallow - 150 Least Sandpiper - 8 Baird's Sandpiper - 2 Greater Yellowlegs - 3 White-faced Ibis - 3 CR 42 Pond (Weld) - South of Lower Latham American Avocet - 1 Least Sandpiper - 15 Baird's Sandpiper - 4 Stilt Sandpiper - 7 White-faced Ibis - 4 Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Yellow-billed Loon: Gunnison County 6/20
Late afternoon yesterday (6/20) I was driving by the outlet at Blue Mesa Reservoir (Gunnison County) when I saw a loon, so I pulled off at the first pulloff east of the east bridge at the eastern end of the reservoir. When I got it in my scope I realized it was a YELLOW-BILLED LOON in Basic Plumage. I took some pictures of it in bad light and one of them was identifiable. The photo can be viewed at http://www.pbase.com/image/125806996. I am curious how many inland summer records in the lower 48 there are for this species? There was also a female Red-breasted Merganser at the same location. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Weld County Birding 6/15
Nick Komar, Sol Miller, and I decided to do a morning of birding today (6/15) around Weld County. Norma's Grove - We ran into Steve Stachowiak while we were there. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (refound) - Seen well and photographed WOOD THRUSH (refound) - Heard only, singing occasionally Crow Valley Campground 'Eastern' Willow Flycatcher - Studied closely and photographed Murphy's Pasture We saw most of the usual species, but couldn't find any Chestnut-collared Longspurs. Lower Latham Reservoir We saw only the usual species, NO Tricolored Herons Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Weld County Fallout 6/8
This afternoon I decided to chase the Prairie Warbler photographed yesterday at Crow Valley. The mosquitoes were awful and the water level was still fairly high, so there are lots of good places that I couldn't get to. The highlights were: Crow Valley (Weld County) - 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER (refound) - Singing. From the picnic area walk south to the fence, from there walk west until the first tree (a very large tree that you can walk under), it was staying in this area. - 1 Red-eyed Vireo - Same location as the Prairie Warbler. - 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - I got a good close view of it flying into the row of trees along the creek just south of the Prairie Warbler tree. I could not find it after it landed. It appeared smaller then a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, it was whitish underneath and brown on the uppersides. There was no rufous anywhere on the bird. - 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher - Same area as the Cuckoo. - 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - Singing. It was where the creek goes under the fence on the south west side of the campground. - 1 Northern Waterthrush - The same location as the Golden-winged Warbler. Norma's Grove (Weld County: On CR 100, just east of CR 57) - 1 WOOD THRUSH - With several Swainson's Thurshes along the creek on the north side of the road. - 1 'Western' Veery - Along the creek on south side of the road. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Larimer
I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling this afternoon on my property in SW Loveland (Larimer). It called for about 2 minutes and I never heard it again. I wasn't able to try to chase it down. If anyone would like to try for it please let me know. I will post again if I hear it or even see. Like Dave Leatherman mentioned a couple of days ago, this is a fairly rare bird for Larimer County. On another note, I can't believe the numbers of reptiles and amphibians I have seen and heard on my property the past 3 days. They include: 1 Snapping Turtle, 3 Painted Turtles, 8 Western Terrestrial Garter Snakes (all about 6-8 inches long), 1 Plains Garter Snake, 1 Bullsnake, 1 Racer (eating at Western Terrestrial Garter Snake), at least 12 Western Chorus Frogs, and at least 18 Woodhouse's Toad. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] Eastern CO 5/17 - Lamar to Last Chance
Lamar Community College (Prowers County) CONNECTICUT WARBLER - 1 female Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 male Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Broad-winged Hawk - 1 juvenile Northern Cardinal - 4, 1 of which was a fledgling Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1 On Kiowa County Road A about 1.2 miles west of Highway 287 (Kiowa/Bent Counties) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER - 1 Tempel Grove (Bent County) Veery - 1 'eastern' Baltimore Oriole - 1 1st year male Northern Waterthrush - 2 Neenoshe Reservoir (Kiowa County) Snowy Plover - 5 Sanderling - 28 Red-necked Phalarope - 4 About 3.2 miles south of Siebert on Highway 59 (Kit Carson County) Bobolink - 2, flushed off the side of the road Seibert Sewage Ponds (Kit Carson County) Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1 Flagler SWA (Kit Carson County) Magnolia Warbler - 1, in the pines west of the reservoir Blackpoll Warbler - 1, below the dam American Redstart - 3, below the dam Northern Waterthrush - 2, below the dam Caspian Tern - 1, sitting on the edge of the reservoir Private Ranch (Lincoln County) CAPE MAY WARBLER - 1 female, first found yesterday Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1 Common Poorwill - 1 Evening Grosbeak - 2 Field Sparrow - 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER - 1 American Redstart - 1 Northern Waterthrush - 3 Last Chance (Washington County) Veery - 1 'western' Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1 Northern Waterthrush - 3 Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@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] SE Colorado on May 15
Lamar Community College (Prowers County) 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER 1 American Redstart 3 Northern Waterthrush Fairmont Cemetery (Prowers County) I had the pleasure of joining Duane Nelson at this location. 2 Blackpoll Warblers 1 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (singing) Temple Grove (Bent County) 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 American Redstart Neenoshe Reservoir (Kiowa County) 6 Sanderling Oxbow State Wildlife Area (Otero County) 1 American Redstart Lake Cheraw (Otero County) 2 White-rumped Sandpiper 3 Sanderling Lake Holbrook (Otero County) 1 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT Rocky Ford State Wildlife Area (Otero County) 1 BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (Singing) Lake Henry (Crowley County) 1 NEOTROPIC CORMORANT Yesterday (5/14) Duane Nelson and I tried to relocate some of the birds at several locations that I had already been to and we found or refound: At Temple Grove - 1 Wood Thrush, 1 American Redstart, 1 Black-and-white Warbler At Locus Grove - 1 American Redstart, 1 Yellow-throated Vireo Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Black-throated Green Warbler - Larimer
I was able to refind the Black-throated Green Warbler at Grandview Cemetery (Fort Collins, Larimer County) reported yeserday by Dave Leatherman. I did not hear it sing, but I found it by hearing it call. Shortly after I saw it a runner came by and it flew, I was not able to refind it after that. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] SE Colorado 5/3
Here are some of the highlights from southeast Colorado from 5/3. Lamar Community College - Prowers County Prairie Warbler - 1 singing Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 singing Mourning Warbler - 1 female Solitary Vireo - 2 (1 for sure Cassin's, the other to me looked like it was probably a Blue-headed Vireo) Broad-winged Hawk - 2 (1 Adult, 1 Juvenile) White-eyed Vireo - 1 Rocky Ford State Wildlife Area - Otero County Green Heron - 1 (the first I have heard about in CO so far this year) Ordway Reservoir - Crowley County Northern Waterthrush - 1 Yesterday (5/2), Dan Maynard and I saw a 'Lilian's' Meadowlark sitting on the fence at the intersection of Highway 40 and County Road 9 in Cheyenne County (just east of the town of Wildhorse). Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Mountain Reservoirs 4/16
I decided to check out several reservoirs in the mountains today starting in Lake County and then working my way back down the I-70 corridor. Mt. Elbert Forebay (Lake County) SURF SCOTER - 1 female Hooded Merganser - 1 female Wood Duck - 1 female Greater Scaup - 1 male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL - 1 male Bewick's Wren - 1 Williamson's Sapsucker - 4 Red-naped Sapsucker - 1 Twin Lakes (Lake County) - only about 5% is free of ice. TRUMPETER SWAN - 1 Osprey - 1 Canvasback - 1 Clear Creek Reservoir (Chaffee County), Turquoise Reservoir (Lake County), Lake Dillon (Summit), and all of Gilpin County - still frozen. Blue River Water Treatment Plant (Summit County) Barrow's Goldeneye - 3 Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 'Myrtle' - 2 Town of Empire (Clear Creek County) Blue Jay - 1 Vesper Sparrow - 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove - 1 Luna Reservoir (Weld County) late in the evening Barrow's Goldeneye - 2 Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
[cobirds] Weld County Gulls - 4/4
This morning (4/4) Nick Komar and I tried to relocate some of the interesting gulls found yesterday in Weld County. Black Hollow Reservoir GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL - 1 first cycle bird (Nick thought it was a different bird than he saw yesterday) ICELAND GULL - 2 1st cycle birds, one of them flew towards the Weld County Landfill while we were there Thayer's Gull - 2 1st cycle birds Weld County Landfill ICELAND GULL - 2 1st cycle birds, one of which is probably the bird that flew this direction from Black Hollow GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 adult Thayer's Gull - 2 Windsor Lake GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 2nd cycle bird We had a total of 10 'white-winged' gulls: 1 Glaucous-winged Gull, 2 Glaucous Gulls, 3 Iceland Gulls, and 4 Thayer's Gulls. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject.
[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe - Larimer County (4/3)
There was a Eastern Phoebe today (4/3) calling from a row of cottonwoods just south of Cattail Pond in SE Loveland. At Ryan's Gulch Reservoir some of the interesting birds were 12 American Avocets, 15 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (present since 3/30), 2 Long-billed Dowitchers (1 present on 4/1), 6 Blue-winged Teal, 4 Greater Scaup, 1 Franklin's Gull, and 6 Bonaparte's Gulls. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject.
[cobirds] Larimer / Jackson County Owls
Last night (3/28) Sol Miller and I decided to headed up towards Cameron Pass last night to try our luck at Boreal Owl. While on our way we saw an Osprey at Namaqua Park in SE Loveland. We decided we would try to quickly see the White-winged Crossbills in the Grandview Cemetery. We were able to watch the female on the nest and also heard the male fly north from the same tree. We also heard a group of Sandhill Cranes fly over and we also saw a Great Horned Owl on a nest (owl number 1 for the trip). We started up Risk Canyon at dusk and quickly found a Northern Pygmy-Owl in lower Rist Canyon sitting at the top of an aspen, we watched it for about 15 minutes before heading on. Our next stop was the parking lot at Joe Wright Reservoir, but when we got there the wind was howling and we were not able to hear anything. We decided to try the Jackson County side and there was no wind at all. Between the Moose Visitor Center and the pass we heard at least 7 Boreal Owls calling spontaneously, one of he owls we were able to see the silhouette fly across the road, but we were not able to see it after it landed. On our way back towards Fort Collins we had 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl on the Pennock Pass road and another in upper Risk Canyon. Back in SW Loveland we decided to try for Eastern Screech-Owl. We were not able to find any screech-owls, but we heard 4 more Great Horned Owls. We ended up with 15 individual owls of 4 different species and every owl on the trip was calling spontaneously. If anyone wants better details to the owl locations please contact me privately. Earlier in the day I had 2 White-tailed Ptarmigan by one of the pulloffs on the Summit County side of Loveland Pass. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words REMOVE ME as the subject.
[cobirds] Windsor Lake Gulls - 3/27
Nick Komar just called me to report an adult GLAUCOUS GULL, a 1st cycle ICELAND GULL, and a 1st and 2nd cycle Thayer's Gulls. They are currently at the eastern edge of the lake. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words REMOVE ME as the subject.
[cobirds] Jefferson and Broomfield Counties 3/23
This morning (3/23) I decided to go chase some birds that have been in Jefferson County recently. Then work my way back home through Broomfield County. Dinosaur Ridge: Jefferson Juniper Titmouse - 1 found easily just south of the hawkwatch station Red Rocks: Jefferson Golden-crowned Sparrow - 1 Wheat Ridge Greenbelt: Jefferson American Dipper - 1 under the I-70 bridge Rusty Blackbird - 1 male American Avocet - 1 along the shore of West Lake Barrow's Goldeneye - 1 pair on Bass Lake Lowell Blvd. just north of 144th Ave.: Broomfield White-winged Dove - 1 in the yard of the 3rd house north of 144th Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds. 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?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words REMOVE ME as the subject.
[cobirds] Bohemian Waxwing - Grandview Cemetery (Larimer)
I saw a Bohemian Waxwing at the Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins today (2/16). It was hanging around about 75 Cedar Waxwings. When I saw the bird it was on the ground right by the section 8 marker, it then flew north in the cemetery and I was not able to locate it again. I also had the 2 White-winged Crossbills at the same location. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds. 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?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
[cobirds] Broomfield, Boulder, and Weld Counties 2/15
Here are the highlights that Nick Komar and I saw/heard in Broomfield, Boulder, and Weld Counties today (2/15). Broomfield County: Indian Peaks Pkwy Pond GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 1st cycle Thayer's Gull - 3, 2 adults and 1 1st cycle Glasser Reservoir (just north of the Holy Family High School) ICELAND GULL - 1 2nd cycle (appeared to be the same bird that Mark Peterson photographed at the Indian Peaks Pkwy Pond on Saturday). This bird flew north just as I got to the reservoir. Thayer's Gull - 1 adult Herring Gull x Glaucous-winged Gull Hybrid - 1 2nd cycle Snow Goose - 1 Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Boulder County: Valmont Reservoir (scenic overlook in the south side of the reservoir) Thayer's Gull - 2, 1 adult and 1 1st winter COMMON REDPOLL - 1, we heard a bird call that gave a 'chit-chit-chit' call, which sounded like other Common Redpolls that we have seen in Colorado. We were not able to see it though. Clark's Grebe - 1 Horned Grebe - 2 Weld County: Erie Landfill A couple thousand gulls. We could not find anything rare, but they were so far away that we could have missed something. Luna Reservoir There were lots of ducks on the south side of the reservoir. We were there in the middle of the day which made for bad lighting. Cole Wild Loveland, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds. 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?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
Re: [cobirds] Red-shouldered hawk Yes
My brother (Cody) and I found the Red-shouldered Hawk about 5 minutes after Larry Modesit pointed us in the right direction (thanks Larry). We found it by going to the bench at Kodak SWA that Bryan Guarente suggested yesterday in his post. Immediately after we got to the bench we saw the bird in a tree not to far south of where we were standing. I got a decent picture of the hawk from there. After a few minutes of us watching the hawk it flew further south into some trees at the edge of the field. Pictures of the hawk and the Snowy Owl can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/2010_photos. Good luck to everyone that decides to chase these and other birds this year. Cole Wild Loveland
[cobirds] Gulls and Ducks at Lake Loveland
This evening (11/19) I watched the gulls come into their roost at Lake Loveland. I saw 6 species of gulls which involved Ring-billed, California, Herring, Thayer's (3 adults), Lesser Black-backed (1 adult), and Bonaparte's (32). The interesting ducks were Barrow's Goldeneye (1 male, 1 female) and Hooded Merganser (1 male). Cole Wild Loveland -- 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
[cobirds] Larimer County Birds, including Scoters
I did some birding around Larimer and very little in Weld County today (11/13). When I was at Timnath Reservoir and Fossil Creek Reservoir the snow was making for poor viewing conditions and I could not identify most of the birds on the water. The highlights include: North Poudre Reservoir #3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - 3 Bee Reservoir - a few miles south of North Poudre Reservoir #3 Snow Goose - 39 Ross's Goose - 2 Merlin - 2 Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Brush Hollow Reservoir (Weld) Gulls - 4000, 3000 being Ring-billed Thayer's - 1 1st winter Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 2nd winter American White Pelican - 1 Timnath Reservoir Thayer's Gull - 1 1st winter Fossil Creek Reservoir BLACK SCOTER - 1 imm. A poor pic of one of the White-winged Scoters, a few of the Chatfield Parasitic Jaeger, and other interesting birds I have photograhped this fall can be seen at: http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/new_photos. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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
Re: [cobirds] Larimer County Birds, including Scoters
I accidentally typed Brush Hollow Reservoir, it should be Black Hollow Reservoir. Sorry about that. Cole Wild Loveland From: Cole Wild birdingwi...@yahoo.com To: Cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 5:41:31 PM Subject: [cobirds] Larimer County Birds, including Scoters I did some birding around Larimer and very little in Weld County today (11/13). When I was at Timnath Reservoir and Fossil Creek Reservoir the snow was making for poor viewing conditions and I could not identify most of the birds on the water. The highlights include: North Poudre Reservoir #3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - 3 Bee Reservoir - a few miles south of North Poudre Reservoir #3 Snow Goose - 39 Ross's Goose - 2 Merlin - 2 Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Brush Hollow Reservoir (Weld) Gulls - 4000, 3000 being Ring-billed Thayer's - 1 1st winter Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 2nd winter American White Pelican - 1 Timnath Reservoir Thayer's Gull - 1 1st winter Fossil Creek Reservoir BLACK SCOTER - 1 imm. A poor pic of one of the White-winged Scoters, a few of the Chatfield Parasitic Jaeger, and other interesting birds I have photograhped this fall can be seen at: http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/new_photos. Cole Wild Loveland -- 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 -- 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
[cobirds] Purple Finch and Scoters Larimer County
I made several stops around the Larimer County lakes today (10/31). The highlights include: Greater Scaup - 1 at Timnath Reservoir SURF SCOTER - 3 at Timnath Reservoir (2 juveniles, 1 adult female) WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - 7 at Timnath Reservoir Black-bellied Plover - 1 at Timnath Reservoir Bonaparte's Gull - 15 at Horseshoe Lake MEW GULL - 1 adult at Fossil Creek Reservoir Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 at Horseshoe Lake and 1 at Timnath Reservoir PURPLE FINCH - 1 female like bird at Horseshoe Lake I posted a poor, but identifiable photo of the red-throated Loon that I photographed yesterday at Union Reservoir. It can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/image/118879329. Cole Wild Loveland --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] American Golden-Plover and Dunlin at Timnath Reservoir
This afternoon (10/11) I made a quick stop at Timnath Reservoir (Larimer County). I found 17 species of shorebirds. Here are some of the highlights: ~400 Long-billed Dowitchers 4 Short-billed Dowitchers (I didn't look carefully through most of the dowitchers, so there could have been more) 8 Sanderling 6 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS 14 Black-bellied Plovers 1 DUNLIN 3 Pectoral Sandpipers 2 Sage Thrashers Cole Wild Loveland --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Northern CO Birding
At Timnath Reservoir Nick Komar and I refound the RED KNOT, this time it was in the SE corner of the reservoir. While scanning I found a RED PHALAROPE swimming by itself out in the middle of the reservoir, there are some Red-necked and Wilson's Phalaropes on the lake also. Then we decided to go to Phillips County, where we spent most of the day. Birding was very slow out there, but we were still able to find a bunch of shorebirds. The best was a juvenile SANDERLING at county road 2 and county 29. A few other birds of interest at this location was Pectoral Sandpiper and Semipalmated Plover. We spent the rest of the day at Jumbo. The best birds at this location was 2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 1 adult and 1 juvenile, out on the mudflats. The other birds of interest was 2 juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers and 1 Common Loon. Cole Wild Loveland, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
