[cobirds] The Big Sit! at Chatfield - Results
Another cold and rainy "sit/stand" at Chatfield. Interesting that it's been that way 5 out of the last 8 years! Twenty-six people braved the weather and tallied 61 species! Not bad! Coincidentally, the average for the last seven years is also 61 species. The "rarest" birds were Peregrine Falcon and Ferruginous Hawk. Other interesting birds of note were: Tree Swallow - 2 Barn Swallow - 5 Double-crested Cormorant - 350+ HUGE flocks flying by Least Sandpiper - 1 Spotted Sandpiper - 1 The full species list will be published on the DFO web-page along with all the other October DFO trips. Thanks to everyone that came out and helped look for birds and visit. Everyone had a good time and thanks to State Parks for providing some signage and some MUCH APPRECIATED hot chocolate! Thanks Susan! Hoping for better weather next year and to see a few more of you! Lastly, I will "second" Hugh's post about starting a "The Big Sit!" near you. Anyone can register a 17-foot circle ANYWHERE. I challenge all of you to start one and run it for a few years. It can be a LOT of fun and it is amazing what can be found by just birding from one location! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] South Park Mountain Lakes yesterday
Brenda and I visited Antero, Spinney Mountain, and Eleven Mile Reservoirs yesterday. The lakes contained a number of ducks and (mostly) American Coots. Numbers are definitely not high as yet. Basic Common Loon was seen on Eleven Mile. Dark morph Ferruginous Hawk was along Hwy 24 just east of Antero. First of Season Rough-legged Hawk was also along Hwy 24 east of Antero. Numbers should peak around early November for several weeks. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO PS - Even though it was over a week since the Crested Caracara was last seen at the Chalk Cliffs Fish Hatchery, we tried anyway with no success. Spent some time talking with the hatchery manager and found out that the Caracara was feeding on dead fish side by side with Common Ravens. Interesting. -- 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] Mountain Lakes Birding Results
Tim Smart and I did a mountain lakes loop today. Birds are still not up to their "normal" numbers and several species were very under-represented (Common Goldeneyes, Mergansers of any kind, etc.). The following are our results: Eleven Mile Reservoir: Common Loon - 1 American Pipit - 1 Spinney Mountain Reservoir: Tundra Swan - 5 Common Loon - 3 Bonaparte's Gull - 10 Brown Thrasher - 1 American Pipit - 1 Antero Reservoir: White-winged Scoter - 2 (1ad male, 1female) Common Loon - 3 Sandhill Crane - 32 flying overhead calling Lapland Longspur - 1 Clear Lake: Surf Scoter - 3 immature Common Loon - 1 calling! Twin Lakes: Very little - typical Mount Elbert Forebay: Barrow's Goldeneye - 11 (8m, 3f) Turquoise Lake: Very little - also typical Dillon Reservoir: Barrow's Goldeneye - 11 Blue River Water Treatment Plant: Yellow-rumped Warblers - 12 Marsh Wren - 1 Arrived at Chatfield Reservoir with just enough light to relocate the Dunlin on the marina sandspit and the Pacific Loon and the two imm Black Scoters, both seen from the Heronry Overlook (thanks to Steve Stachowiak, Glenn Walbek, Cole Wild, and Nick Komar). Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Wednesday Chatfield Reservoir Update
I stopped by Chatfield Reservoir at lunch today and found that clearly 75% of the birds that were on the water on Sunday are now gone. The basic plumaged DUNLIN is still on the marina sand spit and the PACIFIC LOON is still out from the Heronry Overlook. I did not relocate the two Black Scoters. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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-THROATED LOONS at Chatfield
There are two RED-THROATED LOONS at Chatfield today. Both swimming together (one is an adult, one is a juv.) between the Handicapped Fisherman's access (just west of the marina) and the dam outlet tower. Also seen was a single Common Loon. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Sunday morning loons at Chatfield Reservoir
This morning I was able to relocate two Common Loons and the two RED-THROATED LOONs (one ad and one juv). The Red-throated Loons were swimming and diving together in the water along the face of the dam near the east end of the dam. Best places to view these birds might be the Marina sand-spit or even walking along the top of the dam to the east. Good luck! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Chatfield Reservoir birds
I stopped by Chatfield after work today. The number of birds has risen from their "lows" of earlier in the week. "Highlights" today were: Common Loon - 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 adult on the marina boardwalk Bonaparte's Gull - 1 adult basic - being harassed by THREE Ring-billed Gulls! Hooded Merganser - 2 males (FOS for the reservoir) American White Pelicans - A definite recent increase in the numbers Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] SNOW BUNTING at Cherry Creek Reservoir
30 minutes ago Bob Rozinski found and photographed a SNOW BUNTING at Cherry Creek Reservoir. Glenn Walbek and Joe Roller saw the photos, started drooling and are looking for the bird now. They would appreciate anyone with some free time coming and help look. The bird was seen on the east side of the reservoir at the north end of the long row of picnic tables along the shoreline. For reference this road with the row of picnic tables is south of the swim beach. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] LITTLE GULL at Cherry Creek Reservoir
The "Patagonia Picnic Area Effect" is in full force! Joe Roller found and Glenn Walbek confirmed an adult LITTLE GULL at Cherry Creek Reservoir seen flying along the face of the dam at Cherry Creek State Park. Joe described the small size, white upper wing and black underwing. They have not as yet refound the Snow Bunting or the Jaeger sp. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] 'Little Gull' may be ROSS'S GULL
Just talked with Glenn Walbek. He believes the bird at Cherry Creek Reservoir might just be a Ross's Gull. He describes a wedge-shaped tail and that the bird is "pink". Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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 & SNOW BUNTING Monday - YES!
Ira Sanders and Steve Stachowiak report that both speces are still present at Cherry Creek Reservoir on Monday morning. SNOW BUNTING: Flew overhead at the Lake Loop shoreline and was heading SE follow the shore. ROSS's GULL was initially seen on the sandspit along the dam by the west marina, but is now flying around and feeding. BEST place in the morning to view this bird is from the Lake Loop area (best light). In the afternoon, the best light is probable along the dam near the west marina. Good luck to all. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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 - Wednesday - YES!
The Ross's Gull is on the west marina sandbar as this is posted. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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 - Continues at Cherry Creek
The ROSS'S GULL was seen again today (Thanksgiving) all morning, initially see from the Prairie Loop at Cherry Creek State Park. Now it is flying out over the water. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] GYRFALCON Sunday in South Park
This morning I found a juv. GYRFALCON along Hwy 285 in South Park 0.2 miles north of mile marker 193. This is just north of the town of Como, Colorado. The bird was perched on a power pole right next to the highway at 6:35am. It sat there for about 25 minutes (while I waited for the sun to come up and give me some better light for photos). At one point the bird's head moved sided to side and up and down rapidly...and regurgitated a sizable pellet! No, I didn't think at that time to go get the pellet to see what the bird had eaten. :-( The pellet is still there on the "Como side" of the pole closest to the GPS coordinates below, if anyone wants to look for it. Several people were stopping nearby along the highway to watch several cow elk attempt to cross the highway. I think the Gyrfalcon became a little nervous at that point because it flew towards a second set of power lines to the west that also parallel the highway. The bird flew very low to the ground and at the last second "popped up" and landed on one of the power poles. The bird was now a little too far for my SLR and the sun was still below the horizon (and it was 3F) so I decided not to get out of the car and try digiscoping. By now it was 7:00am and I decided to leave the area and get a text message out to several people in the hopes of getting the sighting posted to COBIRDS (Thanks Glenn!). Garmin Nuvi GPS coordinates: N39.32311 W105.87537 Some pre-dawn (dark) photos are located at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55420...@n07/ Five vehicles searched the area starting 2.5 hours after the original sighting, but could not relocate the bird. The bird may have been perched on the ground making it difficult to find, or it may have completely vacated the area...who knows. It would be worth a try in the next few days to drive the highway near here prior to sunrise to see if the bird returns along the highway. Incidently, there was a flock of about 60-80 Rosy Finches (Gray-crowned, Hepburn's race, and Black) in the town of Como. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Apology from Joe Roller and his new email
Joe Roller's computer was "hijacked" and his email contacts list was used to send out spam. You should no longer receive any emails from his old email address. Joe is working to get back onto COBIRDS. If you have Joe Roller's email address in your "contacts", please remove his email address "per...@aol.com" from your address book and replace it with his new email address: jrol...@gmail.com Joe apologizes for the inconvenience. Your carrier owl, Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Re: Apology from Joe Roller and his new email
Sorry. Joe's new email address contains a "9" and is: jroll...@gmail.com Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Dec 6, 12:28 pm, Joey Kellner wrote: > Joe Roller's computer was "hijacked" and his email contacts list was > used to send out spam. You should no longer receive any emails from > his old email address. Joe is working to get back onto COBIRDS. If > you have Joe Roller's email address in your "contacts", please remove > his email address "per...@aol.com" from your address book and replace > it with his new email address: jrol...@gmail.com > > Joe apologizes for the inconvenience. > > Your carrier owl, > > Joey Kellner > Littleton, CO -- 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] Apologry from Joe Roller
Sorry. Joe's new email address contains a "9" and is: jroll...@gmail.com (jroller9 at gmail.com) Sorry, this owl was off course! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Denver CBC Invite!
The 57th Denver Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 18th. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate in the annual Denver Christmas Bird Count (CBC) sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the National Audubon Society. The Denver count circle is centered on the entrance to the old Ken Caryl Ranch in the SW Denver metro area. To participate, call one of the Area Leaders listed below to assist in a particular area, or call the Count Leader (contact info below) if you would like to help in an area that still needs additional observers. After a day in the field, all participants are invited to attend the short compilation meeting to feast, warm up, chat with other birders, and find out how the count fared. It is a lot of fun. The Compilation meeting will be at the Carson Nature Center (Santa Fe & Mineral Ave, between the Light Rail parking and the Platte River) at 5pm. Feel free to bring a dish or desert to share! Fees: Each observer over the age of 18 must pay a $5.00 fee to participate in the Denver CBC. Participants should pay the $5.00 fee to their Area Leader before taking part in the Count. Checks should be made payable to National Audubon Society, not to DFO. The 15-mile diameter "count circle" is subdivided into 24 "count areas" each with a leader. Area locations and names and phone numbers of Area Leaders are listed below. Participants should contact Area Leaders for meeting times and places on Count day, Saturday, December 18. Area Number and Location Area LeaderPhone Number 1. Red Rocks Park Bob Brown 303-791-6204 2. Lower Bear Creek Karen von Saltza 303-368-9961 2A Bear Creek Lake Park Kathy Hawkins 303-969-8909 3. Bow Mar/MarstonKay Niyo 303-679-6646 4A. Lower South Platte - East Ed Holub 303-979-2194 4B. Lower South Platte - West Bob Shade 303-975-2476 5. Highline Ditch Nancy Crews303-791-8276 6. Plum Creek Norm Erthal303-424-6747 7A. Middle South Platte - West Randy Lentz303-680-3381 7B. Middle South Platte - East Hugh Kingery 303-814-2723 8. Chatfield State Park Joey Kellner 303-978-1748 9. Upper South Platte * Jill Holden303-972-6410 10. Lower Deer Creek Lynn Willcockson 303-757-7000 11. Upper Deer Creek Paul Slingsby 303-422-3728 12. Yegge Peak Ann Bonnell303-979-6211 13. Doublehead MountainTim Davis 303-841-6163 14. North Turkey Creek Dick Schottler 303-278-8035 15. Indian Hills Sherman Wing 303-697-8840 16. Upper Bear Creek Tom Parchman 303-274-7951 17. Ken Caryl RanchTom Bush 303-904-4576 18. Garrison Gate Steve Stachowiak 303-791-4974 19. Morrison/Willowbrook Jackie King303-287-1644 20. Willow Creek Doris Cruze303-798-8072 21. Mount Lindo/Willow Springs Wayne Wathen 720-344-0158 * to participate in this area, you must contact the area leader no later than Tuesday, December 14. Additional Contact Information: Count Leader/Compiler: Joey Kellner (303-978-1748), vir...@comcast.net Feeder Coordinators:Patty Echelmeyer (303-233-4947), Tina Jones (303-794-2647) Compilation meeting:5:00 pm, South Platte Park Solar Classroom, 3000 W. Carson Dr. If you cannot participate in the Denver CBC, please consider helping with one or more other counts throughout the state...it's a lot of fun! Joey Kellner Compiler - Denver CBC Littleton, CO -- 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] Surf Scoter at Chatfield State Park
A female/immature Surf Scoter is at Chatfield Reservoir this morning best seen at the Fox Run parking area. Interestingly all 89 Western Grebes that were present yesterday are gone this morning. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Re: second hand report of an Emperor Goose in Larimar Co.
IIT - Interesting If True. I am only skeptical for one reason. This is a report of a very rare bird (first state record) without ANY supporting details what-so-ever. I cannot even be sure the observer eliminated the more common "Blue" form of Snow Goose! Reports like this cannot be objectively evaluated by anyone since there is no information. Someone now has to drive up there, spend time, gas and energy to see if they can get any information (basic, simple, information that could have saved time and money had it been provided). I've seen off-the-wall species reported on Christmas Bird Counts that turned out to be something completely different, if only a little basic information was provided, the ID could have been substantiated. Let's look a similar scenerio but from completely different angle: What if the news reported that an "undisclosed government agency has said that terrorists are going to strike tomorrow"? Do you think anyone would scramble to do anything with so little information? A few specifics are warranted. Where are they going to strike? What governement agency is reporting this? I would have more credence in Homeland Security than, say the US Department of Agriculture! A few specifics would be nice when someone just casually drops a first state MEGA-RARITY bombshell on the community. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Dec 13, 1:38 pm, COBirds wrote: > Christian, > > I am not sure about one being dispatched, but I saw one flying in > October of 2008 in Weld County and reported that on CO Birds (the > white tail, dark body/under neck, and white head and upper neck make > them fairly unmistakable. I must admit that I first thought escapee, > but later thought I really should have sent that in to the records > committee because I do not know of a zoological collection that has > one (I am sure they are somewhere) and it is not unheard of for them > to be seen in odd places. With that said, I have seen them in Oregon > on both sides of the Cascades where they are a "normal" winter visitor > (I say normal - they are accidental, but seen somewhat routinely) and > accepted as a vagrant. It is odd to see them in the fall and not year > round if they were an escape from a collection. > > tom hall > Livermore > > On Dec 13, 11:56 am, Christian Nunes wrote: > > > > > Cobirders, > > > A report from the Colorado Birders list: > > > A single Emperor Goose was at N. Poudre No. 3 Reservoir today. Also present > > were Ross's Goose (3), Snow Goose (ca 15), and hundreds of the various > > white-cheeked geese. > > > Dix Smith > > Ft. Collins > > > I was just discussing this with Nick Komar yesterday. Many birders (myself > > included) have a knee-jerk reaction to reject such birds as escapees from > > captivity. But, the reality is that species like Emperor Goose show a clear > > pattern of vagrancy. It would not be impossible for an Emperor Goose to > > join a group of Lesser Canada Geese who were headed to CO. Others may be > > able to shed more light on this, but I recall a report of an Emperor Goose > > in Weld Co. last winter or the winter before that. The bird was dispatched > > by a hunter, and I believe some birders tried (in vain?) to obtain some > > physical evidence from that bird for analysis. > > > Fall/Winter 2010 is turning into a remarkable vagrant waterfowl year across > > the continent. There's a Taiga Bean Goose in CA, Baikal Teal in AZ, bona > > fide Graylag Geese in maritime Canada, and a slew of Barnacle and > > Pink-footed Geese in New England. Proving natural provenance is always > > difficult, but not impossible. > > > If some Ft. Collins birders could get out there and provide us with the > > pertinent information that one would think would be logical to collect like > > the bird's age and the status of its toes and bling-bling, that would be > > great. > > > Christian Nunes > > pajaro...@hotmail.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/christian_nunes/- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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] Denver CBC results
The Denver CBC was held Saturday, December 18th. The preliminary compilation results counted up 103 species. A few areas were not able to make the compilation and results from the feeder watchers are still being tabulated and will be submitted in a few days, so the total will like be one to three species higher. Notables were: Ross's Goose Tundra Swan Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Bonaparte's Gull (first for the count) Thayer's Gull Glaucous Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Say's Phoebe Eastern Winter Wren Curve-billed Thrasher (first for the count) White-throated Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Rusty Blackbird A note on the Winter Wren. Several of us were 90% sure it was a Pacific Wren after viewing it for about 5 minutes (excellent light, in the open, etc.). The bird looked a warm, orange-buff on the entire undersides (throat, breast and belly all a uniform color) After Glenn Walbek got some photos it became pretty obvious that it was a Winter Wren (pale throat, . I obviously need to learn more about this species. I can't trust my eyes to record accurate color. Lesson Learned: Look at the bird, but only trust a photograph to confirm the species as a visual can often be incorrect with the "stub-tailed wren" species. Joey Kellner Compiler - Denver CBC -- 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] Chatfield today
I stopped briefly at Chatfield Reservoir today. Glaucous Gull - 1 - first winter still present (first seen on Denver CBC on the 18th) Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ad (also seen on the Denver CBC) Also seen today (but missed last Saturday at Chatfield): Horned Grebe(2), Red-breasted Merganser(2), Western Meadowlark(7). Happy Holidays! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Sunday late afternoon birds at Chatfield
I birded Chatfield today from 3-4pm. The GLAUCOUS GULLS (2-1st winter) were still present as well as a female LONG-TAILED DUCK along the dam and a immature RED-NECKED GREBE in with the Western Grebes. The water is freezing over quickly now and by Thursday night (with the upcoming cold front) will likely be mostly frozen. For now the lake is about 1/3 open. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Re: Birding in Waterton Canyon
A very late Gray Catbird! Nice find! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Jan 6, 5:57 pm, B K wrote: > As you may know, the South Platte River exits the mountains through Waterton > Canyon -- just above Chatfield Reservoir southwest of Denver. > > Because of construction work at Strontia Springs Dam, the canyon will be > closed after January 31, 2011 -- and is not scheduled to re-open until > January 1, 2012. So -- just an FYI. Most of the South Platte River is > frozen over -- but there is still some open water. Spotted Towhee, Junco, > Belted Kingfisher, Black-capped Chickadee and American Dipper were enjoyed. > The road is mostly muddy or thinly packed with snow -- might be better to go > earlier in the day before the road thaws. > > There is ongoing construction traffic in the canyon, but it's not > overbearing. > > I hiked about 3.7 miles up the canyon road -- and met upon a nice friendly > herd of Bighorn Sheep at about 2 miles up. Given the brief opening of the > canyon to the public, I was surprised to see so many people in the canyon on > a weekday (yesterday, 1/5/2011) -- but January is the only opportunity for > the year! > > I also came across this bird -- web photos below: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/timshel40/WatertonCanyonColoradoJanuary52... > > I have scoured my bird identification books and cannot identify this bird. > It's probably obvious to many of you, but I'm still pretty new at this. > Please email me privately if you can help me! Thanks! > > Ben Kemena > Denver -- 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: Fwd: [cobirds] Gulls at Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Feb. 4th
That's a good question Pete! I've got a quick-n-dirty answer. Immatures are 1) easily spotted (aka noticed) because of their darker plumage and 2) are more easily confused/lost when it comes to migrating. Hence immature birds are more likely to be found and noticed by birders. 2nd and 3rd year birds have already migrated once or twice and are not as likely to continue to be "lost" when it comes to their northward and southward movements. On top of that sadly, not many birders look at and try to identify 2nd and 3rd year birds. These two plumages (2nd & 3rd) are the rarest of plumages seen since the birds only retain these plumages for a single year (out of 5, 10, 15+ years). Adults have migrated multiple times and have "learned" (right or wrong) where to go and how to get there. Of the "rare" gulls the most likely birds to get lost and show up in Colorado would be 1st year birds. After that I would say that adults would be most likely since there are more gulls in an adult plumage aged anywhere from 4-15 or so years old. As you can see there are many years worth of adults that could show up and only one year each for a 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle bird to show up and be identified. My $.02 for what its worth. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Feb 5, 8:18 am, Peter Plage wrote: > My first reaction to Ted's post is that maybe Social Services should be > contacted if he is making his children look at immature gulls ;-) Hey > what's the deal with all the 1st cycle birds as opposed to year 2 and later? > Do they not make it to their 2nd year or is this a case birds wintering at > different locations based on age? > > Pete Plage > Broomfield > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: Ted Floyd > > Date: February 4, 2011 9:23:09 PM MST > > To: cobirds > > Subject: [cobirds] Gulls at Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Feb. 4th > > Reply-To: tedfloy...@hotmail.com > > > Hello, Birders. > > > Elena Klaver and Hannah and Andrew and I had a great time gulling at > > Valmont Reservoir early this evening, Friday, February 4th. We saw: > > > 5 first-cycle Thayer's Gulls > > 4 first-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gulls > > 1 second-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull > > 1 third-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull > > 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull > > 1 first-cycle Glaucous Gull > > 1 adult Glaucous Gull > > 1 adult Mew Gull > > 50+ Herring Gulls > > 10,000+ Ring-billed Gulls > > > Although that's a great gull tally, it's pretty much what we were > > expecting, what with the deep freeze earlier in the week. As long as it > > stays cold, gulling should remain excellent at Valmont. > > > (The Tundra Swan decoy still is present.) > > > --- > > > Ted Floyd > > Editor, Birding > > > Blog:http://tinyurl.com/2g2staq > > > Twitter:http://tinyurl.com/2ejzlzv > > > Facebook:http://tinyurl.com/2wkvwxs > > > --- > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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: Fwd: [cobirds] Gulls at Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Feb. 4th
Joe Roller responded (excellently, I might add) that: "Your post implies but does not state that there are always more 1st cycle gulls in the world in contrast to 2nd and 3rd cycle gulls because of mortality at each age. A first cycle gull in winter has only had to survive this cruel world for less than a year, but 2nd year gulls have had to survive an additional 12 months, and so on." Thanks Joe! You are quite right! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Feb 5, 8:37 am, Joey Kellner wrote: > That's a good question Pete! I've got a quick-n-dirty answer. > > Immatures are 1) easily spotted (aka noticed) because of their darker > plumage and 2) are more easily confused/lost when it comes to > migrating. Hence immature birds are more likely to be found and > noticed by birders. > > 2nd and 3rd year birds have already migrated once or twice and are not > as likely to continue to be "lost" when it comes to their northward > and southward movements. On top of that sadly, not many birders look > at and try to identify 2nd and 3rd year birds. These two plumages > (2nd & 3rd) are the rarest of plumages seen since the birds only > retain these plumages for a single year (out of 5, 10, 15+ years). > > Adults have migrated multiple times and have "learned" (right or > wrong) where to go and how to get there. Of the "rare" gulls the most > likely birds to get lost and show up in Colorado would be 1st year > birds. After that I would say that adults would be most likely since > there are more gulls in an adult plumage aged anywhere from 4-15 or so > years old. As you can see there are many years worth of adults that > could show up and only one year each for a 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle bird > to show up and be identified. > > My $.02 for what its worth. > > Joey Kellner > Littleton, CO > > On Feb 5, 8:18 am, Peter Plage wrote: > > > > > My first reaction to Ted's post is that maybe Social Services should be > > contacted if he is making his children look at immature gulls ;-) Hey > > what's the deal with all the 1st cycle birds as opposed to year 2 and > > later? Do they not make it to their 2nd year or is this a case birds > > wintering at different locations based on age? > > > Pete Plage > > Broomfield > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: Ted Floyd > > > Date: February 4, 2011 9:23:09 PM MST > > > To: cobirds > > > Subject: [cobirds] Gulls at Valmont Reservoir, Boulder County, Feb. 4th > > > Reply-To: tedfloy...@hotmail.com > > > > Hello, Birders. > > > > Elena Klaver and Hannah and Andrew and I had a great time gulling at > > > Valmont Reservoir early this evening, Friday, February 4th. We saw: > > > > 5 first-cycle Thayer's Gulls > > > 4 first-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gulls > > > 1 second-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull > > > 1 third-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull > > > 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull > > > 1 first-cycle Glaucous Gull > > > 1 adult Glaucous Gull > > > 1 adult Mew Gull > > > 50+ Herring Gulls > > > 10,000+ Ring-billed Gulls > > > > Although that's a great gull tally, it's pretty much what we were > > > expecting, what with the deep freeze earlier in the week. As long as it > > > stays cold, gulling should remain excellent at Valmont. > > > > (The Tundra Swan decoy still is present.) > > > > --- > > > > Ted Floyd > > > Editor, Birding > > > > Blog:http://tinyurl.com/2g2staq > > > > Twitter:http://tinyurl.com/2ejzlzv > > > > Facebook:http://tinyurl.com/2wkvwxs > > > > --- > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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] NE Colorado Birding - first NE migrant shorebirds
Steve Larson and I roamed the northeastern portion of the I-76 corridor with the following highlights: Red Lion SWA - frozen Little Jumbo - partly open; highlight: Canvasback-35 Jumbo Reservoir - maybe 1/5 open; Greater Scaup-1; Bald Eagle-18 Logan County backroads - some snow covered (about 2 inches); Lapland Longspur-100+; Horned Lark-4,000+ Prewitt Reservoir - partly open in the morning, mostly open in the afternoon Bald Eagle - 85! Gulls - ~4,000! Lesser Black-backed Gull-2 adults Mew Gull-1 adult Thayer's Gull-6 (5-1st year, 1 adult) American White Pelican-15 (sitting on the ice) NO ducks! Water just opened in last day or so...ducks haven't found it yet. Elliot SWA - water in ponds nearby mostly open Cinnamon Teal-1 male GREATER YELLOWLEGS-3! Greater White-fronted Goose-5 Story about the Prewitt Reservoir Bald Eagle and gull numbers is that there has been a LARGE Gizzard Shad kill at the lake and the eagles and gulls are feasting big time! Most of the birds are on the ice shelf at the SW end of the lake (Washington County). This ice shelf will likely disappear in the next day or two due to warmer weather and wind/wave action. I'm not sure when the first migrant Greater Yellowlegs shows up in Colorado (much less northeastern Colorado), but February seems a bit early. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: Jumbo fee to enter Prewitt and Jumbo Reservoirs in Northeast Colorado!
Interesting. TECHNICALLY you don't need the pass until May. "EFFECTIVE DATE - THESE REGULATIONS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2011 AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL REPEALED, AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED." The pass is good for one year from April 1st to March 31 of the following year. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Mar 16, 3:36 pm, SeEtta Moss wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Joe Roller wrote: > > > "Beginning April 1, adults (yes they will card you and you can't pass for > > 17 years old > > any more) who does not possess a valid annual hunting for fishing license > > must > > purchase a $36 permit (like the old Habitat Stamp, I guess) to enter Jumbo > > Reservoir > > or Prewitt Reservoir State Wildlife Areas in northeastern Colorado. > > Joe and all--this was a decision made at the March State Wildlife Commission > and here is the reason for this large fee: > > " Basis and Purpose: > Non-wildlife recreation makes up the majority of the activities at Jumbo > Reservoir and Prewitt Reservoir State Wildlife Areas (SWAs) from mid-May > through the end of August each summer. Use at these reservoirs has increased > dramatically since the requirement to possess a habitat stamp when entering > or using a SWA was eliminated. Many of the law enforcement issues occur at > night with large groups of people that are camping at the SWAs. During the > late 1980s an experimental use fee permit system was incorporated on Jumbo > and Prewitt State Wildlife Areas. These wildlife areas were and are > currently still allowing many uses similar to the state parks, which are > charging user fees in the form of daily use passes, annual use passes, and > camping fees. The Division of Wildlife and its employees have been mandated > with managing, protecting and preserving the state’s wildlife. To do this, > budgets and priority work packages have been set to fulfill the mandate. The > majority of the activities associated with these SWAs are now non-wildlife > related activities. Most parks have designated staff with sole > responsibility of patrolling that area along with a budget and equipment to > support those activities. Nearby North Sterling State Park operates on an > annual budget of roughly $250,000 and has a full time staff of three as well > as an increased seasonal staff, whose sole responsibility is North Sterling > State Park. In an effort to help mitigate the issues on these SWAs while > still allowing for non-wildlife related recreation, these regulations > establish an annual user permit. This measure is intended to help bring the > non-wildlife related usage of these SWAs closer to compliance with the > intent of the State Wildlife Area > program."http://wildlife.state.co.us/NR/rdonlyres/B02FC982-4F65-4910-B280-2B22... > > With the state budget in bad shape and continuing cuts to DOW, plus the lack > of income stream from those of us who do not pay the hunting and fishing > fees that provide the majority of DOW funds, I suspect we may be facing more > of these site based fees in the future. Those who buy fishing and hunting > licenses have been supporting other users at State Wildlife Areas including > us birders and I don't blame them for objecting to paying for us. Even if > some don't use the toilet facilities, campgrounds, etc, everyone drives on > the roads that must be maintained and law enforcement protects us. It is > too bad DOW couldn't continue with the Habitat Stamp program (conflicted > with federal rules that provided funds to purchase some SWA's out of federal > fishing and hunting equipment fees) even though few wildlife watchers > purchased them--they might have saved us from site based fees. > > SeEtta Moss > Canon Cityhttp://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] TRICOLORED HERON at Chatfield State Park
Randy Lentz just called me. About one hour ago he watched a Tricolored Heron walk/hop up Plum Creek (in the creek bed) from the Plum Creek delta. He then walked over to the foot bridge and walked downstream in an effort to relocate the bird without success. His description of the bird ruled out Little Blue Heron and was spot on for Tricolored Heron. The Plum Creek delta is located just north (at the end of the dirt trail) from the Plum Creek Picnic Area. It's snowing there now, but I suspect this bird will remain through the day, if not longer. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] SE Colorado birds this past weekend
Hhi All, Twenty-one people spent a three-day weekend (May 6-8) in SE Colorado birding the migrant traps. Most of the time was spent birding together, some time was spent in smaller groups going after target species or to target locations. Below is a summary of “notable” species seen across all parties for the whole weekend. This is just to give everyone a “heads-up” as to what is starting to show up in our great State! Great birds, great company and a fun time was had by all. A quick tally showed that we identified just shy of 200 species in the three days! Lake Holbrook & NeeNoshe Reservoirs were visited and have excellent shorebird habitat. Trees seem a little slow in leafing out. VERY, VERY dry (might be why leafing out seems delayed). Grasslands are “crunchy”. Mississippi Kite – 27+ (catching insects over the High School Grove in Lamar) Snowy Plover - 4 Whimbrel – 4 White-rumped Sandpiper – 6 Common Poorwill – 3 Empid Flycatcher sp? - 3 Yellow-throated Vireo – 1 Cassin’s Vireo - 1 Carolina Wren – 1 singing Veery – 1 Hermit Thrush – lots Swainson’s Thrush – a few Golden-winged Warbler – 1m Orange-crowned Warbler – fair numbers Nashville Warbler – 1 Virginia’s Warbler – 3 Northern Parula – 3 Yellow Warbler – Several (still small numbers) Chestnut-sided Warbler – 1m Black-throated Blue Warbler – 1m Yellow-rumped Warbler – good numbers (more Myrtle than Audubon’s race) Glack-throated Gray Warbler – 1m Blackburnian Warbler – 1m Palm Warbler – 3 western race Blackpoll Warbler – 2m Black-and-White Warbler – 3f, 1m American Redstart – 1 Worm-eating Warbler – 1 Ovenbird – 3 Northern Waterthrush – 5 MacGillivray’s Warbler – 1 Common Yellowthroat – Several (still small numbers) Hooded Warbler – 2f, 1m Wilson’s Warbler – ~15-20 Yellow-breasted Chat – 2 Western Tanager – 2m Summer Tanager – 2f Northern Cardinal –2m, 2f Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 2m Lazuli Buniting – 5 Indigo Bunting – 4 Bobolink – 1m Bullock’s Oriole – 7 Orchard Oriole – 1m Cassin’s Finch – 1f Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Bay-breasted Warbler and Summer Tanager at Chatfield
This morning's Birdwalk at Chatfield State Park found a female Bay-breasted Warbler and molting male Summer Tanager at the Plum Creek Picnic Area near the largest cottonwood at the end of the parking lot. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Western Gull persists
Joe Roller reports the Western Gull is still present at Chatfield reservoir Thursday morning at 6:15am. The bird was seen at the Marina sandspit. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Western Gull still at Chatfield
6am the bird was on the south Marina docks. Joey Kellner Littleton, Co -- 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] White-eyed Vireo at Chatfield
A singing White-eyed Vireo is currently on the south Marina sand spit in the trees at the base of the spit. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Chatfield birds still present
Western Gull on the tires at the Marina. Cassin's Sparrow singing at start of Plum Creek Nature Area road. All at 6:45am. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Chatfield birds still present
There are two Cassin's Sparrows singing, One on each side of the road. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Chatfield birds still present
Also present are Grasshopper and Vesper Sparrows. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: Eastern Phoebes continue at Phoebe Bridge, Chatfield
In answer to SeEtta's question, yes, the area around the "footbridge over Plum Creek" will be under water at either proposed water storage level. Yes, I will always call this bridge (until such time as it is removed), the "footbridge over Plum Creek". It is a more descriptive name, more accurate and allows ANYONE visiting Chatfield State Park to find it. A visiting birder can ask ANY State Parks Ranger, Employee or Volunteer and they would know where the "footbridge over Plum Creek" is. I'd venture that less than 15% of Colorado's birders know where "Phoebe Bridge" is. If someone asked me a week ago, I would have guess somewhere near Canon City (SeEtta's territory)! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Jun 23, 2:36 pm, SeEtta Moss wrote: > in Colorado.> > > Joe and all, > > It looks to me like even the west side of Chatfield seems to be > longitudinally several miles east of Canon City which has hosted a number of > Eastern Phoebe nestings. It is interesting to see this apparent range > expansion by Eastern Phoebes. Is the bridge where they are nesting near the > parts of Chatfield that are proposed for modification to enlarge the > reservoir? > > SeEtta Moss > Canon Cityhttp://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Fall migrant Marbled Godwit at Chatfield State Park
Participants of today's monthly birdwalk at Chatfield found a Marbled Godwit resting on the sandbar at the Plum Creek delta. Not a lot of time between when Spring migration ends for some species and Fall migration starts for others. Also on the same sandbar was a migrant adult Franklin's Gull. Cassin's Sparrows (2) still singing along the Plum Creek Nature Area road. Birds were not as vocal today, but I think that has more to do with the time of day. I think best is first light to just after sunrise. We did not see the Western Gull at any of its usual haunts. May have been moving around and therefore not found. A singing Sage Thrasher was found across the road from the Platte River parking lot, located on the east side of the Platte River near the restroom. Lastly, a male Lark Bunting (possible fall migrant?) was seen at the top of the dam. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Western Gull at Chatfield - NOT
Again this morning (yesterday also) I failed to located the adult Western Gull. There is a possibility that it is in the area (flying around or in a new location at the lake), but my guess is that is has departed for location(s) unknown. I'd recommend looking at your local gull haunt for this individual. Here's an opportunity for you horizontal County Listers! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: No Scissor-tail Flycatcher at Chatfield at 2 PM
I (and several others) also searched for, but could not confirm the earlier report of a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher at Chatfield. I did see an Eastern and several Western Kingbirds. Talking with Gary earlier, the bird is likely a female vs a juvenile (since juvs are likely still in the nest). Hopefully the bird will put in another appearance. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Jun 28, 3:34 pm, Joe Roller wrote: > I searched the area (now being called "Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Meadow") > which was well-described in the earlier post > but did not see the juvy Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, or any other T*yrannus* > flycatchers for that matter. > It is likely to be nearby, and more scanning may yet be fruitful. > > Joe Roller, Denver -- 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] Broad-winged Hawk at Chatfield State Park
A calling Broad-winged Hawk was found on this morning's monthly Birdwalk at Chatfield State Park. What amazed me was that the bird was CALLING in late July! The bird was just south of the west entrance station where the road to the horse stables turns off the main park road. It was being mobbed by Western Kingbirds and was calling about once a minute for about 10-12 minutes. The bird sat hidden in the cottonwoods to the west of the Horse Stable road and finally flew off to the east across the reservoir. I suspect the bird to have been an immature bird due to some whitish markings on the back and head. Several of the middle primaries on each wing were in molt. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] DFO field trip to NE Colorado (Prewitt & Jackson Reservoirs)
Hi All! Glenn summed up the best birds well. First, conditions at both reservoirs. Prewitt has SOME shore closer to the inlet canal area. Campers are EVERYWHERE. Biting insects are not nearly as bad as previous years. Bring bug spray, but you won't need the whole can. Jackson Reservoir is very full and has very limited shoreline. What shoreline is present is loaded with holiday campers. Reservoir is slowing drawing down and it may be good in a week or two, fewer people, too. Birds: Passerines were in short supply today (and the last several days). We had many big "misses". For example, no Catbird, Towhee, Chat, Grosbeaks of any kind, etc. We had to work hard to find things like Yellow and Wilson's Warblers. We DID have a number (perhaps 7 or so) American Redstarts. Best birds today: Blackburnian Warbler - 1 fall male at the trees along the outlet canal below the dam. Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 fall plumaged bird in the trees along the inlet canal Townsend's Warbler - 1 female in the trees along the inlet canal Cassin's Vireo - 1 in the trees below the dam (about half way across the dam) Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 in the trees along the inlet canal Caspian Tern - 2 (maybe 3) Common Tern - 2 Forster's Tern - 12 Hopefully there will be more birds moving through in the next several days, in time for next week's DFO Fall Counts. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Canada Warbler at Last Chance (Washington County)
The female Canada Warbler found yesterday at the Last Chance rest area (by the pond behind the restrooms) was relocated this morning by Joe Roller. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Sabine's Gulls at Chatfield (update)
After the light rain this afternoon I visited Chatfield (at Glenn Walbek's prompting) and found the four Sabine's Gulls from this morning as well as three more! Total of 7 Sabine's Gulls (6 juvs, 1 adult). Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] NE Colorado Sunday
Nine of us explored the north central plains yesterday. The birding was still fairly slow, but there were a few goodies out there. Still many Empidonax flycatchers, catbirds, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, etc. joined by a few Kinglets, Juncos and Townsend's Solitaires for a nice mix of birds during this transition time from summer to winter. Private Lincoln County Ranch: Red-naped Sapsucker - 2m, 1f Plumbeous Vireo - 1 Cassin's Vireo - 1 Last Chance: Cassin's Vireo - 1 Cassin's Kingbird - 1 Akron (Washington County Golf Club park pond): BLUE-HEADED VIREO - 1 (Glenn Walbek took some nice pics of this bird which can be seen at: http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2011_birdsThis bird completed the single day "Solitairy Vireo Trifecta" for us. Gray Flycatcher - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 1 Prewitt Reservoir: The best selection of shorebirds I've seen this fall. Thirteen species of shorebird including Steve Mlodinow's: SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - 1 juv. Townsend's Warbler - 1 Ovenbird - 1 Jackson Reservoir: Cassin's Kingbird - 2 Eastern Screech-Owl - 1 Townsend's Warbler - 4 Red-eyed Vireo - 1 Andrick SWA (Morgan County Road 2, SW of Jackson Reservoir): Virginia Rail - 2 Sora - 1 American Bittern - 1 LEAST BITTERN - 1! (Found by Norm Erthal and seen VERY well, out in the open for perhaps 20 seconds. Unfortunately only half of the participants could see this bird before it ran into the cattails. :- ( This bird was just off MCR2 at the large southern most pond where the water goes under the road from the west and enters the pond on the east side of the road. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] NE Colorado Friday (RED PHALAROPE, interesting Golden Plover)
Kathy Mihm-Dunning, Connie and Rick Steinkamp and I headed up to NE Colorado today. The water level at Jumbo Reservoir is increasing, but still there were a few shorebirds present including an interesting Golden Plover, likely an American. The bird had a "yellowish buff" colored face and the spotting on the scapulars was golden colored (and I thought somewhat large). Pacific Golden Plover? Don't know, the bird flew from the south end of the reservoir to the north end and could not be refound. My pics are terrible. LOTS of American Pipits along the shore's edge. A large raft of Redhead and a single male Lesser Scaup also graced the reservoir. Otherwise we found single White-throated and Harris' Sparrow in nearby thickets. Land birding at the inlet canal at Prewitt Reservoir was slow with only a handful of migrants. The Carolina Wren continues to linger and has been here since late August (very frustrating to try to actually SEE). The shorebird diversity is decreasing. Interesting that the only phalarope present was a Juv. RED PHALAROPE molting into basic plumage! This bird and an American Golden Plover were seen at the west end in a "bay" near the inlet canal. All in all a beautiful day to be out. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: NE Colorado Friday (RED PHALAROPE, interesting Golden Plover)
In looking at my poor photos, I believe that the plover at Jumbo was just a very brightly marked American Golden Plover and NOT a Pacific Golden Plover. Joey. -- 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] Sunday birding in Northeastern Colorado
Alison Kondler, Dick Schottler, Steve Larson, Nick Moore and myself birded a number of locations today with the following highlights: "Norma's Grove": Townsend's Warbler - 1f Crow Valley Campground: Broad-winged Hawk - 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 Townsend's Warbler - 1 Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 Common Poorwill - 1 Field Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 1 tan-stripe race Hedgerow along Hwy 14: White-throated Sparrow - 1 tan-stripe race Field Sparrow - 1 BYO Pond (Weld County Road 75 north of Road 100): Black-bellied Plover - 1 Lots of Longspurs Prewitt Reservoir (shore near inlet canal): Long-billed Dowitcher - 6 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - 1 juv molting Red-necked Phalarope - 2 Prewitt Reservoir (inlet canal grove): Yellow Warbler - 1 (getting pretty late) Nashville Warbler - 1 Townsend's Warbler - 1 first year male Western Wood Pewee - 1 (getting late) Plumbeous Vireo - 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO - 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 3 (2 tan-striped & 1 white-stripe race) Last Chance: White-throated Sparrow - 1 tan-stripe race Fall migration is still going strong Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] "THE BIG SIT!" at Chatfield State Park this Sunday!
What is a "Big Sit" you ask? Well a Big Sit is similar to the birding event called a "Big Day", in both events participants try to count as many species as possible, the difference is that in a Big Day you travel all over a geographical area whereas during a Big Sit you sit (or stand) in one location (a 17-foot diameter "circle") and count as many species seen or heard as possible. This is a nationwide event and as of this posting there are already 147 Big Sit "circles" registered for this year's event! The Denver Field Ornithologists will once again sponsor and I will host "The Big Sit!" at Chatfield State Park this Sunday, October 9th. This will be the 9th year for this fun and frivolous event. It is open to the public and EVERYONE is welcome! It will be held from (before) dawn to (after) dusk, come for an hour or stay all day, whatever works for your schedule. In addition to a day list I perform hourly counts so that every hour there are "new" birds to be added to the hour's count. The Big Sit! at Chatfield will be located at the Heronry Overlook on the east side of the reservoir. Just follow the signs located at both entrances. Bring your own chair or use the bench seating provided by the herony overlook deck. Bring binoculars, spotting scope, food, water, sushi, whatever you need to spend time birding! State Parks will be erecting a canopy for shade from the sun, or shelter from rain. This year's weather looks to be perfect.for once! If you cannot attend "The Big Sit!" at Chatfield create your own! The details and rules can be found at: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/funbirds/bigsit/bigsit.aspx The "DFO Insaniacs" (as we are registered) have had the highest "Big Sit" count for Colorado eight years running! There are at least two Colorado "Big Sits" that have already registered this year, so come help DFO's Big Sit at Chatfield stay on top! Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Mountain lakes on Saturday
I did the usual loop through the mountains today just to see what was around. St. George Reservoir: Fairly quiet with a few ducks Elevenmile Reservoir: Common Loon - 3 Americanm Pipit - 6 Spinney Mountain Reservoir: White-winged Scoter - 1 imm Surf Scoter - 2 imm Common Loon - 4 Antero Reservoir: Surf Scoter - 3 (1imm, 2 adult males!) Common Merganser - 4 Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Clear Creek Reservoir: Almost nothing Twin Lakes: Very little Mount Elbert Forebay: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Dillon Reservoir: Mallards and a few California Gulls No goldeneyes of any kind...still a tad early. Numbers of American Coots are right up there with several thousand. Bufflehead numbers are still VERY low, but that will change in the next week or so. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Little Blue Heron...is not.
I just returned from viewing the reported Little Blue Heron at Chatfield Reservoir (Jefferson County). I'm very certain that the bird is a juv. Snow Egret for the following reasons: 1) Bird is in immaculate white plumage without even a hint of dusky coloration (not even the very tips of the wings) 2) The bird does not have a bi-colored bill. Little Blues (LBs) should sport a dark-er distal end of the bill with the base of the bill being pale. The Chatfield bird only shows the base of the lower mandible as fleshy colored. 3) The bird sports yellow feet and slightly duller yellow legs, LBs show greenish legs with no difference in color between the legs and feet. 4) The front of the Chatfield bird's legs are black. This is typical of a juv Snowy Egret. LBs legs are greenish all over. 5) Lastly, and even more obvious are the bright yellow lores on this bird. LBs should have grayish lores. For these reasons I believe the bird to be a nice study of a juv. Snow Egret. Sibley depicts this plumage nicely in his guide. My thoughts. Joey. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Mountain Scoters
Joe Roller, John Drummond, Kathy Mihm-Dunning, Tim Smart, Nick Moore and myself did a mountain lakes loop and found all three scoters in South Park. Admittedly, these birds were pretty far out, but there none the less. Black Scoter - 2f, 1imm male on Eleven Mile Reservoir Surf Scoter - 1imm on Spinney Mountain Reservoir White-winged Scoter - 1imm on Spinney Mountain Reservoir We found a single male Barrow's Goldeneye on the large pond just south of the Blue River Waste Water Treatment Plant in Silverthorne (along Hwy 9) and a nice calling flock of 92 Sandhill Cranes flying south over Silverthorne. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Chatfield Saturday Morning
This morning at Chatfield Paul Differding and I relocated the following birds: Common Loon - 13! Pacific Loon - 1 Red-necked Grebe - 1 Mew Gull - 1 adult winter Then the wind hit and the whitecaps and shaking scopes were fairly useless. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Pomarine Jaeger & Glaucous Gull
In addition to the Juv. intermediate morph Pomarine Jaeger at Chatfield Reservoir, there is also a 1st winter Glaucous Gull. Both can be seen from the Handicapped Fisherman's access point just NW of the marina. The Glaucous Gull was seen on the far shore and was later photographed along the shore between the North Marina parking lot and the Massey Draw parking lot. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Pomarine Jaeger continues at Chatfield Reservoir
At 4pm today I easily relocated the Pomarine Jaeger in the middle of the calm reservoir. Best light in the morning would be from the Handicapped Fisherman's access point (just northwest of the south marina). In the late afternoon the best light is from the north boat launch. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Chatfield birds
This morning at Chatfield I relocated the POMARINE JAEGER flying around the middle of the reservoir seen from the Handicapped Fisherman's access point. TWO first winter GLAUCOUS GULLS were also on the reservoir seen west of this same location. There are three RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at the Plum Creek delta (2 males, 1 female). One of the males looks similar to a female but has a fair amount of black on the belly and breast. Flying over the reservoir was a VERY late OSPREY. A WINTER WREN was also found about 1.3 miles upstream from Kingfisher Bridge on the East (Douglas County) side between the two gravel ponds. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] NE Colorado highlights from Sunday
Eight of us headed up to NE Colorado yesterday to see what might be "around". Highlights: North Sterling Reservoir: Very little of note around or on the reservoir. At a private ranch in Logan County: RUSTY BLACKBIRD - 3 (2 males, 1 femaleand a lone female Red-winged Blackbird with them) HARRIS'S SPARROW - 1 adult winter Duck Creek SWA: NORTHERN GOSHAWK - 1 immature seen briefly VARIED THRUSH - 1 seen briefly by one very keen observer. This bird was with a good number of American Robins and was likely "spooked off" by the rush of the rest of us trying to get to the spot where it could be seen. :-( It's difficult to quickly maneuver through thickets of Russian Olive and Junipers and "sneak up" upon any bird! Tamarack Ranch: COMMON REDPOLL - 3 (at least) along road going east of the hunter checkstation south of Crook Jumbo Reservoir: LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 1-1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 adult Snow/Ross's Goose - ~10,000 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 3 Canada/Cackling Goose - About an equal mix of both (~6,000 total) All in all not a bad day of birding for late November and the weather was beautiful! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO -- 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] Denver CBC and an urgent note
The Denver Christmas Bird Count (58th year running!) will be held on Saturday, December 17th with a compilation potluck at 5pm at the Carson Nature Center in South Platte Park (just west of the Santa Fe and Mineral Ave light rail park and ride). All 24 count areas now have leaders and we are in need of participants. Several count areas have very few (if any) observers beyond the Area Leader. We need YOU to help us out! You don't have to be an "expert" birder! People of all birding levels are welcome! Since the Denver CBC covers a broad range of habitats this is a great way to select a habitat and learn the species in a habitat that you perhaps are not as familiar with. Please contact me if you are interested in helping out for a morning, or all day. Note - If you cannot help out on this date, PLEASE consider volunteering to help out on another Christmas Bird Count. There are many CBCs held state wide from December 14th to January 5th. Again, no prior experience is needed and all skill levels are welcome by the Compilers! This is an amazing way to learn more about our "birds of winter". Please join in the fun! Joey Kellner Compiler - Denver CBC Littleton, Colorado vir...@comcast.net (303) 978-1748 -- 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] Denver CBC Initial Tally
Beautiful weather was a treat for the 58th annual Denver Christmas Bird Count. An initial tally was performed at the compilation potluck and the species count right now stands at 98 species (a phone call from one intrepid Area Leader last night added the 98th species...a Northern Mockingbird! Feeder watcher reports may add an additional species. One new species was added to the count, the two Brant were still present near the mouth of Plum Creek! That brings the Denver CBC TOTAL species count over 58 years to 198 species! Amazing! Other highlights yesterday include: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - at the elementary school just SE of Red Rocks White-winged Scoter - seen on only 3 previous counts Lesser Black-backed Gull - seen on only 4 past counts Say's Phoebe - seen on only 5 past counts Mountain Bluebird - Seen on only 4 past counts Northern Mockingbird Golden-crowned Sparrow - at Red Rocks Harris's Sparrow - 2 (possibly 2 additional as not all areas have reported in) Everyone enjoyed the food, photos and people. Another successful CBC! Thank you to all who participated! Joey Kellner Compiler - Denver CBC -- 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] Saturday DFO NE Colorado Raptor trip cancelled
Due to the weather and impassable county roads the trip today is cancelled. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] NE Colorado Sunday
Kathy Mihm-Dunning and I headed out NE today to see what might be around. We drove a number of county roads (most of which were passable) between Hwy 34 and I-76 and found many Horned Larks and a good number of Lapland Longspurs (many transitioning into breeding plumage). We also flushed 13 Greater Prairie-Chickens NE of Akron. At Red Lion SWA we found two Tundra Swans. Jumbo Reservoir is mostly open and held three Lesser Black-backed, one Thayer's, and three Glaucous Gulls (as well as many Ring-billed and Herring Gulls). Snow & Ross's Goose numbered about 9000 and double digit Greater White-fronted Geese were found. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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 & Yellowlegs - Washington & Morgan Counties respectively
Glenn Walbek and I found ourselves out at Prewitt Reservoir this afternoon and saw: American White Pelican - 8 MEW GULL - 1 adult Ring-billed Gull - 110 Herring Gull - 90 Thayer's Gull - 3 first year ICELAND GULL - 1 first year Glaucous Gull - first year The "wetland" along US-6 just south of Prewitt had (among other things): Glaucous Gull - 1 first year Greater White-fronted Goose - ~110 Snyder SWA in Morgan County had a single Greater Yellowlegs. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Sunday NE Colorado highlights (inc.l Dunlin)
Dick Schottler, Steve Larson, Lisa Edwards and I spent the day in NE Colorado. The temperature reached 90F! Some highlights and/or FOS for some of us were: Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 each @ Tamarack Ranch SWA (Logan) & Jumbo Reservoir campground (Sedgewick) Greater White-fronted Goose - 5 Red Lion SWA (Logan) Greater White-fronted Goose - 150 flying over Jumbo Reservoir (Sedgewick) Blue-winged Teal in a few locations (Logan, Weld) Franklin's Gull - 6 Jumbo Reservoir (Sedgewick) Glaucous Gull - 1 adult Jumbo Reservoir (Sedgewick) Vesper Sparrow - 1 (Logan) Burrowing Owl - 4 Along Highway 138 just west of the town of Crook (Logan) US 6 & Washington County Road R (just west of Prewitt Reservoir): Glaucous Gull - 1 first year GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL - 1 first year Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 (1ad, 2-2nd year birds) Thayer's Gull - 4 Weld County Road 59 just south of Hwy 34 (Weld): Long-billed Dowitcher - 7 in basic plumage DUNLIN - 1 in basic plumage Black-necked Stilt - 1 American Avocet - 3 Greater Yellowlegs - 1 Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Killdeer - 6 Loloff Reservoir (Weld): Cinnamon Teal - 20 (finally after looking all day for this species) Late May weather, early April birds. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] FOS Hummingbird - Jefferson County
At approximately 10am I heard a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird flying over Waterton Canyon. Looks like this year April 4th is the left side of the bell-shaped curve of Broad-tailed migration. :-) Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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] Saturday Birding NE Colorado
Six of us birded NE Colorado and found that Prewitt Reservoir held few gulls and the small wetland just NW of Prewitt Reservoir along US 6 was devoid of both shorebirds and gulls. A single Barn Swallow was below the dam at Prewitt. Along Hwy 14 east of Briggsdale we found our FOS Swainson's Hawk. Interestingly it was a handsome dark morph individual! Quite nice. A single Tree Swallow was at Crow Valley Campground along with the singing Northern Mockingbird reported earlier. BYO Playa has VERY little water remaining from last year, but McCown's Longspurs were making frequent stops for a drink, giving us lots of great looks at both males and females. McCown's Longspurs seemed to be in most short grass/Prickly Pear habitat along Murphy's Pasture north of Crow Valley Campground. Eight Snowy Egrets were seen flying over I-76 at the Platte River (Adams Co.) There were few landbirds and shorebirds, but then it still early April... Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: Mountain Bluebirds at Chatfield/ Jeffco-Dougco
I'm not sure a conclusion can be drawn concerning the differences between Mountain Bluebird and Western Bluebird survival rates. There were likely several thousand Mountain Bluebirds present and perhaps 200-300 Western Bluebirds present (perhaps 15% of MOBL). Birders do not usually see/find all birds that die. Birders just may not have found the dead Western Bluebirds as they were in much smaller numbers (and are not as brightly colored...which helps birders find them). I also noticed that Mountain Bluebirds were "sheltered" in fairly obvious, open ended places (next to a retaining wall, or next to a restroom). These places are fairly exposed to the elements (and visible to birders). IF (big 'if') Western Bluebirds better shelter themselves, they MAY have higher survival rates and/or not be easily seen by birders if they die. Lots of factors involved and lots of speculation can be made...very little in the way of answers. :-) Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Apr 20, 11:23 am, "Mitchell, Christina" wrote: > Hello, list- > > A portion of Ira Sander's message on Saturday about birding at Chatfield > caught my interest. > > > There were bluebirds almost everywhere with the biggest concentration of > Western Bluebirds east of the marina... > > As Tammy was rescuing wet and cold Mountain Bluebirds that were trying to get > out of the rain and snow near the outhouse east of the marina... > > 2 of the bluebirds were already dead but she picked up 2 still living and we > took them to a rehabilitator in Lakewood. Unfortunately 1 had alread died by > the time we got there and we hope Shelby can save the one that was still > living. > > > I was interested in why the Mountain Bluebirds (MOBLs) might have succumbed > to the wet conditions more so than did the Western Bluebirds (WEBLs). (With > so many unknowns, it's all speculation, of course.) Since these species are > so closely related, it's hard to believe that their feather structures would > differ dramatically, resulting in differential weatherproofing. Perhaps the > MOBLs had been travelling further than the WEBLs had and arrived at Chatfield > in a more depleted condition. (We'll never know that one.) I believe MOBLs > are more dependent on insects than are WEBLs; Birds of North America Online > refer to MOBLs as more carnivorous than most thrushes. That write-up also > says that one (very old) study found 92% of the stomach contents to be > insects across the year. I couldn't find similar statistics about WEBL diet, > but in general it seems that they may more commonly eat fruit in addition to > insects. (We have a lot of MOBLs during breeding season on our property in > central CO; I can't recall ever seeing them eat the most obvious fruit > there-juniper berries-although the Townsend's Solitaires and American Robins > do in the winter.) So I'm wondering if perhaps the WEBLs were able to find > fruit to eat while the MOBLs, more dependent on insects, might not have been > able to find sufficient nourishment. > > Does anyone know more about relevant differences in these 2 species or have > other thoughts about the differential vulnerability? > > Tina Mitchell > Lakewood/Coaldale, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] Re: Glossy Ibis @ Chatfield SP- Douglas Co
The Glossy Ibis was still present at Chatfield State Park as of Monday evening and associating with White-faced Ibis. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Apr 19, 1:24 pm, Bill Schmoker wrote: > Folks- My dad Jim & I found a Glossy Ibis with a few dozen White-faced > Ibis about 1/4 mile upstream from the Plum Creek Nature Center parking > area at Chatfield SP. Note that this is not the Plum Creek Delta > parking area, instead the next road above it (its end is flooded by a > beaver pond.). FOS Sora was in the marsh above the parking area with > numerous Virginia Rails. > > Still lots of bluebirds and a migrant Broad-winged Hawk amazingly lit > by the snow. Also had a low flyby of an immature Norhern Goshawk at > the Old Heron Overlook. > > Bill Schmoker > -bill.schmo...@gmail.com- > Sent from my iPhone --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] NE Colorado on Friday
Dick Schottler, Paul Differding and I birded NE Colorado on Friday. Mostly a slow day until late afternoon. Rusty Blackbird - 1m, 1f at the bridge on Hwy 36 just west of Last Chance Last Chance was very slow with very few migrants around. Ponds between Anton and Akron were almost dried out. No shorebirds (except Killdeer) Akron Golf Course - Yellow-rumped Warblers (both races) and Orange- crowned Warbler Prewitt Reservoir - Very high; no shore; inlet canal grove flooded Crow Valley Campground - Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, little else. Loloff Reservoir - fair variety of birds in general, few shorebirds. Latham area - This is BY FAR the BEST shorebirding we saw. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] Re: NE Colorado on Friday
Sorry - must have hit the send. Latham Area (Roads 48, 42, & 40) 15 species of shorebird. Dunlin - 1 alternate plumage south side of Rd 48 Marbled Godwit Western Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Willet Killdeer American Avocet Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Apr 24, 8:29 pm, Joey Kellner wrote: > Dick Schottler, Paul Differding and I birded NE Colorado on Friday. > Mostly a slow day until late afternoon. > > Rusty Blackbird - 1m, 1f at the bridge on Hwy 36 just west of Last > Chance > > Last Chance was very slow with very few migrants around. > > Ponds between Anton and Akron were almost dried out. No shorebirds > (except Killdeer) > > Akron Golf Course - Yellow-rumped Warblers (both races) and Orange- > crowned Warbler > > Prewitt Reservoir - Very high; no shore; inlet canal grove flooded > > Crow Valley Campground - Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, > little else. > > Loloff Reservoir - fair variety of birds in general, few shorebirds. > > Latham area - This is BY FAR the BEST shorebirding we saw. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] Re: Glossy Ibis at Chatfield Latest Update
The Glossy Ibis was seen again today (Saturday) at 11am. The bird was still along Plum Creek about 100 yards upstream from the flooded parking lot. Wellies or the like are needed for direct access, or one can go around the water by walking back along the road, around the flowing water and walk through the field back towards Plum Creek. The bird is currently with about 40 White-faced Ibis. Be patient, as the birds feed actively and getting a good look at the face can take some time. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Apr 21, 8:29 pm, Alison Kondler wrote: > Hello, > > Mackenzie Goldthwait, Doug Klibbe and myself went to Chatfield this > evening and viewed the Glossy Ibis in with the White-faced Ibis. Great > timing because as we got into the car, around 6:45pm, the entire flock > flew SW until they were out of sight. > > Alison --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] Broad-winged Hawks at Chatfield
This morning between 6:15 and 7:15am I found FOUR Broad-winged Hawks at Chatfield. 1 light morph at the Plum Creek delta/picnic parking lot 3 (2 light, 1 dark) at the "newer" heron overlook (the spot with the four parking spots along the main road) One of the light morph birds was heard calling about 12 times. Also seen this morning: Great Egret - 1 flyover Willet - 18 on the Marina tires LOTS of Chipping Sparrow all over the place. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] NE Colorado birding on Friday
Today Glenn Walbek, Loch Kilpatrick and I birded around eastern and northern Colorado. Tricolored Heron - 1 adult in full breeding plumage found on the west side of Logan County Road 95 at a small pond with willow across from "Little Jumbo" Reservoir. Magnolia Warbler - 1 male - Prewitt Reservoir inlet canal trees (could wear hiking boots, wellies add a little extra "protection") Magnolia Warbler - 1 male at a private ranch in Lincoln County Summer Tanager - 1 male in molt at at private ranch in Lincoln County Curve-billed Thrasher - 1 at a private ranch in Lincoln County Northern Waterthrush - 1 at Last Chance Bell's Vireo - 2 south of "Little Jumbo Other than the expected Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers we could only find three Least Sandpipers! All of the plains ponds and puddles that we found were EMPTY. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] Hooded Warbler & Ash-throated Flycatcher at Chatfield Reservoir - Douglas County
Bob Shade called to report: A singing male HOODED WARBLER: Park in the small parking lot just outside the East entrance to Chatfield State Park (the parking lot serves the Highline Canal). Walk downstream along the Highline Canal just past Mile Marker 7. There will be a large cottonwood on the right side and six small cottonwoods on the left side of the canal. The Hooded Warbler was singing here on both sides of the canal in the chokecherries. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER: This bird was seen near Plum Creek. Take the paved road to just before the flooded parking lot road block. Just before you down the hill (where the road block is) there is a paved bike path that meets the road. Walk up this bike path to the top of the hill where the junipers are. The flycatcher was seen in the junipers on the hill top. Bob said that Chatfield seemed pretty birdy this morning. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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] Spring migration on the plains and post-breeding wandering
Today Allison Hilf, Dick Schottler, Joe Roller, Glenn Walbek, Paul Differding and I spent time birding on the plains with the following migrants seen. "Norma's Grove" - Weld County Swainson's Thrush - 7 Dark-eyed Junco - 1!! Crow Valley Campground - Weld County Swainson's Thrush - 50+ Red-eyed Vireo - 1 singing Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Akron Golf Course - Morgan County Swainson's Thrush - 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1m "Audubon's" race Last Chance rest area - Washington county Swainson's Thrush - 3 American Redstart - 1f Black-and-White Warbler - 1f "Traill's Flycatcher" - 1 NOW for the post-breeding wandering! A Crow Valley Campground today we found a family group of six RED CROSSBILLS! 1 adult male, 1 adult female, 4 immature birds. The birds were hanging out at the north end of the campground. While slow, spring migration still continues. Keep birding your favorite migrant trap! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] Re: Marston and Bonny Reservoirs
This bird was brought to my attention this past Sunday. I checked out the report and determined that this small gull is a juv. Franklin's Gull. Cole is correct in stating that the bird is small compared to nearby Ring-billed Gulls. The bird has mostly clean white undersides of the breast, belly and undertail coverts and the undersides of the wings are also mostly white. This white underside of the wings I believe rules out Little Gull. This bird has a brownish head (hood- like) and from the top of the wing has brown secondaries and coverts and black primaries and primary coverts. The secondaries are terminated with white giving a wide white edge to the back of the inner wings. Bill is too small for a juv. Laughing Gull and the wings too rounded. Again, the best I could make of the bird is a juv. Franklin's Gull. I have to say that this is the youngest plumage of Franklin's Gull that I have ever seen. Nice bird. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Jul 20, 9:40 pm, Cole Wild wrote: > First thing this morning I stopped by Marston Reservoir (Denver County). I > saw the basic plumaged Red-throated Loon and 4 Common Loons (1 alternate and > 3 basic). There was also a gull out there that was very small compared to > Ring-billed Gulls. It was to dark to get any details on it when I saw it. My > impression on its size made me think there was a chance it could have been a > Little Gull, but it also could have been a Bonaparte's Gull. It would be > great if others could refind this bird to get a positive identification on > it. I could never refind it when it got light enough to see details on all > the birds. > Then Jessi Oberbeck and I headed out to Bonny Reservoir (Yuma County). We > could not refind the interesting warbler like bird that was reported from > yesterday. We saw and/or heard 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 3 Yellow-billed > Cuckoos, 1 Field Sparrow, 1 Indigo Bunting, 1 Bell's Vireo, 4 Red-bellied > Woodpeckers,1 Orchard Oriole, and 5 Eastern Bluebirds. We also saw a bird > that looked good for a pure male Eastern Towhee, but we never heard it sing. > It was on the north side of the reservoir before reaching the state park just > east of the area where the marsh reaches the road. > Cole Wild > Loveland --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] Blue-footed Booby "chase"? Leaving at midnight tonight...
If anyone wants to see the Blue-footed Booby tomorrow morning on Conchas Lake SE of Las Vegas, New Mexico let me know and we can carpool from I-25 and C-470 tonight at midnight. Call me at 303-978-1748 before 7pm tonight. Joey Kellner Littleton, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] NE Colorado Monday
This morning ten of us left for NE Colorado (Joe Roller, Allison Hilf, Steve Larson, Randy Lentz, Cole Wild, Rick & Connie Steinkamp, Kathy Mihm Dunning and husband Jeff, and myself). Land and shorebirds are still a little on the slow side, but have definitely improved from the last few weeks. Crow Valley Campground had a number of Orange-crowned Warblers along with the usual Wilson's Warblers and a single NASHVILLE WARBLER as well as two Hermit Thrushes. Prewitt Reservoir inlet canal grove had a number of Wilson's Warblers, a Cassin's Vireo, American Redstart, and Olive-sided Flycatcher. Jumbo Reservoir had more shorebirds than Friday including two Juv. SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (found by our excellent spotter, Cole Wild) in the SW corner of the reservoir. On our return home we passed through Tamarack Ranch and found a nice Dickcissel on the powerlines. Multiple flocks of Western Kingbirds and Eastern Kingbirds were see from Prewitt Reservoir eastward to Jumbo Reservoir. Even with the lack of cold fronts, things move...just a little more slowly. Herps seen today: Woodhouse's Toad - 2 Jackson Reservoir Short-horned Lizard - 1 Jackson Reservoir Six-lined Racerunner - 1 Prewitt Reservoir Bullsnake - 1 Dead on Road (DOR) Jumbo Reservoir Common Garter Snake - 1 DOR Prairie Rattlesnake - 1 on the road to "Norma's Grove" Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Northern Plains on Friday
This morning Glenn Walbek, Connie Steinkamp and I fought the morning wind and found a nice selection of birds at Crow Valley Campground. Warbler highlights were: Tennessee Warbler - 1st fall Townsend's Warbler - female Nashville Warbler Among the abundant Wilson's Warbler's there were also a number of Orange-crowned Warblers, a single Yellow-breasted Chat and then several Swainson's Thrushes. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] The Big Sit! - at Chatfield State Park
The Denver Field Ornithologists will once again host "The Big Sit!" at Chatfield State Park on Sunday, October 11th. This will be the seventh year for this fun and frivolous event. It is open to the public and I welcome EVERYONE! It will be held from (before) dawn to (after) dusk, come for an hour or stay all day, whatever works for your schedule. I perform hourly counts so that every hour there are "new" birds to be added to the hour's count. State Parks will be erecting a canopy (for shade from the sun, or shelter from rain) and even offered to bring some breakfast foods! The Big Sit! at Chatfield will be located at the Heronry Overlook on the east side of the lake. Just follow the signs located at both entrances. Bring your own chair or use the bench seating provided by the herony deck. Bring binoculars, spotting scope, food, water, sushi, whatever you need to spend time birding! If you cannot attend "The Big Sit!" at Chatfield try to attend another nearer you (it sounds like Connie Kogler is putting one together "up north" so stay tuned!)...or even start your own! Like Connie Kogler pointed out, the details and rules can be found at: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/funbirds/bigsit/bigsit.aspx Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Birds on Friday - NE Colorado
Dick Schottler and I birded several locations today. Birds were either moving (migrating) or preparing to migrate (feeding frenzy). At Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County) we had flocks of Sandhill Cranes in the hundreds flying over in waves. We'd hear them and find them high overhead and watch them head south and their primative calls fade away. Minutes later we could hear the calls of the next "wave" of a few hundred coming from the north! THOUSANDS of cranes flew over us in the 2 hours we were there. On Hwy 144 (Morgan County) we found an almost pure flock of Common Grackles feeding in a corn stubble field. There were at LEAST 4,000 grackles!! Also at Jackson Reservoir we found a flock of shorebirds consisting of: Long-billed Dowitcher - 300+ Pectoral Sandpiper - 10 Least Sandpiper - 20 Baird's Sandpiper - 2 Western Sandpiper - 3 (1juv, 2ad) Stilt Sandpiper - 1 This flock did not care that Dick and I were there. They would flush up and land again almost at our feet! We walked up to them to within about 25 feet and they did not care that we were there. They were so intent on feeding (Jackson Reservoir has even more exposed shoreline now). Many groups of shorebirds were seen around the reservoir including Yellowlegs, Sanderling and Semipalmated Plovers. My guess is that they are feeding intently and getting ready to leave tonight if the winds change...which they are supposed to. A few Forster's Terns are now on the lake and still about 400+ Franklin's Gulls. NO Sabine's Gulls were seen at Jackson Reservoir. Last Chance rest area (Washington County) was VERY birdy: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - 1 female Wilson's Warbler - 1 (lingering) Plumbeous Vireo - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 1juv Red-naped Sapsucker - 1 juv. male Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Hermit Thrush - 1 Sandhill Cranes - 50+ flying over (even here!) Lincoln County: Townsend's Warbler - 1f Field Sparrow - 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Hermit Thrush - 1 Mountain Bluebirds - 9 along county roads We found American Wigeons in several places today. They have not been around in numbers yet this fall. Weld County Road 386: Mountain Bluebirds - 5 Eastern Bluebird - 1 male All in all my best day out this fall! Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Reminder - Sunday Big Sit! at Chatfield
The Chatfield State Park Big Sit will be held "Dawn to Dusk" at the Heronry Overlook. Follow the signs to the Heronry parking lot (just south of the Campground). Come for an hour or stay all day. Bring your own bins, snacks, lunch, etc. State Parks will bring some munchies and I think hot chocolate. We'll do a day total as well as hourly counts, meaning that we start from scratch and see what we can see each hour. An hourly "tally board" tracks our progress. Below are the totals from past years. 2003 - 61 species seen 2004 - 60 2005 - 55 2006 - 71 2007 - 53 2008 - 58 2009 - ? Hope to see you there! Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Results of Sunday Big Sit! at Chatfield
Thank you to everyone who braved the cold temps and helped with the daily and hourly bird counts. Today we tallied 71 species!!! We tied our Chatfield Big Sit! record that was set in 2006! Highlights today were: White-winged Scoter - 1 adult male! Peregrine Falcon - 1 Considering that Chatfield really has virtually no shoreline we had 5 shorebird species! Black-bellied Plover - 1 basic Long-billed Dowitcher - 22 Wilson's Snipe - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - 3 Killdeer - 1 We also watched an Osprey catch a fish right in front of us! Yes, we also had Sandhill Cranes, three flocks - the last flock of about 50 birds was at 7pm and we called it quits. Again, "Thank you" to each and every person that helped. Maybe next year it will be warmer! Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] NE Colorado on Friday
Chris Wood and I birded NE Colorado today with the following results: Jumbo Reservoir and surrounding area: American Bittern - 1 flying over Red Lion SWA Stilt Sandpiper - 1 at Red Lion SWA Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - several at Jumbo and Red Lion SWA LECONTE'S SPARROW - 1 (found while taking the time to walk nearby fields) SPRAGUE'S PIPIT - 1 flying overhead calling at Red Lion SWA Black-bellied Plover - 2 Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 imm Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Field Sparrow - 1 Long-billed Dowitcher - several Least Sandpiper - ~12 American Avocet - 2 Mountain Bluebird - 12 Chipping Sparrow - 1 North Sterling Reservoir State Park: Black-bellied Plover - 8 Baird's Sandpiper - ~9 Jackson Reservoir: Snow Goose - 3 Long-billed Dowitcher - lots Brewer's Sparrow - 1 Morgan County Road 2 (SW of Jackson Reservoir) "Joey's Slough" Western Tanager - 1 adult male - LATE Loloff Reservoir: Black-bellied Plover - 5 Lower Latham Reservoir and surrounding area: Great Egret - 3 still present Sandhill Cranes - 30 in nearby corn stubble fields Cinnamon Teal - 1 imm starting to get its red eyes! Lots of Longspurs of all three of the expected species seen and heard in numerous locations. Many dabbling ducks were seen on all the reservoirs along with a sprinkling of Redheads, Canvasbacks, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Ducks and a Bufflehead or two. Songbird migrants were few but included (in addition to the above): Orange-crowned Warbler - ~3 Yellow-rumped Warbler (both races) - 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 American Pipit - a number seen and heard in a few places Savannah Sparrow - several seen and heard in a few locations NO terns seen anywhere. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Unknown Jaeger at Cherry Creek Reservoir
Gary and Linda Ackert called and are looking at a dark jaeger at Cherry Creek State Park from the jet ski area. Bird has long central tail streamers. They are trying to get a specific ID on the bird. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] DFO Mountain Lakes Trip Highlights
Seven people enjoyed a beautiful day to the "mountain lakes" on a Denver Field Ornithologists trip with the following highlights: Eleven Mile Reservoir: Surf Scoter - 1 imm Spinney Mountain Reservoir: Common Loon - 2 (1 basic plumage, 1 still in mostly alternate plumage) Surf Scoter - 2 males Antero Reservoir: American White Pelican - 2 Dillon Reservoir: Barrow's Goldeneye - 19 (at the marina) Long-tailed Duck - 1 male (at the marina with the above goldeneyes) Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Mountain Lakes on Sunday
On Sunday, Lisa Edwards, Cole Wild and travelled a mountain lakes loop with the following highlights: Eleven Mile Reservoir: Surf Scoter - 3 imm (different birds from the ones seen last week at Spinney Mountain Reservoir) Common Loon - 3 Spinney Mountain Reservoir: Common Loon - 6 Mt Elbert Forebay: Barrow's Goldeneye - 3m, 2f Surf Scoter - 1 imm Turquoise Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck - 1m, 1f Dillon Reservoir: Barrow's Goldeneye - 1m, 1f Long-tailed Duck - 1 adult male (same bird seen a week ago) Joey Kellner Littleton, 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cobirds] Red-throated Loon still at Chatfield...
The immature Red-throated Loon was still present along with 11 Common Loons seen by Steve Stachowiak and myself around 4pm this afternoon. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Weather conditions prior to the two Chatfield sightings
Chatfield Reservoir has two documented murrelet sightings (one each...see Brandon's post for the specific dates). The semi-local weather conditions in the days prior to each were the same. That being, multiple days of high westerly winds (Chinooks) followed by a "dead" calm day. My guess/theory on this is: The Chinook winds are caused by a cold front coming through the mountains (okay that's not theory). This cold front likely causes some lakes to start to freeze or completely freeze over. Some birds, wanting to escape the potential freeze, flyout. Heavy Chinook winds blow them towards the east. Once out of the mountains the birds, being out of "normal looking" habitat (remember these guys nest in costal conifers) drop into large nearby reservoirs and wait-out the storm/winds. Then next day they spend time feeding. The calm (like a sheet of glass) waters are "unnatural" to them (they are used to cold, deep, wave action of the sea) and they leave. This is "evidenced" by no Colorado record of a murrelet staying more than one day on a lake. The calm weather is also VERY important from a birding perspective. On a lake that's like a "sheet of glass" it is MUCH easier to find a bird that is SMALLER than any North American duck or grebe. Waves or wavelets can easily conceal such a bird. On a calm lake every little ripple can be seen and traced to it cause. Now that being said, my theory on the winds may be total "bunk" (time will tell...maybe), but for sure get out on those ultra-calm days because that's about the only way to see one way out on a lake! Good luck on your search! Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Red-throated Loon still at Chatfield State Park
Two of the Common Loons and one juv. plumaged Red-throated Loon were still on Chatfield Reservoir and seen this afternoon along the dam. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Sunday Mountain Lakes
I spent the day driving the "mountain lakes loop" (numbers of species as well as individuals is dropping fast over the last month). Here are the ice conditions and some highlights for each lake: PARK COUNTY: Eleven Mile Reservoir (50% frozen): Barrow's Goldeneye - 1m Common Loon - 2 Gray-crowned Rosy Finch - 45 (+2 'Hepburn's' race) Spinney Mountain Reservoir (50% frozen): White-winged Scoter - 1 adult Surf Scoter - 1 imm Common Loon - 1 Gray-crowned Rosy Finch - 90 Black Rosy Finch - 1m Brown-capped Rosy Finch - 2 Antero Reservoir (90% frozen - best viewing is the south road next to the dam): American White Pelican - 3 Long-tailed Duck - 1f CHAFFEE COUNTY: Clear Creek Reservoir (0% frozen): LAKE COUNTY: Twin Lakes (0% frozen): Common Loon - 3 Mount Elbert Forebay (0% frozen): Barrow's Goldeneye - 3m Turquoise Lake (0% frozen): SUMMIT COUNTY: Dillon Reservoir (1% frozen): Barrow's Goldeneye - 9 (5m, 4f) Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Black Scoter at Chatfield
Paul Differding and I watched a female Black Scoter from the marina sandspit at Chatfield Reservoir. The bird was seen for about 40 minutes prior to the sun setting out from the spit and later towards the far shore near Plum Creek. Nice pick Paul! Thanks for the phone call! Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Turkey Day Tundra Swans at Chatfield
>From 7:40-9:20am a pair of Tundra Swans was present at the Platte River delta. Paul Differding and I watched them fly away towards the Plum Creek area, but were unable to relocate them. The female Black Scoter could not be relocated, but the wind and wave action MAY have hidden it. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Friday NE Colorado birding highlights
Chris Wood, Jessie Barry and I birded NE Colorado. Interesting that there were NO white geese (an almost no geese of any kind) at Jumbo Reservoir! Waterfowl in general were noticeably lacking at all reservoirs including, Jumbo, Sterling and Prewitt Reservoirs, Loloff Reservoir and the ponds on Weld County 59, EVEN Lower Latham! Some selected highlights included: Jumbo Reservoir: Yellow-billed Loon – 1 imm still present Pacific Loon – 1 Prewitt Reservoir: Pacific Loon – 4! Lower Latham Reservoir: - See the report below for our Lower Latham results (there are a few REALLY nice sightings included in the list below). This report was produced by eBird. It’s easy to enter your records and be able to produce trip lists such as these. PLUS your sightings have meaning to 1) you (you can produce histograms and other reports of your records…pretty cool), 2) other birders, 3) researchers 4) posterity and 5) ??? I challenge you to enter your next trip(s) into eBird at http://ebird.org and see what it can do for you! Joey Kellner Littleton, CO Location: Lower Latham Reservoir Observation date: 11/27/09 Notes: Our last stop of the day was highlighted by several great birds including a very late American Bittern, an early Glaucous Gull and several Short-eared Owls. OBSERVERS: Chris Wood, Jessie Barry and Joey Kellner. WEATHER: Calm. 80% clear with some high clouds. 45 - 53F. Number of species: 34 Cackling Goose 225 Canada Goose 150 Gadwall 20 American Wigeon 20 Mallard 175 Northern Shoveler 35 Northern Pintail 5 Green-winged Teal (American) 2 Common Goldeneye 75 Common Merganser 70 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Adult male. Ring-necked Pheasant 1 AMERICAN BITTERN 1 ***Late. Jessie spotted one that flew up out of the canal and landed in the marsh (about 445). Bald Eagle 2 Two adults. Northern Harrier 7 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Adult male. American Kestrel 1 Virginia Rail 2 Heard grunting. American Coot 15 Wilson's Snipe 1 Flyover just after sunset. Ring-billed Gull 4600 When we arrived there were only about 1000 Ring-billed Gulls on the lake, but flocks from 20 - 400 birds kept coming in, particularly around dusk. California Gull 35 Very conservative count. Herring Gull 90 Very conservative count. LESSER BLACK_BACKED GULL (graellsii) 1 **A single adult. GLAUCOUS GULL 1 **Rare. Early. A very white individual with very few markings on the upperparts. Fairly long pinkish bill with black ring near tip. First-cycle bird. SHORT-EARED OWL 5 At least 5 individuals started flying around 4:50pm. American Crow 2 American Tree Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 7 Swamp Sparrow 1 Heard calling from marsh. Red-winged Blackbird 2500 Western Meadowlark 2 Great-tailed Grackle 3 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- 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] VEERY at Chatfield State Park
Several of us found what appeared to be a "western race" VEERY at Chatfield this morning. The bird was upstream from Kingfisher Bridge (bridge that crosses the Platte River) on the west (Jefferson County) side of the river about 50 yards past the end of the paved bike path. This is a LOS (Last of Season) bird for me. :-) Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans at Chatfield State Park
Seven Trumpeter Swans graced Chatfield Reservoir this afternoon. Initially they were in the middle (deeper) part of the lake, but were later relocated by Paul Differding just out from the heronry overlook "deck". It will be interesting to see what other birds show up in the next week as the smaller (and some larger) lakes freeze over. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] More swans at Chatfield
Paul Differding is at Chatfield this Friday morning and reports 11 swans seen from the heronry overlook deck. He believes that 7 of them are the Trumpeter Swans reported yesterday and that the other 4 newly arrived swans (includes 2 immatures) are also Trumpeter Swans (heads spent mostly tucked in). Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Update on ID of Chatfield Swans
Glenn Walbek has been at Chatfield and studying the eleven swans (a group of seven and a group of four). At his closest approach (with good optics) he could see small yellow lores on a few of the adults. This, combined with closer and better looks at the overall bill length and structure leads to the identification of these birds as TUNDRA SWANS and not Trumpeter Swans. I apologize for my postings calling these birds Trumpeters...the seven birds seen yesterday further out on the lake looked like they had very large bills with straight culmens. Distance being the difference between my view yesterday and Glenn's view this morning. It was suggested that maybe the birds I saw yesterday were indeed Trumpeters and that they moved on and these birds arrived...I doubt that. That just seems like way too many swans moving in and out of a single location when few are being reported elsewhere. Occam's Razor (in summary) states that the simplest explanation tends to be the best/ correct one. Which means I misidentified the swans yesterday. :-( Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Glaucous Gull at Chatfield
Glenn Walbek reports relocating a first cycle Glaucous Gull over at the Plum Creek delta at Chatfield Reservoir. Paul Differding first found this bird yesterday morning, but could not relocate it after and extensive search. Apparently this bird moves around a little. Joey Kellner Littleton, 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
[cobirds] Re: Glaucous Gull at Chatfield
Glenn just texted me saying that there are TWO Glaucous Gulls (1-1st cycle bird, and one 1st or second cycle bird) Joey Kellner Littleton, CO On Dec 4, 11:22 am, Joey Kellner wrote: > Glenn Walbek reports relocating a first cycle Glaucous Gull over at > the Plum Creek delta at Chatfield Reservoir. Paul Differding first > found this bird yesterday morning, but could not relocate it after and > extensive search. Apparently this bird moves around a little. > > Joey Kellner > Littleton, 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
