Re: [cobirds] Blue-winged/Golden-winged Warbler, Walden Ponds, Boulder County

[Lisa Carp]

We looked for it last evening but did not hear or see it.
Lisa Carp
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On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 7:57 AM Paula Hansley 
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> Nathan Pieplow heard the same bird that I reported as a Blue-winged
> Warbler yesterday.  He thought it best to call it a
> Blue-winged/Golden-winged Warbler, because the two species hybridize.
>
> Neither one of us saw it!
>
> Paula Hansley
> Boulder County
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Re: [cobirds] Rocky Mt Arsenal Spring Count May 15.

[Lisa Carp]

Did you find Burrowing Owls? If so, where?
We did not but maybe just missed them.

Lisa Carp (& Aaron Yappert)
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On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 8:07 AM charles...@gmail.com <
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> A great day with intermittent gusty winds and a delightful crew of
> counters pulled in 92 species in spite of extreme drought conditions at the
> Arsenal.   Few waterbirds to be found with most lakes dry or near dry
> already.   Highlights too numerous to count , including many Swainson's
> Hawks giving great aerial shows and courting behavior, one of the nesting
> Bald Eagles trying to shop at the Osprey fish market,  very many Lark
> Buntings scattered all over the SG Prairie area on territories singing and
> parachuting all day long, and practically every cottonwood sported a
> Bullocks male, pair of Lark Sparrows, Western and Eastern Kingbirds or a
> House Wren. The mixed sparrow flocks in the Saltbush area made for a great
> study at the end of the day.  And of course no Arsenal visit is complete
> without a Great Horned Owl, in this case two family groups each with 2
> fledglings.  Great day indeed!
>
> Charlie
> Denver
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Re: [cobirds] Thank You and Almost Goodbye Colorado Birders

[Lisa Carp]

Wow! Sorry to hear this but Vermont is pretty cool. Thanks for all you've
done for the birds of CO.
I for one will miss your hawk (& other bird) reports!
Good luck!
Lisa Carp
Superior

On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 9:27 AM 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds <
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> Hi all
>
> We are moving to Vermont and our house in Nunn will be listed in next
> weeks. We expect a quick sale in this "hot" market. I wish I can personally
> thank many of you for your generosity and enthusiasm about birding. I
> enjoyed everyone of you who attended any trips I led up here and down in
> Colorado Springs-area. I appreciated bumping into birders in the field and
> learning something new about birding, life and yourself. I really enjoyed
> "passerbyers" and pointing out birds to them and seeing the light "turn on"
> for birding.
>
> Ten things I'll miss about Colorado
>
>- Pawnee National Grassland--growing up in the most dense state in
>America (NJ) Colorado taught me to truly appreciated and embrace living on
>the prairie
>- Love the Colorado concert scene-especially at Red Rocks
>- Beautiful weather
>- Diversity of birds--who knew gulls existed outside a beach
>- Scenic drives in the mountains
>- Fort Collins
>- "Hiding" the last ten years of my Air Force career at the
>magnificent U. S. Air Force Academy
>- Conservation-minded citizenry
>- Pikes Peak-in the middle of an Air Force tour in South Korea I
>received a phone call saying my next assignment was the Air Force Academy
>in Colorado Springs. My initial "Joisey" reaction was "what the heck is in
>Colorado?" (thinking wild west, wagon wheels, etc ;-) ) When I stepped off
>the plane in Colorado Springs and saw Pikes Peak I said to myself (and
>others) "I don't have to go back to Jersey any more"
>- Plant-based protein culture and availability
>
> Ten things we love about Vermont
>
>- Did I mention GREEN? We visited last July, everywhere we went (and
>we traveled the entire state) was GREEN, GREEN and more GREEN
>- Billboards are illegal
>- Mandatory recycle
>- Maple syrup (diners and bakeries!)
>- Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's
>- Vermont does not have any skyscraper. Vermont is the only state that
>does not have any buildings taller than 124 feet
>- Covered bridges
>- Farm stands (pay-as-you-go, free, pay-what you can) everywhere
>- Second smallest state by population
>- Vermont became the last state to get a Walmart store
>
> I'll miss the Colorado birding community! Until we meet again ...
>
> Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn
> https://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
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[cobirds] BRDL

[Lisa Carp]

This is not a bird but if Wordle is not enough for you are you trying BRDL?

Bird banding codes.

brdl.glitch.me

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Re: [cobirds] Foothills Audubon features Golden Eagle nesting study, Jan 9, 7 pm

[Lisa Carp]

January 9th is a Sunday.
Lisa C.

On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 7:05 AM 'Irene Fortune  wrote:

> You're invited to Foothills Audubon monthly meeting via zoom, Tuesday,
> January 9, 7 pm.
>
> Diane Kristoff and Ann Colpitts, two club members, have been monitoring a
> Loveland area nest for over two years in anticipation of plans to build the
> regional bike trail along that area.  Diane and Ann will share how they
> collected information, the types of data collected and what they learned
> about Golden Eagles, the City of Loveland's proposed management plan for
> the acreage including proposed restoration of vegetation and trail
> construction.
>
> Disclaimer.  Monitoring has been conducted from county roads.  There is no
> access to recently-purchased public property closed to the public, nor
> adjacent private property.
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> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81203130169?pwd=dXR5UGp4TWZyRTZhWXZCZ0hEMFRmUT09
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Re: [cobirds] NY Times article

[Lisa Carp]

So sad.
We are scheduled to leave the 1st to go to NM to bird.
I wonder what it will be like now??
Lisa Carp
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 7:50 AM Laura Gorman  wrote:

> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/us/dead-birds-new-mexico-colorado.html
> The Times has picked up on the situation here...
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Re: [cobirds] Just a question

[Lisa Carp]

Yes Joe, pipit it is!
Next time they are out at Lagerman Res I'm going to give them a piece of my
mind
& tell them to get in a tree!
L.

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 4:36 PM Joe Kipper  wrote:

> Pipit?
> Joe Kipper,
> Fort Collins
>
> On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 4:33:37 PM UTC-6 DuWayne Worthington
> wrote:
>
>> I would vote for quail then.
>>
>> *DuWayne Worthington*
>>
>> *Science Teaching Faculty*
>>
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>> *Valor Christian High School*
>>
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>>
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>>
>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 4:29 PM Richard Trinkner 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Keep in mind that this is the NY Times crossword, not the Sibley
>>> crossword. :-)  Expect some imperfections when it comes to avian clues.
>>>
>>> I know the answer and do typically see this bird on the ground. In fact,
>>> I'm not sure I've ever seen it off the ground when not in flight. I've seen
>>> it nesting on the ground in the Colorado tundra.
>>>
>>> Richard Trinkner
>>> Boulder
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 4:15 PM Charles Hundertmark 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Raises an interesting question about the meaning of "ground-dwelling".
>>>> It occurred to me after suggesting “junco” that robins frequently feed on
>>>> the ground and in that sense might be considered “ground-dwelling.” When I
>>>> was thinking of possible answers, I was thinking in terms of
>>>> ground-nesters, but “dwelling” could have different meanings.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Hundertmark
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 14, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Ira Sanders  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I suppose Robin was the wrong answer.
>>>> Ira Sanders
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 4:26 PM Charles Hundertmark 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Junco comes to mind.
>>>>> Chuck Hundertmark
>>>>> Lafayette
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 14, 2020, at 3:04 PM, Lisa Carp  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I do not know if it's appropriate to put this here but it does make
>>>>> you think!
>>>>>
>>>>> NY Times Crossword Puzzle today.
>>>>>
>>>>> *5 letters-ground dwelling songbird.*
>>>>>
>>>>> Hubby & I did not get the answer right.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lisa Carp
>>>>> Superior
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[cobirds] Just a question

[Lisa Carp]

I do not know if it's appropriate to put this here but it does make you
think!

NY Times Crossword Puzzle today.

*5 letters-ground dwelling songbird.*

Hubby & I did not get the answer right.

Lisa Carp
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[cobirds] South Mesa Trail, Boulder

[Lisa Carp]

Beautiful out on this trail this morning! We did not get there until 9:30
but all these birds were very active & when we came back down the trail
they seemed to all have disappeared so we timed it just right!

Tons of  Mountain BBs, a few Western BBs. Robins all over!
Rock Wrens, Green-Tailed & Spotted Towhees, Wilson's Warbler, Hairy &
Lewis's WPs, Sage Thrashers, Hermit Thrush, Vesper, White-Crowned, &
Lincoln's sparrows.

Lisa Carp
Emil Yappert
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Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

[Lisa Carp]

Last week I heard the exact same screeching by our house at 3 in the
morning. I got up to look & the owl was sitting on a lamp pole nearby.
There was just enough light to see it with my binos & I was shocked to see
a white face with a brown body so I was also thinking barn owl (which made
no sense) until I looked at Sibleys & that is what an immature GH Owl looks
like. Evidently they can snap their beaks together & make a clacking sound
too but I did not hear that.
I do not know what’s making the whistles in the other tape.
Lisa Carp
Superior

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:47 AM Ira Sanders 
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> Birders,
> For the last couple of weeks, late at night, about midnight to maybe 4 am,
> I've frequently been hearing 2 different birds move around the neighborhood
> above and below my house.  One I'm convinced is a Barn Owl by the
> screeching call it gives.  The recording is the last one below.
> The other is the one I'm hearing right now.  It is a medium high pitched
> whistle that almost has a double reed (thrush like) quality to it.
> It's out front and I'll try to record it again.  It's very faint on the
> recording at about 11 sec and again at about 25 sec. on one recording but
> is a little better on the second recording made a few days ago.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
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Re: [cobirds] NWR WY & MT

[Lisa Carp]

That's exactly what we did.
One thing about being in MT-it stays light out until 10pm so you can get a
lot of birding in after dinner!
L.

On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:57 AM Joe Roller  wrote:

> Thanks, Lisa, for this detailed info!
> You can find maps that guide you right to these NWR's by searching the
> eBird hotspot map.
>
> Hutton Lake  - Southwest of Laramie. Look for it on eBird hotspot map,
> under the name "Hutton Lake NWR".  There are over a thousand checklists for
> this SPOT, which can be HOT.
>
> Pathfinder- SW of Casper. There are several hotspots en route to
> Pathfinder NWR too.
>
> The other NWR's Lisa and Emil mentioned are in Montana, and most are
> probably eBird hotspots too, but I am not
> as familiar with Montana.
>
> At every hotspot there is a lot of info about what birds can be found
> there in different seasons.
>
> Joe Roller, Denver
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:40 AM Lisa Carp  wrote:
>
>> Hi All-
>>
>> We just returned from 2 weeks on the road birding in WY, MT, S & N
>> Dakota. I thought I'd share some info on the NWR's where we stopped. I just
>> mention anything unusual we saw at each one. We had to pick & choose which
>> NWR to stop at for there are so many. We chose some for they were on the
>> way to where we needed to go. A couple we would not ever return to but it
>> was still fun going to them.
>>
>> We also birded 4 National Parks, 2 State Parks, pull outs, small lakes &
>> rivers & creeks & city parks in every town where we stayed.
>>
>> If you need any tips on road trips during CV send me an email for we are
>> experts now!
>>
>> More experienced birders may get more species at each stop than we
>> did but each stop was unique & some a real adventure finding.
>>
>> *Hutton Lake-East of Laramie, WY. Google took us to a ranch & thank
>> goodness a cowboy came along before we drove down the long drive to the
>> ranch house & he knew exactly how we should get to the NWR. He said yes
>> google sends birders to them all the time. He was very nice about it. This
>> lake is close to home so you can make it a day trip if you just want to
>> stay close. I do not remember the road names but you want the road that
>> looks like it goes into the cement plant.  38 species.
>>
>> *Pathfinder-Outside of Casper, WY-2 parts to this WR. We somehow found
>> the lake with no signs, dirt track, out in the middle of nowhere next to
>> another huge ranch. You can drive right onto the beach. Trust me there is
>> no one else around! This ranch at one time was 140,000 acres & now is 638
>> acres. 18 species at this lake.
>> The main sign is off of HWY 287 & that is Steamboat Lake which had 100's
>> of avocets.
>> 11 species.
>>
>> *Ninepipe-North of Missoula, MT-MT is cedar waxwing country!  Also
>> yellow warblers! Lots everywhere! 36 species.
>>
>> *Pablo-North of Missoula, MT-Lots of Canvasbacks & Eastern Kingbirds.
>> 27 species.
>>
>> Thibadeau Lake-North of Havre, MT-We discovered we went to the wrong
>> lake so we really have not been to this NWR. We birded a different lake
>> about 2 miles from the real NWR. Never trust google! 15 species.
>>
>> Creedman Coulee-North of Havre, MT-This is the NWR where you get the
>> text welcoming you to Canada! You can even see into Canada! We finally got
>> to the refugee after talking to a Border Patrol Officer who just happened
>> to be at the side of the dirt road we were on & going through 3 of the
>> barbed wire/pole fence gates. We are convinced ranchers in this area remove
>> signs & make it as difficult as possible to get to the WRs. We even found a
>> bent NWR boundary sign & an extra nail put in a post at a gate just to make
>> it more difficult to go through. Anyone else experience this? Thibadeau &
>> this refuge are way out in the middle of nowhere again. We were happy to
>> see the BP Officer. 19 species.
>>
>> Bowdoin-Outside of Malta, MT-The Grand Daddy of them all. We estimated
>> 50,000 birds here & that's probably a conservative number!! This is the
>> only refuge we birded in the evening. There are so many birds here it's
>> overwhelming. It's a very cool place! If there is one you should go to this
>> is it if ever in the area. It's about 14 miles to drive around the lake.
>> Our 1st female sharp- tailed grouse ever here.  52 species.
>>
>> UL Bend-South of Malta-Hubby thought it would be a good idea to go on
>> the back roads to this place. 20 miles

[cobirds] NWR WY & MT

[Lisa Carp]

Hi All-

We just returned from 2 weeks on the road birding in WY, MT, S & N Dakota.
I thought I'd share some info on the NWR's where we stopped. I just mention
anything unusual we saw at each one. We had to pick & choose which NWR to
stop at for there are so many. We chose some for they were on the way to
where we needed to go. A couple we would not ever return to but it was
still fun going to them.

We also birded 4 National Parks, 2 State Parks, pull outs, small lakes &
rivers & creeks & city parks in every town where we stayed.

If you need any tips on road trips during CV send me an email for we are
experts now!

More experienced birders may get more species at each stop than we did but
each stop was unique & some a real adventure finding.

*Hutton Lake-East of Laramie, WY. Google took us to a ranch & thank
goodness a cowboy came along before we drove down the long drive to the
ranch house & he knew exactly how we should get to the NWR. He said yes
google sends birders to them all the time. He was very nice about it. This
lake is close to home so you can make it a day trip if you just want to
stay close. I do not remember the road names but you want the road that
looks like it goes into the cement plant.  38 species.

*Pathfinder-Outside of Casper, WY-2 parts to this WR. We somehow found the
lake with no signs, dirt track, out in the middle of nowhere next to
another huge ranch. You can drive right onto the beach. Trust me there is
no one else around! This ranch at one time was 140,000 acres & now is 638
acres. 18 species at this lake.
The main sign is off of HWY 287 & that is Steamboat Lake which had 100's of
avocets.
11 species.

*Ninepipe-North of Missoula, MT-MT is cedar waxwing country!  Also yellow
warblers! Lots everywhere! 36 species.

*Pablo-North of Missoula, MT-Lots of Canvasbacks & Eastern Kingbirds.  27
species.

Thibadeau Lake-North of Havre, MT-We discovered we went to the wrong lake
so we really have not been to this NWR. We birded a different lake about 2
miles from the real NWR. Never trust google! 15 species.

Creedman Coulee-North of Havre, MT-This is the NWR where you get the text
welcoming you to Canada! You can even see into Canada! We finally got to
the refugee after talking to a Border Patrol Officer who just happened to
be at the side of the dirt road we were on & going through 3 of the barbed
wire/pole fence gates. We are convinced ranchers in this area remove signs
& make it as difficult as possible to get to the WRs. We even found a bent
NWR boundary sign & an extra nail put in a post at a gate just to make it
more difficult to go through. Anyone else experience this? Thibadeau & this
refuge are way out in the middle of nowhere again. We were happy to see the
BP Officer. 19 species.

Bowdoin-Outside of Malta, MT-The Grand Daddy of them all. We estimated
50,000 birds here & that's probably a conservative number!! This is the
only refuge we birded in the evening. There are so many birds here it's
overwhelming. It's a very cool place! If there is one you should go to this
is it if ever in the area. It's about 14 miles to drive around the lake.
Our 1st female sharp- tailed grouse ever here.  52 species.

UL Bend-South of Malta-Hubby thought it would be a good idea to go on the
back roads to this place. 20 miles & 2 hours later on bad dirt roads &
almost getting stuck in mud we finally turned around. We never even made it
to any water! Do not go to this place unless you have plenty of time, gas,
food & water. There is no one around to help you if anything happens.

The good news was we saw the most amazing things on the dirt roads going to
this place. First we saw 19 hawks each perched on it's own big round hay
bale in one big field. That's something you just don't get to see. Then we
saw an upland sandpiper on the road with 2 female sharp-tails. Also a
long-billed curlew. So it wasn't really a waste of time going to UL Bend
but again it was a lot of time spent on bad roads.

Charles M. Russel-South of Malta-Go here instead of UL Bend. Nice 2 mile
*civilized* drive which we only did a small part for we did not have time
or interest after our adventure in UL Bend.

Total species for the 2 weeks-still working on that.

Have mask, will bird!

Lisa Carp & Emil Yappert
Superior, CO

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[cobirds] Sandhill Crane/Grand County

[Lisa Carp]

We decided to try a road trip in state so came up to Steamboat for a couple
of days. We stopped at Dumont Lake area for a hike to Rabbit Ears Peak.
What should fly low over the road just as we turned off Hwy 40 but a SH
Crane! We couldn’t believe it! Someone had recently asked about the cranes
in Steamboat & it sounded like it would be rare to see them so we didn’t
even think about it. It was a great surprise.

Lisa Carp/Emil Yappert
Superior

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[cobirds] Re: Indigo Bunting/Homestead Trail/Boulder

[Lisa Carp]

My apologies. It's the South Mesa Trailhead parking lot off of Eldorado
Springs Rd.
Lisa

On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 9:16 AM Lisa Carp  wrote:

> It was about 100 yards from the intersection of the Mesa/Homestead
> Intersection so not that far from the parking lot off of Coal Creek Canyon
> Rd/Hwy 72.
>
> Also saw 4 Canyon wrens yesterday at the Marshall Rd/Cherryvale trail.
>
> Lisa Carp
> Superior
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[cobirds] Indigo Bunting/Homestead Trail/Boulder

[Lisa Carp]

It was about 100 yards from the intersection of the Mesa/Homestead
Intersection so not that far from the parking lot off of Coal Creek Canyon
Rd/Hwy 72.

Also saw 4 Canyon wrens yesterday at the Marshall Rd/Cherryvale trail.

Lisa Carp
Superior

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Eastern meadowlark?

[Lisa Carp]

Thx for posting Gary.
Lisa Carp
Superior

On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 3:44 PM 'The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds <
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> Hi all
>
> With all of the recent talk of Eastern Meadowlark I did a quick search on
> identifying between the two and found this useful article:
> https://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/mlarkdiff.htm
>
> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org
>
>
> On Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 3:15:53 PM UTC-6, Marcia Wade - Lafayette,
> Boulder County wrote:
>>
>> I saw a Bullock's oriole on S. Boulder Rd. and Cimarron St. in Louisville
>> on Tues. (6/2) at about 3 p.m. - it was flying south across an empty
>> field.  At Greenlee in Lafayette the same day at dusk, I saw a female
>> downey woodpecker, a yellowheaded blackbird, an osprey hunting over the
>> lake, a black chinned hummingbird, and a Swainson's hawk being pursued by a
>> really pissed off red-winged blackbird.  The blackbird kept diving the hawk
>> until she flew back to her nest.  She hopped around the nest for a few
>> minutes and then snuggled down into the nest until she completely
>> disappeared.  The blackbird stood nearby shrieking, and still was when I
>> passed by 20 min. later.  Wednesday at dusk I saw two Swainson's hawks (one
>> is a dark morph - ID'd for me by Mr. Sudjian) two blocks south of 104th and
>> Dillon Road - one on a light pole, one in a tree.  Also saw a snowy egret
>> and a yellow rumped warbler (eastern) in pond to west of Stearns Lake, and
>> the meadowlark pictured below.  I think it is an eastern meadowlark b/c the
>> area behind the base of the lower mandible is white instead of yellow.
>> Anyone agree?  I couldn't get a clear recording of his song b/c the red
>> wings were causing such a rucus.
>>
>> [image: DSCN6469.JPG][image: DSCN6472.JPG]
>>
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Re: [cobirds] Re: El Paso county Dickcissel and rattlesnake uppdate

[Lisa Carp]

Rattlesnakes, as all snakes, are pretty cool. They can live 15-20 years.
Most of their growth takes place in their early years. Some species get up
to 8 ft long, others 2 ft. As they do get older & bigger they are not as
aggressive & are easier to escape from. It’s the smaller ones that you have
to watch out for.
As usual numbers are declining due to habitat loss.

Lisa & Emil
Superior

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 1:41 PM Joey Kellner  wrote:

> I have encountered LITERALLY hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado and
> perhaps another 100+ in Arizona.  Some while driving and they're crossing
> the road, a number while hiking in the field.  Never had any issues or
> problems with them.  You see one, you can EASILY go around it or wait until
> it leaves.  There is NEVER any reason to kill one.
>
> Just another example of wildlife being wiped out by humans.
>
> Joey.
>
> Joey Kellner
> Littleton, Colorado
>
>
>
>Y
>
>   (oo)
>
>) )_
>
>   ( (( '<
>
>) )   // )
>
>   ( (   / ""
>
> ) )
>
>( (
>
> v
>
>
>
> On Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-6, kickback wrote:
>>
>> An interesting and successful morning:
>>
>> 1. Found two Dickcissels just off Hanover road where the Frost Ranch sign
>> is. The birds were on the power lines that run to the south.along a ranch
>> road
>>
>> 2. Saw rattlesnake previously reported by Cinnamon (it was big)
>>
>> 3. Got ranch hand to kill rattlesnake
>>
>> 4. Took more pictures of Dickcissel
>>
>> Bill Kosar
>>
>> El Paso county
>>
>> Colorado Springs
>>
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Re: [cobirds] Blue-gray Gnatcatchers?

[Lisa Carp]

We saw 4 in Skunk Canyon, Boulder, on May 20th.
Lisa & Emil
Superior

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> I also expect to find a lot of Gnatcatchers in April and May in my patch
> along Coal Creek in Superior.  But this year, despite being out more than
> usual, I have seen exactly zero.  There were a few in the low foothills
> along Plainview Rd in northern Jefferson County earlier this week so it's
> not like they've all evaporated.  Like Curt, I'm interested to hear from
> others about whether I'm just blind, or this is a local anomaly, or a more
> widespread phenomenon.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter Ruprecht
> Superior
>
> On Saturday, May 30, 2020, 9:31:45 AM MDT, Curt Brown --- Boulder, CO <
> cbrown1902...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> In my local patch (Bear Creek in Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks),
> Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are each year one of the earlier migrants to set up
> shop.  I have, for example, had multiple pairs by April 19.  And one of the
> great things about this bird is how pugnacious they are;  you can hardly
> peep without one of them popping up to glower at you.
>
> This year, to date, I have seen none along nearly a mile of nice shrubby
> habitat. I hope that others are seeing lots of this bird.  ??
>
> [image: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab
> ...]
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[cobirds] Canada Jay/Lost Lake/Boulder County

[Lisa Carp]

Four of us hiked on the Hessie Trail to Lost Lake this morning (which is
off the road past Eldora Ski Resort.) It started with us having to wait for
a Mom Moose & her Baby to move away from the trail so we could continue. We
waited right near a tree with a hummingbird nest & Mom on the nest. Lots of
BT hummers everywhere.

Coming down just past the lake is when we saw the Canada Jay (a lifer for 2
of us. Guess they are not uncommon around here?)  It was not shy at all
which is why it's nickname is "camp robber." It is also known as the Grey,
Gray & Whiskey Jack Jay. My older Sibley's call it a Gray.

Other birds seen:
A mallard & wood duck on the lake. The usual Kinglets, Nuthatches, Juncos,
Towhees, Warbling Vireos, & Flycatchers were around. We did see two
Red-Naped Sapsuckers at a nesting cavity & a Lincoln's Sparrow & Hermit
Thrush.

It is a great hike (which to some of us means not too steep & not too
long.) Still plenty of snow around & the creeks are rushing!

The Carp/Yapperts
Superior, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Scissor-tailed flycatcher?

[Lisa Carp]

Great find!
Does anyone know if the bird is still around today? Would love to go see it.
Thx!
Lisa Carp, Superior

On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 9:10 PM Caleb A  wrote:

> Hello, Kristen,
> That is indeed a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher! Amazing find, and good work
> getting that IDable photo. Note it's ridiculously long tail, salmon flanks,
> black and white tail (white seen easier in flight), and light blue back.
> Happy Mother's Day!
> *The birds are happy, and so am I*
> *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County*
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Re: [cobirds] Union Reservoir Weld

[Lisa Carp]

At approximately 1pm yesterday (Sun the 19th) we saw 2 Caspian terns
sitting with ring billed gulls on the north end of Union Res/Weld & then a
pair of wood ducks
swimming on the east side.
Lisa Carp
Superior


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> At 1:30 today 4-19-20 there were two Forster’s terns in the northwest
> corner-at 5:30 the terns were replaced by a Snowy egret which was dwarfed
> by surrounding White Pelicans!  Good birding and good health.  Bill Fink
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Re: [cobirds] Moderator Note - bird focus now please

[Lisa Carp]

Hi Birders-
I am writing to apologize for my email to the group. It was not meant to be
malicious in any way but now I see how it was perceived that way.
I am so sorry!
We had a family medical incident that day (not related the virus) & it's
been hard to focus on anything else.
Today is the first chance I have had to apologize.
Again, I am truly sorry!
Lisa Carp
Superior

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> Nothing about the public health order discussion so far had been at odds
> with CoBirds rules, but I would like to comment now as list moderator to
> note that the current status of state and county restrictions have been
> plainly and repeatedly stated now on CoBirds,  Let's please move on to
> discussion of Colorado birds and birding in this time, and say that unless
> something changes, we are all aware of the situation.
>
> Also, CoBirders please remember to always* sign all posts with your full
> name and city*, as per list rules, and *subject lines with a county*
> referenced are appreciated for bird reports.
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Re: [cobirds] COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT for Monday, March 30, 2020

[Lisa Carp]

One thing I have found in this crisis is sometimes it can be frustrating
trying to get people to understand the rules.
Everyone has all the data now & ppl will
do what they want to do which is their choice (& I’m not just talking about
birding.)
To me this article shows what is really sad. Our son’s gf’s field research
on Savannah Sparrows at U of Winnipeg has been suspended. Our sons summer
job in Barrow, AL is very iffy now. Any research near the ANWR now may all
be on hold & all that research is to help set policy for drilling for when
the time come. I may not have that exactly right but you get the idea.

Anyway this makes me upset, not so much someone birding in another county.

Keep all these grad students, young field researchers in mind. What will
happen to their careers?



On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 3:00 AM 'Allison Hilf' via Colorado Birds <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Date: Monday, March 30, 2020
> Email: RBA  AT cobirds.org
> Compiler:  Allison Hilf;   ahilf  AT me.com
> Phone:  (303) 888-5110
> _
>
>
> Birders have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks!
> CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird
> Records Committee at the CFO website.
> (*) indicates new information on a species.
> For more information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to
> the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings.”
> __
>
>
> Rare, out-of-place and out-of-season species reports are listed below.
> Several species which are a few weeks out of range such as early migrants
> or birds which breed in Colorado are not currently being reported as
> “rare”.
>
>
> Trumpeter Swan (El Paso, Mesa)
> Tundra Swan (*Summit)
> Long-tailed Duck (*Arapahoe, Bent, Pueblo)
> Horned Grebe (San Miguel)
> Mew Gull (*Adams)
> Lesser-black Backed Gull (Alamosa)
> Glaucous Gull (Weld)
> Pacific Loon (Pueblo)
> Black Phoebe (*Douglas)
> Eastern Bluebird (Chaffee)
> Sprague’s Pipit (*Las Animas)
> Golden-crowned Sparrow (Mesa)
> White-throated Sparrow (Montezuma, Summit)
> Sagebrush Sparrow (Jefferson, Larimer)
> Rusty Blackbird (Douglas)
>
>
> ——
>
> Note, for locations below that you are not familiar with, go to the
> Colorado Field Ornithologists’ (CFO) website. Select the “Birding
> Resources” header, toggle down to “County Birding,” and indicate the county
> of interest for site information.
> https://coloradocountybirding.org/County/BySite.aspx.
>
>
> *ADAMS COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 29 a Mew Gull was reported at Dunes Reservoir by Adam Vesely.
> Dunes Reservoir is northwest of the intersection of E. 112th Ave. and
> Highway 85. There's a small parking lot near the southwest corner of the
> reservoir located in the neighborhood.
>
> *ALAMOSA/RIO GRANDE COUNTIES:*
> —On Mar 25 a Lesser Black-backed Gull (alternate plumage) was found at San
> Luis Lake by Dale and Bev Hettinger. This represents approx. only the 4th
> San Luis Valley record for the species.
> —A Mexican Duck was found last week at the Monte Vista Refuge Auto Tour
> Loop by Lance Cheslock and Rachael Couoh (Rio Grande Cty).
>
> *ARAPAHOE COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 29 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at South Platte Park/South
> Platte Reservoir by Robert Raker.   This is likely the same bird that had
> previously been reported on the Jefferson County side of the Reservoir.
>
> *BENT COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 24 a Long-tailed Duck was reported at John Martin Reservoir by
> Alice Arnold.
>
> *CHAFFEE COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 25 a Eastern Bluebird was reported at Chaffee CR 163 pond
> (PRIVATE, view from road) by Greg Mihaliok
>
> *DOUGLAS COUNTY:*
> —On March 29 a Black Phoebe was reported at Chatfield SP—Plum Creek Nature
> Area by Matt Crooks.
> —On March 25 a Rusty Blackbird was reported at Chatfield SP--Plum Creek
> Delta by David Bailey.
>
>
> * EL PASO COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 23 a Trumpeter Swan was reported at Big Johnson Reservoir &
> Bluestem Prairie Open Space by Tanja Britton.
>
> *EL PASO and PUEBLO COUNTIES:*
> —Please note Chico Basin Ranch is closed until at least March 30 because
> of the current Coronavirus outbreak.
>
>
> *JEFFERSON COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 29 two Sagebrush Sparrows were reported at Bear Creek Lake
> Park/Pelican Point Area by Mark Chavez.  Please note, Park Rangers have
> been frustrated that some birders have not been practicing proper social
> distancing and if it continues they mentioned they might NEED to close the
> Park.
>
> *LARIMER COUNTY*:
> —On March 28 a Sagebrush Sparrow was reported at Lake Estes by Marc Hemmes.
>
> *LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 29 a Sprague’s Pipit was heard in Trinchera at CR 8.8 by David
> Tønnessen.
>
> *MESA COUNTY:*
> —On Mar 24 a Trumpeter Swan was reported in James M Robb Colorado SP/ Pear
> Park Section by Sarah Brickman.
> —On Mar 23 the wintering Golden-crowned Sparrow was reported at Grand
> Junction Wildlife Area/Gunnison  Campgrounds by Don Marsh.
>
> *MONTEZUMA COUNTY:*

Re: [cobirds] What's the deal on this rare Red-flanked Bluetail in nearby Wyoming?

[Lisa Carp]

If anyone is going up on Thursday (if the bird is still there) I'd be happy
to drive or ride with anyone.
Lisa Carp

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 7:45 AM Joe Roller  wrote:

> Several of you have asked me for information about this "way lost" bird,
> found
> yesterday by Cody Porter, a savvy birder in nearby Laramie, Wyoming.
> Kudos to Cody for getting "the word" out promptly!
>
> That Bluetail has become known as the "Laramie Rarity". (Say in fast three
> times).
> A few Colorado birders made it up to the Equality State yesterday, Nov 4,
> and many
> more are on the scene or en route at this very moment.
>
> Honestly, I had never even heard of this species, so I studied up on it a
> bit, using
> eBird maps and other on-line sources. Might as well share what I learned.
> Any of this can be amended or corrected by more knowledgable birders or
> those who have actually seen the bird.
>
> The *Red-flanked Bluetail* is an old world flycatcher (formerly thought
> to be
> a kind of thrush) that breeds in cooler climates of Northern Europe and
> Asia,
> eg, Scandinavia, Russia, northern China and south into more temperate
> parts of
> southern China, Japan, etc.
>
> The Scandinavian population migrates southwest to England, France, etc,
> with
> some straying further to Mediterranean countries, but NOT to the eastern
> US, as many
> other "overshoot" species have done.
> The Asiatic breeding Buetails migrate pretty much due south to spend the
> winter in southern China and Japan, with records as far south as Vietnam.
>
> And a few individuals, perhaps with a faulty GPS in their brains, migrate
> east and southeast,
> showing up to winter in Alaska and the US west coast, as far south as Los
> Angeles.
>
> These vagrants have stayed for months, attracting hundreds of eager
> birders from all over the US. The
> closest one ever got to Colorado was the Bluetail that spent the winter of
> 2016-17 in far western Idaho,
> where some intrepid Colorado birders were able to see it.
>
> BUT there are no US records of Red-flanked Bluetail for any points east of
> Idaho until yesterday, when
> the Laramie rarity (kind of rhymes) was found and photographed.
>
> Why drive that far to see this Bluetail? Check out the airfare to other
> places you could find one,
> like Sweden,Finland or that other popular Bluetail breeding site near Lake
> Baikal, Дорога до Теплых озер (Tepli Ozera access track).
>
> Will it survive the cool Wyoming winter? Only if it has a consistent food
> supply and is carrying
> a lucky rabbit's foot, BUT the bird is sure to arrive in Colorado soon if
> it continues on its apparent southeasterwardly
> journey.
> So keep those mealworms handy, and watch your feeder continuously. You too
> could enjoy 500 birders crowding into
> your kitchen for a glimpse of this year's rarity, Red-flanked Bluetail!
>
> Thanks and good birding!
> Joe Roller, Denver
>
> PS
> IF you plan to seek out the Bluetail, work up a carload, pack up, and go
> the alley near this address:
> 658 1/2 North 9th Street, Laramie, WY.
> The homeowner, Cody Porter, has welcomed birders so far, but of course
> that could change,
> based on the historic observation that "life happens".
>
> The exact site is pinpointed on the eBird hotspot map, labelled:
> "stakeout Red-flanked Bluetail, Laramie, 2019"
> That hotspot can be used even if the bird has moved a few blocks.
>
>
>
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