[cobirds] Piping Plover Adams County
The Piping Plover was still at Clear Creek Valley Park at noon today. It was on the east side of the gravel pond, on the west side of a long Island, hard too see. Also 8 Avocets and many Cliffs Swallows. Larry Wilson Northglenn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F07DFC13-4939-495C-B55F-AF9CD36B639B%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Common Redpolls Ft. Collins
There were about 50 Common Redpolls at the Discovery Museum in Ft. Collins this morning. We did not see any Hoary Redpolls in the time we were there. On the way home we saw a Rough-Legged Hawk on Highway 7, about a quarter of a mile west of I 25. Larry and Roni Wilson Northglenn -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes Northglenn
We just had 3 flocks of about 150 Sandhill Cranes going over our house. Second time in 5 years. Very loud, and headed south. Larry and Roni Wilson, Northglenn, 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Mississippi Kites Glenmere Park, Greeley, Bee Bee Draw, Weld County
Thanks to Tom Pollock and Mark Chavez for pointing out the Mississippi Kites to us before we even parked the car ! After Mark and Tom left, the Kites flew to the trees on the south side across from the rookery, where they came in on lower branches and stayed for quite some time. On the way home we stopped by Lower Latham wetlands and Bee Bee Draw. CR 48 and CR 40 have no water, and few birds. CR 42 had water on north side of road, with 6 Avocets changing to non-breeding plumage. At CR 45 and CR 46, there were 15-20 Burrowing Owls on the southeast and northeast side of CR 46. On CR 45, just south of CR 46, in the first tree south of CR 45 was a very cooperative, singing Blue Grosbeak. The Grosbeak moved between the tree to phone poles and corn across from the tree on the west side of 45. Larry and Roni Wilson Northglenn -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Dickcissel and Bobolink, Teller Farms, Boulder County
We found one male Dickcissel and one male Bobolink this morning at the Teller Farms site posted by Cara Stiles and Thomas Heinrich. Both birds were on low vegetation west of the Willow Tree, blowing and singing in the wind. We dipped on the Blue Grosbeak, but two other birders heard it in the Russian Olive trees, by the oil storage tanks to the north. A special thank you to Cara for the info. The Dickcissel was a life bird for us. Larry and Roni Wilson Northglenn, 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] Snowy Owl
Hi CoBirders, Today we also saw the Beautiful Snowy Owl. What a treat ! Now some observations.. We have not been birding much in the last two years, but I decided this was a good way to start birding again. Please, give the Owl room. If your optics are not good enough, borrow optics from someone else. If your camera/lens is too small, again, borrow. Today there were a few birders, all being respectful of the Owl. We did have a neighbor stop, and ask what we were looking at. After telling her about the Owl, I asked if she would like to look at the Owl through a scope. She pulled over, and brought her two kids over to check out the bird. They were very interested, and asked a lot of questions. They were very excited. She told us she had recently moved here from out of state to this quiet location. She said Thursday in her Cull de Sac several people were looking at her roof, and her kids were upset. They did not go outside. She told us all the birders were respectful of her property, but neighbors around her wondered what was going on . She also mentioned that Thursday the Owl was on the metal building where we saw it today, and someone went to the dumpster beside the building, and climbed on top with a small camera. Please.. give the Owl room. Please remember you are in a neighborhood, if it looks like a neighborhood or not. Wave at the people driving by, stay off their property and out of the street. Be friendly to the neighbors, and be respectful of the Owl. A wonderful bird, thanks to all for directions and the posts. Larry and Roni Wilson Northglenn
