[cobirds] Re: Yellow-crowned Night Heron
I'm sure this is the same bird. The pond is what I call Dunkirk Pond (Himalaya changes to Dunkirk St just south of 53rd) and is a main feature of the First Creek at Green Valley Ranch Trail. This is the same spot that has had the Blackburnian Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, several other eastern warblers, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Woodhouse's Scrub-jay, White-throated Sparrow, Field Sparrow, etc (I'm getting tired of naming them all). John Breitsch Denver, Colorado https://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 2:17:46 PM UTC-6 Jim Esten wrote: > No-name pond at 53rd and Himalaya, next to a golf course. In addition:: 8 > American Pelicans, 2 bluejays, 3 Yellow-rumped Warblers (Audubon), 1 > Goldfinch, Great Horned Owl nest with 3 owlets (I'm told, I saw 2), > Red-tailed Hawk nest with 2 adults. Very birdy for such a dinky wooded > area. > Jim Esten > Denver, CO > [image: Yellow-crowned Night Heron _09041.jpg][image: Yellow-rumped > Warbler_09057.jpg][image: Red-tailed Hawk_09062.jpg] > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/88caddbf-3099-4fa5-bbad-2b80dea536e1n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1st Creek @ GVR, Denver
Adult male Black-throated Blue Warbler was seen this morning around 8am north of the Dunkirk Pond. It was on the north end of the woods the last I saw it. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado https://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0b62881b-da73-4f9c-a178-cf640e9f25c4n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Possible Tennessee Warbler - 1st Creek @ GVR, Denver County
Tennessee Warbler. My confidence level is 99%. White underneath, yellow/green on the back, gray head with a light/white eyebrow. Under-tail looked white. My look at that was just short enough to cause the 1% hesitation, but only for reporting purposes. I believe this to be a TEWA. It was seen along the creek just east of the willows that are on the far east end of 1st Creek Park. There are two boards spanning the creek. It was right there among a mixed flock of Yellow, Yellow-rumped, and Orange-crowned Warblers. Also seen were the Blue-winged Warbler, the two Eastern Phoebes, a whole lot of Chipping Sparrows, Spotted Sandpiper, and the Virginia's Rail was very vocal. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado https://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b4a83bbc-4777-4cb6-ae47-e1fa60b3583en%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] New Year - Great Horned Owl - Denver
Not a surprise, but a minute or two after minute, I saw a Great Horned Owl perched on a tree just north of the Dunkirk pond at First Creek at Green Valley Ranch. Throw in some geese and the Denver Urban count is up to three species already. I'd have stayed out longer to listen, but all I could hear were fireworks and geese. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado https://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/61caf8b4-a516-4235-b852-07cf859cbf22n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Broader question about access to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Adams County
Just the visitors center is closed for those times. The arsenal itself is usually open sunrise to sunset (except a couple of holidays - possibly Christmas and Thanksgiving, but I'm not sure). John Breitsch Denver On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 7:21:51 PM UTC-6 tedfl...@gmail.com wrote: > Hey, all. Thanks to Charlie and Patrick and Candice for the tips on access > to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. > > Hannah Floyd and I were all ready to go out there this Monday morning, > Oct. 19, when our phones informed us that the refuge is closed Mondays and > Tuesdays; and not open till 9am the other days of the week. What, legally > and practically, does that mean? Is it in fact not possible to enter the > refuge except Wed.-Sun. starting at 9am? Not trying to self-present as some > rules-defying scofflaw. But I know that "closed" has very different > interpretations at different federal properties. > > On a personal note, I'm a Johnny-come-lately on the Arsenal scene. In > 2019, Texas super-naturalist John Karges kidnapped me and forced me to take > him to the Arsenal. First-time visit for me! John was extremely skeptical > that I'd never been there. What can I say?--I have seen the light. I love > that place so much. > > Ted Floyd > Lafayette, Boulder County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9bc8149c-c9fb-466d-a674-33fdd4b63245n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] First Creek @ GVR - Denver County
I took a quick walk this morning along the First Creek Trail at Green Valley Ranch. In a twist from recent visits, I had no warblers at all, but plenty of sparrows. Among dozens of White-crowned Sparrows was a lone White-throated seen on the west side of the Dunkirk. It was foraging in some trees along with all of the robins. There were several Lincoln's Sparrows, a Townsend's Solitaire, a couple of Hermit Thrushes, and a good number of Pine Siskins (Hermits were north of the pond, the siskins were at First Creek Park). Fun Day John Breitsch Denver https://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f5efe410-c394-41a5-a81f-0e344319ed1cn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] 1st Creek @ GVR - Denver : Birds of Minor Interest
Starting a little before sunrise and birding for approximately three hours, I picked up 50 species along the newest and eastern-most portion of the First Creek Trail system. *The Dunkirk Pond area* (previous spot for the Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Blackburnian Warbler) was reasonably slow. It did have the resident White-breasted Nuthatches, 3 Wood Ducks, a Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owls, Red-tailed and Swainson's Hawks, American Kestrel, and a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron. A Cooper's Hawk was seen a little east of there. *The far western end of the trail, just east of Tower Rd* had Gray Catbird, Blue Grosbeak, Broad-tailed and Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Wilson's Warblers, Lark Sparrow, Cedar Waxwings, and Red-breasted Nuthatch. In between these two spots, *in the Willow and Cottonwood area north of the bike path behind the row of houses just east of First Creek Park* was were the fun was. In no particular order, I observed Common Nighthawk, Nashville Warbler, Western Tanager, Clay-colored and Brewer's Sparrow, both Cassin's and Red-eyed Vireo, Sage Thrasher and a Blue-gray Gnatchatcher. Annoying ID Alerts that you can ignore: A Warbling Vireo was around a week or two ago, so pay attention to the vireos with eyebrows if looking for the REVI. A MacGillavray's Warbler was seen yesterday, so the same advice applies for gray-headed yellow birds if you are looking for the Nashville. Also, even though I managed to not see a single one today, the juvenile Chipping Sparrows should be around, so the spizella IDs are interesting. I think that covers it. Have fun out there. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/af5d58f5-fa27-416e-9bb5-9ab1b3da0713n%40googlegroups.com.
