[cobirds] Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, Nov. 9th
Hello, Birders. Hannah and Andrew and I went out to the Boulder Reservoir complex, Boulder County, this sunny, smoky, breezy Sunday afternoon, Nov. 9. First, at Six Mile Reservoir, adjacent to Boulder Rez proper, we saw 47 Bonaparte's Gulls and all three merganser species. Over at Boulder Rez, the highlight was a Pacific Loon. We saw another loon, farther out, that we couldn't ID. It was diving almost constantly; the bird seemed small, and I think it was another Pacific. But I'm not sure. Also on the Rez were another ~20 Bonaparte's Gulls. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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/d21f99b5-f8e3-4c57-8bed-c7f3b36a27c3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Boulder Reservoir Boulder County
At 9:00AM this morning, before the wind and snow, there were plenty of birds on the mudflats at the NW side of the reservoir, just down from the parking lot. There were.: Six Ring-billed Gulls Six White-faced Ibis (red-knees) Four Franklin's Gulls One Semipalmated Plover Two Marbled Godwits Thirty or so assorted ducks- Green-winged teal, Mallards, Shovelers, Gadwalls On the water nearby were five Western Grebes, and across the mudflats to the southwest flew a Peregrine Falcon. Russ Thompson Boulder,Colorado -- 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/msg/cobirds/-/tP9zgj-vQk0J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[cobirds] Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, Sept. 21st
Hello, Birders. Andrew and I spent a coupla hours out at Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, earlier this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 21st. The first thing we found was a dead SORA in the middle of 55th Street. The next thing we found was Edie Israel. We birded the north shore of the Rez with Edie, finding 1 WILLET, 1 COMMON TERN, and 1 EASTERN BLUEBIRD. Other odds and ends on the north end included 1 Eared Grebe, 1 Franklin's Gull, 1 Say's Phoebe, 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 3 Orange-crowned Warblers, 6 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 4 Wilson's Warblers, and 1 Lincoln's Sparrow. On the way out we stopped off at the main entrance off 55th Street, where we found a juvenile SABINE'S GULL, stunning in flight against the clear blue sky. Mainly, it just swam around, fairly close to shore, in that inlet by the main entrance. --- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding Please check out the website of the ABA: http://tinyurl.com/6kmbfvx And please check out The ABA Blog: http://tinyurl.com/4n6qswt We're on twitter, too: http://tinyurl.com/2ejzlzv --- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, May 12th
Hello, Birders. Steve Mlodinow and I spent a coupla hours at rainy Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, earlier today, Thursday, May 12th. We spent all our time in the muddy--downright inundated in places--stretches along the northwest shore of the rez. Almost immediately, Steve found what sure looked good to us for an adult male MEXICAN DUCK. Both of us will be sending independently written descriptions to the Colorado Bird Records Committee. We spent at least an hour with the bird, eventually flushing it. But I wouldn't be surprised if it returns to hang out for another day or so. FYI, the bird ranged along the shore from around 40.084951 N, 105.228446 W south to around 40.081946 N, 105.229261 W. Steve likes weird ducks, and he also made the call on a nice adult male CINNAMON X BLUE-WINGED TEAL hybrid. Of additional interest was a GREEN-WINGED TEAL showing a white horizontal stripe suggestive of Common Teal; but everything else about the bird looked normal for a Green-winged Teal, so we called it a Green-winged Teal with an odd mark. Such things do happen... An interesting bird was a BREWER'S SPARROW with strongly contrasting facial features, and an overal darkish and grayish aspect about it. I see ~1 of these odd Brewer's Sparrows per spring in Colorado, typically in mid-May, and I wonder if they are representatives of what is currently classified as the -taverneri- subspecies of Brewer's Sparrow, regarded by some as a separate species, the Timberline Sparrow. We did find one "normal" (non-hybrid, non-subspecies, non-problematic) Boulder County goodie: a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in the parking lot to the north access to the rez. (That's my first Boulder County mocker in 5+ years.) In general, it was pretty birdy out there. Some other birds we saw at the rez included 1 AMERICAN BITTERN; 3 VIRGINIA RAILS; 7 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and at least a dozen WILSON'S PHALAROPES; a great mass of 6 species of swallows out over the rez proper; 20+ MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS; several flyover AMERICAN PIPITS; ORANGE-CROWNED, MYRTLE, and AUDUBON'S WARBLERS; 2 GREEN-TAILED TOWHEES; and a goodly presence of common sparrow species. A special treat was hearing the winnowing of WILSON'S SNIPES the whole time we were there; that has to be one of the spookiest sounds. --- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding Blog: http://tinyurl.com/4n6qswt 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, Sept. 23rd
Hello, Birders. As David Waltman has pointed out, there's a fair bit of turnover going on out at Boulder Reservoir and nearby Six Mile Reservoir, Boulder County, right now, what with all the unsettled weather. Highlights for me this morning were 4 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Marbled Godwits, 5 Sanderlings, 4 Common Terns, and a nice movement of American Pipits. Here's some additional detail on what I had out there earlier this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 23rd: Wood Duck. A drake amid all the gulls on the mudflat at Six Mile Reservoir. Ruddy Duck. A raft of 18 out on Boulder Reservoir. Eared Grebe. 1 with the hundreds of American Coots on Boulder Reservoir. Great Egret. 4 at Six Mile Reservoir. Snowy Egret. 2 at Six Mile Reservoir. Osprey. 1 flying south over Boulder Reservoir. Sandhill Crane. 4 circling over the north shore of Boulder Reservoir. With this persistent northeasterly windflow, by the way, I imagine the next day or so could be good for this species in the Front Range region. Marbled Godwit. 5 huddled together on the north shore of Boulder Reservoir, no doubt the same 5 reported by David. Sanderling. 5 at Six Mile Reservoir. They hung around on the beach for a while, then flew over to Boulder Reservoir. Least Sandpiper. 1 on the north shore of Boulder Reservoir. Baird's Sandpiper. Several flying high over Boulder Reservoir. Franklin's Gull. 6 at Six Mile Reservoir and 5 at Boulder Reservoir. Common Tern. 3 juveniles roosting on the north shore of Boulder Reservoir and 1 adult foraging out over the main reservoir. Forster's Tern. 1 juvenile at Six Mile Reservoir. House Wren. 1 still hanging on in the tangles along the inlet canal on the north side of the reservoir. The really birdy spot was at and around 40.086059N 105.228252W. Marsh Wren. 1 at the inlet canal. American Pipit. At least 17, all in flight, all in small groups of 1-4, all flying from the northwest, all on apparent diurnal migration. Orange-crowned Warbler. 3 at the inlet canal. Audubon's Warbler. 1 at Six Mile Reservoir and 4 at the inlet canal. MacGillivray's Warbler. 1 at the inlet canal. Vesper Sparrow. 2 at the inlet canal. Lincoln's Sparrow. 1 at the inlet canal. White-crowned Sparrow. About a dozen at the inlet canal, half -oriantha- and half -gambelii-. Western Meadowlark. A bunch, including a tight flock of about 25 at the inlet canal. Well, it was a nice and birdy morning out there, and I imagine there will be more turnover, even on an hour-by-hour basis, in the next day or so. --- Ted Floyd tedfloy...@hotmail.com Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado --- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding --- Please support the American Birding Association: Click on http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=884482 to search the internet. Check out the American Birding Association on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22934255714 Check out the American Birding Association on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abaoutreach Please visit the website of the American Birding Association: http://www.aba.org _ Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing™ now http://www.bing.com?form=MFEHPG&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFEHPG_Core_tagline_try bing_1x1 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
