[cobirds] Loveland CBC summary
The Loveland Christmas Bird Count was held on January 1, starting the New Year off right! - We reported 99 species on count day, three more during count week (Red-breasted Merganser, Horned Grebe, Eastern Phoebe). We had 81 volunteers out walking/hiking/driving/watching, including feeder watchers. - All-time high counts were recorded for Cassin’s Finches (233), Evening Grosbeaks (97), Townsend’s Solitaires (137), and Pinyon Jays (66). We usually get a few of the finches; we had not reported a single Evening Grosbeak or Pinyon Jay since 2018. - We had 81 Bohemian Waxwings, but not the high by a long shot. In 2008 we had 1390 Bohemian Waxwings, and we haven’t recorded a single one since on a CBC. - We had 3 Rusty Blackbirds; a few were previously recorded in 2011. - This was NOT a high count for American Robins. The all-time high was 2518 in 2020. Our total this year was 1970. - New birds to our CBC this year were Pacific Loon and Eastern Phoebe, making our total species count over the last 23 years 177. - We had ZERO Killdeers, unusual. Denise Bretting Nick Komar Co-compilers -- -- 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/4afc8ca2-4ae8-47e2-bf0b-ecf42e24c0a1n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [cobirds] Loveland CBC summary
Hi all, I am thinking that the Solitary Sandpiper on the Loveland CBC, which has nice photos of it on ebird, would be a 1st Colorado CBC record. I will have to see if any other Colorado CBCs have ever had one. Great find! Brandon Percival Colorado CBC Regional Editor Pueblo West, CO On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 8:47 PM Nicholas Komar wrote: > Loveland CBC was held Tuesday Jan 4, 2022 (postponed from Jan 1 due to a > winter storm warning) for the 22nd consecutive year. The weather was better > but still challenging with strong winds in certain areas that inhibited > bird activity. Despite this, the 64 participants tallied a record 113 > species. Only one species was new for the circle- a remarkable Solitary > Sandpiper found in a restricted city-owned property along the Big Thomson > River. Other unusual birds included Peregrine Falcon (Second occurrence) > and Glaucous-winged Gull, Say’s Phoebe, Gray Catbird and Lincoln’s Sparrow > (third occurrences each). Many thanks to all involved. > > Nick Komar and Denise Bretting, compilers > Loveland 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 > 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/3C26B7E3-E16F-4F0D-93FC-BFE2F6F71A32%40comcast.net > . > -- -- 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/CA%2BXeEuWG_hZgDbwgpx6359-5C1cAC5hFwcbnKhPdPqUPMg0RZA%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [cobirds] Loveland CBC summary
So sorry I couldn’t participate (work). What’s going on with catbirds, so interesting! We had one at the Rawhide CBC. I hope to be able to come back next year. > On Jan 6, 2022, at 8:47 PM, Nicholas Komar wrote: > > Loveland CBC was held Tuesday Jan 4, 2022 (postponed from Jan 1 due to a > winter storm warning) for the 22nd consecutive year. The weather was better > but still challenging with strong winds in certain areas that inhibited bird > activity. Despite this, the 64 participants tallied a record 113 species. > Only one species was new for the circle- a remarkable Solitary Sandpiper > found in a restricted city-owned property along the Big Thomson River. Other > unusual birds included Peregrine Falcon (Second occurrence) and > Glaucous-winged Gull, Say’s Phoebe, Gray Catbird and Lincoln’s Sparrow (third > occurrences each). Many thanks to all involved. > > Nick Komar and Denise Bretting, compilers > Loveland 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 > 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/3C26B7E3-E16F-4F0D-93FC-BFE2F6F71A32%40comcast.net. Elena Holly Klaver United States Court Certified Interpreter Conference Interpreter English < > Spanish 303.475.5189 Member: Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters (CAPI) American Translators Association Colorado Translators Association I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno'éí (Arapaho) and Cheyenne nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and that Colorado's Front Range is home to the Ute and many other Native peoples. Reconozco que vivo en el territorio de las naciones Hinóno’éí (Arapaho) y Cheyenne, según el 1851 Tratado de Fort Laramie, y que el estado de Colorado al este de las Montañas Rocosas es territorio de los Utes y muchos otros pueblos indígenas. -- -- 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/F6509E08-6CC4-4856-B374-9ABF3657EC6D%40indra.com.
[cobirds] Loveland CBC summary
Loveland CBC was held Tuesday Jan 4, 2022 (postponed from Jan 1 due to a winter storm warning) for the 22nd consecutive year. The weather was better but still challenging with strong winds in certain areas that inhibited bird activity. Despite this, the 64 participants tallied a record 113 species. Only one species was new for the circle- a remarkable Solitary Sandpiper found in a restricted city-owned property along the Big Thomson River. Other unusual birds included Peregrine Falcon (Second occurrence) and Glaucous-winged Gull, Say’s Phoebe, Gray Catbird and Lincoln’s Sparrow (third occurrences each). Many thanks to all involved. Nick Komar and Denise Bretting, compilers Loveland 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 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/3C26B7E3-E16F-4F0D-93FC-BFE2F6F71A32%40comcast.net.
[cobirds] Loveland CBC summary
Loveland CBC was held on Jan 1 in mild weather except a little too windy. We tallied 97 species, with no new species. Highlights included Common Loon (2), Long-tailed Duck, Glaucous Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull (6), Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull (7), six species of owls, Gyrfalcon, Eastern Bluebird (9), American Pipit and Lapland Longspur. We missed some expected species like Horned Lark, Sharp-shinned Hawk and Golden-crowned Kinglet. Many thanks to Denise Bretting, who coordinated the event this year, and the 71 observers who participated. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO -- 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/8C4C05DF-E017-429B-9403-E95E525D4AA8%40comcast.net.
[cobirds] Loveland CBC summary
The Loveland CBC was held on Jan 1 with more than 50 participants. We recorded 91 species, with 6 more for Count Week so far. Photos for some of these are posted at http://www.pbase.com/quetzal/lovelandcbc. Six species comprised more than half of all birds, with over 1000 each: Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, American Robin, House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared-Dove, House Finch. Highlights were: Trumpeter Swan – 2 More Cackling Geese than Canada Geese (first time ever) Barrow’s Goldeneye –1 Western Grebe – 1 Thayer’s Gull – 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull – 1 Northern Goshawk - 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove – more than 1000 for the first time White-winged Dove – 2 Northern Pygmy-Owl – 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl – 1 first ever Chihuahuan Raven – 2 Winter Wren – 1 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Pine Warbler – 1 first ever White-throated Sparrow – 2 first ever Harris’s Sparrow – 2 Cassiar Junco – 18 (previous high was 5) Evening Grosbeak – 13 Common Redpoll – 17 plus count week species: Tundra Swan (2), Greater White-fronted Goose (2), Greater Scaup, Common Loon, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Hoary Redpoll (3). Special thanks to Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch, Larimer County Natural Resources Department, City of Loveland, Quetzal Tours, and Fort Collins Audubon Society for sponsorship and support in various capacities. Nick Komar (Loveland CBC compiler) Fort Collins, 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.
