[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado, March 31, 2009

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:March 31, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that t

[cobirds] White-winged Dove, Larimer County, last week

On Friday morning, we had a two-minute, one-time visit following the snowstorm which dumped 9 inches. I had just finished clearing the ground under our feeders and spreading feed on the ground. WW dove was on the ground at our backyard feeders in south Fort Collins, 15 feet from our window. Not

[cobirds] Larimer, Jackson, Routt Counties

Sue Riffe is birding on the road and called in a few sightings for posting: Sunday March 29 Timnath Reservoir (Larimer County) - teeming with Waterfowl, including 6 Ross's Geese, 2 Snow Geese; also 4 Greater Yellowlegs Crow Valley Campground (Weld County) - Long-eared Owl (northwest corner) Mond

[cobirds] Northern Cardinal - Pueblo

COBirders, Carolyn Herzberger just called to report a northern cardinal at her feeder in her backyard, which is not visible from the street, in the Stonemoor Hills neighborhood of Pueblo. For more details, please contact me directly. Leon Bright Pueblo --~--~-~--~~---

[cobirds] Golden-crowned Kinglets ,Palmer Lake ,El Paso

Co birders : There were 8 Golden-crowned Kinglets ( FOS ) ,all but one males , feeding in willow carr along Monument Creek , Glen Park , Palmer Lake this afternoon. Other typical foothill species included Bushtits , Western Scrub Jays , Blue Jays , Chickadees , Song Sparrows , Pygmy

[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow (Fremont)

Hi all, I had occasion to make a short but intensive search for the Golden-crowned Sparrow that has overwintered at Tunnel Drive, just west of Canon City. After nearly an hour and a half of searching, not long before I was going to give up, I managed to relocate it. Thanks to the White-crowned Sp

[cobirds] eagles have chicks!

Hi Everyone! I haven't seen anything about this here so I thought I'd mention it. There are now three hatched Bald Eagle chicks in the nest at Xcel Energy's Fort St Vrain station in Platteville Colorado. If you look at today's daily pics, under the 3pm time in the last three frames you will s

[cobirds] Eagle Chicks link

My first link attempt didn't work...hopefully this one will! http://birdcam.xcelenergy.com/index.html Lauren Lauren Burke "It's a bird thing." Broomfield, Colorado --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in

[cobirds] Great Horned Owlet

Went out to check on the Gray Horned Owl pair nesting along the Golden bike trail. One furry little owlet peaking over the edge of the nest. Looked like just one with mom, but could be more. Dad was on his usual perch nearby. Bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at

[cobirds] Sage Thrasher, near Hooper

A Sage Thrasher was in the greasewood NE of Hooper today. This species is a fairly common breeder in San Luis Valley. Also, at Sand Dunes Pool, there was aa Mountain Bluebird, right on schedule. Virginia Simmons, Del Norte --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009

[cobirds] Northeastern CO on 31March09

Ken Ecton and I headed out to Tamarack Ranch and Jumbo (aka Julesburg) Reservoir today. It was windier and colder than we would have liked but OK. Highlights: Logan Rd 55 where it crosses over the Platte River south of Iliff: Eastern Bluebird (2) Greater Yellowlegs (1) Great Blue Heron (group of

[cobirds] bluebirds in Stratton Open Space in SW colorado springs

While orienting a group of folks to help monitor the birdbox trail in Stratton Open Space this evening, we observed a pair of Western Bluebirds entering and leave the bird box a pair nested in last season :) Too dark to see if either was male or banded. Dave --~--~-~--~~---

[cobirds] New Photos & Bluebirds, Mt. Sanitas, Boulder, CO

Hi all,I finally got around to uploading photos from a trip out to western Colorado last July. There are several photos of Black Swifts both from Rifle Falls State Park and Box Canyon in Ouray. At Rifle Falls, I caught the "changing of the guard" when one Black Swift joined another on the nest f