[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe Lee Martinez Park/Prospect Ponds/Larimer County

2009-04-17 Thread Rob Sparks
Today I checked Prospect Ponds and saw my FOS Audobon's Warbler a bright male and heard 3 others. I also had 4 Vesper Sparrows. The VESP were making sharp chip note calls to one another as a steady cold rain fell. At Lee Martinez Park Michelle and I saw an Eastern Phoebe, Sharp- shinned Hawk an

[cobirds] Cherry Creek res and Chatfield res

2009-04-17 Thread loch kilpatrick
Hello all Well a good day for birding, a lousy day of weather. Highlights for Cherry Creek State Park American Golden Plover {Have photos} Chestnut-collared Longspur Least Sandpiper    (5) Baird's Sandpiper  (3) W.F.Ibis    (12) Avocet  (4) Greater Y

[cobirds] Re: white crowned sparrows-Prowers

2009-04-17 Thread Gary L. Ogle
Hello all, I was overjoyed to see something beside house sparrows at my feeder! We had a white crowned sparrow and have also had a few house finches. As I was working in my garden I could hear the pretty song of the white crowns out in the trees. We have gotten glorious rain and are anxious

[cobirds] cassin's finches, larimer co.

2009-04-17 Thread arvind panjabi
Not much happening up here in the wind and snow, other than a troop of 13 Cassin's finches that has been dominating the feeders today.  Spotted Towhee also seen again today.  Oddest thing of all is I've only seen 1 junco today - a pink-sided.   cheers, Arvind Panjabi 5700' feet, Larimer County,

[cobirds] Re: Vesper Sparrow/Nunn

2009-04-17 Thread "Nunn Guy"
Add three White-crowneds to the sparrow flock. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/-- Home of "NunnCAM" On Apr 17, 12:57 pm, "\"Nunn Guy\"" wrote: > Now a Chipping Sparrow (first of the year) in our backyard--we're up > to three Vespers now. > > Thanks > Gary Lefko, Nunn/C

[cobirds] Re: Vesper Sparrow/Nunn

2009-04-17 Thread "Nunn Guy"
Now a Chipping Sparrow (first of the year) in our backyard--we're up to three Vespers now. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/ -- Home of "NunnCAM" On Apr 17, 12:38 pm, "\"Nunn Guy\"" wrote: > Soggy Vesper Sparrow at our feeders right now-first of the year. > NunnCAM is "

[cobirds] A Wet, Windy and Cold Larimer County Lake Loop

2009-04-17 Thread Connie Kogler
I too, bundled up and headed out for a tour of lakes and such. I visited Lon Hagler, Bud Mielke Res., Private pond on CR21, Cattail Pond, Lonetree, Boedecker, Green Ridge Glade, Wellington Downs Gravel ponds, Duck Lake, and Loveland Lake. Most of the big lakes were surprisingly empty. No bi

[cobirds] Vesper Sparrow/Nunn

2009-04-17 Thread "Nunn Guy"
Soggy Vesper Sparrow at our feeders right now-first of the year. NunnCAM is "on" hopefully it (bird) will visit the other feeder/water area. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/ -- Home of "NunnCAM" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Co

[cobirds] Black-throated Sparrow/Douglas County

2009-04-17 Thread Andrew Spencer
Hey all, Glenn Walbek just called me to report a Black-throated Sparrow at the Model Airplane Field at Chatfield Reservoir. He also reports that it is extremely birdy there. Good luck to any who brave the snow to chase the bird. Andrew Spencer Ft. Collins, CO --~--~-~--~~-

[cobirds] rosyfinches

2009-04-17 Thread pygmyowl
Hi all, It has been snowing for two days here in Estes Park and we have several hundred rosy-finches in our yard. At least two blacks and one Gray-crowned Rosy-finch. Also, Red-winged blackbirds, Song Sparrows, juncos and White-crowned Sparrows. Yesterday a juvinile sharp-shinned came into th

[cobirds] Boulder County Storm Birding

2009-04-17 Thread Walter M Szeliga
Dear Cobirders, I dug up my most water-resistant clothing this morning and headed out to make a deposit into the birding karma bank. The northwest corner of Boulder Reservoir yield 1/105th the number of Ibis compared to yesterday and hosted 7 American White Pelicans and untold numbe

[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado, April 17, 2009

2009-04-17 Thread JOYCE TAKAMINE
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:April 17, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 17, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that th