[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado, May 29, 2009

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:May 29, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 29, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there

[cobirds] White-winged Dove, Boulder

Hello all, In that time between the the alarm and my actual exit from bed this morning, I heard through my open window the unmistakable sound of a White-winged Dove giving its long song (the one in which the voice breaks in each note, alternately rising and falling: visit

[cobirds] CFO Convention Highlights

CFO Convention Wrap-Up It was great fun in Alamosa over Memorial Day weekend for attendees at the annual convention of the Colorado Field Ornithologists. We had 134 present including 5 from Texas, 3 from Kansas, 2 from New Mexico and one from Arizona. The Coloradoans among us come from

[cobirds] Cherry Creek State Park -- Least Tern, 5/29/09

I'm still enjoying my spring visit to Colorado and seeing some great birds.  This morning early I decided to check out the new wetlands at Cherry Creek State Park in Arapahoe County (behind the model airplane field).  It was a very productive hour.  Just before 7:00 a.m. the previously-reported

[cobirds] Request for Spring Sightings

Hello all, The spring reporting season for Colorado Birds and North American Birds (NAB) comes to end on Sunday. Colorado Birds is published by the Colorado Field Ornithologists' and NAB is published by the American Birding Association. The spring season for both journals extends from March 1

[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager, Boulder Co.

The Scarlet Tanager was still in Gregory Canyon at the location described yesterday (about 50 - 100 yds beyond the second bridge) early this morning actively chasing Western Tanagers across the canyon and back and chipping softly. Cara Stiles had located him before I came up the canyon about 6:30

[cobirds] Costilla County, May 29

Flycatchers were abundant today. I saw several Western Wood-Pewees and several Willows, 1 Gray, 1 Cordilleran, 1 Ash-throated, and 1 SCISSOR-TAILED (imm.). The Lazuli Bunting is still in Blanca, but the homeowner with the birdfeeders acted impatient with this birdwatcher peering into her yard

[cobirds] White-eyed Vireo, Crow Valley CG, Weld Co.

COBirders: I heard and then saw the previously reported singing White-eyed Vireo about 9am this morning at Crow Valley CG. It was not far west of the central parking lot. I photographed a screech-owl that was seen by several others in this same area. It was identified as a Western Screech-Owl,

[cobirds] Green Herons, Twin Lakes, Gunbarrel

Dear Cobirders, I spotted two Green Herons this afternoon (5/29) in the reeds along the south shore of the western Twin Lake in Gunbarrel (Boulder County). I saw them fly over the lake and into the cattails, so I don't know how easy they would be to find otherwise. Cheers, Walter

[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak and more

Had one morning in Denver and we hit the Wheatridge Greenbelt. It was very birdy. The highlight was a singing male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. There was a wonderful pale juvenile Red-tailed Hawk who let us watch him for a 1/2 hour as he was harassed by Redwings and Grackles. Later over the

[cobirds] Lower Latham area and Crow Valley

Hi cobirders my feet have healed so I tried birding mostly near the car. Eleven AM got to Lower Latham area. Migration mostly over. Road 42 pond had a large shorebird disappear behind a peninsula . A Baird's Sandpaper was running under an American Avocet one of 8. There were also 8 Wilson