[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings - Douglas Co.

I birded for a short time this morning in and around Castlewood Canyon SP in Franktown, not seeing anything rare or unusual, except some presumably uncommon behavior. Along the road into the park from Hwy 86, I observed some exciting flycatching behavior from a group of 30+ Cedar Waxwings; the

[cobirds] Shorebirds at Prince Lake No. 2, Boulder County

Hello, Birders. Boulder County birders suffering from shorebird-envy may be pleased to learn that Prince Lake No. 2, Boulder County, currently has fine shorebird conditions. I zooted over there during the breakfast hour today, Sunday, Sept. 6th, to discover that the entire lake is ringed by

[cobirds] Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, Sept. 6

Hello, Birders. Birders with the ABA's "Nocturnal Migration in the West" workshop joined Nathan Pieplow and me for another early start today, Sunday, Sept. 6th, at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. With high clouds and no wind, there were few migrants aloft. We heard a Chipping Sparrow mi

[cobirds] Red-headed Woodpecker @ USAFA

I had a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker this afternoon at Kettle Lake #3, U S Air Forec Academy. There was also a Black Bear that made the outing exciting. Bob Bonestroo Colorado Springs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ C

[cobirds] Thompson Mt., Fremont County

Birders, Theresa & I camped out this weekend at Thompson Mt. in Fremont County, just northwest of Canon City. On the way down from Colorado Springs on Saturday we stopped briefly at the Canon City Riverwalk and had a Green Heron squatting on a branch above a marshy spot. Saturday night at ou

[cobirds] Pawnee and Rocky Mt NP

Cobirds: All listings for Pawnee Grasslands were in Weld County / Sat, Sept 5th. All listings for Rocky Mt National Park are for Sun., Sept. 6th / Larimer County. Prairie falcon - 3 - a family playing air-tag Red tailed hawk - 3 - with one immature with prey item Swainson's hawks - 14

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch RMBO Banding

Hi Cobirders Next banding days are Tuesday 8 Sep 2009 thru Sat 12 Sep 2009 We banded birds today, a few. The migration activity was low today but one new bird for the fall appeared in the nets, Northern Waterthrush. 21 New birds banded a few recaps. Birds Banded Downy Woodpecker 1 Western W

[cobirds] Timnath Reservoir 9/6 (No Knot or Phalarope)

Hello, I could not refind the Red Knot or Red Phalarope this morning (9/6) at Timnath Reservoir (Larimer County) and to my knowledge no one else had seen them by the time I left. It is a big lake and has a lot of shoreline, so there is a possibility they are still around. Birds of interest that

[cobirds] Olive-sided Flycatcher, Walden-Sawhill, Boulder Co.

Earlier this morning Ruth Carol Cushman and I walked from Walden to the back of the Sawhill area near Boulder Creek. We heard at least two Warbling Vireos and saw an Olive-sided Flycatcher in the tops of dead trees near the creek in the Sawhill portion. It was very active and perched for wonderful

[cobirds] Laughing Gull, Timnath Res., Larimer Cty 9/5

Bill Kaempfer, Tom Wilberding, and I headed to Larimer Cty yesterday to try our luck at Timnath. We were unable to find any of the Reds reported earlier. We did find the PECTORAL SANDPIPERS right off of County Line Rd. Next we headed to the NE corner and had great views of a PEREGRINE FALCON

[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado September 6, 2009

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:September 6, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight s