[cobirds] Vireo ID question

I have photos of two vireos, one from a few days ago taken in Boulder, the other from May, 2008 taken at Sale Lake also in Boulder. I would appreciate any observations and opinions as to ID of these birds. Some characteristics seem to fit Plumbeous, others make me wonder if one or both could be

[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado September 7, 2009

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:September 7, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.orgmailto:r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 7, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight

[cobirds] Marston Reservoir update

Both the Common and Red-throated Loon are still present at Marston Reservoir today 9/7/09 Tim Smart Broomfield, Co. Find loans exclusively for members of our military. Click now!

[cobirds] Sora, for El Paso County birders. El Paso County

This morning, Jeannie Mitchell found a Sora at the drainage pond (now looks like soup) at the Safeway strip mall in Falcon; I just re-found it; it is mainly in the open and doing short excursions into the cattails in the north-east part. I had excellent views of this bird. There are many

[cobirds] Pectoral Sandpiper, Prince Lake #2, Boulder County

Dear Cobirders, On Ted's urging, I headed out to Prince Lake #2 this afternoon to see what shorebirds were around. Right next to the car on the eastern shore of the lake was one easy to observe Pectoral Sandpiper! The moment I returned home, Nathan Pieplow called to let me know

[cobirds] Bobolinks?

I was near Stearns Lake today, and I saw two birds that I really could not definitively identify. They both seem to be in the process of molting. I think they're Bobolinks, but it's hard for me to tell. You can see pix here: 

[cobirds] Prewitt Reservoir, Washington County, Sept. 7th

Hello, Birders. Today, Monday, Sept. 7th, we wrapped up the ABA's IFO workshop on Frontiers in Field Ornithology: Nocturnal Migration in the West. Despite south winds at sunset on Sunday, it was calm with just a few high clouds when we assembled at the dam early this morning. We listened in

[cobirds] Prewitt Reservoir, Washington County, Sept. 7th

Hello, Birders. Today, Monday, Sept. 7th, we wrapped up the ABA's IFO workshop on Frontiers in Field Ornithology: Nocturnal Migration in the West. Despite south winds at sunset on Sunday, it was calm with just a few high clouds when we assembled at the dam at Prewitt Reservoir, Washington

[cobirds] NE Colorado Monday

This morning ten of us left for NE Colorado (Joe Roller, Allison Hilf, Steve Larson, Randy Lentz, Cole Wild, Rick Connie Steinkamp, Kathy Mihm Dunning and husband Jeff, and myself). Land and shorebirds are still a little on the slow side, but have definitely improved from the last few weeks.

[cobirds] RMBO Banding Labor Day Weekend at Barr Lake State Park

The following is posted on behalf of Bander-in-Charge Meredith McBurney: Banding at Barr Lake has been very slow…….We envy Brian his numbers at Chico! Including recaps, we are only in the mid-teens most days. Mostly catching House Wrens and Wilson’s Warblers. Had our first Swainson’s