[cobirds] Swainson's Hawks in Baca Co. / 26 Sept.

While birding in extreme SW KS last Saturday, 26 Sept., I wandered briefly into extreme SE CO, the little triangle of land that lies south of the Cimarron River in Baca County. With less than 20 miles of birdable roads, this area is typically a poor place to look for birds. On Saturday, howe

[cobirds] Cranes and MTN Birds - Delta, 9/28

Flocks of 45, 9, and 7 Sandhill Cranes just before dark topped off a very nice (but hot - 85 degrees F) day in Paonia. The highlight of my day was seeing (while listening to!) the middle flock of 9 cranes in the same binocular view with the half moon as a backdrop! Is anyone else noticing a sligh

[cobirds] Re: sandhill migration

When I lived at 9,000 ft in the mountains on the northern edge of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, a flock (50?) of Sandhill Cranes landed on a full moon night in the meadow just south of the house at ~1 am. The noise was deafening and woke us up! Where were these birds headed? (I think it was earl

[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes

I suppose that some do get tired of seeing the reports of Sandhill Cranes, but I for one do not. I lile knowing there are so many out there and where. I had a Rock Wren in the yard today and continued bathing of Wilson's Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Happy Migration. It makes birders feel a

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch RMBO Banding 28 Sep 2009

Hi Cobirders This is our final week of banding for this fall season here at Chico Basin Ranch. We will be banding every day through Saturday 3 Oct, weather permitting. We had a decent day but numbers are down, especially for Wilson's Warbler. Ruby-crowned Kinglets are now the number one, at

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

here's a new twist . . . how 'bout NIGHT migrating cranes . . . I've been on the Cimarron River in Baca County and in adjacent Morton County, Kansas, and have had Sandhills following the river east on moonless nites in October and early November . . . always wondered how these birds can do this

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

Tony, et.al.: I would be surprised to see very many Sandhill Cranes migrating under conditions so unfavorable that they are only attaining a ground speed of 34 MPH. Usually either they have a tailwind or they don't migrate at all. The exception sometimes occurs in the spring when the urge to

[cobirds] Brown Thrasher, RMNP, Larimer County

Hi all,We birded in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park this morning. The bird of most interest today was a Brown Thrasher seen near the road between the Alluvial Fan and the Endovalley picnic area. This is considered a rare summer visitor for RMNP according to their checklist. -- Marcel

[cobirds] sandhill migration

I am so happy when I get to watch birds. Last year about this time (I don't think you have to go back to 2006, Ted), reports of these prehistoric looking and sounding birds migrating as reported on cobirds allowed me to be aware of this short window of time, and to go outside and see them, and

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

I think this thread has been quite illustrative of the reality on this listserve--though some Cobird members are focused on vagrants and other rarities, there are many of us whose focus is not so limited. I find the information about the sandhill cranes interesting even though I am currently in ea

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

When thinking about "What is COBIRDS?" (described at CFO-Link.org) it specifically reads "COBirds is for the discussion of Colorado Birds"-- which is open for varying interpretation. When I read that statement I "feel" and have the "expectation" that COBIRDS is there for use/enjoyment/education b

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

I would like to add my 2c worth to this discussion. I am NOT an expert birder but Co-birds has helped me become a better one. There are few things I love more than spotting waves of Sandhill Cranes going over my home. When people to the north of me report these flocks heading south I know to

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

I also appreciate the posting of these and other common bird phenomena. not all of us get to get out and bird everyday, so knowing there is a wave of birds coming through, regardless of what they are, is very interesting to me. And we'd never learn the extent to which these phenomenon are happ

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

For what it’s worth, I thought I would enter the Sandhill Crane discussion.  I know I have certainly enjoyed reading the reports of the Sandhill flocks.  Regardless of whether the reports are scientifically worthy of reporting, they have no doubt added to my personal enjoyment and knowledge of

[cobirds] Christmas Counts?

Hi, I have an out-of-town birder/guest who¹s interested in perhaps participating in a Christmas Count on the Front Range. Anyone have any ideas as to when/where they¹ll be. We can¹t find them posted, yet, on the NAS site. Thanks! Gary Brower Englewood, CO --~--~-~--~~~

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

Ted Floyd wrote: "The phenomenon [of large crane flights over Front Range cities] is eminently worthy of further study, formal documentation, and, most of all, enthusiastic sharing here on COBirds." OK, in the interest of "Discussion", I ask how do these reports provide new knowledge? Accordin

[cobirds] Re: Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

Personally I agree with you Ted. Cobirders is such a big help to novices and intermediate experience birders (like me). Even just the excitement of knowing that a new birding experience is possible is worth the posting. I'm sure everyone has had the experience of not having seen a fairly common bi

[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes - Larimer/Boulder

Hi All, At 8:10 PM we heard a flock of Sandhill Cranes flying over our house near the Boulder/Larimer County line. ~Marcel Such -- Marcel Such NW of Lyons, CO mps...@gmail.com suchboys.blogspot.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo

[cobirds] Reports of Sandhill Cranes; more, please

Hello, Birders. Hannah and I heard and saw 394 Sandhill Cranes migrating high over Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, early yesterday evening, Sept. 27th. By the way, Nick Komar said: > I wish to simply remind the listserve participants that these > flights are normal and that we probably

[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado September 28, 2009

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:September 28, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 28, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight

[cobirds] Sandhill Crane migration

Welcome back to the Sandhill Cranes as the fly south over eastern Colorado, including the front range cities. They are indeed majestic birds and an impressive sight. From the various posts yesterrday, clearly conditions were ideal for their migration. Over the next couple weeks many more flocks