COBirders,
Rather than duplicating efforts and compiling Colorado's CBC dates on the
CFO website, I have provided a link to Audubon's very complete listing. You
can find the link on our home page at www.cfo-link.org
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Rachel Hopper
Ft. Collins
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Compiler: Ira Sanders
Date:October 31, 2009
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 31, 2009 at
8:00 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes
Drove the north side on Union Res. yesterday after work. All the birds must
have still been on the south end of the reservoir except for a few Pied-billed
Grebe and 30 American white Pelican.
The field in the north east end of the reservoir had Lapland Longspur .
Todd Deininger
Longmont, CO
A juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk was successful in nabbing an Eurasian
Collared-Dove in my yard yesterday. He was in hot pursuit chasing the
bird straight toward the glass door I was standing at. The dove hit
the door hard and fell to the patio where the sharpie pounced. It was
touch and go fo
Inspired by Connie's post about a Sharpie hunt I thought I would relate the
Cooper's hunting tactic I witnessed a few days ago.
The setting:
Wind blowing hard, snow going sideways, me sitting at a light waiting for it
to turn green.
A Coopers flies right in front of my vehicle maybe 10 ft off the
The Union Reservoir Red-throated Loon was present again this morning,
although it was very difficult to find among all the Western and
Clark's Grebes of various ages.
Nathan Pieplow
Boulder
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We took a drive from Fort Collins out to Woods Lake this morning just to see
what might be out there. We were pleased to have one Golden Eagle at the
top of the largest Cotton Wood tree - at the intersection of the private
eastern driveway and the highway. After observing her for awhile we saw a
(Note: I'm a novice birder with a new camera.)
I took my new telephoto to Belmar Park Lakewood this morning (8:30-9:30).
Here is what I saw (or at least what I think I saw.)
Black-capped Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker (female)
Mallard (male)
Canada Goose
Ring-billed Gull
Fox Squirrel
I've posted the
I made several stops around the Larimer County lakes today (10/31). The
highlights include:
Greater Scaup - 1 at Timnath Reservoir
SURF SCOTER - 3 at Timnath Reservoir (2 juveniles, 1 adult female)
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - 7 at Timnath Reservoir
Black-bellied Plover - 1 at Timnath Reservoir
Bonapar
Just a reminder of the Boulder Bird Club First Sunday birdwalk at Walden
Ponds will be still happening tomorrow despite the lovely weather. Do not
forget about the time change tonight. We will be there tomorrow morning at 9
AM(or 8AM for those who forget to change their clocks!). A great time to
lo
Weld County, Union Reservoir, 10/31/2009:
Red-necked Grebe, 1 winter plumage. Maybe the same bird reported by Todd
Deininger on 10/25.
American White Pelican, 4
Red-breasted Merganser, 1
I did not find any loons.
Boulder County, 10/31/2009:
Ish Reservoir:
Prairie Falcon, 1 adult
Larimer/Bo
Yardbirds Sat 10/31
Mt Chickadees (nurmerous)
with Black-capped as well.
Steller's Jays (abundant)
Lake Dillon
pair - American Coot (
HOWEVER, my book doesn't show the female as brown, and it was not a mallard
female.
The pair has been here all week; very distinctive call.
They are together
Hello birders,
I joined a group of the Denver Audubon's Master Birders on a trip to South Park
today. Conditions were ideal for birding, starting out cold (7F) but clear and
calm, and ending warm (48F) and still clear and calm. The highlights from
Antero Reservoir included 1 adult male dark mo
Compiler: Ira Sanders
Date:October 31, 2009
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 31, 2009 at
10:10 pm sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denote
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