[cobirds] Mute Swan, Long-tailed duck and Barrow's Goldeneye at 88th St near S. Platte

2010-02-05 Thread Douglas Kibbe
Thursday afternoon we found a long-tailed duck and several Barrows golden-eye on the reservoir on the west side of the South Platte just south of 88th Street. Another Barrows was on the South Platte near the observation platform. While leaving (driving east on 88th) we found a mute swan

[cobirds] RFI- Info on Various Locations

2010-02-05 Thread Joseph.Bear
Hello CO Birders, In April mid-late I will be leading a trip for a local birding tour company and wanted to ask a couple of questions about locations: * The furthest south we'll be is in Granada so unfortunately we won't be in the Comanche NG; can you please suggest good locations in the

[cobirds] Snow Geese!

2010-02-05 Thread Julia Bond
We were just giddy with excitement as we watched a flock of about 20 snow geese flying due north over Gunbarrel in North Boulder. This occured around 8:10am!! What a beautiful way to start a sunny Friday!! There color was so white against the blue sky (with their black wing tips!) :) Julia

[cobirds] Northern Pygmy Owl Update -- Better Directions

2010-02-05 Thread R Taylor
Quite a lot of interest in this PO posting. The little town on Jeffco Road 126 is Pine. It's the back way between Woodland Park and US 285. Brynmar Road is a little to the South of Pine. Pine only has a few roads. The best way to see an immediate location is to copy and paste the latitude and

[cobirds] Eastern Winter Wren, Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Jefferson County

2010-02-05 Thread Paula Hansley
An Eastern Winter Wren (my opinion based on its song) is still present near the trail (known as the tree bridge trail) that starts at the northwest corner of the fenced area of private land that you see to the south just after you cross the bridge from the parking lot at Prospect Park. The wood

[cobirds] Lamar (Prowers/Bent) area on February 4-5, 2010

2010-02-05 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
The following are highlights of my visit so far: Great-tailed Grackle (VERY loud flock of at least 250) s of Riverside Cemetery, Maple St., Lamar Townsend's Solitaire (1) Fairmount Cemetery Brewer's Blackbird (couple flocks) e of Walmart by the feedlot, and on Prowers CR13 at MM

[cobirds] help with grosbeaks and woodpeckers please!!!

2010-02-05 Thread Josh Bruening
Greetings to all of you wonderful birding people! Contrary to popular belief, I am actually the last person in Colorado to see the Snowy Owl. I'm sure of it! I will be headed down tomorrow (2/6) to try and catch a fleeting glimpse of this magnificent creature. I feel like I've already seen the