[cobirds] Crossbill Update

The White-winged Crossbills at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins (Larimer County) were seen today continuing to build their nest between 7:45am and 3pm with a rather lengthy period of "disappearance" from 11:30am to about 2pm. The nest has to be complete, or nearly so. Singing by the male is be

[cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye Larimer County

Hello all! Headed out to find some birds on the plains today. Found 8 pairs of Canvasbacks right off the bat at Wellington SWA. It was a good raptor day. Several Golden Eagles (one on nest), Ferruginous Hawks, Rough- legged Hawks, and Red-tailed Hawks. 2 Great Horned Owls on nest. Also, 2 Prai

[cobirds] Bird ID help

I have looked at this picture many times and have never been satified with my ID of it. This bird was seen near a small lake in Colorado Springs in July of 2008. http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_5432_4x6_g3c.gif Thanks for any help Bill Kosar bill_ko...@msn.com -- You received this message becau

[cobirds] WCR 122/124 Ponds/Weld

Glorious prairie day after fog lifted ... I drove out to WCR 122/124 ponds to see "what's cookin'". Species seen (photos later tonight at URL below): Mountain Bluebird (on "every road"; 3-digit total for trip) American Tree Sparrow Horned Lark Western Meadowlark Lapland Longspur Mallard Lesser Sc

[cobirds] Barrows Goldeneye - Jeffco - Wheat Ridge Greenbelt

While birding Wheat Ridge Greenbelt Park at 3:00 pm today, Diana King and I located a male Barrow's Goldeneye on the west end of Tabor Lake. Michael King Boulder Link:

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbird parking

To look for the Rusty's, park at the well-marked paved Greenbelt parking lot on Youngfield St. between 38th Av and 44th Av. The lot is located along the south side of Clear Creek. Walk west on the paved bike path under I-70 and start looking and listening. Dick Schottler -- You received this mes

[cobirds] Map of Rusty Blackbird parking spot

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.773252,-105.1421&num=1&sll=39.77312,-105.140877&sspn=0.011066,0.021844&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=39.77312,-105.140877&spn=0.011066,0.021844&z=16> There is a clearly marked parking lot for the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt here. Walk west, under I-70 along the south side of Clear

[cobirds] barn owl houses

I am thinking about building a barn own house and mounting it on the south side of our houseat the peak of the roof eave. (about 12 feet up). I have found some plans online that look good and have two questions: Our house is almost adjacent to a large open space area with woods and fields in Colora

Re: [cobirds] RFI: Rusty Blackbirds

I would like to know also...I also am confused as this is in an area I have never visited. Matt Aurora On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Jessica J. Oberbeck wrote: > Hi birders, > > I would love to be able to see the rusty blackbirds at the wheatridge > greenbelt but am a little confused on exactl

[cobirds] RFI: Rusty Blackbirds

Hi birders, I would love to be able to see the rusty blackbirds at the wheatridge greenbelt but am a little confused on exactly where to park and which way to walk. Can someone email me off server & let me know if they have better directions? I went yesterday a parked off 41 and Kipling and w

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbirds, Wheatridge Greenbelt

The pair of Rusty Blackbirds was seen again this morning (March 7) in the Wheatridge Greenbelt west of the I-70 overpass by Kirk Huffstater and myself. We watched them for over an hour (from before 0845 to 0945)during which time they moved along Clear Creek between the previously-mentioned orange c

[cobirds] Spotted Towhee

I am fairly certain that I was hearing the trill of the spotted towhee this morning in the eastern part of Martin Acres in South Boulder near the High Mar post office. While I have seen towhee's in my yard before, it is pretty rare. I usually hike in the foothills when I am in need of my towhee f

[cobirds] Last Date for Snowy Owl

COBIRDERS -- I have been out of state and without computer access. Could someone let me know what the last date was for anyone sighting the El Paso County Snowy Owl? Thank you, Joanne Haller Westminster, CO jhal...@forethought.net -- You received this message because you are subscri

[cobirds] Expected arrival, Turkey Vultures, Fort Collins

TO COBIRDERS IN FOR COLLINS ~ I will be unable to get out the house and monitor vultures at the Mountain/Washington Roost until April at the earliest this year. Usually I count on Tuesdays, around 7-7:30 am MST, before the birds leave the roost. Virginia Simmons has already seen FOS vultures i

[cobirds] Expected arrival, Turkey Vultures, Fort Collins

TO COBIRDERS IN FOR COLLINS ~ I will be unable to get out the house and monitor vultures at the Mountain/Washington Roost until April at the earliest this year. Usually I count on Tuesdays, around 7-7:30 am MST, before the birds leave the roost. Virginia Simmons has already seen FOS vultu

[cobirds] Phillips County on March 5th- longish

Roger Linfield and I spent all day on Saturday touring Phillips County, Colorado. Waterfowl was abundant at the large playa that straddles the Phillips/Yuma county line on Road 2, between roads 29 and 31. Northern Pintails and "white" Geese were the most abundant of a good mix of waterfowl. I e

[cobirds] White-tailed Ptarmigan, Clear Creek County

Paula Hansley and several other intrepid explorers including me followed the great Joyce Gellhorn into the tundra today in search of her beloved White-Tailed Ptarmigan. See her recent acclaimed book, "White-tailed Ptarmigan, Ghosts of the Alpine Tundra." This outing was an offering from the Boulder

[cobirds] Mountain Bluebirds, near Windsor, Weld County

Yesterday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. when walking the ditch road behind our house, two brilliantly colored mountain bluebirds were spotted. They were first observed in a tree bordering a field and then one flew and perched, in all its bright blue splendor, on a fence post. Earlier that day th

[cobirds] owl

Hi All, Yesterday while checking my saw-wet owl nest boxes, I found an owl peering out of one. This is the perfect time for them to be setting up house keeping. Most owls here ususlly fledge about the middle of May, which puts egg laying in early to middle March. I won't check the box again unt

[cobirds] March 7, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date:March 7, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that t