Re: [cobirds] R-T Hawk predates a Cooper's

I can't speak to the issue from personal experience, but there is a show called Raptor Force which has run on PBS several times, which features lots of footage of raptors as well as comparisons with the technology of jet fighters. In this show there is footage of red-tails in Texas catching ba

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbird RFI

Hi CoBirders, I've been out of state for a couple weeks and wondering if the blackbirds are still around. Any help before tomorrow morning 6 am would be appreciated. Thanks, Chip Clouse CO Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". To p

[cobirds] R-T Hawk predates a Cooper's

COBirders, Skot Latona's photo of a red-tail dining on a Cooper's Hawk with the possibility that the red-tail killed it, runs counter to my understanding that Cooper's are too agile to be caught by red-tails, under normal conditions. Have I been mistaken in holding that concept, or are some la

[cobirds] Bluebirds on the move

COBirders, Scott Severs mentioned seeing a “seasonal push” of Mountain Bluebirds while at the RMBO hawkwatch today. I took a trip to western Custer County yesterday to check on our cabin in the Sangre De Cristo range and saw not only that bluebird species, but several Western Bluebirds which a

[cobirds] Red-tail specializing in hunting birds; also, lake names

One of the redtails that has been playing house on the nest near the Carson Nature Center seems to be a bird-specialist. It has been seen pursuing small birds on several occassions and recently snatched a red-winged blackbird off the platform bird-feeder. Today, it was seen feeding on a Coope

[cobirds] Greater White-fronted Goose/Greeley

While driving around Weld county looking for/marking raptor nests I eventually made it to Greeley where the gravel pits have thawed. 35th Ave east pond is 100% open and full of usual spring ducks. Fst pond was 70% frozen and covered with geese including the Greater White- fronted. Unfortunately no

[cobirds] Bushtit, Gunbarrel

Dear Cobirds, Cold NE winds have brought one singing Bushtit to my yard in Gunbarrel. I usually have a hard time tracking this species down in Boulder County, so it's nice to have found one so soon in the year! Cheers, Walter Szeliga Boulder, CO -- You received this message because yo

[cobirds] Swan sp., Larimer County (I25 & Harmony Rd.)

Folks- Nick Komar just called me to say he saw a swan as he was driving to the airport on I25. It was on the pond along the west side of I25, just south of the Harmony Exit on the S. side of Ft. Collins. Access is via County Rd. 7 heading south of Harmony Rd. Enjoy- Bill Schmoker, Longmon

[cobirds] March 14, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date:March 14, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that