[cobirds] Wellington SWA/Larimer

2010-03-24 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
Great-tailed Grackle in cattails in between the ponds along LCR 64 west of LCR 3. West pond full of spring ducks. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/ -- Home of the "Nunn Guy" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" gr

[cobirds] White-winged Crossbill Nesting Update

2010-03-24 Thread Dave Leatherman
Location: extreme southeast corner of Grandview Cemetery, west end of Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. We got about 8" or so of wet snow last night and evening in Fort Collins. I went over to the cemetery this morning, starting at 9am, to see how the crossbills fared.

[cobirds] Odonata in the Nasca lines of Peru?

2010-03-24 Thread Carol
Have you seen the latest National Geographic (March 2010)? Check out page 58. Does anyone else think that figure of the "strange flying animal" look like one of the odonata Dave Leatherman projected for us at DFO last month? Lower mandible and all? Also, I have to wonder if the "condor" is an orope

[cobirds] Cassin's Finches - Golden

2010-03-24 Thread Ira Sanders
Birders, With the snow has come the Cassin's Finches to my feeders though today there is at least 12 which is 2 - 3x more than I have had before. I rarely get any if it isn't snowing. Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorad

[cobirds] Evening Grosbeak Invasion!, Paonia, Delta County

2010-03-24 Thread Jason Beason
This morning (March 24th) I estimate that there are at least 150 Evening Grosbeaks in Paonia. It seems that this is the time of the year they invade and stay until they head up to the high country. I wonder why Poania is so attractive to them. Also this morning I saw 3 Cassin's Finches which usu

[cobirds] finches

2010-03-24 Thread pygmyowl
Hi all, As I am writting this, there are about 500 rosy-fnches in my yard. Anyone interested in seeing them is welcome. All three species are here. Scott Rashid Estes Park http://www.scottrashid.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds"

[cobirds] Horned Larks, Weld County

2010-03-24 Thread blueskyhkd
Driving home from work last night around 6pm I came across a flock of about 150 Horned Lark on CR 20.5 just east of CR 1. I first stopped for two birds on the road, then the rest came and landed on the road in front of me. There were a few on the well road to the south, but most were trying to h

[cobirds] Field Guide Question

2010-03-24 Thread blueskyhkd
I was at Borders on Monday and found a Nat. Geo.5th edition field guide (exclusive edition) for $3.99. Is this the same as the regular 5th edition? I did a brief side by side comparison and the exclusive edition includes a section st the end on birding hot spots. Todd Deininger Longmont, CO

[cobirds] March 24, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

2010-03-24 Thread JOYCE TAKAMINE
Date:March 24, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes th