[cobirds] migration arrivals/Arapahoe

For the record(s), arrivals: avocet - two at the new Cottonwood Creek pond south, Cherry Creek SP 3/29/10 common grackle - one at my feeder, Orchard and Colorado Blvd, Centennial 3/29/10. Imagine being near only ONE grackle a week from now! Karl Stecher Centenial -- You received

[cobirds] Colorado RBA - March 30, 2010

Date:March 30, 2010 e-Mail: rba AT cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Allison Hilf This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that

[cobirds] Turkey vultures

Just before 5pm tonight, 4 turkey vultures were soaring high above my house in Fountain. They're back! Jenyva Turner Fountain, CO El Paso County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] ID Help

I went to the Dinosaur Ridge HawkWatch yesterday at about 3 pm to see if I could spot the Juniper Titmouse. No luck w/ the Titmouse, but I did see some very busy Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. I also saw a light gray bird on the ground at the top of HawkWatch, about the size shape of a Townsend's

[cobirds] First of Season Grackles - Colorado Springs

Sighted at least 3 slicked up Grackles hanging out with a Red-winged Blackbird - East side of Colorado Springs, Austin Bluffs and Templeton Gap area. Chris Schoenfelder Colorado Springs, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To

[cobirds] Turkey Vultures in Masonville, Larimer

Hi all, The first of the turkey vultures have arrived at the Masonville Post Office roost. Two spotted this morning. Cheers! Pat -- Pat Hayward Masonville CO 80541 Larimer County west of Fort Collins at 5400' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Prairie Falcon Mating Behavior - Red Rocks

This morning between 8:45 and 9:25 at Red Rocks Park outside of Morrison I observed the following Prairie Falcon mating behavior: The female Prairie Falcon was sitting atop one of the huge red boulders calling loudly and incessantly. I saw her yesterday evening in the same spot calling

[cobirds] RE: Denver's City Park

Hello! I know -- some of you may think that Denver's City Park isn't that exciting for birding -- but what it lacks in bucolic charm, it wins back because of it's easy accessible location. My last visit there was yesterday, March 29, 2010. The Double-crested Cormorant nesting

[cobirds] Hawkwatch, Colorado Springs, Tuesday

Hi COBirders, Beautiful, warm day on the Westside of Colorado Springs. I thought there might be more raptors soaring today, but most were actually at eye-level, or below my vantage point above the end of Garden of the Gods Road. Watched from about 10:30-12:30 today, and observed: 6 Red-tailed

[cobirds] Cinnamon Teals Time, Denver

In response to Elaine's question--early to see Cinnamon Teal? I'm not sure if it's early to see Cinnamon Teal, but this morning Frank and I found 7 at Westerly Creek Wetlands in the threek and pools of deep water left by the melting snow. Four ad males, 3 ad females. Startling color! With them

[cobirds] Rosy-finches (gray-crowned and brown-capped) in Divide, Teller Co

Found out yesterday that rosy-finches have been showing up at a friend's bird feeders, in Divide (Teller Co), for about a month. They didn't think it was important enough to notify me; figuring they had bored me with their misc feeder bird photos and updates enough. J Yesterday and today, I

[cobirds] Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yesterday, at 6:00PM I saw my FOS Black-crowned Night-Heron in Bittersweet Park in Greeley. None yet at our rookery in Glenmere Park. In Windsor at the large Kodak pond we saw 3 male Cinnamon Teal among about 9 different species of ducks. Spring! Terry Hunter Sent via BlackBerry by ATT --

[cobirds] Common Grackles headed north

COBirders, Yesterday I was going to sound my annual alert to the North about seeing the first grackles of the season in Pueblo, but I forgot. (Lesson for young people: Don't get old.) Thanks to Chris Schoenfelder of the Springs for sending out the signal this morning. Shows they're moving

[cobirds] Red-tailed Hawk display in Jeffco

I watched three beautiful adult Red-tailed Hawks sparring in flight over lower White Ranch OS in Jeffco late this morning. One was considerably smaller than the other two, so I assumed it was a male. The smaller one was locking talons with one of the females and freefalling before pulling up and

[cobirds] Common Grackle/Wellington SWA

I saw two Common Grackles this morning way-y-y up north on LCR 64/5 NW residence yard. Thanks Gary Lefko/Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ -- Home of the Nunn Guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send