[cobirds] Colorado RBA - April 3, 2010

Date:April 3, 2010 e-Mail: rba AT cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Allison Hilf This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for April 3, 2010 at 6:30am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the RockyMountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes that there

RE: [cobirds] FW: [BIRDCHAT] Denver birding opportunities

If you can are interested in contacting Dave, you should write him directly at (drintoul at ksu dot edu). (Joe--I forwarded your message to him.) Thanks! Tina Mitchell From: Joe Roller [per...@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:11 AM To:

[cobirds] Grackles yesterday.

Hi Cobirders. A flock of about 25 Red-wing Blackbirds including two Common Grackles landed on the drum feeder Friday. Also with them on the ground was a male Brewer's Blackbird. First Grackles this year. Ten days later than last year. The gang of fifty cant be far behind. ! Bob

[cobirds] Bald Eagles Highland Lake

The Bald Eagles are still here, at least a couple matures are. I haven't seen the juveniles for a while. They are busy fishing the lake and leaving fish scraps (and sometimes whole fish) behind in all of our yards. At this time, I rarely see both adults together. But there are definitely two

[cobirds] Rosy Finches -- Brown and Gray Capped, Teller County, Divide

See Jeff Jones' posting on 30 March In the backyard of 101 Stephanie Place, Divide, CO. Are some feeders you can see from Joshua Road. As Jeff mentioned: stay on the road. There is no need to trespass to see these birds. GOOGLE MAP HERE _ (make sure

[cobirds] Winter Wren, Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso

Hi all,   I briefly birded Fountain Creek Regional Park, Colorado Springs, this morning.  At 8:20 am, I heard a Winter Wren singing.  I made some smacking noises and waited a few minutes.  I then saw the wren moving around at the base of a willow tree with cocked tail.  I observed the bird for

[cobirds] Swallows at Chatfield

This morning up along Plum Creek I observered about 100+ Tree Swallows. They would alight on the tops of a large group of Mullens. In that group I only saw TWO females. Also observed among the Tree Swallows were two Bank Swallows. Still no grebes on Chatfield Reservoir...yet. Joey Kellner

[cobirds] RMBO Spring Banding at Chatfield

Hi Birders, Spring is here, and we will soon be banding! RMBO, in partnership with Audubon Society of Greater Denver, will again run its banding station at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield. We will be open from Monday, April 26 through Memorial Day, May 31. We will be open every day,

[cobirds] Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz

Hi all: I have posted the solutions to the previous two Mr. Bill Mystery Quizzes (#340 and #341) at www.cfo-link.org. With these up, I'm now caught up!!! Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post

[cobirds] Turkey Vulture, Colo Spgs

Hi COBirders, Had an FOS Turkey Vulture circle low over the backyard this morning in NW Colorado Springs. It then disappeared to the North. (except for a pair of local Red-tails, that is all I've seen for my hawkwatch the last two days, too) Steve Brown Colorado Springs -- You received

[cobirds] Grasshopper Outbreak in 2010

Sort of bird related (food source) ... Channel 9 News had story on upcoming grasshopper outbreak predicted worst in 30 years--good news for Swainson's Hawks and Loggerhead Shrikes (and others). USDA/APHIS 2010 Outbreak Map (with severities):

[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow

Kiki Widjaja and I both spotted the Golden-crowned Sparrow at the feeder in the west garden area on Friday morning, April 2. Mike Henwood Red Rocks Park - Morrison Jefferson County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to

[cobirds] Weld County 4/3

Hi Everyone-- I went up to look at the fields along CO-257 this morning 4/3. I learned that the gull bonanza is an afternoon event, so I went over to Lower Latham (a pair of avocets, multiple pairs of Cinnamon Teal, no Solitary Sandpiper), then out to the Pawnee Grasslands (four McCown's

[cobirds] RE: Banner Lakes State Wildlife Area

Over the past few months, several have mentioned Banner Lakes State Wildlife Area in southern Weld County -- near Keenesburg and Hudson -- and I've always wanted to go! I had my chance. This is an active hunting area much of the year. There are 11 ponds in total. Ponds 1-4 are south of

[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe - Larimer County (4/3)

There was a Eastern Phoebe today (4/3) calling from a row of cottonwoods just south of Cattail Pond in SE Loveland. At Ryan's Gulch Reservoir some of the interesting birds were 12 American Avocets, 15 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (present since 3/30), 2 Long-billed Dowitchers (1