Here are some of the highlights from southeast Colorado from 5/3.
Lamar Community College - Prowers County
Prairie Warbler - 1 singing
Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 singing
Mourning Warbler - 1 female
"Solitary Vireo" - 2 (1 for sure Cassin's, the other to me looked like it was
probably a Blue-hea
Hello everyone,
Here are photos from this past weekend's birding including photos of rarities
like Purple Martin, Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warblers etc.:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christian_nunes/sets/72157623988481064/
Enjoy,
Christian NunesBoulder, CO
pajaro...@hotmail.com
I don't know if the question is "When will migration really start?" or "Is
there going to be a migration?" I'm pretty sure I've never spent this much
time at a banding station with so little action!
Sunday, we banded 6 birds - 3 Audubon Warblers, 1 Downy Woodpecker, and 2 Say's
Phoebes (fi
This evening one Short-Billed Dowitcher was relocated at the new wetlands
area at Cherry Creek State Park from about 7:10 to 7:30PM. It was heard
vocalizing, the last time while a crow was harassing birds at the wetlands.
Also at the area was a Least Sandpiper and several White Faced Ibis, in
addi
Hi all,
Just a reminder, the Pueblo County Spring Migration Count will be held on
Saturday (as usual the 2nd Saturday in May all over the U.S.). Bill Maynard is
the official counter for birds seen at Chico Basin Ranch in Pueblo County for
the count (birds seen on the El Paso County side of th
Cobirders :
The Wood Thrush was still around HQ willows this morning and the
first year male American Redstart was relocated at Rose as well. Numbers of
waterfowl , swallows and shorebirds were well down from the weekend. A
Clark's Grebe and an adult Black-crowned Night Heron were
Cobirders,
Shorebirds at 6:40am at Clover Basin;
Willet 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpipers 4
Western Sandpiper 1
Spotted Sandpipers 2
American Avocets 18ish
Long-billed Dowitcher 3
Black-bellied Plover 1
Killdeer 1
Shorebirds at 4:45pm at Clover Basin
Willet 1
Spotted Sandpipers 5
Americ
Hi COBirders,
After a large influx of warblers at Chico Basin Ranch on Sunday, they left.
Promising start today, but fizzled fast - and only 9 new birds were banded.
We're hoping for weather that brings in more birds, and some greenery on the
trees!
Banded Monday - 5 House Wrens, 1 Orang
Cobirds:
Sunday at Clover Basin Reservoir in Boulder County:
(Clover Basin is located about 1 mile west of the intersection of
Nelson and 63rd St.) Please note - parking is limited, and could be
dangerous - park well off the road.
- Over 260 American white pelicans
- Long billed dowit
Greetings all. Just wanted to let folks know that we are having our annual
spring bird count to celebrate IMBD. This is our 20th year of celebrating
birds in this manner to increase awareness and appreciation of birds and their
special habitats.
The count begins at 6:30 am on Saturday, Ma
An abbreviated summary of birds seen in NE Colorado this past weekend includes:
Broad-winged Hawk, Barn Owl and three Northern Bobwhite west of Fort Morgan, a
pair of White-fronted Geese at Sterling, a Red-bellied Woodpecker and two male
Northern Cardinals at Tamarack Ranch SWA. A survey of So
Hi all:
I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz
(www.cfo-link.org).
Enjoy,
Tony Leukering
Villas, NJ
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Peregrines: Sunday, May 2, in 4 miles of the Cherry Creek corridor from
Castlewood Canyon SP to Walker Pit, two groups (Karen Metz & Denver Audubon
Master Birders) saw a total of Three Peregrine Falcons, all headed north. (But
no more Broad-winged Hawks).
Squirrels: On Friday, Urling drove out
COBirders,
About 7:30 this morning I thought I heard a Plumbious Vireo singing in my
backyard. When I located the bird it looked rather chunky, had a yellow
throat and breast, whitish belly and vent, short tail, and olive head with
not-very-defined yellowish "spectacles." Since it was high in
Thanks to the CFO and all of you who supported the 2010 Great Texas Birding
Classic Tropicbirds team. As a team, we raised approximately $1500 for the
ABA's education programs and racked up a respectable 207 species on our
Upper Coast big day. Below is a link to my recap of the event with some of
This just in from my friends Paul and Polly Neldner last night:
"...we saw around 15 American Pipits on Valley Road! ...It is a new
bird for Huerfano County for us. Thought you might like to know."
Valley Road is the 'Echo Canyon Ranch' exit off Hwy 160 less than a
mile before you get to the Hwy
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 3, 2010 at 5 am
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes that there is new information for this
species in this report)
Long-tailed Duck (*Delta)
Barrow's Goldene
Folks,
While on my way to Last Chance on Thursday, April 29th, a Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher flew across Hwy 36 near road B in Washington County. I turned
around to look for the bird but could not re-find it. Yesterday (Sunday)
afternoon, the Joey Kellner lead field trip returning from an exci
The weather this weekend made for difficult travel in the mountains. However,
it brought in some good birds. Here are the highlights from two days in the
southwestern part of the state.
Mineral County Saturday, May 1
Pond along FR 523
Western Grebe (5)
Eared Grebe (2)
Cinnamon Teal (4)
Le
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