[cobirds] Another American 3-toed Woodpecker in Jefferson County

Greetings, Late this morning about nine Tuesday Birders had the pleasure of observing a male American Three-toed Woodpecker on several Ponderosa Pines in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Evergreen. The bird was heard tapping near the end of the Brother's Outlook trail. It was found about 30 fee

[cobirds] Boulder birders in August "Winging It"

Hey folks, Nice to see young birder Marcel Such of Boulder and his teammates of the "ABA Tropicbirds" in the current issue of ABA "Winging It". pg. 6. They participated in the last Great Texas Birding Classic. Bill Schmoker also has an article ""Gearded For Birding", on pg 8. Terrific to see

[cobirds] Pinyon Jays in Custer County

We have had a cabin in the Wet Mountains (near Rosita) at 9000" elevation and have observed pinyon jays in various sized flocks throughout the summers over the past 19 years. Flocks vary from 10-15 to well over 50. We usually take down our birdfeeders when the pass through because they wi

[cobirds] Juvenile Cassin's finch NOT fed by Junco

COBirders, Thanks to Chuck Hundertmark, I'm sure the supposed juvie finch being fed by a Junco I reported on yesterday is actually a Brown-headed Cowbird, well within the realm of "normal" unfortunately. Leon Bright Pueblo & Westcliffe -- You received this message because you are subscri

[cobirds] Phone Number Error

For the August 13th DFO trip to Gregory Canyon, please register with Paul Slingsby, 303 422-3728. (Number listed with error in August Lark Bunting) Paul Slingsby -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send em

[cobirds] southeast CO miscellany

Southeast CO seemed pretty quiet during a recent visit (4-9 August). While playing tennis at Willow Creek Park in Lamar, I did hear a good number (15+) of Floyd (sometimes referred to as "Upland") Sandpipers overhead the night of 4-5August . Lots of Baird's Sandpipers in wet fields near Wiley

[cobirds] August 10, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date: August 10, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes t

[cobirds] Canon City area phoebe family revisited

Last week when I videotaped young phoebes from the family I had been following, I figured they achieved independence as they were doing some sallying after prey and spending time without the parent bird. And it seemed like by day 10 post fledging it was time for their independence. I was incorrec