[cobirds] Lakewood Bushtits

2010-08-12 Thread Peter Plage
In keeping with the recent influx, I saw bushtits at Welchester Tree Park, 8th Ave. in Lakewood today around noon. This is the first time I have seen them there in over 10 years of birding the site. I counted 24 (!) but may have missed a couple. Pete Plage Broomfield -- You received this mess

[cobirds] Shorebird habitat in Hodgson-Harris Reservoir, Superior

2010-08-12 Thread Chishun Kwong
Hi all, The dam of the Hodgson-Harris Reservoir in Superior is damaged and so they drained the reservoir over the last few weeks. It is finally to the point that it has some decent habitat for shorebirds. A quick binoculars-only check this morning reveal tons of Killdeers and Avocets, and maybe

[cobirds] Eurasian-collared Doves dominating Band-tailed Pigeons at feeder

2010-08-12 Thread Jeff J Jones
Interesting behavior today at my feeder in Teller County at 8500'. A lone EC Dove is holding the platform feeder and successfully chasing off multiple BT Pigeons twice their size. Aggressive little bugger! Whenever one lands on the feeder, it charges them and they fly off. Surprising. Perhaps aside

[cobirds] Meteors & Migrants & More, Boulder County, August 12th

2010-08-12 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. Eight of us had a nice time out at Ish Reservoir, extreme northeastern Boulder County, earlier this "morning," Thursday, August 12th. Alas, there was a fair bit of cloud cover, but we persevered and were able to see at least 20 meteors, part of the Perseids Shower, streak acr

[cobirds] August 12, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

2010-08-12 Thread JOYCE TAKAMINE
Date: August 12, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes