[cobirds] Reddish Egret in Bent County

Birders, This morning (8/18/10), I found a Reddish Egret on the expansive mudflats on the west end of John Martin Reservoir. It is a white morph subadult. Of interest, the only other record of this rare color phase in Colorado is of a bird I also found while working at John Martin Reservoir

[cobirds] Thanks to iPod Apps respondees

A big thank you to all who responded to my query about birding apps for my new iPod Touch. I got 62 responses from in and out of Colorado. The apps mentioned positively the most often were (in order): The Sibley Guide Birds Eye BirdJam iBird - various (Explorer, Plus, Pro) Audubon Guide Nat'l

[cobirds] RE: Red-Eyed Vireo in Montezuma Co

In regards to the sighting of the Red-Eyed Vireo at Narraguinnep SWA in Montezuma County, a word of caution. The NW portion of the lake is mostly private property. There is some public access to the lake on the west side just off of the county road, but at the very NW corner is all private

[cobirds] Re: White-winged Dove, still

oh dear. So sorry to hear this about WWDoves! I moved here last October from central Texas and thought I'd left those birds behind! I have ECDoves on my back deck in Louisville and would like to stop at that! ha! My morning chorus continues with house sparrows and house finches, and a few

[cobirds] Townsend's Warbler- Larimer

I took a hike through Lory State Park today and had a lot of bird activity with all the juveniles out. I had one male Townsend's Warbler in with a group of nuthatches and chickadees. I know this isn't an early date for them, but it is the earliest for me. Just a quick note to keep an eye out

[cobirds] August 2010 D.F.O. Field Trips -- Join Us!

Denver Field Ornithologists August 2010 Field Trips d Saturday, August 21 McCabe Meadows Park and Castlewood Canyon Leader: Sue Schulman, 303-773-3540. Meet leader at 0700 at the Nature Center at McCabe Meadows Park. From Main St. intersection in Parker, go south on Parker Rd. (CO

[cobirds] Cordilleran Flycatcher, Lyons, Boulder County

The Wednesday Roadrunners observed a Cordilleran Flycatcher still feeding 2 nestlings along Old South Saint Vrain Road this morning. There were several juvie Lazuli Buntings catching something (maybe tent caterpillars) on the road. Several Clark's Nutcracker flew overhead. Heard and saw

[cobirds] Chico early Migration

CO Birders : Signs of early migration this morning at Chico Basin Ranch : Banding Station : Olive-sided Flycatcher and Willow Flycatcher : HQ Willows : Hammond's Flycatcher and 3-4 Wilson's Warbler ; Rose Pond : Northern Waterthrush . Regulars included Barn Owl

[cobirds] Reddish Egret update

Birders, Cole Wild and I relocated the sub-adult white morph Reddish Egret this afternoon at John Martin Reservoir. It is on mudflats on the current west end of the reservoir. If it is with the huge flock of American White Pelicans, it can be surprisingly hard to locate, especially if it is

[cobirds] I posted some reddish egret and reddish egret white morph pics on coloradobirder.com

Enjoy! http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo Bill Senske Eagle-Vail, CO Eagle County. Have a Blessed Day Doesn't it feel good to smile? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Stub-tailed Wrens

Hi all: Nathan Pieplow and I are in the finishing stages of writing the In The Scope column for the next issue of Colorado Birds (a perk of membership to CFO; hint, hint; the journal, not necessarily my writing). The subject of this quarter's column is the split of the species formerly known