[cobirds] moonnight birding

I got outside near 10. There were less birds, as the "window" of opportunity/field of vision kept shrinking. I didn't know why that one bird was flying southeast to northwest. It was a great night to be out, even without birds...moderate breeze, great temperature (66-68F). Ted's advice about

[cobirds] Sage Thrasher on CSU main campus, Fort Collins, Larimer County

Hey all, My friend Dan Loiz alerted me about a Sage Thrasher on CSU main campus between Wagar and the Forestry building. He first saw the bird about 6 days ago, and noticed that it seems to have some difficulty in flying. Today, Dan and I saw the bird again around 5:00PM hanging out in a chokech

[cobirds] Night flight Golden

Thanks also! After that inspiring presentation at the DFO mtg last night, Ted, I took the bait and took my scope out on my patio and glued my eye to that gorgeous moon. I counted 10 in about 16 min, all going N to S, but another going W to E, and one coming at me to the N. Reminded me of much bi

[cobirds] Night Flight - Colo Spgs

Me, too. After Connie's post I tried too about 9:00. I'm seeing about one/minute - but just now a flock of 7 somethings. One going North (!). Coolest is seeing VERY HIGH distant dots taking 10-12 seconds to cross the moon. Couldn't see activity in binoculars, but am with 50x spotting scope. O

[cobirds] Night flight, right now, Boulder County, August 24th

Hello, Birders. Ah, "new media." Just saw this tweet from Connie Kogler: > Go moonbirding now! It's amazing. > 26 minutes ago via web from Uptown, Denver So I stepped outside, put my bins to the moon, and saw a bird flying "left to right" (north to south) across the disk of the moon. Then

Re: [cobirds] Moon Birding

Great suggestion Connie! I counted 14 in less than ten minutes, all but one moving North to South. I think I read about this in Miyoko Chu's book Songbird Journeys but had never tried it myself. When you consider how small a piece of the sky you are looking at then there must be a heck of a lot of

[cobirds] Moon Birding

Go outside, find the moon, put your scope on it and watch the birds. Wow. Connie Kogler Twitter @ConnieKogler Facebook.com/connie.kogler BirdsOTheMorning.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send ema

[cobirds] Birding Tour in Boulder County - Benefits Greenwood Wildlife Rehab Center

This is a shameless plug for a fundraiser that benefits Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Lyons. We have a lot of great auction items, but one of interest to my fellow birders is a four-hour Boulder County birding tour for up to six people conducted by Joe Prentice, a local bird expert an

[cobirds] Bent County, 8/24

Birders, The white morph Reddish Egret was still present this afternoon on the west end of John Martin Reservoir. Now, there are also two Great Egrets present. Nearby Van's Grove hosted an immature Black-and-White Warbler this afternoon. Duane Nelson Las Animas, Bent County, CO -- You recei

[cobirds] Yard Birds

There are so many squeaky chip notes in my yard I feel like it needs oiling. Wilson's and Yellow Warblers galore. Connie Kogler Twitter @ConnieKogler Facebook.com/connie.kogler BirdsOTheMorning.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Bird

[cobirds] Big Johnson Res (El Paso)

COBirders, Watching the predicted weather forecast for last night and seeing it was still raining this A.M. I visited Big Johnson Reservoir, walking to a high point on the south side. From my vantage point, I heard the migrant shorebirds long before I could spot them. At about 0900 a series of

RE: [cobirds] Ted's Prediction Came True

Migrants present in numbers at lunch today at Manitou Lake in Teller County. Blue-winged Teal: 46 Spotted Sandpiper: 20+ (all in basic plumage) Semipalmated Sandpiper: 2 (my first record for Manitou Lake) Solitary Sandpiper: 3 Western Wood-Pewee: 10+ Western Kingbird (unusual): 20+ Yellow

[cobirds] Ted's Prediction Came True

Hello all, As Ted Floyd prognosticated this early morning that there would be a fall-out of migrant passerines across the Front Range, I can certainly inform everyone that he was spot on, at least in Broomfield that is. As the rain was letting up at my office in Interlocken this morning, a Wes

[cobirds] albino blackbird, green heron walden ponds

cobirders, the albino red winged blackbird was at the north end of cottonwood marsh yesterday around 7 pm, as well as one of the green herons, who i have usually seen at a pond farther west. there was a snipe and a yellowlegs at the far north end, too far for me to distinguish which yellowlegs. el

[cobirds] Swainson's feeding on the wing

Last Wednesday at Barr Lake State Park, there was an adult and two juvenile Swainson's Hawks feeding on some insects in mid-air. They were flying, and would rapidly swerve and grab something with their talons, then transfer it to their mouths while on the wing. The adult seemed to be catching more

[cobirds] Osprey,,Rio Grande County

Osprey on utility pole along CO HWY 112 on 8/24/10, at about 8:30 AM. Not my first in the San Luis Valley, but first in Rio Grande County. A really elegant one. Virginia Simmons, Del Norte -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To p

[cobirds] Hummers at the Feeder Weld Co

I have two immature hummers coming to the flowers right now in the front of the house. I THINK they are Calliopes. Norma Erickson north of Greeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@g

[cobirds] Cherry Crk SP black terns, w kingbirds

This morning at Cherry Creek SP, Arapahoe, I encountered ten black terns flying over the water, and a flock of 30 plus western kingbirds. I am accustomed to seeing kingbird flocks such as this in the last week of July. I did not search for feeding flocks. But my yard in Centennial (Orchard a

Re: [cobirds] Re: Pacific Loon MacIntosh Lake Still Present (Boulder County)

The heavy molt may explain its feeding behavior as well. I believe that loons use their wings to swim to great depths while fishing underwater, essentially flying through the water. Without the use of its strongest flight feathers, this underwater mobility would be impaired. Both times I observe

Re: [cobirds] Re: Pacific Loon MacIntosh Lake Still Present (Boulder County)

On closer investigation of another view from our photos, you can see that all of the primary feathers are in molt. Thanks Mike for that suggestion. ~Marcel -- Marcel Such NW of Lyons, CO mps...@gmail.com suchboys.blogspot.com On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:44 AM, Mike Blatchley wrote: > Could this

[cobirds] Interesting night flight (& cautious prediction), Boulder County, Aug. 24th

Hello, Birders. Despite the light rain, there was a decent nocturnal passage of warblers, sparrows, and a few sandpipers over Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, earlier today, Tuesday, August 24th. The diversity of warbler/sparrow "seep"-type notes was high, with most of the birds seeming t

[cobirds] August 24, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date: August 24, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denotes

[cobirds] Re: Pacific Loon MacIntosh Lake Still Present (Boulder County)

Could this loon be in the middle of a late molt? Loons lose their ability to fly during molts, I believe up to 4-6 weeks. mike > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 5:36 PM, rostrhamus wrote: > Marcel Such mentioned observing that this bird is missing a > significant number of flight feathers or something