[cobirds] RMBO Banding Station Report, Barr Lake, Saturday

Hi Birders, We started the day with a minor disruption…an immature Red-tailed Hawk decided to seek breakfast out of our nets, and ended up getting himself pretty tangled while destroying at least one net. Biggest bird I’ve caught in a mist net….and the biggest talon I’ve had pierce my finger

[cobirds] Birding Routt and surrounding counties.

Would be interested doing a little birding with a knowledgeable Colorado birder. I have Sunday and Monday left before I must head back for Iowa. Staying in Steamboat Springs so something within 50-60 miles would be OK with me. As an alternative, maybe some good birds to locate in the Routt Co

[cobirds] Red-eyed and White-eyed Vireos and fledgling catbird, Dixan Reservoir plus Timnath godwit, Larimer Co

This morning I joined five other birds on a Fort Collins area field trip led by Arvind Panjabi. (Arvind is director of Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's International Division. He offered the field trip in RMBO's silent auction last Saturday.) The woods on the north end of Dixon Reservoir wer

[cobirds] Evening Grosbeaks in Colorado Springs

In all my years of living in the "Top of Skyway" neighborhood (sw Colorado Springs, next to Bear Creek Park) I have never once seen an Evening Grosbeak at my house, although I do know they are in the area, not far away, maybe a little lower elevation. This morning (Sat.) there were 2 females

[cobirds] Warbler morning Weld County

A pleasant surprise in the yard today. 4 Townsend's Warblers 3 Wilson's Warblers 2 Orange Crowned Warblers 1 Yellow Warbler. Several Western Wood Pewees Empid All of this while the trees were filled with Starlings giving their squawing song. I thought Starlings scared the song birds away usually

[cobirds] Late,late,late hummingbird viewing

I've gotten some calls about my summer hummers. I did not post this year for folks to come visit because I was out of the state when the highlight[Calliope came thru]. When I did get back, 2, ad. m. Calliope were in my yd. for 2 days. This summer in general has been slower for hummingbird numbe

[cobirds] owls

Hi all, Last evening I began my first ever Flammulated Owl Banding Project here in Estes Park. We set up and began broadcasting the owls call at 8:15 pm. At 9:00 pm. I caught my first owl. It was an HY (Hatching Year) meaning the bird hatched this year, Flammulated Owl. I plan to continue th

[cobirds] Vultures at Del Norte

At 6 pm on Sept. 3, I counted 14 Turkey Vultures in their treetop roost at the nursing home across from Jack's Market. If anyone is keeping migration records for Turkey Vultures, I will continue to report every couple of days, also next spring. RSVP. Virginia Simmons, Del Norte -- You received

[cobirds] September 4, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date: September 4, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (