Re: [cobirds] Eastern CO day 2 (9/3)

2010-10-03 Thread Cole Wild
The cobirds posts from yesterday and today are actually from 10/2 and 10/3, it is not September anymore. Cole Wild Loveland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups

[cobirds] Eastern CO day 2 (9/3)

2010-10-03 Thread Cole Wild
The total number of birds were down compared to yesterday (9/3), it could be because of the wind and/or that it got about 15 degrees hotter today. However, I was still able to see some good birds. Bonny Reservoir (Yuma County) Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 adult male Lesser Goldfinch -

[cobirds] Plains birding

2010-10-03 Thread Joey Kellner
Ten birders birded the Eastern plains Sunday. Birding was a little slow (windy, too), but one good bird makes the day. Prewitt inlet canal grove had a very nice fall adult male BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER. Common Poorwills were found in a few locations and Sandhill Cranes were on the move with

[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Station Report, 10/3

2010-10-03 Thread M MC*BURNEY
Hi Birders, Activity continues to be slow – new birds banded again in the low teens. After a couple of “sparrow” days, we returned, probably only briefly, to the majority of new birds being warblers. The excitement of the morning was capturing a Winter Wren, probable Eastern by plumage.

[cobirds] Winter Wren at Barr Lake Banding Station

2010-10-03 Thread M MC*BURNEY
Hi All, We caught (twice) and banded a Winter Wren (probably Eastern) at the Barr Lake Banding Station today. It was hanging around the nets right next to the road just before you reach the station. Full report for day will follw shortly. Meredith Meredith McBurney Barr Lake Banding St

[cobirds] Date error for Wood Ducks on Walden Ponds

2010-10-03 Thread Cara Stiles
Just to set the record straight, the large number of Wood Ducks was seen on 8-31, not 8-1. Cara Stiles Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscrib

[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes over Big Johnson, El Paso County

2010-10-03 Thread Joy Lake
This morning at 10:15am 21 Sandhill Cranes flew over Big Johnson Reservoir heading south. Joy Lake Colorado Springs. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubsc

[cobirds] Final numbers of Wood Ducks, Walden Ponds, Boulder

2010-10-03 Thread Cara Stiles
I posted the enormous number of Wood Ducks, 46, on Ricky Weiser Pond at Walden Ponds on 8-1. On 9-8, there were at least 18, on 9-12, 13 were present and on 9-26 there were 19. Today they appear to be gone, but the water is quite low, with lots of algae. Because I've not seen this here before

[cobirds] New COBirds Moderator - Please Read

2010-10-03 Thread Jim Beatty
Hi All, This is to announce that we have a new COBirds Moderator, Todd Deininger. Todd has agreed to accept this important position and please join me in welcoming him. The moderator's job is largely invisible, but very important to the smooth functioning of COBirds discussions as well as pro

[cobirds] Fwd: Genesee Mtn Park, Jefferson

2010-10-03 Thread Hugh Kingery
Birds swarmed on Genesee Mtn. Saturday morning for our beginning bird class. We saw Western Bluebirds, usually a half dozen, at all times. Once they showed, we saw Pygmy Nuthatches all morning. Ditto Yellow-rumped Warblers. The flocks also included Steller's Jays, Chiping Sparrows, Gray-headed

[cobirds] cedar waxwing eagle county

2010-10-03 Thread Bill Senske
The Hills are alive with cedar waxwings above eagle Vail. I saw nothing else on my walk yesterday. There must be hundreds of them along a 2 mile trail I walked.8000' Bill Senske Eagle-Vail, CO Eagle County. Have a Blessed Day Doesn't it feel good to smile? -- You received this mes

[cobirds] October 3, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

2010-10-03 Thread JOYCE TAKAMINE
Date: October 3, 2010 e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include (*Denot