[cobirds] December 9, 2010, Rare Bird Alert for Colorado

Date:9 December 2010 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, December 9, 2010, at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a

[cobirds] Huerfano County Update: Black-legged Kittiwake

The Black-legged-kittiwake has left Lathrop State Park...it has not been seen since Sunday. Polly Wren Neldner 151 County Raod 359 La Veta, CO Huerfano County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email t

[cobirds] First-Year Summer Tanager in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

We've had a first-year male summer tanager visit our seed feeders twice in the past week, last Friday then again late Tuesday afternoon. We got a few mediocre pictures, but good enough to allow some experts help us confirm its identity. We don't have a way to share the pix publicly (no web

[cobirds] Iceland Gull/Cherry Creek State Park

Glenn Walbek just called to report a 1st year Iceland Gull (Kumlien's) at Cherry Creek State Park near the marina. He also reports a couple of Mew Gulls and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. --- Rachel Hopper Ft. Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Sharpshin success

A sharpie just dropped over the top of my roof and tore off after a (possibly drunk!) starling. I thought they shot across the yard, but the starling came zooming back with the hawk in hot pursuit. The starling crashed into my window, the hawk nearly did, and the starling sat huddled in the co

[cobirds] Cherry Creek Reservoir, Iceland Gull

Folks, As Rachel indicated, there is a 1st cycle Kumlien's Iceland Gull at Cherry Creek. I found the bird in the water near the marina, actively feeding and sparing with Herring Gulls. The bird looks perfect to me for Iceland Gull, smaller than Herring Gull with a smaller head and bill. Pale

[cobirds] Bullock's Oriole - yes, yes, it's a Bullock's, Loveland, Larimer Co.

Oh my word. I was sitting at my computer and an oriole landed on my seed tube less than four feet away from my eyes. My breathing stopped (and maybe my heart) for a full 15 seconds as I took in the bird before it flew. It was dull all over in the shade, but I did process a line through the eye.

[cobirds] gull and sparrow

Hi all, Sorry for the late notice, but yesterday at Horseshoe Lake in Loveland, there were a male Long-tailed Duck, a male Barrows Goldeneye and an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull seen from the east side of the lake. Also, at Lone Tree Reservoir there was a first year Harris's Sparrow in the pa

[cobirds] Penrose CBC

COBirders, For those of you who are considering the Penrose CBC, please contact me ahead of time so I can try and have things arranged before the morning of the count.   Here are the details from the Audubon site: Sunday, December 19thWe will meet at Carl's Jr. in Florence for a 7am departure. Co

[cobirds] Denver CBC Invite!

The 57th Denver Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 18th. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate in the annual Denver Christmas Bird Count (CBC) sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the National Audubon Society. The Denver count circle i

[cobirds] Pueblo Reservoir CBC info

Since some people like to come south for the weekend for both the Pueblo Reservoir CBC and the Penrose CBC, here is the information for the Pueblo Reservoir CBC which is Saturday, 18 December 2010.  The count typically finds the most species on any Christmas Bird Count in Colorado.  The record t

[cobirds] Scoter (s??) Baseline Reservoir, Boulder County, CO

I saw the White-winged Scoter this morning on Baseline Reservoir. I stood at Baseline & Stearns, looking southwest. I also saw two ducks yesterday afternoon and this morning napping together south of the middle of the Cherryvale stretch, variable distances from the shore. Yesterday I thought t