[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, April 8, 2011

Date: April 8, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8759 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 8, 2011 at 5 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip

[cobirds] 2011 Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) conference

Hello, Birders. Here is the call for papers for the 2011 annual conference of Western Field Ornithologists (WFO). For many birders, the WFO conference is one of the birding and field ornithological events of the year. Please consider attenting, or maybe even presenting a scientific paper. See bel

[cobirds] April 2011 D.F.O. Fieldtrips -- Join Us!

Denver Field Ornithologists April 2011 Field Trips Saturday, April 9 Star K Ranch  Leader:  Mary Ann Bonnell, 303-739-2428. Meet at 0830 at Morrison Nature Center at Star K Ranch, off East Smith Road between Chambers and Airport Blvd. Please register in advance and get specific direct

[cobirds] odd evening grosbeak plumage (pics) Delta County

I have an evening grosbeak at my office feeder sporting an unusual plumage on its head, a salt-and-pepper mix of gray and white. I have never seen this before. Any and all input is appreciated. I skimmed through the BNA entry but it had only a couple lines on aberrant plumage, and I am a bit

[cobirds] Arapahoe County --- NEOTROPIC CORMORANT

COBirders, I received a call from Bill Asteriades and he and Nick Bonomo and a couple of others (sorry, I do not have the names) found a juvenile NEOTROPIC CORMORANT at the marina at Cherry Creek State Park.  The bird is currently still there and sleeping.  At this time, it is the only juvenile

[cobirds] Glaucous-winged x Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed, Thayer's, and Glaucous Gulls- Weld County

Greetings All I returned at about 7:15 AM to Drake Lake. There were only a couple hundred gulls on the lake, but on the far "rim," I could see the GW type thing. I was begging it to move about, so that I could see its wingtips. Instead, it flew, but gave me excellent flight views and allowed f

[cobirds] Neotropic Cormorant Update

Folks, The juvenile Neotropic Cormorant found by Connecticut birders Nick Bonomo, Phil Rusch and Bill Asteriades continues at Cherry Creek Reservoir. The bird associates with the handful of Double-crested Cormorants hanging around the marina. At one time the bird flew to the southeast cove an

[cobirds] Neotropic Cormorant Continues at Cherry Creek Reservoir

Cobirders, The Neotropic Cormorant was still at the marina as of 3:45, again associated with 4-5 Double-crested Cormorants. Bob Brown Highlands Ranch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] White-faced Ibis at Cherry Creek SP, Arapahoe

Between 10:30 and 11:30 this morning I saw a flock of 7 White-faced Ibis at Cherry Creek State Park, first at the Cottonwood Pond (across from model airplane field), then at the sandspit, then again at Cottonwood Pond. The flock seems a bit skittish and is easily flushed by passing bikers and op

[cobirds] Albino red-winged blackbird?

I was at Walden Ponds and Sawhill Ponds in Boulder County this morning (April 8th). I saw an unusual bird, what appears to be an Albino Red-winged blackbird. I saw it at approximately 8:00am, landing in a cottonwood tree on the south side of the Sawhill pond #5; it flew north over the pond t

[cobirds] Re: Albino red-winged blackbird? - Description

Here's the description, which I failed to include in the original It's a totally white bird, with the exception of pink on the scapulars. It has a black bill, similar to that of the red-winged blackbird, black eyes and pink legs. . I was at Walden Ponds and Sawhill Ponds in

Re: [cobirds] American White Pelican, Boulder County

Dave and I (and a few other birders) saw perhaps 100 American White Pelicans on Jim Hamm Nature Center pond Thursday early afternoon, along with about 30 avocets, 5 Great Blue Herons, other shorebirds, ducks, coots. A bald eagle (immature) circled above the pond a couple of times, making a

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (08 Apr 2011) 10 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0

[cobirds] Cherry Creek State Park

Hello all, I made a short late afternoon visit to Cherry Creek State Park. I observed the previously reported Neotropic Cormorant at the marina, and the flock of 7 White-faced Ibises at Cottonwood Pond. There were at least 4 Bonaparte's Gull among the more numerous Franklin's Gull over the cent

[cobirds] Birding By Ear - Fun Ways to Learn Bird Sounds

Get a jump start on identifying birdsongs this spring! This 4 1/2 hour program will teach you how to hear bird sounds with your eyes by using personalized creative mnemonics (helpful ways to memorize). Here are some examples of what to expect from this class ~ What to look for when observing a bir

[cobirds] Prairie Falcon pr, Red Rocks, Jeffco

I found the pair of Prairie Falcons in Red Rocks Park zipping in and out of holes and perching on Park Cave Rock and calling. I wonder if they are beginning incubation. I photographed them but haven't had time to download photos yet. I did not see the Peregrines on Shiprock. I didn't have time

[cobirds] Neotropic Cormorant and other birds

As previously posted, Phil Rusch, Bill Asteriades and I had a first- year NEOTROPIC CORMORANT today at Cherry Creek State Park. Photos (not as good as Glenn Walbek's, but you already knew that!) are posted here: http://www.shorebirder.com/2011/04/48-neotropic-cormorant-arapahoe-county.html Here a