[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, April 9, 2011

Date: April 9, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8759 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 5 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can

[cobirds] Red Rocks Feeders - Jeffco

Good Morning, Between 7 and 7:30 this morning the Curve-billed Thrasher and all 4 of the Zonotrichia sparrows showed up at the feeders - 1st year Harris's, White-throated, Golden-crowned, and several White-crowned including one adult and several 1st year birds. Mike Henwood Morrison

[cobirds] Neotropic Cormorant

As of 10:00 am today 4-9-11 the Neotropic Cormorant is still at Cherry Creek Reservior. He was with four Double-crested Cormorants at the marina. Get your bird on! Cade Cropper Fort Collins CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To

[cobirds] sapsucker/owl

Hi All, Yesterday while searching RMNP for pygmy-owls, I found a male Williamson's Sapsucker. Also this morning while watching a different Northern Pygmy-Owl, I heard two more Williamson's Sapsucker. So the spring birind is picking up slowly. Williamson's Sapsuckers usually arrive a bit

[cobirds] Melanistic Mallard?

I saw this duck this morning at Fountain Creek Nature Center, El Paso County, just below the dam. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingbird42/5603789582/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingbird42/5603206911/ Is this a Melanistic Mallard? I would appreciate anyone's opinion on this. Gary --

[cobirds] Summer Tanager/La Plata

Hi all. While birding around Durango  with wife, Heather, and friend, Amy Dobbins, we found a first spring male Summer Tanager this morning at Dallabella Park. The park is on the west side of the Animas River, just upstream from the bridge at River Road (behind Home Depot).  The bird

[cobirds] Pawnee Plover

Mountain plover were present today in the burned area west of Rd 69 along the birding tour route. Heading west from the beginning of the tour on 96, go 4 miles. Where the route turns right, go straight instead, up the hill. Two pairs were on the right within the first quarter mile and a

[cobirds] Neotropic Cormorant Images, Arapahoe County

Following is a link to photos I took today about 1 p.m. David Waltman Boulder http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltmandavid/sets/72157626338613557/with/5604485672/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] Pueblo birds and other things on 4/9

Hi all, I did some birding today from 630am to 2pm or so around Pueblo. I started early by checking Sailboard launching area at Pueblo Reservoir to see if I could see the Common Loon, that I saw there yesterday, I didn't see it. While driving down the hill from the dam at Pueblo Reservoir

[cobirds] Photos of 4/7 Black-legged Kittiwake from Weld County

I have finally had a chance to upload a few of the photos that I took of the Black-legged Kittiwake that Katrina Stowasser and I found at Windsor Lake (Weld County) on April 7. To see the photos go to my website: http://www.pbase.com/birdingwild1/2011_photos. Yesterday (4/8), Katrina and I did

[cobirds] FOS sav. sparrow, TVs and sandhill cranes, central Bldr Cnty

Hi, spring watchers-- First of season savanna sparrow in and turkey vultures over our yard yesterday; as well as (on Monday) 15 sandhill cranes flying arrow-straight toward the Medecine Bows--and beyond. I am in a Congress-style squabble over the ledges on the house, reserved for swallows and

[cobirds] El Paso and Otero birding 4/9

Today the CFO held it's spring board meeting at Fountain Valley School in El Paso (and we would like to thank FVS for hosting). From 8 to 11 a group of us birded at Big Johnson and on the FVS campus. Highlights were single Snowy and Cattle Egrets, many American Avocets, an early Forster's

[cobirds] Fire at the Wood Thrush grove in Bent County

Hi all, It sounds like that the grove of trees on the SE side of Road JJ 16 in Bent County, that we have called the Wood Thrush grove since like 1995, when I found a Wood Thrush there, was burned badly by the fire out there today.  I remember also seeing rare things like Yellow-throated,

[cobirds] Broad-winged Hawk, White-winged Dove, Longmont, Boulder County

Stepping out of the garage and about to enter the car around 6:30 pm I spooked a Broad-winged Hawk out of my maple tree. I would have missed it, but its frantic flapping drew my attention to it. As it gained elevation it circled around my neighbors spruce tree headed across the street and

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (09 Apr 2011) 18 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] GCxWC Sparrow- Pueblo Co; Grasshopper/Swamp Sparrows and Winter Wrens- Fremont Co.

Greetings All Today Mark Peterson and I wandered around various spots in Pueblo, Fremont, and El Paso Counties. Highlights were as follows: At Minnequa Lake, Pueblo Co Golden-crowned x White-crowned Sparrow (photographed, though not well) modestly early Vesper and Chipping Sparrows At