[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Sunday, April 17

Date: April 17, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 6 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (16 Apr 2011) 81 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Bushtits - Prospect Park Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Jefferson

Yesterday, Saturday, morning our Denver Audubon bird class enjoyed the WRGB ducks at close range (dabblers) and far range (divers), including the Mandarin Duck that hangs out on Clear Creek near the SW corner of the parking lot, acting the diva as it sidles closer and closer to people with

[cobirds] Black-chinned Sparrow, 4/17

Hi all, From about 9:00 to 9:30 this morning the Black-chinned Sparrow was teed up and singing in his usual territory along the Devil's Kitchen Trail in Colorado National Monument, after being quiet and hard to find during the previous hour. Nathan Pieplow Boulder -- You received this message

[cobirds] Merlin in Colorado Springs

On 15 April 2011, at 3PM, there was a Merlin at the corner of Hancock and Fillmore in Colorado Springs. It was sitting on a light pole next to the busy intersection, then flew off to a tree 500 feet to the north. Richard Taylor Woodland Park, CO vortici...@gmail.com -- You received this message

[cobirds] Dusky Grouse in El Paso County, Miles from Nowhere

On 16 April, 2011 there was a Dusky Grouse at 8500 feet, 2 miles east of the Boy Scout Camp off Rampart Range Road just north of the west end of Queens Canyon in a steep draw. I flushed him. He flew to a pine tree branch and just sat and looked at me. This are is nearly in accessible. You can

[cobirds] Violet-green Swallows in Las Animas County

Paul Tennery reports that Violet-green Swallows were seen today near Valdez, in Las Animas County. Forwarded from his phone. Joe Roller, Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Weld County Birding on 4/16/11

I led a small field trip into Weld County for the Boulder Bird Club yesterday and we had a great time of it. It would probably be as easy to describe what we didn't see beyond what Steve Mlodinow, Charlie Nims and Gary Lefko have already mentioned from yesterday. It was a great day to be out

[cobirds] Weld County Curlew and Plowers trip????

I anyone is going to Weld County to see the Curlews and plovers this week I would like to ride along. If I know in advance I can make arrangements for Myron to go to daycare for the day. I would need to be home by 3:15. Suzi Plooster north Lafayette CO just off 95th and Arapahoe. 303=494=6708

[cobirds] SE Colorado Trip - Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero Counties

Hi all - my wife and I spent 3 days driving 700 miles from Denver to Lamar, Pueblo, and back to Denver mainly birding Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero counties. Many thanks to all the kind birders in that part of the state - we met Brandon Percival (nicknamed a couple of weeks too soon by my wife

[cobirds] Re: SE Colorado Trip - Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero Counties

Not sure why my e-mail didn't show correctly - mod...@hotmail.com On Apr 17, 4:42 pm, modise mod...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi all - my wife and I spent 3 days driving 700 miles from Denver to Lamar, Pueblo, and back to Denver mainly birding Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, and Otero counties. Many thanks

[cobirds] Weld County Plovers and Curlews

The Mountain Plovers and Long-billed Curlews are clearly a “hit or miss” thing out in Weld County, including in the Pawnee National Grasslands.  It appears that both species are still very much in migratory mode and are not staying in any one place very long.  The fabulous numbers seen

[cobirds] Black-chinned Sparrow recording

Hi all, I posted a sound recording I made of the singing Black-chinned Sparrow this morning on Xeno-Canto: http://www.xeno-canto.org/america/recording.php?XC=76071. Nathan Pieplow Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To

[cobirds] Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Boulder County

I led a DFO trip yesterday and we hiked from the South Mesa trailhead up Towhee Trail where we found a small flock of birds, which included two gnatcatchers and one Ruby-crowned Kinglet, which was singing continuously as it followed us up the trail. Not much else due to the WIND. Paula Hansley

[cobirds] Re: Weld County Plovers and Curlews

Re: Weld County Plovers and Curlews I was out there as well today (and may have met Charles along CR-90 just East of CR-51, if you were the one who pointed out the Curlew in flight to the North of the road). Did find one lone Mountain Plover shortly thereafter along CR-51 just north of CR-86 in

[cobirds] Prothonotary Warbler at Holly Rest Area (Prowers) 4/15, a few other birds 4/17

Hi Everyone-- Marcia Marvin and I just came back from a weekend in Morton County KS, and we saw a few nice birds in Colorado. On 4/15, at the Holly Rest Area, a group of birders from Massachusetts found a bright male Prothonotary Warbler in the trees by the bathrooms, and we got great looks. We

[cobirds] neotropic cormorant Cherry Crk Res/Arapahoe Cty

The neotropic cormorant was at the marina at 5:30 PM, sitting next to 9 of his friendly double-cresteds. It was windy...saw 4 avocets and one lesser yellow-legs on the shoreline at the Lake Loop. Karl Stecher Centennial -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (17 Apr 2011) 27 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0