[cobirds] Fwd: Video clip of ibis flock and update on Glossies

(Sorry, I accidentally hit the send key before completing this email) I have uploaded a short video clip of most of the Plegadis ibis flock today in Florence onto my BirdsAndNature blog. I have also re-checked photos of the ibis I identified as Glossies on my b

[cobirds] Video clip of ibis flock and update on Glossies

I have uploaded a short video clip of most of the Plegadis ibis flock today in Florence onto my BirdsAndNature blog. I have also re-checked photos of the ibis I identified as Glossies on my blog and find that the other 3 birds have blue facial lines that do not

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (28 Apr 2011) 11 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0

[cobirds] Palm Warbler, Stalker Lake SWA (Yuma)

COBirders, There was a 'Western' Palm Warbler this afternoon at Stalker Lake SWA near Wray, along the creek below the dam. It was loosely associating with a large flock of Yellow-Rumps (at least 30), the only other warbler species present. Interestingly, Wray City Park hosted only Orange-Crowned W

[cobirds] Hooded Warbler, DeWeese Res., Custer Co.

This morning I found a male Hooded Warbler in the willows along Grape Creek just below the DeWeese Res. dam. There were also a few Wilson Warblers and many Yellow-rumps in the willow thicket here. The reservoir is full and overflowing at the spillway. With almost no exposed shoreline, the

[cobirds] eastern WBNU in Longmont, BOULDER

Greetings All, Took a stroll around Golden Ponds this morning. A fair number of YR Warblers, a couple singing House Wrens that weren't there a couple day ago, but little else in the way of migrants. There was, however, a calling (and cooperative, so photographed), eastern White-breasted Nuthat

[cobirds] Possible hybrid ibises?

I was so busy getting the photos of the ibises up on my BirdsAndNatureblog that I didn't enlarge the photos a great deal as I often do. I have found that the ibis with the large worm in it's bill clearly has bluish skin (though not as easily visualized back ther

[cobirds] Lamar area on 4/28

Continuing the inventory of the Lamar area (Thurston Res on the north, AT&T tower on US287 south of town on the south, Prowers CR13 on the east, Prowers Bridge over the Ark River (Bent CR34.5) on the west, roughly), I added the following birds to my trip list: House Wren (Fairmount Cemetery) R

[cobirds] Harris's sparrow, Parker

Hello all I finally got a good view and photos of the Harris's sparrow coming to my feeder in Stroh's ranch area of Parker.   Nice to view the bird in Breeding plumage. Photos can be seen at the flickr site below. Good Birding Loch Kilpatrick Parker Co www.flickr.com/photos/lochkilpatrick -- Yo

[cobirds] Better photos of Glossy Ibises in Florence fields

I went back to Florence this morning in hopes of refinding the Plegadis ibis flocks I saw yesterday just east of town. I found a large number of them in one of the agricultural fields that was being irrigated and got photos in much better light than last night (when it was overcast and late in the

[cobirds] Weld Wanderings - Whimbrel

Greetings - I took the day off from work and headed up for a Weld County birding circuit. First stop was Crow Valley which had little of note, but produced my FOS Hermit Thrush. Next I headed up to CR96 (the Pawnee birding tour) where I managed to find fly-over McCown's and Chestnut-collared Lon

[cobirds] Northern Parula, Louisville, Boulder Co.

I went out to fill my bird bath a few minutes ago and was greeted by two singing warblers, a Myrtle and a No. Parula, foraging high in my cottonwood trees! The Myrtle was easy to find, but the slower moving No. Parula took a little longer. Fortunately, he would stop to sing and I was able to get

[cobirds] White Ranch OS, Jeffco, few migrants back

It is a bit too early for exciting spp in lower White Ranch Open Space. I saw only Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 American Goldfinch, White-crowned Sparrows, Spotted Towhee, House Finches, robins, flickers. There were not any Lesser Goldfinches yet, nor buntings or grosbeaks. Depending on the weathe

[cobirds] Little Blue Heron, Thornton update

I just relocated the LBHE in the same location over lunch Thursday (April 28). I spotted it flying over McKay road to land in the gravel pit pond immediately east of Sprat-Platte. Iit hunted on the west shore of that pond for about a minute before I looked away and it disappeared. Directions rem

[cobirds] Pueblo Birds 4/28 (spring migrants)

I walked Rock Canyon below Pueblo Reservoir dam this morning.  There were quite a few warblers, Myrtle, Audubon's, Orange-crowned, and Virginia's, also Common Yellowthroat, and my first Yellow Warbler (singing male) of the year.  There was a singing Cassin's Kingbird, also new for the year for m

[cobirds] Yellow-throathed Warbler, Boulder, Boulder County 4/27

As reorted by Mark, around 5:15pm last evening the YTWA was hanging out in the pines of the building on the creek path at the corner of Arapahoe and Foothills.  (Area in red on may map.)  At some points it was in the trees next to the building.  I updated my   map  for those that are going to

[cobirds] Cherry Creek S.P. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Sora

Was in the park for about 3 hours this afternoon and this is what I saw; Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Green-winged Teal Western Grebe Clark’s Grebe Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Great Blue Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Red-tail Hawk American Kestr

[cobirds] Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher - C.C.S.P.

Went our this morning to the wetlands to see if the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was still there and sure enough he's just off the trail by the shoer in the reeds -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to co

[cobirds] Re: Fort Collins - Trumpeter Swans

I happened to be in Fort Collins, so I swung by there, and, after getting a closer look, I'm sorry to report that these are very good decoys. I'm guessing the office park put them there to keep the Canada Geese away. Also in the pond: two Canada Geese. On Apr 24, 3:21 pm, 5mc...@comcast.net wrote:

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (27 Apr 2011) 31 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0

[cobirds] Broad-winged Hawk, Sondermann Park, Colorado Springs

Hi CObirders,   A quick jaunt around Sondermann Park, Colorado Springs this morning produced the following birds.  It was fairly quiet overall.    Broad-winged Hawk (light morph) Wilson's Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Hermit Thrush - lots, some flycatching for insects while

FW: [cobirds] Colorado RBA for Thursday, April 28, 2011

Date: April 28, 2011 e-mail: r b...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, April 28, 2011, updated at 7:30 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are ph

[cobirds] North Park - Jackson County

Spring is coming to North Park.  The Auto Tour at the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge was opened today. Walden Reservoir still has ice but some pelicans have returned. Lake John still has a great deal of ice left but there was also a small gathering of pelicans there as well.   There are Wester

[cobirds] Re: Little Blue Heron (White Morph) ADAM CO.

I think there is some misunderstanding here. I saw a blue adult. I did not see any white juveniles nor did I see any Snowy Egrets at Sprat-Platte. Jerry Cech Denver On Apr 27, 7:22 pm, s...@juno.com wrote: > Today after work, I chased after the Little Blue Heron report and with > success it was

[cobirds] Re: Little Blue Heron, Adams, Thornton Colorado

At 5:00 pm I returned to Sprat-Platt and met another birder (Tim Smart?) who reported the LBHE flew south after being spooked. Jerry Cech Denver On Apr 27, 12:40 pm, Jerome Cech wrote: > Little Blue Heron at Sprat-Platte fishing facility, 100th and McKay > Road, in Thornton today (Wednesday Apri