[cobirds] What a Brown Thrasher, MacGillivray's Warbler Green-tailed Towhee have in common

Usually one would not think that Brown Thrasher, MacGillivray's Warbler and Green-tailed Towhee had much in common but yesterday I saw all three in my yard in Canon City within a 10 minute period. I first spotted the Brown Thrasher on the ground between my feeders and the water tray I put out.

[cobirds] Western Tanagers, Gray Catbirds, MacGillivray's Wilson's Warblers, Prob Cassin's Vireo on Canon City Riverwalk

Besides the cool birds I found in my yard, there were a lot of nice birds on the Canon City Riverwalk yesterday too. Western Tanagers are in and Gray Catbirds are back (usually resident but I didn't see any this winter). I saw several MacGillivray's Warblers plus several Wilson's Warblers. I

[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Saturday, May 14, 2011

Date: May 14, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, May 14, 2011 updated at 5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Orntithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you

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[cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler @ Rain Crow Farm, May 14

Just heard saw a Black-and-white Warbler down the street. Immediately after hearing the squeaky-wheel song I got a visual. Yard species #171!! -- Jason Beason Paonia - Delta County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to

[cobirds] help needed for Denver area:: any Hooded Mergansers left?

Birders If you have seen a Hooded Merganser around Denver this past week ... I have some visiting Brits who will be in Denver until 4pm today who would truly love to see it! Please call me on 970-376-1336, or email me off group.. Many thanks Dick Filby -- You

[cobirds] Huerfano County: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Huerfano County's first Ruby-throated Hummingbird is still coming to the feeders as of 11:00 am! Polly Wren Neldner La Veta, Huerfano County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Las Animas Co. Rose-breasted Grosbeak

For a Las Alamos Co. record: For the last two days (May 13-14) there has been a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeders in Trinidad.. Also another at my son-in-law's three blocks away. Photo available. Patricia Snider 1200 Santa Fe Trail Trinidad, 81082 719-846-3174

[cobirds] Rufous-collared Sparrow, Georgetown

My sister Lauren Burke and I went up to Georgetown this morning to look for this sparrow. We found the bird at 9th and Rose about 8:00 a.m. It was singing and perched high for about a half an hour, giving us great looks, song and photo ops. Upon studying the pictures I took, it is apparent

[cobirds] Cherry Creek Sandhill Crane 5/14

Cobirders, This morning [5/14], an unknown birder yelled to me he saw a Sandhill Crane flying to the south. Later I saw him photographing it to the west of the road leading into the firing range of the Gun Club, Two Cock Pheasants also flew across the road close to firing. Peaceful,

[cobirds] Chimney Swifts back in Loveland, Larimer.

The Chimney Swifts are back in downtown Loveland. Connie Kogler Loveland,CO Birds O' The Morning .com Aslan's Own .com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To

[cobirds] central Boulder sparrow fallout, and foothills canyons

HI, folks, Sudden fallout of sparrows in our backyard; mixed flock of hundreds. I'd guess about 300 in the wink of an eye, mostly white-crowned, Brewer's, chipping. Gregory Canyon was gloomy but interesting this morning, with all usual suspects (including my FOY plumbeous vireo, black-headed

[cobirds] Ovenbird, Loveland, Larimer

I've got an Ovenbird in my yard. Got pictures too. Connie Kogler Loveland,CO Birds O' The Morning .com Aslan's Own .com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To

[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Hello all I was able to view the Scissor-tailed flycatcher at 1:05 pm . I finally found it on the fence on the south-west side of the lake at the southern end of the lake. Last seen moving along the southern fence heading back east. Thanks to everyone for reporting this bird.  Earlier I was at

[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Banding Station Update, 5/14/11

On this very cold, gray, almost but not quite rainy, birdy Saturday, we had the second best banding day ever at this station! 73 banded, 6 returns = 79. Thanks to Andy Doll, DMNS Ornithology Fellow, for his help banding, and the great crew of volunteers who got birds out of the nets while

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Reg. Park Spring Bird Count, El Paso County

Fellow Birders, Thirty-two people participated in the 21st annual Fountain Creek Regional Park Spring Bird Count that occured today. Most of the birding took place between the hours of 7:30 and 10:30 a.m., but several other birds were added later in the day while many of the participants

[cobirds] Stilt, Pelican, odd heron, Lake County

Personal firsts for Lake County today: a Black-necked Stilt at Crystal Lakes and 2 White Pelicans at the eastern end of Twin Lakes. 14 Am. Avocets at western end. The wetland behind Crystal Lakes also had an intriguing heron (with a normal Great Blue Heron). This bird had the typical body

[cobirds] Walden/Sawhill Ponds, Boulder County

CObirders, This morning three of us birded Cottonwood Marsh and the ponds along the northern edge of Sawhill/ southern part of Walden, but never made it back to Boulder Creek in three hours because of the incredible fall-out of tanagers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and certain sparrow species: THE

[cobirds] Birding the 70/36 corridor east

Todd Deininger and I headed out east along I-70 and returned to the Denver area along US-36 today, a cold and wet May day. We started birding at Flagler, then Burlington; up to Bonny and then home through Last Chance. Flagler was a great morning walk but without many rarities. In Burlington

[cobirds] Lake Estes Warblers

It was a cold, windy, drizzly day but enduring this for seven hours paid off. We saw eight species of warblers around Lake Estes. In addition to our normal Yellow-rumps, Wilson's, Yellows, Orange-crowned and Common Yellowthroats collectively we saw a Black-and-white Warbler (feeding on the

[cobirds] Pueblo 5/14

An early morning stop at Valco Ponds parking lot in Pueblo this morning at 630am produced a male Black-and-white Warbler and a Northern Waterthrush! Later in the morning David Chartier and I found a Yellow-throated Vireo along the North side of the Arkansas River, about 1/4 of a mile west of

[cobirds] Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders, Today we did our monthly bird walk at Barr Lake. There were NO Western Tanager's (they were everywhere else) or many migrants to speak of. The best birds were: Common Loon (alternate plumage) Winter Wren (near the end of the Niedrach trail at the east end of the tunnel of trees)