[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Saturday, June 11, 2011

Date:   June 11, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler:  Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, June 11, 2011 updated at 5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.  If you are phoning in a message,

[cobirds] White-eyed Vireo at Chatfield

A singing White-eyed Vireo is currently on the south Marina sand spit in the trees at the base of the spit. Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Pella Crossing (Boulder) 6/11

Hi Everyone-- Early this morning 6/11, I went over to Pella Crossing south of Hygiene on 75th Av. Of note were a singing male Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a scruffy one), a singing Least Flycatcher, and a Blue Grosbeak. Last night 6/10 I went up to Glenmere Park in Greeley to see the Yellow-crowned

[cobirds] My Trip to Colorado

I visited Colorado and birded the areas around Grand Junction (Mesa County), Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park (Larimer County), and Pawnee Nat'l Grasslands (Weld County) from 6/5 - 6/8. This was my first time in Colorado, and it is a beautiful state. I saw many of the birds that I hoped to find, although I

[cobirds] Douglas Co. birds

Folks, Several birders re-found Joey's singing White-eyed Vireo on the sandspit at Chatfield, thanks Joey! The Western Gull was also there, though I did not see it. Joe Roller found a Broad-winged Hawk in the foothills near the American Three-toed Woodpecker spot on highway 67. Loch

[cobirds] White-winged Dove, Boulder

A White-winged Dove just started singing outside my apartment in Boulder. I heard the species here once earlier this week, also in mid-afternoon, but other than that I haven't been hearing it at all this spring or summer. Wonder what the deal is. Nathan Pieplow Boulder -- You received this

[cobirds] Larimer County 6/9 to 6/11

There are several good birds I have observed over the past 3 days in Larimer County, they include: Great Egret 6/10 and 6/11 - 1 bird seen at Kechter Pit (Gravel Pit on the SW side of I-25 and Harmony) Snowy Egret 6/11 - 1 bird seen at Kechter Pit. White-rumped Sandpiper 6/11 - 1 bird seen at

[cobirds] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Jefferson County

Today while birding with the Denver Audubon field trip to Red Rocks Park led by Master Birders Bob Santangelo and Marilyn Rhodes, three in the group (Stuart Wilson, me and one other fellow - don't recall his name) saw a possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Across the

[cobirds] Glossy Ibis: Weld County, Snow Goose and Orchard Oriole: Larimer County

Greetings All This morning the Yellow-crowned Night Heron seemed in absentia, until it left its nest to gather some sticks in the trees east of the pond. It then returned to its nest, which is the upper most nest on the right as you face the island from the north. The bird is quite difficult

[cobirds] Walden Ponds Boulder

hi Cobirders My son Bob and his wife Sondra and this morning saw two Green Herons along the west and north shore of the big lake at Cottonwood Marsh. A Great Egret also show up on the north shore. I liked the 30 or more White Pelicans that were fishing on the lake and some flying about.

[cobirds] N. Mockingbird, Belmar Park, Jeffco

COBIRDERS, This morning, June 11th, Sue Schulman and I conducted a little scouting trip at Belmar Park/Kountze Lake in Jefferson County (just west of S. Wadsworth and W. Ohio). We had a displaying Snowy Egret, a pair of Spotted Sandpipers, dozens of Mallard ducklings, a female Wood