[cobirds] Unusual Tanager in Canon City today

I saw an apparent female Western Tanager on the Canon City Riverwalk this morning but it didn't look quite right so I got several photos. These photos show that this bird has only 1 wing bar instead of two. And it's beak appears larger than what is typically seen on Western Tanagers plus the colo

Re: [cobirds] Bizarre Bird Behavior - anting, dusting, ticking?

WNV? On Jul 19, 2011, at 7:02 PM, mfg5...@live.com wrote: > Observed something rather strange on Sunday driving down my street > about noon. A bird,(sp unidentified but likely a house finch) was > moving/hopping across the street when all of a sudden it threw itself > on it's back and proceeded

[cobirds] Re: Bizarre Bird Behavior - anting, dusting, ticking?

I suspect fermented berries. I get the same way after too much Mad Dog 20/20. Tom Wilberding Boulder, CO -- 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 unsubscribe from this g

Re: [cobirds] Bizarre Bird Behavior - anting, dusting, ticking?

Great observation! Maybe someone will know "WazUp?" 1) Anting can be ruled out, as that behavior involves a bird purposefully grasping an ant or millipede in its bill and rubbing the critter over its feathers. The formic acid in ants is thought to kill tiny mites and other bird parasites or bacte

[cobirds] Bizarre Bird Behavior - anting, dusting, ticking?

Observed something rather strange on Sunday driving down my street about noon. A bird,(sp unidentified but likely a house finch) was moving/hopping across the street when all of a sudden it threw itself on it's back and proceeded to flail around, legs bicycling in the air, body writhing like a snak

[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe , Park county

Cobirders : While atlasing in my Fairplay SE block , Jeannie Mitchell , Jackie Heyda and myself observed an Eastern Phoebe around a wooden fallen down outbuilding at the Platte Ranch off US 9 ,which is located about halfway between Hartsel and Fairplay ( see Page 48 Delorme ). This

[cobirds] First Rufous Hummer - Teller Co

First Rufous Hummer of the season (last year 7/13) just now at my home. Jeff J Jones ( jjo...@jonestc.com) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post t

[cobirds] American Three-toed Woodpeckers near Gold Hill, Boulder County

I was out on a bike ride and heard some bird activity when it was time to take a break. About 2.5 miles up above Salina or the intersection of Four Mile Canyon and Wall Street / Gold Run, there is a muddy flat area on the right side of the road where it appeared a truck got stuck. At least 2 and pr

[cobirds] Questions about American Crow /raven behavior

I observed a group of 6 American Crows near the intersection of Copper Gulch Rd and Reed Rd (Fremont County), this last weekend while at our property, picking at the roofing material of an old trailer. They were pulling small things off and tossing it around, not eating it or flying off with

[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Tuesday July 19, 2011

Date:   July 19, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link. phone: 303-659-8750 compiler:  Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, July 19, 2011 updated at 5:00 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.  If you are phoning in a message, you can