compiler: Joyce TakamineDate: August 2, 2011
e-mail: rba@cfo-link.
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 2, 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
I had a male and two female Evening Grosbeaks at my feeder this morning. First
I've had in months.
David Waltman
6,000 feet; 1/2 way between Boulder Lyons
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Thanks to all our respected Colorado birding members for feedback and input
on my supposed SPPI sighting over the weekend.
I think after much discussions and research now, that the far, far more
likely expected bird would be the HOLA.
The problem is that I did not note the field marks
Boulder Bird Club Wednesday Roadrunners will bird in Lyons on Old St.
Vrain Road on August 3. Meet at The East Boulder Rec. Center at 7:30
AM to carpool to Lyons. Anyone that plans to meet in Lyons, we will
gather at Sandstone Park (on Railroad Ave. between 3rd and 4th Ave.)
to then
Cobirders,
At 11 a.m. this morning, I saw a sub-adult dark morph Reddish Egret on
the west side of Adobe Creek Reservoir, not far south of the Bent /
Kiowa County line. It was on the mainland opposite the south end of the
large island in the reservoir. It was with Ring-billed Gulls. When the
Hello all,
In his recent post about Cassin’s Sparrow breeding in Boulder County,
Christian Nunes referred to the Hugh and Urling Kingery seeking to confirm
nesting in Douglas Co. The population referred to is at Hidden Mesa Open Space,
just north of Franktown. On July 6 there were nine
Further to my post from last week about Chipping sparrows Cassin's sparrows
in the Castle Rock North Atlas block. Last week Bob Andrews prowled around
rattlesnake hill and vicinity and he found Cassin's nest with eggs. He said the
birds had their nests about a foot off the ground in a yucca.
Subject: Re: Winter Wrens at Calypso Falls/Rocky Mountain Natl. Park.
While lurking on the Colorado bird listserves, as I often do, I read with
interest about the Winter Wren being found this year at Calypso Falls in
Rocky Mountain National park. I searched my records and found that I had
Please note I am listing this sighting as probable.
Yesterday, while walking my dog at Lathrop State Park, I saw what I am 99%
sure was a Least Bittern. I was by myself, with no camera. The bird was at
North Martin Inlet on the west side of the lake. It was in the cattails
adjacent the path to
