[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Tuesday, September 13, 2011

2011-09-13 Thread Joyce Takamine
compiler:  Joyce Takamine Date:   September 13, 2011 e-mail: rba@cfo-link phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, September 13, 2011 updated at 5:00 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.  If you are phoning in a

[cobirds] FallCount, Rocky Mtn Arsenal NWR, Adams

2011-09-13 Thread Hugh Kingery
The Denver Fall Count at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal NationalWildlife Refuge recorded 1748 birds of 90 species – same number of species asin the past two years but 121 more birds than last year but 500 fewer than2009, which had lots more sparrows. This count included 6 Barn and 3 Burrowing

[cobirds] New Migration principle

2011-09-13 Thread Hugh Kingery
Bill Schmoker, last night, presented migration to the Denver AudubonMaster Birder class. The most important new piece of scientific investigation came from a class member (I'm not sure which one). Bill: what prompts a Yellow Warbler to migrate? Class Member: He gets a Tweet. Hugh

[cobirds] White-eyed Vireo -- Pueblo County 9/12

2011-09-13 Thread Brandon K. Percival
Yesterday I saw, heard singing, and photographed the Colorado City White-eyed Vireo. This bird has been around since July when Dave Silverman first found it. The bird is at Greenhorn Meadows Park, in the west side of the park in the area where it has been. Brandon K Percival Pueblo West, CO

[cobirds] Yellow-throated Warbler continues (Chico Basin Ranch - Pueblo)

2011-09-13 Thread Bill Maynard
COBirders, The YELLLOW-THROATED WARBLER reported yesterday by John Drummond at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) was with a small flock of Townsend's Warblers, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and a few Wilson's Warblers at Rose Pond (Pueblo) where it was mostly feeding on unidentified insects taken from

[cobirds] Ridgway Banding Station Update, 9/13/2011

2011-09-13 Thread Amber Carver
It was an overcast morning, and we got off to a very slow start. There were a lot of birds moving around, including a two Cooper's Hawks, but it took a couple of hours for birds to start hitting the nets (and the hawks were gone by then). Ultimately, things did pick up, and we caught 12 new

[cobirds] RMBO banding at CBR, Tuesday

2011-09-13 Thread Steven Brown
Hi COBirders, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory banding at Chico Basin Ranch, results for Tuesday, 9/13/2001. Slow start today, continued slow but steady - not the waves we saw yesterday. 42 new banded birds today. 19 species netted. Sounds like the reported warblers were still at HQ on the

[cobirds] Red-necked Phalaropes at Prewitt, Washington County

2011-09-13 Thread W. Robert Shade III
My friend Steve Kingswood and I were scoping a flock of some 100 Stilt Sandpipers at the extreme southwest corner of Prewitt Reservoir today and noticed a few phalaropes which I assumed to be Wilson's because they had some buff and reddish on the back. But Steve was not satisfied that they were

[cobirds] Correction to Saturday Fountain Creek RP banding report

2011-09-13 Thread David Elwonger
Of course, I meant Black-chinned Hummingbird, not Black-throated Hummingbird Sorry David M Elwonger Master Bird Bander and Naturalist Who roosts at 8500' near Woodland Park CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this

[cobirds] Re: Correction to Saturday Fountain Creek RP banding report

2011-09-13 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.
Has anyone ever identified the chin of a hummingbird in the field? Karl Stecher Centennial David Elwonger writes: Of course, I meant Black-chinned Hummingbird, not Black-throated Hummingbird Sorry David M Elwonger Master Bird Bander and Naturalist Who roosts at 8500' near Woodland Park