Re: [cobirds] Hybrid Chickadee and Hybrid Goose

2011-11-30 Thread Deb Carstensen
I have had a very similar looking hybrid goose at my house here in Littleton for the past week. The size is different, however, because it is at least as large as the large Canada goose and its legs are fleshy pink. There is less white on its neck. I have good pictures of this goose bu

[cobirds] Hybrid Chickadee and Hybrid Goose

2011-11-30 Thread Steven Mlodinow
Greetings All, For those who might be interested, photos of the Blue x Canada/Cackling Geese from Greeley and photos of one of the Mountain x BC Chickadees from Canon City can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/36088296@N08/ They constitute the 8 most recently uploaded photos. Best Wis

[cobirds] Brant (pale-bellied), Chatfield State Park (Jefferson)

2011-11-30 Thread Nick Komar
I had the opportunity to search for the Pomarine Jaeger late this afternoon (successfully) at Chatfield Reservoir. A second-cycle Glaucous Gull was still present also. The highlight however were two pale-bellied (“Atlantic”) Brant in the southwest corner, feeding on short grass with many America

[cobirds] Valco Ponds in Pueblo 11/30 (no rarities)

2011-11-30 Thread Brandon K. Percival
I just returned from Arizona late this morning, and went over to Valco Ponds in Pueblo early this afternoon.  I looked around in the area where the Eastern Towhee was seen over the weekend, and didn't see it.  Has anyone seen it or looked for it this week, since Sunday?  I'll probably have more

[cobirds] Common Ground-Dove yes

2011-11-30 Thread Faust-Edwards
All, Maggie Boswell and Joyce Takamine were able to refind the dove in it's usual spot this afternoon, just south of Julesburg. Lisa Edwards Palmer Lake, CO Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this

[cobirds] Harlan's Hawk / Littleton

2011-11-30 Thread Dave Cameron
There is a greenbelt (or at the moment,a tanbelt) on the North side of Mineral, between Santa Fe and Writer's Vista Park. I saw a dark juv Harlan's Hawk there about 11:30am today. Dave Cameron Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds"

[cobirds] Unusual Goose at Belmar Park, Lakewood Colorado; Cindy Valentine, Castle Rock, CO.

2011-11-30 Thread Dennis Valentine
We conducted a Ducks in Winter trip for Audubon on Saturday, November 26th. We saw an unusual goose in with a flock of Canada Geese. One of the people who spotted the goose said it was a Greater White-Fronted Goose. Another of the participants who birds Belmar all the time, disagreed and said

[cobirds] overconfidence and bird ID

2011-11-30 Thread Scott E. Severs
An interesting post by David Sibley (a main skeptic of the IBWO sightings) about overconfidence in bird identification, and alas a good lesson in many ways. http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/10/overconfidence/ Enjoy, --Scott Scott E. Severs Longmont, CO (303)218-0830 mobile -- You received thi

[cobirds] Woodcock

2011-11-30 Thread Ira
Birders The american woodcock was seen at approxmently 930 and continuing at the same site. Larry Modesitt found the well camouflaged bird near a split rail fence. Ira Sanders Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

[cobirds] Great Backyard Bird Count photo competion winners

2011-11-30 Thread Bill Maynard
COBirders, Congratulations to Brandon Percival for his Curve-billed Thrasher photograph from Chico Basin Ranch that won Third Place in the composition category of the Great Backyard Bird Count photo contest. His image, and others, can be viewed at: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/2011-photo

[cobirds] Late Osprey, JeffCo.

2011-11-30 Thread Anne Price
An osprey just went cruising east of my back yard, 8:22 AM Weds, Nov. 30. Heading to the southeast, hopefully in advance of the pending storm. Coalmine & Wadsworth in Littleton. --Anne Price Littleton, Jefferson Co. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Wednesday, November 30, 2011

2011-11-30 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler:  Joyce Takamine Date:  November 30, 2011 e-mail:  rba@cfo-link phone:  303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wedesday, November 30, 2001 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.  If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the re