[cobirds] Pueblo CBC 12/20 Results

2011-12-20 Thread Brandon K. Percival
The Pueblo CBC was held today.  A fresh 8 inches of snow last night, and icy and snowy roads made for low turnout of people (six people total).  It looks like 71 species of birds and 7770 total birds were counted (last year a record 108 species were found).  These totals from today may change a

Re: [cobirds] SNOWY OWL-- Logan County

2011-12-20 Thread Kathy and Jeff Dunning
Greetings all - Credit for the Snowy Owl must be shared with Tim Henson who was doing the Sterling CBC with me this morning and spotted the bird first. Fortunately, Tim had his camera with him (mine was sitting in Denver), so he captured some photos which will be suitable for documentation. Late

[cobirds] Bald Eagles at Barr Lake, Adams Co.

2011-12-20 Thread Andrews Robert
Hello all, In a mid-day visit to Barr Lake State Park, Bob Righter and I counted 72 Bald Eagles. They were concentrated mostly around the south end of the lake where there is significant open water. An impressive sight. Bob Andrews Englewood -- You received this message because you are subscr

[cobirds] Reporting Snowy Owl sightings

2011-12-20 Thread Joe Roller
If anyone sees a Snowy Owl in Colorado this winter, please wait a couple of days and report the sighting to the nearest ranger and put it in the newspaper a few days after that, then report it to eBird. :) :) Joe Roller, Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

[cobirds] another Snowy Owl at Aurora Res.12/18 (from KMGH)

2011-12-20 Thread Scott E. Severs
Looks like another one reported from this past Sunday. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30040740/detail.html A great way to follow this irruption is the Point and Range Maps on ebird.org as many others have pointed out. http://ebird.org/ebird/map/ --Scott Scott E. Severs Longmont, CO http

[cobirds] ANOTHER SNOWY OWL, Jumbo Reservoir

2011-12-20 Thread Glenn Walbek
Connie Steinkamp reports ANOTHER Snowy Owl on the ice at Jumbo Reservoir. She says this bird is whiter than the Sterling bird, possibly an adult. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this g

[cobirds] Snowy Owl update

2011-12-20 Thread Bill Schmoker
Folls- Bill Kaempfer just called to say that the N. Sterling Res. Snowy Owl is still present @ 11:15. Bird is ca. 1/2mi. west of Logan CR 33 on CR 44. Look N. a few hundred yards, in vicinity of low-lying drainage. Enjoy- Bill Schmoker, Longmont -- You received this message because you are sub

[cobirds] CFO Photo Quiz

2011-12-20 Thread coloradodipper
Hi all: I have finally gotten the solution to the CFO Photo Quiz from two weeks ago posted (www.cfobirds.org); work always seems to get in the way of the things that I really want to do! The last quiz of the year is up now, and will run through the year, with answers due by midnight, 1 Jan 201

[cobirds] Monte Vista Christmas Count Results

2011-12-20 Thread John Rawinski
A hardy 10 individuals braved the minus 17 degrees temps and headed out to conduct the 54th Monte Vista Refuge count.Weather included clear to dense fog. Because of heavy recent snows, I was unable to take my team to the foothills, and so we missed many birds that would normally be counted (like

[cobirds] SNOWY OWL-- Logan County

2011-12-20 Thread Daniel Maynard
Folks, Kathy Mihm-Dunning just called to report a SNOWY OWL along Logan County Road 44, west of CR 33. This is north of Sterling near North Sterling State Park. Looks like Snowies have finally made it to Colorado Good birding! -- Daniel Maynard Boulder, CO -- You received this message because

[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Tuesday, December 20, 2011

2011-12-20 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler:  Joyce Takamine Date:  December 20, 2011 e-mail:  r...@cfobirds.org phone:  303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, December 20, 2001 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.  If you are phoning in a message, you can skip th