[cobirds] Bald Eagles at Lagerman Reservoir - Boulder County

Saw two adult Bald Eagles at Lagerman Reservoir near Longmont/Hygiene in Boulder County today 2/5/2012 around 2-3pm. They were on the posts of a nesting platform on the western side of the reservoir. Perhaps a mating couple? At one point, they exhibited what looked like mating behavior to me. We

[cobirds] cedar waxwings

I was watching about 50 robins in my yard this morning and had a pair of cedar waxwings with them eating berries off my trees. I've never seen waxwings in my yard before. Pam Norris Englewood, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] CFO Photo Quiz

Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's CFO Photo Quiz (www.cfobirds.org). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- 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

[cobirds] Lapland Longspur/Nunn

On way to work this morning I stopped and walked along WCR 100 between WCR 27 and WCR 23 and had a flock of 10 Lapland Longspur flyover me. The ag fields on northside of WCR 100 always have (large) flocks of Horned Larks with Laplands. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ --

[cobirds] Yes, Rosy-Finches at Red Rocks (Jeffco) today

There were about 50 Rosy-Finches of all three species at Red Rocks this morning between 8:00 and 9:25. If you do not see them at first at the feeders check the cliffs to the south. I sat on a camp stool about fifteen feet in front of the large lower feeding area and was able to get eye-level

[cobirds] Swamp Sparrow in Fort Collins

I went out to Running Deer Natural Area off of East Prospect Road this lunch time today. I found a Swamp Sparrow in the large cattail marsh straight south of the parking area. Take the gravel/dirt road straight south from the green gate. When is bends around the south edge of the large marsh

[cobirds] American Dippers in Adams Co today

HI Birders I located an American Dipper in Clear Creek at the I-76 bridges (Adams Co) at 4:42 pm today. Retuning to my car, I found a pair of Dippers below the check dam on the east side of Lowell Blvd at 55th Place. These two birds were foraging and resting near each other. I saw them sharing the

[cobirds] Bald Eagles Weld Co. Seeley Lake

There were 6 Bald Eagles around 3:00 PM today at Seeley Lake north of Greeley. Four in the trees and two on the thin ice. Norma Erickson Weld 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] Barrow's Goldeneye and Great-tailed Grackles in Salida, N Pygmy-Owl photos/tape

I found a flock of Barrow's Goldeneye along with more common waterfowl in Sands Lake in Salida, a location where that seems to have this species in the winter. Across the Arkansas River from Sands Lake was a nice size flock of Great-tailed Grackles, a species that has been resident in this

[cobirds] Boulder and Broomfield Counties 2/6/12 Gulls, Swan, and Scaup

I did a lazy loop from my Broomfield home this afternoon that did not produce much in the way of variety. There were a few highlights worth mentioning, however. Sienna Pond (Lowell Sheridan, Broomfield County): Only Ring-billed and Herring Gulls there. There were also three Redheads Anthem

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 6, 2012

Compiler: Ira Sanders Date: February 6, 2012 e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 6, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can