Hello, Birders.
Yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, Feb. 21st, Hannah and Andrew and I popped in on
Walden Ponds, Boulder County. Right away, we saw a big ole swan on Cottonwood
Marsh. Next, we saw David Mendosa, who had a very large camera and some very
nice photos of an adult Tundra Swan. So
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: February 22, 2012
e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, February 22, 2012,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory. If you are phoning in a
FYI,
For a resident of CO, an annual fishing permit for seniors is $1. The
definition of a senior - CDOW website - is anyone 64 or older (April 1 is
the beginning of the new year for licensing purposes).
If you bird on federal lands administered by these five agencies, the
National Park
Good morning,
Between 6:45 and 7:00 A.M. the Golden-crowned Sparrow showed at the
feeders behind the Red Rocks Trading Post followed by a small flock
(approx. 30+ birds) of Rosy-Finches. All 3 species were represented -
I saw one Brown-capped, 4 Black, some Gray-cheeked or Hepburn's, with
I spotted 1 confirmed Ross's Goose at Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in
Fort Collins at around 3:00 P.M. on 2/21/12. There are possibly 4 of
them that were huddled up together with a large group of Canada Geese
right off of the trail in between the Poudre River and the largest
pond at the Natural
Cobirders:
The Black Swift was the last North American bird with an unknown winter
destination. But, breaking news: after years of research – and some luck – that
secret has been uncovered by three Colorado scientists. On March 2 one of those
scientists, Jason Beason, Rocky Mountain Bird
