[cobirds] Black,Eastern & Say's Phoebes plus FOY Tree Swallows and Avocets near Canon City

2012-04-02 Thread SeEtta Moss
I have now found Black Phoebes in 6 locations from east of Florence to west of Canon City including public locations at Florence River Park and below the MacKenzie Ave bridge over the Arkansas. Two of them appear to have paired up with the pair on my friend's property appear to be checking out nes

[cobirds] Barn Swallows

2012-04-02 Thread Paula Hansley
I saw my FOY Barn Swallows (~2 dozen) and a pair of Am. Avocets by a small pond in Boulder County adjacent to Flatirons Crossing. Paula Hansley Louisville -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to co

[cobirds] 100+ Tree Swallows, Centennial Park, Arapahoe County

2012-04-02 Thread Art Hudak
Hello, Today on what I expected to be a quick visit to Centennial Park, a birding extravaganza ensued and I spent over 2 hours observing many FOY species. Over 100 Tree Swallows darting about above the lake was quite spectacular, my ebird estimate was 110 but I believe there were undoubtedl

[cobirds] Turkey Vultures in Longmont

2012-04-02 Thread Kat Bradley-Bennett
I saw my FOY Turkey Vulture over Longmont last Friday. Today is Monday, April 2nd and the large flock that roosts just west of old town Longmont is back. I counted 17 this morning as I drove to work. Kat Bradley-Bennett Longmont katpbenn...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (02 Apr 2012) Raptors

2012-04-02 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0

[cobirds] CFO Photo Quiz

2012-04-02 Thread coloradodipper
Hi all: I have posted the solution to last week's CFO Photo Quiz (www.cfobirds.org). With this week's quiz, we start another quarterly competition; I encourage you to take part! Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado

Re: [cobirds] Another Roadrunner? - probably Arapaho

2012-04-02 Thread Hugh Kingery
Bill went over to the Wilmore gardens area, saw no Roadrunner, and talked to several people who had seen no Roadrunner. False alarm? Hugh Kingery Franktown, CO - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this gro

[cobirds] Lake Hasty, Bent Co - short-eared owl and eastern phoebe

2012-04-02 Thread Jeff J Jones
My wife and I like to escape to Lake Hasty every spring for an early -nice weather- camping and birding trip. Lake Hasty (below John Martin Res) never disappoints. Beautiful weather this past Fri-Sun with highs in the 70s and 80s and great sleeping weather overnight. A very weird high wind event th

[cobirds] Greater Sage-Grouse Lek

2012-04-02 Thread Sam Plew
Birders, I was hoping another birdder could write me off list and let me know which lek North of Craig is currently active. I want to do everything possible to be as unobtrusive as possible. Thank you in advance, Sam Plew 260-350-1256 smp...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you ar

[cobirds] no birds -SCAM ALERT

2012-04-02 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.
Carol Hunter's account has apparently been hacked. The standard message of "got robbed -lost money - send me some" now appears on CoBirds. This is a standard scam. Don't respond. Karl Stecher Centennial -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colora

[cobirds] Nunn Specialities Returning/Weld

2012-04-02 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
Say's Phoebe WCR 100 Burrowing Owl 2 @ colony .5m S of WCR 100/33 1 @ colony .5m E of WCR 100/33 Mountain Plover 1 @ burn area WCR 51/Hwy 14 1 @ WCR 37/100 NE corner Also, of note, the oil rig on SE corner of our section (WCR 37/98) caused a fire last week that burned 5-10 acres adjacent to

[cobirds] Pond across from Carbody Weld Co.

2012-04-02 Thread normajerick...@gmail.com
I saw my first shore birds of the year close to home. At the intersection of AA Street and 47th Ave. in the SE quadrant and across the road south of Carbody Lake, I saw a lesser yellow legs and some Killdeer. Turn south off Hwy 392 on WCR 33 and go one mile south. That little pond often has int

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 2, 2012

2012-04-02 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 2, 2012 e-mail: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Birds Alert for Monday, April 2, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, yo