[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 23, 2012 email:rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 23, 2012, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message,

[cobirds] Ceder Waxwings, NE Colorado Springs, El Paso County

I have had small flocks of Cedar Waxwings at my birdbath for the last three days. Nina Ogilvie Colorado Springs -- 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 unsubscribe from

[cobirds] Eastern Meadowlark, Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County

Hello, Birders. Earlier this hour, Wednesday, May 23rd, I audio-recorded an Eastern Meadowlark at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. I have put the sound spectrogram at CFO's Facebook page, here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/129995222037/ I first heard the bird in a tree at 39.997197 N, 105

[cobirds] Chimney swifts, Denver

Just saw a pair of chimney swifts flying above the corner of South Broadway and Ellsworth in Denver. Beth Partin City and County of Denver -- Beth at Home and Abroad 12 Cities, 1 Year -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] 2012 Rich Levad Award

Greetings, The Rich Levad Award is made in memory of Rich, who made outstanding contributions to ornithology throughout his career as a teacher and as a staff member of the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. The award recognizes persons who have provided distinguished service to the ornithological c

[cobirds] Summer Tanager, Douglas

This is FYI only. Denver Audubon received a call this morning from a woman who lives on the east side of Highlands Ranch (in the Highlands Ranch Atlas block) of a male Summer Tanager she saw twice this morning. It has almost but not quite completed its molt into full adult summer plumage. She

[cobirds] Summary of "Hungry Bird" tidbits from CFO Convention trips

At the recent Colorado Field Ornithologists' Convention in Trinidad (May 17-20) we conducted two field trips with the slant of looking at bird food habits. A few participants and non-participants have requested a summary of the things we saw or talked about during the trips, so, to the best of

[cobirds] Willet Costilla County

5/23 List from Smith Lake and area:: Western Grebes Snow Geese - 2 Canada Geese Black-crowned Night Heron -1 below bridge Mallard Common Goldeneye - 2 Cooper's Hawk Virginia Rail - 2 @ sewage lagoon Am. Coot WILLET - 1 below bridge Lesser Yellowlegs- 1 Ring-bi

[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager, Alamosa County

5/23 list - Alamosa NWR.What was a Scarlet Tanager doing there Flying over grassland in straight direction, N-S, steady deliberate wingbeat, no flitting or swooping, c. 25' feet over ground, red head and body, black wing. Mallard Cinnamon Teal Swainson's Hawk Western Grebe A

[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Banding Station Report, 5/23/12

This unusual season continues...Caught more year-round residents than either summer residents or migrants today, including the first 2 Downy Woodpeckers, both males, caught together in the net, both with brood patches. Don't know where the girls were! Also caught a HY Song Sparrow; I don't rememb

[cobirds] Slideshow of CFO Convention, Trinidad

Barb and I had a great time in Trinidad, and we thank all who made it possible. Here is a slideshow of 40 photos I took during the convention, takes about 4 ½ minutes to view. Hope you enjoy it! http://twilberding.zenfolio.com/p563860324/slideshow Tom Wilberding Boulder, Colorado -- You re

[cobirds] Nighthawk over downtown Boulder (Boulder County)

In the Sodium vapor glow from streetlights illuminating the low cloud ceiling over Boulder late this evening, I heard a Nighthawk hunting above. Sunday, I saw a Black Chinned Hummingbird in the field with a few Bobolinks west of Gaptor and Old Tale roads. When I got home, I heard and then saw a Bla

[cobirds] Black Phoebes and Black X Eastern Hybrid Phoebes in Canon City area have fledged

The Black Phoebes in the Canon City area and the hybrid Black x Eastern Phoebes across from the Canon City Riverwalk that I have been monitoring have fledged (also 2 other Black Phoebe nestings that I checked occasionally also have fledged). I am behind on my photos and video but have uploaded a p