Greetings,
Sorry for the delayed post. Only so many days in an hour, or is it hours in a
day, or both.
I started at Tamarack Ranch, the western portion thereof (see CFO County
Birding website).
BELL'S VIREOS were still singing there, as was a FIELD SPARROW. The hybrid
density there continues t
The recent Cobirdsdiscussion about migrating data between eBird &
Cobirds & otherlistserves left out one important site that merits data sharing:
TheCOLORADO BREEDING BIRD ATLAS
Many of youalready post your data to the Atlas, but many don’t. The
Atlas will acc
Joe et al,
I went over to Glenmere Park in Greeley (Weld) this morning with my friends Tom
and Mary France and saw sort of what everybody else has been seeing: adults (2)
and an undetermined number of yearlings (at most 3). I saw no birds that made
me think they were produced on-site this year
Hello Gary,
Neat photo.
I wouldn't put much probability on "cross species compassion"; if it is an
impromptu feeding of a begging red-winged blackbird fledgling then, as Ken
said, probably just instinctual behavior prompted by begging noise and
posture from the fledgling.
On the other h
This morning I saw a Green Heron on the southern part of Rice's Pond.
The other thing I saw that I had never seen before was a Yellow Warbler
feediing insects to a fledgling Red-winged Blackbird. I asked Ken Pals about
this and he said this was not unusual. I look at it as an example of
comp
My employer, U. S. Forest Service, is a large Federal employer, 40,000
employees, and apparently ("who knew?") we have an International Program
named "Wings Across the Americas of the Forest Service". I received an
email (program newsletter) from a fellow employee who knew I was a birder.
ht
Well, biking seems to be the way of finding Dickcissels. I had heard and
seen individuals, also while riding, in the previously reported locations
from Bryan G. and Elena K. This week, I have come across hordes of these
birds in many of the fields north of Longmont. There are at least 6-8 of
the
Dan England, Outdoor Writer for Greeley Tribune, said that our
Glenmere/Mississippi Kite story will be available tomorrow (Saturday).
Look for the paper or online. Thanks to all of the Colorado birders who
contributed by interview, fact and/or photos.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobir
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: July 20, 2012
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