[cobirds] American Goldfinch movements

2012-09-11 Thread Polly P. Reetz
Since late August our yard has been visited regularly by American goldfinches; we usually see 1 male and 4 or 5 females. They come to drink and bathe in the bird bath and feed on thevolunteer sunflowers in our garden. We have not seen goldfinches here in many years (we live in central

RE: [cobirds] NE CO Highlights

2012-09-11 Thread larry arnold
Hey all, I hope Mark, Dan, Elena, et al. all survived and enjoyed the experience of birding with Steve. I've gone boid'n with him a few times (when each day felt like several days), have given this some careful consideration, and have decided to get some t-shirts made that say: I

[cobirds] Turkey Creek Ranch, El Paso County 9/10/12

2012-09-11 Thread Mel Goff
What an amazing day at TCR. We were there for about 4 hours and saw over 40 species, including SEVEN woodpecker species. All the woodpecker species were seen in the area around the main picnic area with individual birds seen in the archery area and the far eastern group picnic area.

[cobirds] Mourning Warbler, Boulder County 9-11-12

2012-09-11 Thread Christian Nunes
I found an immature MOURNING WARBLER along Coal Creek this morning, just west of Superior. This area is OFF LIMITS TO THE PUBLIC. Therefor, this bird is not chaseable. Sorry! But, it was close to the area where birders have been reporting Sage Thrashers along Coal Creek Drive. This area is

[cobirds] nighthawk

2012-09-11 Thread pygmyowl
Hi all, Does anyone know how late Common Nighthawks are in Northern Colorado in the fall? I have been rehabilitating one that isn't quite ready to be released yet, but will be ready to be released in a few days. Thank You, Scott Rashid Estes Park -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] RUDDY TURNSTONE continues on Logan County side of Prewitt Reservoir

2012-09-11 Thread Joe Roller
Two RUDDY TURNSTONES continue on the same narrow strip of rocky beach where Steve Mlodinow found them a few days ago. Drive to the easternmost of the three official parking areas at Prewitt Reservoir, and walk up the steep staircase that leads to the dam top. The birds are practically at your feet

[cobirds] Little Blue Heron near Lowell Ponds today

2012-09-11 Thread bomaa...@yahoo.com
Hi Cobirds I saw the Little Blue Heron at the west end of Carl Park pond (Adams Co.) at about 4:40 pm today. This drying pond is west of the parking lot and south of Clear Creek. It connects to Carl Park up hill to the south. Bob Canter, Denver CO -- You received

[cobirds] Re: RUDDY TURNSTONE continues on Logan County side of Prewitt Reservoir

2012-09-11 Thread Art Hudak
What a shame, I was planning on scubaing at Prewitt tomorrow. AH Denver County On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:49:48 PM UTC-6, Joe Roller wrote: Two RUDDY TURNSTONES continue on the same narrow strip of rocky beach where Steve Mlodinow found them a few days ago. Drive to the easternmost of