[cobirds] Very light Ferruginous Hawk and Evening Grosbeak in Colorado City

Yesterday I did some birding in the Colorado City area where I spotted this white and lightly marked (at least on underparts that were visible to me) hawk. I got some photos and thought surely this was a Krider's Red-tailed Hawk. I vetted it on a site where highly skilled birders give productive

[cobirds] Life bird question

Hi All, As some of you know, I have been trapping and banding owls for many years. The other evening an infesting question came up about life birds and banding. Last year a friend from Indiana came to my banding site to see a Boreal Owl. We did catch a Boreal that night and he did see it, but on

[cobirds] Highlights of Cheyenne, WY on 10/22

Can we call Cheyenne, WY (Laramie County) an "annex" of Colorado, and therefore legitimize a post to COBIRDS? [Todd, let me know if this is not OK.] Wyoming Hereford Ranch (Laramie County just south of the Campstool Exit on I-80 e of downtown Cheyenne) Lesser Goldfinch (1 winter male) this se

[cobirds] Anyone want to go to Chico Basin on Wednesday for Nelson's Sharp-tailed?

Birders, I'm going to CBR on Wednesday. Anyone want to go along to chase the Nelson's Sparrow? I'm going to try and leave about 5:30 am from Golden. Ira Sanders zroadrunne...@gmail.com 303 278 7172 720 314 7172 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Swamp Sparrow, Chatfield SP

The bird was along the edge of the cat tail marsh, south of the plum creek recreation area parking (the flooded parking area at the end of the road). Listen for the 'smacking' chip note from the pavement to about 100 yards south. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2012_bi

[cobirds] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Arap County

Hi, birders,   Having just returned from the ABA Rally in Virginia, imagine my surprise to see a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker juvenile on the small cottonwood in my back yard near Colo Blvd and Country Line Road in Centennial, Arap County. Scott and I spent some time deciding if it  could po

[cobirds] Loggerhead Shirkes

Cobirders, I have a couple of questions. When loggerhead shrikes migrate, are they already paired? Or do males migrate first, establish territories and then court females that arrive later? Bruce Gill b-gg...@comcast.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

[cobirds] Blue Jays in Trinidad

Three blue jays at my feeder at 1200 Santa Fe Trail in Trinidad today, Oct. 23. Pat Snider 719-846-3174 pinyon...@aol.com -- 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 unsu

[cobirds] Nelson's Sparrow, Tuesday

Joe Roller reports the Nelson's Sparrow is in the same location as previously described as of 8:10 this morning. Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2012_birds -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch (El Paso/Pueblo) - sparrows vs. duck hunting

COBirders, Duck season starts Wednesday at Chico Basin Ranch and in Colorado's Southeast Zone of the Central Flyway. The season is already underway at other locations in Colorado where you may bird. For those still wanting to look for the Nelson's Sparrow after today, Wednesday may not be th

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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