[cobirds] Redpolls at the Farm and surroundings/Larimer

2013-01-23 Thread Rob Sparks
This morning I hopped on my bike to run some errands and 3 blocks away I came across a flock of about 50 Common Redpolls at the Fort Collins City Farm. They were flying north east and perched in White Poplar trees. I proceeded to the Museum of Discovery and counted around 106 Common

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow - Arapahoe County

2013-01-23 Thread Becky Campbell
Cobirders, More backyard fun this morning - two White-throated Sparrows! http://i.imgur.com/IO9y1Sa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/n8yENzu.jpg Becky Campbell just so. of CCSP Arapahoe Cty. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to

[cobirds] Redpoll ID

2013-01-23 Thread Ted Floyd
Hi, all. Andy Boyce, formerly of Colorado, has a thought-provoking post this morning at The ABA Blog: http://blog.aba.org/2013/01/open-mic-redpolls.html Andy's topic is how to ID Hoary Redpolls, or perhaps how *not* to... Anyhow, great stuff in there, including a detailed and thoughtful

[cobirds] Jeffco: South Platte Reservoir, Wheat Ridge Greenbelt

2013-01-23 Thread David Gillilan
This morning at South Platte Reservoir (Jefferson/Arapahoe Counties) there was more open water and noticeably fewer birds than a week or so ago (not counting white-cheeked geese, the numbers of which appeared to be approximately the same -- lots). But there were still some goodies, including