[cobirds] Re: RFI from a Pennsylvania Birder

Scott, the roads in RMNP should all be open by June - Trail Ridge Road is usually amongst the last road to open up there and they traditionally have it opened up in time for the Memorial Day weekend. On Monday, February 11, 2013 7:26:53 AM UTC-7, richardscottw wrote: > Hello: > This coming

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbirds continue on South Platte (Adams)

On a second attempt I did find five Rusty Blackbirds today at the east end of the bike/pedestrian bridge just north of I 76 on the South Platte River. They were viewed foraging in the dead leaves on the bank just south of the end of the bridge. They were very skittish and flushed to the pond northe

[cobirds] Re: Bohemian waxwings - Fort Collins (LARIMER)

Sorry - omitted signature on last post John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Monday, February 11, 2013, John Shenot wrote: > On my walk to work this morning at 8:15 I observed a large flock of waxwings at Library Park in Old Town, probably 40-50, half flying over and half perched high in a tree. Some i

[cobirds] Bohemian waxwings - Fort Collins (LARIMER)

On my walk to work this morning at 8:15 I observed a large flock of waxwings at Library Park in Old Town, probably 40-50, half flying over and half perched high in a tree. Some if not all were BOWA based on call and field marks on the only one close enough for me to see with naked eyes. Do CEWA and

[cobirds] Lesser black-backed Gulls - South Platte Reservoir - Arapahoe Co.

Hello Folks, About 9:00 A.M. Michael Kiessig and I paid a visit to the S. Platte Reservoir. The two female Long-tailed Ducks and flock of Ruddy Ducks were still present. We studied the gulls at some length and amid the Herring & Ring-billed Gulls (we estimated 75 Herring to about 45 Ring-

[cobirds] Rosy + Golden @ Red Rocks - Jeffco

Hello All, Michael Kiessig and I were at the Red Rocks feeders behind the Trading Post bright and early this morning. The Golden-crowned Sparrow put in a first appearance before 7:30 A.M. and several after that. A flock of about 70 Rosy-Finches circled around several times but never did

[cobirds] 2013 Dinosaur Ridge HawkWatch citizen science program

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is seeking volunteers for its HawkWatch citizen science program. Volunteers are needed to collect data on raptor migrations at the HawkWatch site on Dinosaur Ridge, located in the Dakota Hogback Natural Area outside Morrison, Colo., at least one day every two

[cobirds] RFI from a Pennsylvania Birder

Hello: This coming Spring and Summer we have the option of direct flights from our location to Denver, so we have decided on a birding trip to Colorado. This will be our first time in CO. I have been looking at itineraries of past summer visitors and am very interested in Rocky Mountain NP an

[cobirds] Acorn Woodpecker/Bohemian WW, El Paso

On Friday 2/8 around 2:30 pm I manged to locate the Acorn Woodpecker in the 1800 block of Cheyenne Blvd. / Willow Circle in Colorado Springs. I saw he bird fly into a silver maple, had I not seen it fly I think i would have walked right passed it, as it was very inactive for the 10-15 minutes I

Re: [cobirds] The art and skill of counting birds

At the end of the article is a link to Bird Countin 201. - or directly here: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/bird-counting-201 Tanks Leon for bringing this to our attention. Luis (Beto) Matheus Erie, CO On Monday, February 11, 2013, Leon Bright wrote: > COBirders > >In the latest

[cobirds] The art and skill of counting birds

COBirders In the latest issue of Cornell Lab's eNews they have a section called "Bird Counting 101". Here's the link: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/bird-counting-101?utm_source=Cornell+Lab +eNews

[cobirds] evening grosbeaks, still hanging around cntrl Bldr Cnty

Hi folks-- My neighbor has had 8 to 10 evening grosbeaks at her feeders most of the past month (and in previous snow had a bobcat visitor). Alas, I have been unable to tempt them close enough to my yard to call them a yardbird for the only list that I keep religiously. Linda Andes-Georges Centra

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 11, 2013.

RBA for Monday, February 11, 2013, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message to the RBA phone, *303 659-8750*, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on your phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone n