[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 4, 2013.

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: March 4, 2013 email:rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 4, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning

[cobirds] RFI: North Weld County Landfill

CoBirders, Yesterday David Dowell and I were rebuffed from entering North Weld County Landfill (which we took calling North Weld County Lake to maintain our dignity) because it is a hardhat area. After scouting the west and south sides of the fenced-in landfill, we set up the scope in a dirt

[cobirds] RFI: White-breasted Nuthatch Subspecies

I saw some White-breasted Nuthatches over the weekend in the foothills of Jefferson County. This got me wondering about sub-specific identification. Sibley has three groups in his guide. The two I am wondering about are what he calls Interior West and Eastern. Does anyone know if somewhere online

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (03 Mar 2013) 4 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 03, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] FOS Great Blue Herons nesting, Larimer County

Driving I-25 on Monday, 3/4/13, I saw about 10 Great Blue Herons beginning their nesting activity at the rookery just south of Fort Collins, Larimer County, about 1/2 mi south of I-25 and Harmony Road, west side of the highway. On Sunday, 3/3/13, I checked out the Great Blue Heron rookery

[cobirds] Mew Gull, Golden Ponds, Boulder County

This morning, an adult MEW GULL was lurking among several dozen ring-billed gulls at Golden Ponds in Longmont. It was on a thin ice patch in the middle of the pond just south of the parking lot. Directions: from Hover St and 3rd Ave, go west on 3rd Ave to where it ends at the parking lot.

[cobirds] Reservoir Roulette II :-)

Weld County wanderings ... 3 Common Redpolls, 1 White-winged Dove at home continue. Crom Lake 0% ice-free WCR 31/84 Marsh 15% ice-free Ton of Canadas Drake Lake 10% ice-free Hundreds of gulls (Ring-billed, Herring (ad), Lesser Black-backed (ad), California) Common Merganser Snow Goose 3 Greater

[cobirds] Harris's Sparrow - Prospect Park, WRGB, Jefferson County

The DFO trip to Prospect Park/Wheat Ridge Greenbelt yesterday morning had a first winter Harris's Sparrow just west of the main parking lot. If you take the path from the main parking lot towards Tabor Lake, almost immediately on the north side is a group of small trees. While watching some

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (04 Mar 2013) Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 04, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Sage Sparrows are in SLV

Jerry Poe, John Stump and I spent the morning near John James Canyon trying to set an early arrival date for the Sage Sparrow in the San Luis Valley. Previous early date was March 5th. It was a blustery day and winds were keeping birds tight to cover. After a while,we saw some but the birds

[cobirds] Photos of the Common Carrotpoll as mentioned in Reservoir Roulette Post

Anyone wishing to see photos of the Common Carrotpoll (Redpoll with orange head and chest) can now see some on my flicker site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aphelionart/ Definitely a unique bird! I will be honest - I was more interested in getting photos of this bird than documenting

[cobirds] Re: Reservoir Roulette

On Sunday, March 3, 2013 11:21:42 PM UTC-7, Steven Mlodinow wrote: Today Cathy Sheeter, David Dowell and I played Reservoir Roulette. Little Jumbo was partially open, and had a few hundred white geese upon it. Jumbo Jumbo Reservoir was mostly an ice cube, with about 5% of the water open,

[cobirds] Photos of Common Carrotpoll (as mentioned in Reservoir Roullette post)

Sorry for the previous... not sure how that happened (reposting of Steve's post from yesterday) Anyways- should anyone wish to see photos of the Common Carrotpoll (Redpoll with orange head and chest) can now see some on my flicker site at:

[cobirds] Red Rocks BCLP - Jeffco

Hello All, This morning Chuck Aid, Michael Kiessig, and I set out to do some early season atlas work for the Bear Creek Watershed Breeding Bird Atlas. Lair of the Bear - no luck in finding N. Pygmy Owls. Two pair of Dippers singing and displaying Territorial Behavior. Red Rocks - pair

[cobirds] Hoary Redpoll photos

Greetings All The photos of the wild Hoary Redpolls at North Sterling Reservoir on viewable at http://www.flickr.com/photos/36088296@N08/ These birds, not attending a feeder, required about an hour's stalking and some team work by Cathy, David, and me, but at least some decent (though not

[cobirds] Harris' Sparrow Video - Prospect Park 3-3-13

Here's a video link to the Harris' Sparrow we enjoyed seeing and hearing at Prospect Park in Wheat Ridge, CO yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKsoc7MtxaI Alison Kondler Jefferson County, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] American Dipper in Adams Co. today

Hi CoBirders I saw an Americn Dipper in Clear Creek at the I 76 bridges (Adams Co.) at about 5:15pm this afternoon. This spot is approximately 500 yards east of Lowell Blvd and 55th Place. Bob Canter, Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Mandarin Duck Video - Prospect Park 3-3-13

I was quite excited to see the Mandarin Duck yesterday at Prospect Park under the main parking lot bridge. I guess I missed the posts about it for I was quite shocked to see it there! Luckily, I had my trusty video camera with me. Video Name: Mandarin Duck - The Love Triangle Description: