[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, March 28, 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: March 28, 2013 email:rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, March 28, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

[cobirds] Re: Good Osprey news in Fort Collins (Larimer County)

When I drove by the FC E. Prospect platform at dusk on 3/27, no Osprey. Maybe I jumped the gun, maybe Mr Osprey was just platform-shopping, or maybe he was busy elsewhere. I'll keep watching. I really want to see this platform get used. - Barry Gingrich Broomfield County -- You received

[cobirds] Gadwall x Pintail continues at Boulder Reservoir (Boulder Co.)

The GADWALL X NORTHERN PINTAIL was again hanging out in the muddy cove on the northwest side of the reservoir this morning. I saw it with a scope after walking a short distance south from the trailhead near the bend in 55th Street on the north side of the lake. The duck has a long bill, white

[cobirds] Drake Lake Gulls ID Challenge

http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/albums/drake-lake-gulls-id-challenge (When viewing an individual photo; in lower right area, below photo, you can click View Full Size) Drake Lake field about .3m south of Highway 14 (Severance-area) on west was chockful of gulls this morning. In the photo

[cobirds] Chatfield State Park Phoebes - They're back !

The male Eastern Phoebe has returned to Phoebe Bridge on the Plum Creek Delta, in Douglas County today, March 28. Interestingly, this is the same date it appeared last year. Another phoebe, this one a Say's, was present near the west entrance kiosk in Jefferson County. Doug Kibbe Littleton,

[cobirds] Snowy Egret Weld County

A Snowy Egret spent several hours this am in one of my large Maple trees. Highland Lake is directly across the road. I was able to capture a couple of photos, but when I tried to get closer, it flew away off to the north. Pauli Smith Highlandlake/Mead, Weld -- You received this message

Re: [cobirds] Drake Lake Gulls ID Challenge (candidate Slaty-backed Gull??)

Cobirders, If gulls drive you nuts, feel free to delete or ignore this post. I inspected Gary's gull photos near Drake Lake (Weld County). There is what appears to a darker (slaty) gray-backed adult gull with pink legs in the back of the flock in the seventh photo (the one with 4 pieces of

Re: [cobirds] Re: Good Osprey news in Fort Collins (Larimer County)

One osprey standing on the cross arm of the nest pole on E. Prospect in Fort Collins at 12:25 today. Marcia Maeda N. of Windsor, E. of Timnath Sent from my iPad On Mar 28, 2013, at 8:23 AM, Barry barrylgingr...@gmail.com wrote: When I drove by the FC E. Prospect platform at dusk on 3/27, no

[cobirds] Change in DFO March 31 Field Trip

*Sunday, March 31thBear Creek Lake Park* *Leader, Paul Slingsby *Originally scheduled as a Guanella Pass Ptarmigan trip, this trip will now go to Bear Creek Lake Park. The road to the original destination has not been cleared. Please register with the leader (303-422-3728). Meet

[cobirds] Ospreys at Valmont Res

Spring: A pair copulating and perching on the nest pole on the southeast corner of Valmont Reservoir (visible from Legion Park), a pair of Bald Eagles flying and perching at Barr Lake, and a pair of copulating Kestrels along highway 52 on the way to work in Brighton. Elena Holly Klaver

[cobirds] Drake Lake Challenge

Thanks Gary for an interesting gull panorama. Unless I am missing something, the Drake Lake bird looks like a largish Lesser Black-backed Gull. The back is not dark enough for a SB Gull and the legs are quite yellow. There is overlap between LBB Gull and Herring Gull in size, and I (and Joe

[cobirds] Grackle alert from Pueblo

COBirders, Just now as I glanced out our kitchen window at our feeders, I was surprised and disappointed to see a FOS (for me) Common Grackle. There will soon be one--or gobs--near you. Leon Bright - Pueblo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

[cobirds] Re: Grackle alert from Pueblo

My first Common Grackle of the spring was on Tuesday 26 March) in Pueblo West, seen with Margie Joy, while looking at a Ross's Goose.  So, far I haven't seen any more Common Grackles, I'm sure that will change soon! Good birding, Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- You received this

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (28 Mar 2013) 44 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Louisville Common Grackle, Boulder County

One grackle was on my feeder this afternoon, so they are moving north from Pueblo! Paula Hansley Louisville -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Common Grackle and Mourning Dove, Louisville, Boulder County

I knew I should have posted this earlier. I had my first Common Grackle last Friday, March 22, just before our big Saturday snow. I really didn't want to brag about it because i know I'll probably be invaded by a bunch of them all Spring and Summer. But I've not seen one in the yard

[cobirds] Correction Snowy Egret Weld County

The Egret I saw in my trees was a Great Egret, not a Snowy Egret. I saw it again later in the afternoon. Thanks Nick for the correction. Pauli Smith Highlandlake/Mead - Original Message - From: Pauli Smithmailto:hollyhockfa...@msn.com To: cobirdsmailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com

[cobirds] White-tailed Ptarmigan, Boulder County

Hello birders, Saw 5 of them at Left-Hand Reservoir near Brainard Lake today about 11:30 am, left side of trail below dam where spruce get short and willow shrubs start. Look for their tracks in the snow near willow shrubs. They were loafing about 30 feet up the bank from the trail. Photos