[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, April 24, 2013

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 24, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wedneday, April 24, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording

[cobirds] Loggerhead Shrike, Sage Thrasher, and Marsh Wren in Boulder County

A Sage Thrasher was foraging on the east side of Blue Mountain Elementary School in west Longmont on Monday morning (4/22), before the snow storm hit. Yesterday (4/23), a Loggerhead Shrike showed up at my bird feeders in west Longmont. It is still there today, coming and going. A Marsh Wren is

[cobirds] Migration notes from Chatfield; Wilson's, Orange-crowned Warblers, et al. Douglas/Jeffco

David Dowell, Chris Rurik and I spent a pleasant four hours at Chatfield SP this morning. At the Plum Creek Delta in the chill morning air were 3 Marbled Godwits and 2 White-faced Ibis hunkered down sleeping, trying to stay warm. American Pipits numbered 30+. Two Turkey Vultures in a tree nearby

[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe, Broad-winged Hawk + Migrants @ BCLP - Jeffco

Last night I went to Bear Creek Lake Park around 5:00 P.M. and observed a mini-fallout along the edge of Big Soda Lake. Rob Raker, Michael Kiessig, and I returned this morning and added a couple of new species to last night's list. We walked from the Swim Beach east along the edge of the lake

[cobirds] Hudsonian Godwit Cherry Creek SP Arapahoe

At about 3:00pm Dan Stringer and I discovered a female Hudsonian Godwit loosely associated with the 40-50 ibis near the water at the edge of the meadow east of Cottonwood Pond that's directly east of the model airplane field. Easiest way in is to park at new restrooms around the turn from the

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (24 Apr 2013) 33 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] El Paso County: Brown Thrasher

While we were eating dinner, my wife looked out the back door and asked: What kind of bird is that? A Brown Thrasher was visiting. A new yard bird for us. Along with the thrasher and a White Crowned Sparrow, our yard was full of color! Getting tired of the same old Eurasian Collared Doves,

[cobirds] Kestrel Migration - Adams Arapahoe Counties

Hello Fellow Birders, Last Saturday I counted 14 kestrels along Tower Road between 88th 120th Aves in Adams County northeast of Denver. Today (Thursday) I counted 16 kestrels along the same 4-mile stretch (plus 2 roadkills). The same birds I saw Saturday? Last Monday 24 kestrels were

[cobirds] Walden birding: Redpolls, Caspian Tern, Long-eared Owl (Jackson County)

With a group of birders this evening, we birded for about an hour and a half between the town of Walden proper and Walden Reservoir in North Park. Highlights were a flock of about 30 Common Redpolls including a large one (from Greenland??) at Sandy Flinnio(sp?)’s amazing backyard bird

[cobirds] No Hudsonian Godwit, Cherry Creek State Park

At 5pm I was in CCSP at Cottonwood Pond: Unable to locate the Hudsonian Godwit reported couple hours earlier. Several folks there looking in different areas of the park. One area I think was not covered later was the areas south from the Pond along Cottonwood Creek. Other notables found at