Mary Geder and I birded May 5th, during the morning, in Bent county. At the
intersection of county road JJ and County road 16 we watched for a long time
35 Ibis feeding. One was a Glossy Ibis. The eye, in different lighting
conditions was dark brown, legs were grayish with pinkish/reddish
Compiler: Ira Sanders
Date: May 7, 2013
email: rba AT cfobirds.org http://cfobirds.org/
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 7, 2013 @12:45 am
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Hi all,
I still have at least one and possibly two Harris's Sparrows coming to my
feeding area.
Best, Pam
St. Vrain Road
West of Hygiene
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COBirders,
Beginner to advanced birders are invited to participate in the annual
Fountain Creek Regional Park Spring Bird Count this coming Saturday, May
11, 7:00 - 11:00 a.m. This park is located in El Paso County approximately
nine miles south of downtown Colorado Springs and boasts having
COBirders,
Yesterday, May 6, Brad Tyler and I birded in several locations in El Paso,
Pueblo and Fremont Counties. We had a respectable day with 85 species, but
easily could have seen more with a little more effort.
Highlights follow:
Fountain Creek Regional Park: Northern Waterthrush (area 3),
Hi all,
A very brief visit to Spring Park reservoir, El Jebel this morning revealed
Red-necked Phalarope 2, probably both females
Common Loon at least 1, alternate
Barrow's Goldeneye 2 (male and female pair) that took off (female in the
lead) about 8.30am, and circled the reservoir
Hello all,
At about 11 this morning I found the Nashville warbler along the Fort
Collins bike trail. It was exactly where it was described to be yesterday
about the same time. The warbler was quietly working the top branches of
the large cottonwood just north of the picnic table which is 1/2
Hello all,
Yesterday, Team Not-Just-Pigeons had a very successful day trying to
uncover as many species as possible in Denver County while raising support
for Audubon Society of Greater Denver. We exceeded our modest goal of 60
species by 20, with a lifer or two and some decently rare birds.
At least three of four times a week a colleague and I walk the South Platte
River parkway paths at lunchtime somewhere between Mile High Stadium and
“City of Cuernavaca Park” (just downstream of 20th Street). Yesterday we
were surprised to find a Sage Thrasher between the trail and fence on the
The Palm Warbler found and reported by Gary Witt this afternoon was not
difficult
to find again today at about 4:15 PM, right in the park he describes at
18th Street
and Little Raven, along the South Platte riverbank.
The bird was feeding between the large concrete power pillar and a storm
drain
Birders,
I spent a little time today at Boulder Creek and 75th and Walden Ponds.
Nothing of note at Walden Ponds (I only hit Cottonwood Marsh) but Yellow
Warblers have returned to the creek.
Ira Sanders
Golden, CO
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Hi All,
Today at approximately 3:30 PM, we saw a Brown Thrasher in the hedgerow
behind the Lyons High School track. Here is a link to the location:
http://goo.gl/maps/rXRVA
If you go to look for it, please park in the Bohn Park lot (as apposed to
the high school lot). Please make sure that you
Report for Monday, 5/6:
Caught 40 birds, but 13 of them were recaps - most of them birds that we
banded the day after the storm that were still sticking around. Here is the
breakdown of the new captures:
Western Wood-pewee 1 (FOS)
House Wren 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin
The weather looks perfect for Sunday. Bring on the migrants!
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Hello,
Birders.
Can
you believe it?--we’re barely a week from the annual birding highlight in
Colorado. That’s right, the 2013 CFO convention in Cortez, Montezuma County, is
practically upon us.
Here
are 10 tips for enjoying your 2013 CFO convention experience:
1. Before you head
So, the continuing saga of Who will show up for dinner tonight!
Last week we saw the Lazuli Bunting.
The week before that we saw the Brown Thrasher.
Tonight, the Western Tanager. Wow!!! Talk about bringing some
color to the yard.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93843744@N06/
Aaron Driscoll
Cobirds:
More migrants pouring into Boulder County.
At Walden / Sawhills and Heatherwood Trail this morning:
Violet green swallow - about 200
House wren - 8 - numbers increasing, singing
Audubon's warbler - 21 - singing males
Myrtle warbler - 16 singing males
Orange crowned warbler
I am attending the CFO convention and would be happy to have a passenger, if
anyone is interested in attending on my schedule.
I will drive down Thursday, May 16 (or Wed afternoon ) to join the arrival
trip via Salida and will attend Friday and Saturday. I need to return to
Denver Sunday
Compiler: Ira Sanders
Date: May 7, 2013
email: rba AT cfobirds.org http://cfobirds.org/
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 7, 2013 @11:30 pm
sponsored by
Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If
you are phoning in a
Landbirds migration has been excellent in the Canon City area this week.
Here is summary of those I have seen in the past several days:
Northern Waterthrush--Florence River Park (the one time I walked without my
camera gone when I got it)-seen today
Dusky Flycatcher--Canon City Riverwalk
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