[cobirds] CFO/TNC survey of Beatty Canyon Ranch, Las Animas County, 5/31-6/1

2013-05-11 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. We're all gearing up for the CFO convention right now, of course, but I want to remind folks of a great opportunity coming up less than two weeks after we're all back from Cortez. CFO will be going back to the amazing Beatty Canyon Ranch, Las Animas County, Friday-Saturday,

[cobirds] Castlewood Canyon SP Spring Count

2013-05-11 Thread Kirk Huffstater
Just in case you have some free time tomorrow, the annual Spring Count at Castlewood Canyon State Park will be starting at 6:30am at the old Homestead parking lot off Hwy-86. If you need more information, feel free to contact me or reference the email I sent out a couple weeks ago. I hope to

[cobirds] Tennessee Warbler, Big Thompson River Walk, Larimer Co.

2013-05-11 Thread The Walters
Hello CoBirders, While walking along the Big Thompson River Walk this afternoon, we located a Tennessee Warbler just east of the dam on the Wilson Ave. end of the trail. It was working through the trees right at the riverside. Sean Walters Loveland, CO -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] Common Redpolls/Larimer county

2013-05-11 Thread Carol Sullivan
A pair of Common Redpolls were here at dawn with a flock of Pine Siskins. They came to the feeders and water throughout the day. Links to photos: http://psalms84.smugmug.com/Birds-1/Yard-Birds/17674011_cCQ5tj#!i=2506440731

[cobirds] Two Days Two Buttes

2013-05-11 Thread Glenn Walbek
Cape May Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Ovenbird Black-and-White Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow Warbler McGillivray's Warbler

[cobirds] Cortez Birding Festival

2013-05-11 Thread Jim Beatty
Hi All, While the Cortez birding festival is still in progress, I'll pass along a few notable sightings. On 5/9 Totten Reservoir had 22 Forster's Terns in the morning that increased to 32 at 7 PM - the highest number I've seen on the West Slope. Also, present in the evening was a single

[cobirds] Crow Valley, Lower Latham, Stewarts Pond

2013-05-11 Thread Joe Roller
Weld County: Went birding with a friend and at Crow Valley we saw a Western Palm Warbler in the education area (northwest corner) a Tennessee Warbler near the large group picnic structure in the dry creek bed. Murphy's Pasture in Pawnee Grasslands - small flocks of Lark Buntings, VERY few

[cobirds] RMBO Banding at Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso Co.

2013-05-11 Thread Nancy Gobris
Banding finally picked up at the end of the third week of banding at Chico Basin Ranch. We banded 56 birds on Saturday that included FOS Brown Creeper, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lark Sparrow, and White-throated Sparrow. Totals for the past three

[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler - BCLP - Jeffco

2013-05-11 Thread mike
During the Spring Count today, a group of us observed an adult male Blackpoll Warbler feeding with a group of Yellow-rumped Warblers in the Boat Launch area of Bear Creek Lake Park (BCLP). Other highlights of the Count Day included: Eastern Phoebe near Soda Lakes in BCLP Cassin's Vireo and

[cobirds] Two Days Two Buttes

2013-05-11 Thread Joey Kellner
Nice haul! Wish I could have joined you! -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send

[cobirds] ID help please...

2013-05-11 Thread ronbco
In my yard west of Berthoud, approx. robin sized but more sleek, Grey/brown uniform back, white belly, greenish speckles on throat, no wing bars, fairly long bill, dark eye, dull eye ring, ground feeder pattern like a veery but not rufous, like a swainson's thrush but no face pattern, like

[cobirds] eBird Report - DFO Spring Count at Chatfield SP, May 11, 2013

2013-05-11 Thread Joey Kellner
The DFO Spring Count trip today to Chatfield Reservoir State Park concluded after 13.5 hours and 109 (+1 empid sp?). Nothing rare. The only eastern bird was a white-striped race of White-throated Sparrow. I believe this is the first time a White-throated Sparrow has been found on a spring or

[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler--Main Reservoir/ Jeffco

2013-05-11 Thread markchavez
This morning, I went over to Main Reservoir and ran into Vince Friedman who had just seen a Blackpoll Warbler. Within 15 minutes I was able to locate this bird who was being harrased by the many Yellow-rumped Warblers. A few Western Tanagers, Orange-crowned, and a Savannah Sparrow summed up

[cobirds] Gray-cheeked Thrush - Fountain Creek Regional Park Spring Bird Count, El Paso County

2013-05-11 Thread Ken Christie Pals
COBirders, Over 30 people participated in the 23 Annual Spring Bird Count at Fountain Creek Regional Park in El Paso County this morning. At the preliminary count we had roughly 95 or 96 species for the day. Nine warblers, but we did not see the signature poster bird for International Migratory