Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: May 28, 2013
email: rba AT cobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 28, 2013 sponsored
by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
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There are cobirds posts where it seems the person just wants to hear
his/her own voice. However, Steve's posts are at the extreme other end of
the spectrum. The sightings have been carefully filtered to keep (report)
only those of significance, and location information is always included.
Hello, Birders.
I'm wandering in a bit late on this one, I realize, but here's an emphatic vote
for more, not less, voice in COBirds posts. Nothing is more of a turnoff--to
all persons of sense and sensibility--than an unannotated list of birds. Please
enlighten us with your insights,
Western Tanager (#114)
Hairy Woodpecker ($115)
Full yard list: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/notes/My_Yard_Birds
Latham Reservoir Marsh (WCR 48 only) - 42 species
Burrowing Owl - 1 (as you turn east on to WCR 48 in dog colony on
north at first fence line running north)
Stilt Sandpiper - 15
Over the long weekend, we logged nearly a thousand miles in pursuit of various
reported birds at Chico Basin, Last Chance, Bonny reservoir, Wray, Stalker
Lake, Holyoke, Julesburg, Ovid, Sedgwick, Jumbo, Little Jumbo, Red Lion,
Sterling, and Pawnee Natl. Grassland.
With few exceptions, we were
COBirders,
I went down to Fountain Creek Regional Park hoping to re-find the
Yellow-throated Vireo reported by Lee Farese yesterday.
While there I met Bob Goycoolea who had found a singing male Northern
Parula along the irrigation ditch just east of the head gate / waterfall
area in the park.
I walked around both Pueblo City Park and some parts of Rock Canyon, below
Pueblo Reservoir dam this morning (28 May), hoping to find some late migrant
warblers and other birds.
The only rarity was a singing male Blackpoll Warbler in the east end of the
Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon.
Cobirders,
I am categorically opposite Ted’s opinion on use of “voice” and what is of
primary or secondary interest. BUT, to stem the inevitable tide of
commentary on this topic during peak bird season, I suggest posting an
annotated list first to your post and then as verbose as you
Hi all,
Denise Landau, Tom and Kay McConnell and I had a great weekend in the
Cottonwood Canyon area (where zero cell service, so apologies for lack of
postings)
The male PAINTED BUNTING that Denise found on Sunday at the informal
campsite at the north end of the Cottonwood Canyon
Thanks to Dick for posting on my behalf. I was out of email and cell
contact for several days, but was glad to meet him and his crew in Baca
County! I should add that they were most hospitable to me after we birded
together, even feeding me Sunday evening after a full week in the field
eating
Birders,
I had an adult male Rufous Hummingbird visiting my feeder in Las Animas
(Bent County) this morning. What in the world was this misdirected bird
doing here, and in late May at that?
There are still a few migrants trickling through, but the demands of my
job dictate that I do a lousy
Greetings All
David Dowell and I started at Crow Valley Campground today. I'd been wondering
where the thrushes had been this spring. There have certainly been plenty of GC
Thrushes, and Swainson's Thrushes have not been scarce, but I am thinking of a
day where every copse of trees has
Today's weather was cool and calm and it was a rare weekday without a school
group, so we took our time enjoying the total of 33 birds captured (24 new,
2 returns from prior years, 7 recaps from this year). Picked up our 51st
(Lesser Goldfinch) and 52nd (Red-shafted Flicker) species for the
Cobirds:
Just got back from Nebraska (see note below). A short canvas
of select spots in Boulder County:
The bobolinks are back at the Boulder Open Space headquarters land, off
Cherryvale road and adjoining properties to the east. Very observable,
singing, and seems like more
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