Re: [cobirds] Re: Dove Hunting Season

2013-09-07 Thread Deborah Carstensen
Okay, here it goes. I realize that I am in the minority, but I am a vegetarian. This is primarily a philosophical choice for me. I think it must be hard for hunters to understand how upsetting it is to be out watching the birds, enjoying and appreciating their beauty, only to hear the

[cobirds] One last dover comment

2013-09-07 Thread Steven Mlodinow
Greetings All During the last weekend, I found myself often in the vicinity of dove-hunters. Not only were they polite, a fair number were outright friendly and interested in what I was up to. I do think dressing like an outdoorsman (I wear camo) helps in this, but even before I did so, I found

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, September 7, 2013

2013-09-07 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 7, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday September 7, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip

[cobirds] Re: Dove Hunting Season

2013-09-07 Thread birderbob
Gee, I only meant to poke a little fun about running into hunters. This stream has gone off the deep-end. Sorry fellow CObirders. I meant no harm. Bob Santangelo Jefferson County On Monday, September 2, 2013 4:48:38 AM UTC-6, Joyce Takamine wrote: In Colorado Dove Hunting Season is

[cobirds] Bohemian Waxwings, Fort Collins

2013-09-07 Thread Eric Lutomski
Today there were 6 Bohemian Waxwings in a flock of about 45 Cedar Waxwing at Lee Martinez Park in Fort Collins. Eric Lutomski Fort Collins CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[cobirds] Ridgway State Park - RMBO Banding

2013-09-07 Thread Linnea Rowse
Hi all, My name is Linnea Rowse - I'm a new seasonal bird bander for RMBO, and will be banding at Ridgway State Park, and Connected Lakes State Park in Grand Junction this fall. Today was the first day of banding at Ridgway State Park, at the Dallas Creek entrance. We only caught a handful

[cobirds] Dove hunting conversation

2013-09-07 Thread Todd Deininger
The dove hunting conversation is officially closed. Please take this conversation private. Also, please remember to sign your posts, full name, city, state in all posts. If you are unsure of posting rules, please review them on the CFO web site. Thanks, COBirds moderator -- You received

[cobirds] CBR Black and White Warbler 9/7 (El Paso)

2013-09-07 Thread Lee Farese
Hi Folks, This morning (9/7) there was a Black-and-white Warbler in the banding station cottonwoods at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area). Lee Farese Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group

[cobirds] El Paso County: Dusky Grouse

2013-09-07 Thread Aaron Driscoll
My wife and I decided to hike the Catamount Reservoir Trail this morning. We parked at Green Mountain Falls and walked up some really steep hills to get to the trail. I was looking forward to seeing alot of bird activity, but was greatly disappointed. We arrived at South Catamount Reservoir

[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Report, Sunday, 9/7/13

2013-09-07 Thread Meredith
I call it the curse of the big event..we've been catching 40-something birds each day recently, then we hit an activity like Barr Lake's Fall Birding Fest and the number drops to less than half that. Many more visitors than birds. We even opened the nets at the feeders at the Nature Center so we

[cobirds] Red-throated Loon at Pueblo Res. (Pueblo) 9/7

2013-09-07 Thread Brandon K. Percival
A very unexpected Red-throated Loon showed off close to shore, at Sailboard launching area at Pueblo Reservoir this afternoon, for some Durango area birders, plus one from Denver, and me.  I got some photos.   Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Re: Teller County: Dusky Grouse

2013-09-07 Thread Aaron D.
Correction: After a few hours of thinking about this post, I realized the county is incorrect. These sighting were in Teller County. Aaron On Saturday, September 7, 2013 2:18:04 PM UTC-6, Aaron D. wrote: My wife and I decided to hike the Catamount Reservoir Trail this morning. We

[cobirds] Spear-chucking for 3-foot-long flying fish (Weld)

2013-09-07 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
This is not about doves. For the record, I think the dove-hunting discussion should have been allowed to continue for as long as people had meaningful things to say. That said, I do not want to be the moderator for this site and very much appreciate the thankless job Todd and his predecessors