[cobirds] SE Colorado, 9/9/13

2013-09-09 Thread Duane Nelson
Birders, The male Ruby-throated Hummingbird was at my feeder in Las Animas (Bent County) again at 3:18 this afternoon. It is interacting with the other two hummingbirds in my yard, both presumably Black-chinned Hummingbird females or immatures. You are welcome to visit providing you call or e

[cobirds] Report for banding a Clear Springs Ranch 9/8/2013

2013-09-09 Thread David Elwonger
Report for banding a Clear Springs Ranch* 9/8/2013 Black-capped Chickadee, 2 Brown Thrasher, 1 Chipping Sparrow,1 House Wren,1 Lazuli Bunting,3 MacGillivray's Warbler,1 Orange-crowned Warbler,1 Red-Shafted Flicker,1 Wilson's Warbler,3 Yellow-breasted Chat,2 (one was a recap - Susan, is ban

[cobirds] RMBO @ CBR, El Paso Co, Monday

2013-09-09 Thread Steve Brown
Hi COBirders, The sparrows continue. We didn't get the large flocks out in the open today, but rather many when they came into the shade about 1100. Chipping and Brewer's still dominate, but also today a large number of Wilson's Warbler, our expected visitor. Today we banded about 125 birds,

[cobirds] Weld Common Terns; Boulder Black Tern

2013-09-09 Thread djwaltman
Just saw and photographed 4 Common Terns at Union Res. (Weld). One Black Tern was at Little Gaynor Lake (Boulder). David Waltman Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

[cobirds] Castlewood Canyon Annual Fall Bird Count - Sunday, September 15th

2013-09-09 Thread Kirk Huffstater
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Already! Please come out to join the ASGD/DFO annual Fall Count at Castlewood Canyon State Park. The annual Fall Count at Castlewood Canyon State Park is scheduled for this upcoming Sunday, September 15th. We’ll be starting at 6:30am at the Old Farmhouse pa

[cobirds] Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Bent County

2013-09-09 Thread Duane Nelson
Birders, I have a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird coming to my feeder in Las Animas, Bent County. My default hummingbird in this part of the state is Black-chinned Hummingbird, and this morning, I finally got to see the brilliant red gorget on a bird that has not been very willing to pose in t

[cobirds] Common Poorwills-Jefferson County Open Space-Centennial Cone

2013-09-09 Thread JoAnn Hackos
After being alerted by another Evergreen birder, we found 8 Common Poorwill at the Centennial Cone parking area at 8500 feet. Six heard calling at 8 pm. Found two sitting on the road out of the parking area. Dry rocky shrubs and grassland make it an ideal habitat. JoAnn Hackos Evergreen CO Je

[cobirds] Clark's Nutcrackers at low elevation, Larimer Co.

2013-09-09 Thread Scott Baron
Hi, I recently moved to Colorado and have been enjoying birding and exploring here. I joined this listserv this weekend. Chiming in late to the Nutcracker discussion, on Labor Day I observed a conservative count of 8 while hiking a 4 mile loop. I thought seeing Nutcrackers in the foothills was

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, September 9, 2013

2013-09-09 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: September 8, 2013 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday September 9, 2013 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip th