[cobirds] Rarity in Kansas -- Taiga Bean Goose

2014-01-25 Thread Brandon K. Percival
A Taiga Bean Goose, reported as possible, was seen at Wilson Lake State Park in west/central Kansas today.  It might be worth watching the KSBIRDS listserv tomorrow, to see if it is re-found.  I'm guessing there will be some people looking for it.  There are accepted records from Nebraska and

[cobirds] Snow/Ross Geese, El Paso County

2014-01-25 Thread Stephen Getty
COBirders, A fifth Ross's Goose (ad.) has joined the 4 that have been at the Tinseltown Pond in the 'Springs since late December (on ice in PM). A Snow Goose was new today (PM) with geese at Big Stratton Res. (Lake Ave.) With the water opening, I was amazed to see frolicking Canada Geese jumpin

[cobirds] Pueblo Reservoir, 1/25 pm birds

2014-01-25 Thread Brandon K. Percival
Quick update of afternoon birds at Pueblo Reservoir. State Wildlife Area, NW side of Pueblo Reservoir, near the boat ramp: Barrow's Goldeneye - 1 male West Fisherman's Point: Lots of Western, Horned, Eared, and Pied-billed Grebes Sailboard launching area toward the dam: Red-throated Loon - 1 C

[cobirds] Boulder Stub-tailed Wren

2014-01-25 Thread gent
Cobirders, I have now looked for the wren at the west end of Sawhill Ponds 4 times, and I'm yet to see or hear it. Also, I can hear nothing on the posted calls of the bird: probably too old. So, all I can go on are the photographs. In my opinion, Rachel's very good photos show a fairly standard

[cobirds] Boulder County Audubon meeting: "A Big Year with Sandy Komito" 1/28 7:30pm

2014-01-25 Thread Scott E. Severs
Tuesday, January 28, 7:15 p.m. Boulder Unitarian Universalist Church, 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Boulder In 1998 Sandy Komito set the record for the most birds ever seen by one observer in North America in a single year: 748 species. His feat was described in "The Big Year" book and movie. During

[cobirds] Mew Gull Pueblo Res

2014-01-25 Thread Brandon K . Percival
AT N-1 road in NE corner of reservoir. An adult. Brandon K. Percival -- Pueblo West, CO -- sent from my phone -- 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] Red-throated Loon Pueblo Res

2014-01-25 Thread Brandon K . Percival
This bird is out Sailboard Launching area toward the east. Two Common Loons nearby. Male Barrow's Goldeneye near the boat ramp at SWA on the NW side of Pueblo Res. Brandon K. Percival -- Pueblo West, CO -- sent from my phone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

[cobirds] Glock, Lesserback, etc., Boulder--& other stuff

2014-01-25 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. In recent weeks, Boulder County birders have been lamenting the absence of gulls at Valmont Reservoir. Well, the birds are over at nearby Boulder Reservoir, instead, and I found this morning that they are eminently viewable. In the big flock of Ringers and Herrings, I saw a beaut

[cobirds] Winter Wren Ft Collins 1/25

2014-01-25 Thread snowy.owlets
Hi everyone, I saw and heard the Winter Wren today 1/25 near Martinez Park, east of the spot described in Leatherman's post. At the "0.5 miles west of College Ave" sign, go straight north to the river's edge. The bird was exploring the snowbanks and tangles of the north bank. Mark Miller Longm

[cobirds] Big Johnson Reservoir - Lesser Black-backed Gull

2014-01-25 Thread Robb Hinds
At around 11:00 AM today at Big Johnson Reservoir there was a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Big Johnson has a fair amount of open water. Robb Hinds Colorado Springs El Paso County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe fro

[cobirds] Boulder Barrow's Goldeneyes

2014-01-25 Thread David Waltman
Male & female seen and photographed at Clover Basin Reservoir now, 11:35 am. 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 from it, send an email to cobirds+un

[cobirds] Barrows Goldeneyes and other ducks in Boulder County

2014-01-25 Thread Kat Bradley-Bennett
After Bill Prather reported a pair of Barrows Goldeneyes for the Foothills Audubon Christmas Bird Count, Peter Hartlove and I have been periodically checking out the spot just north of the bridge at highway 119 and 3rd Avenue, east of Longmont. We park on the eastbound side of 119 and walk under

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 25 January 2014

2014-01-25 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 25, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 <303-659-6750> This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, January 25, 2014 sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message,