Compiler: Mary Driscoll
Date: February 26, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
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I just got back from a morning at the Monte Vista NWR and it was a delightful
morning. I estimate there are now about 10,000 cranes in the Valleynot
quite peak yet. Add in 10,000-15,000 geese and ducks and it was amazing.
(Great therapy that puts me in a better state before I tackle
Hey folks,
I was wondering if anyone in the Boulder city area or immediate vicinity
has a copy handy of the following book that I could borrow for a couple
weeks:
A Birdwatchers' Guide to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the
Caymans
by Guy Kirwan et al.
I'd be happy to come pick it
Southeastern CO is always interesting. The birds are, too.
Per usual, my recent 11-day visit concentrated on the Lamar area (Prowers),
with a few side trips to Lake Hasty (Bent) and one to Carrizo and Cottonwood
Canyons (Baca/LasAnimas).
Lamar Area Summary: Total of 67 species. This compares
I took my second shot at the Swans at Boyd. This time I found them. While
there, I picked up another Cinnamon Teal and a flyover flock of 80 or so
migrating Yellow-headed Blackbirds. There were a lot of Snow Geese flying
around as well.
I would've stayed until the fog lifted and the sun
Hi All,
Saw my first Mountain Bluebirds of the season—a flock of 20 or so—this
morning in Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs.
Lee Farese
Co Springs
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I stopped by Aurora Reservoir mid-late afternoon and found that the gulls
have returned. There were a number of gulls I had not seen at Aurora
previously. Today, the ice (covering about 25% of the lake) had a
complicated structure, and gulls rested in many locations rather than in
one spot.
Hi,
I paid my first visit to Boyd Lake SP this afternoon. There weren't many
songbirds but I did find a first winter Harris' Sparrow in a flock of House
Sparrows and a first winter White-crowned Sparrow. The flock with the
Harris' was located a little northwest of the marina. From the contact