Compiler: Mary Driscoll
Date: February 27, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday February 27, 2014 sponsored
by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If
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I too saw a flock of about 20 mountain bluebirds on the east slopes
of Reservoir Ridge Natural Area in west Fort Collins, Larimer County,
yesterday morning. In the upper parking lot on the way out, a Townsend's
solitaire was near the bridge.
Libby Edwards
Larimer County
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at
We have lots of woodpeckers that visit our feeders in the winter-Downy,
Hairy and Northern Flickers all love the seeds and the suet. We also have a
Clark's Nutcracker that visits. Watching them hang upside down, wrapping
themselves around the bottom in order to get to the goodies is comical at
On my way in to work today along Weld CR (WCR) 100--between WCR 23 and 27
on north--our beautiful local adult Bald Eagle
(http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=lefkogt)
eating a rabbit on the ground right next to road before taking to the lone
tree on north
On Feb 24 a male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was along Massey Draw at Ken Caryl
Valley up from Valley Parkway. The same area also had a juv. NORTHERN
SHRIKE, a handful of PINE SISKINS, and a GOLDEN EAGLE, among other birds. A
NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was calling from a patch of Douglas-firs up in the steep
part
COBirders,
After spending a morning and afternoon ski touring and snow shoeing, my
daughter, Robin wanted to check out Coffee on the Rocks place in Estes Park
right of of HW 36. While there around 4:30 p.m. we were treated to a sight
of watching a Northern Goshawk repeatedly chase Mallard ducks
Tom and Mary France were in Lory State Park, west of Fort Collins,
this morning , 2/27/14, and saw Mountain Bluebirds. I counted 25 in 2
trees with more flying about. Most were male but we did see a couple of
female. We found them at the more southern most part of the park closer
to
I got a very rapid answer from Pat Hayward telling me they are
moving the Osprey Tower to prepare for a roundabout at that
intersection. Thanks, Pat. Now we all know.
Mary France
Fort Collins, CO
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Hi all,
All the results from
this year’s CBCs are in from Colorado. The Colorado totals appear to be
190 species of birds counted on Count Day and 737,138 total birds counted on
the 49 Colorado CBCs, that were submit to National Audubon. We also, have
three more species that were only seen
Hi all,
On 2/25, I found 3 White Pelicans huddled together on the ice at Marston
Reservoir, Denver County. On this day there was hardly any, any, any open water.
I did not see the above birds on 2/26 or on 2/27. I think they were on there
way to somewhere else, but they were very early for
I spotted a dark morph hawk yesterday that I believed at first to be a
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk. However,on closer examination I realized it is a
dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Photos and discussion of field marks are now
on my Birds and Nature blog. http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/
I saw the
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