Re: [cobirds] Re: Wait, there is more to the story about Latham Reservoir Welcoming Committee/Weld

2014-04-21 Thread Deborah Carstensen
I am not familiar with this area or what the exact situation is on the street but has anyone considered touching base with the police and letting them know what's going on? Obviously, there's nothing specific to report, but they be interested in the general situation and it also might be a

Re: [cobirds] Re: Wait, there is more to the story about Latham Reservoir Welcoming Committee/Weld

2014-04-21 Thread Deborah Carstensen
My iPhone sent that last email without me asking it to! I just told that story because I think people are driven to doing stupid things when they don't understand or feel threatened by someone else's actions. Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe County Sent from my iPhone On Apr 21, 2014, at

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (20 Apr 2014) 36 Raptors

2014-04-21 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 21 April 2014

2014-04-21 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: April 21, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 21, 2014, sponsored by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the

[cobirds] Apology to Cathy Sheeter

2014-04-21 Thread Joyce Takamine
I want to apologize to Cathy Sheeter for assuming that the Cathy who was involved in Whooping Cranes in Prowers report on Facebook was her. I should have realized that Sheeter is a careful birder and would not have posted such a rare sighting in this manner. Cathy Sheeter has found many rare

[cobirds] Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird

2014-04-21 Thread Lynn
FOS male Broad-tailed Hummingbird in my yard today and stopping by the feeder at 7:00 PM. Lynn Ackerman Highlands Ranch, CO Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[cobirds] Re: Wait, there is more to the story about Latham Reservoir Welcoming Committee/Weld

2014-04-21 Thread The Nunn Guy
Hi all I contacted Weld Sheriff via email and shared our experiences--reaching out to them for potential solutions. I did not mention names to protect the innocent ... :-) ... I'll let you know how Sheriff responds. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile:

RE: [cobirds] Re: Wait, there is more to the story about Latham Reservoir Welcoming Committee/Weld

2014-04-21 Thread Kay Niyo
Mary Cay Burger and I had the exact same experience with an oil truck driver last year when we were parked near the oil well pullout (and not blocking access). He was very interested in the birds through our scopes, etc. We have never stopped near the house. Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D.

[cobirds] Broadies Lamar CC 4/20

2014-04-21 Thread scottesevers
No less than three adult BWHAs were foraging in the Lamar CC woods yesterday PM. They were trying to forage with me traipsing through the understory. I could only turn up expected Passerines, with a couple of early Wilson's Warblers. Scott Severs (currently in Guymon OK) Sent via BlackBerry

[cobirds] Yellow-rumped Warblers large influx in Canon City area this morning.

2014-04-21 Thread SeEttaM .
I saw dozens of Yellow-rumped Warblers this moring in several locations in Canon City area. All I saw were Audubons. And some were singing. SeEtta Moss Canon City Http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] Ash-throated Flycatchers in Pueblo, 4/21

2014-04-21 Thread Brandon K. Percival
A pair of Ash-throated Flycatchers returned to the Osprey Picnic Area, in Rock Canyon today, 21 April.  I also saw one Eastern Phoebe, three singing House Wrens, and a good number of singing and not singing Yellow-rumped Warblers (both Audubon's and Myrtle) all in the same area.  This is

[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins (Larimer) on 4/21

2014-04-21 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
I have not been able to check the cemetery per my every-2-or-3-days schedule of the last few years. Thus, having not been since 8April, it seemed quite changed today. Lots of trees and other plants have flowered/leafed out. The peonies are about a foot tall, on average. Fox Squirrels were

[cobirds] FOS Band-tailed Pigeons arrived today, Teller County

2014-04-21 Thread Jeff J Jones
FOS Band-tailed Pigeons just arrived at my feeders here in Teller County today. Their first arrival is highly variable here each year - but this is about as late as it gets. Feb thru early April is usual. Jeff J Jones ( mailto:jjo...@jonestc.com jjo...@jonestc.com) Teller County - 8500' -

[cobirds] NW Colorado Sat-Sun

2014-04-21 Thread Nick Moore
I had a great weekend in the mountains looking for grouse. On Saturday, my first birding spot was the Silverthorne WTP there were no Barrow's but a female WOOD DUCK is a good bird up there. Some waterbirds around Kremmling and Wolford Mountain Reservoir (Grand) though nothing of note, and mostly

[cobirds] Singing male Yellow-throated Warbler -- Kiowa Co. 4/21

2014-04-21 Thread Brandon K. Percival
Just got this e-mail from Jacob Cooper, this is the 3rd YTWA I've heard of in the state this spring, already!: Hey Brandon, I'm not on COBirds anymore so I thought if contact you.  At about 1PM today, I located a singing Yellow-throated Warbler at the Sand Creek Massacre NHS visitor center 

[cobirds] E Boulder (109th St) 4/21

2014-04-21 Thread snowy.owlets
Hi Everyone, Around noon today 4/21, I stopped by the ibis pond. There were no ibis of any kind, but the hybrid Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal that Christian Nunes reported was still there. Mark Miller Longmont CO Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S™III, an ATT 4G LTE smartphone -- You received

[cobirds] Marbled Godwit/Union Reservoir

2014-04-21 Thread The Nunn Guy
Two were seen ... photos http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=1p6291ifb9go6 Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Glossy Ibis, Boulder No, Weld Yes

2014-04-21 Thread Steven Mlodinow
Greetings All Alas, no Glossy Ibis or fancy BW x GW Teal hybrid was to be found along 119th where they'd been stationed over this past weekend in Boulder County However, the pond at the corner of CO-119 and Weld CR 7 had a flock of about 14 ibis with one Glossy in it today. An eagle went

RE: [cobirds] Glossy Ibis, Boulder No, Weld Yes

2014-04-21 Thread William H Kaempfer
Steve, On behalf of Cobirders, let me thank you for your report. The chase is on. On both Saturday evening and Sunday mid-day the ibis gang at the flood created pond at Boulder Creek and 109th Street in Boulder County numbered exactly 14 White-faced Ibis and 1 Glossy Ibis. I think you found

[cobirds] Chico Warblers Today

2014-04-21 Thread John D
CO birders : After a late start to the morning , and a quick diversion to view 2 Mountain Plovers found by Bill Maynard at the intersection of Squirrel Creek Road and Ellicott Highway , El Paso County there was a male Black-and-White Warbler in the flowering cottonwoods around the

[cobirds] Roaring Fork birds (Garfield/Eagle)

2014-04-21 Thread Dick Filby
Hi all The HARRIS'S SPARROW is still visiting our backyard.. tho' very elusive now.. It is molting rapidly, and singing most days. Today I only heard him and ne'er clapped eyes on him. Yesterday I only saw him 2x all day - and very briefly each time at that. PINYON JAYS are still visiting

[cobirds] Chatfield SP and vicinity, and Marston April 21 mostly.

2014-04-21 Thread David Suddjian
Some highlights among the many things noted in today's birding... A male and female RUSTY BLACKBIRD were along Plum Creek near the picnic area. The Eastern Phoebe was not in evidence in that area, but there was a SWAMP SPARROW. Small flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers totaling about 30 birds,

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (21 Apr 2014) 14 Raptors

2014-04-21 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Stalker Pond, Wray (Yuma Co) - Harris's Sparrows, little else.

2014-04-21 Thread Luis Alberto Matheus
Hello COBirders, I walked around Stalker Pond (named Stalker Lake on eBird hotspots) for an hour this afternoon, 4/21. The place was busy with a few families fishing the pond and else quiet but for some Canada geese and a pair of greater yellowlegs. Best birds had to be a pair each of

[cobirds] Apologies to COBIrds

2014-04-21 Thread birdingspacepig
April 21, 2014 Hello COBirds! I think this email address that I use to subscribe to COBirds might have been hi-jacked and you might have received nonsense emails. Rest assured, I did not send those emails. I got some strange ones from this email address to my primary AOL address. I'll