[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 18 August 2014

2014-08-18 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: August 18, 2014 email: r...@cfobirds.org The RBA phone line has been discontinued. This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 18 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new i

[cobirds] Possible Black Swifts/Colorado Springs?

2014-08-18 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
Jason probably interested in this report ... :-) Gary, I just read the large article on black swifts, http://www.aba.org/thecoolestbird.pdf, and note that it includes no sightings of Black Swift east of the Sangre de Cristos in the south of Colorado. You may wish to know about this observatio

[cobirds] New Yard Bird/Nunn ID Help?

2014-08-18 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/cordilleran-flycatcher-new-yard-bird-nunn Need some confirmation help on this ID ... if possible Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Weld County Wanderings

2014-08-18 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
Crom Lake (east pond now 100% mud flat; west pond has lots of exposed shoreline - About 30 "peeps" recognized Baird's, Least, Western, Semipalmated - Semipalmated Plover - Killdeer - 82+ Weld CR 43 (.5m north of Weld CR 48 on E)--oil operation flooded area continues to "hop". No ac

[cobirds] Re: RFI: South Denver Broad-Tailed Hummingbird & Lark Bunting

2014-08-18 Thread Polly Reetz
We saw broad-tailed and rufous hummingbirds at Cherry Creek State Park last week - at the 12-Mile Group picnic area and wetlands trailhead on the southeast side of the park (ask at the entrance station). Lark buntings might be around there but we didn't see any. They are prairie birds; try t