[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 16 November 2014

2014-11-16 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: November 16, 2014 The Sunday DFO Field Trip to Roxborough SP has been cancelled. This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert Sunday, November 16 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new

[cobirds] Maybe third time the charm? Perry Conway and Holiday Sale

2014-11-16 Thread Pam Piombino
Here is the link to the poster with all of the information to Boulder County Audubon's Holiday sale. I thought I could imbed it in the message, but forgot about the rules for photos. Sorry, for the multiple postings; http://boulderaudubon.org/pdf/2014HolidaySalePoster.pdf Please come to

[cobirds] Colorado Christmas Bird Count dates so far

2014-11-16 Thread flammowl17
Christmas Bird Count dates in Colorado are being scheduled. Here is an update as of 11/16: I will keep updating when I dates are set. 2014: Sunday, Dec 14: Boulder, Eagle Valley, Fairplay, Grand Junction, Gunnison, Pagosa Springs, Penrose. Monday, Dec 15: John Martin Reservoir. Tuesday, Dec 16:

[cobirds] White-winged scoter, Big Johnson, El Paso Co

2014-11-16 Thread David Chartier
White-winged scoter was still at Big Johnson Reservoir in El Paso County this morning. David Chartier Colorado Springs, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this

[cobirds] Costa's Hummingbird

2014-11-16 Thread Mike Henwood
Costa's hummingbird still at 2217 Tuscany Ave. in Grand Junction as of 10:45 A.M. this morning. Twanna Cooksey has a wonderful feeder setup in her back yard with various types of feeders and heated bird baths. Lots to look at while you wait. She indicated the Costa's hummer appears early in the

[cobirds] windsor reservoir--snow geese and swans

2014-11-16 Thread 'Joan Glabach' via Colorado Birds
Today we have at least 20 snow geese, 6 swans, many geese, common merganser, common goldeneye, 3 male bufflehead, shovelers, gulls on Windsor Reservoir.  Many just came in  at 1:30PM. Joan GlabachWindsor, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

[cobirds] El Paso county -- Tundra Swan 11/16/14

2014-11-16 Thread 'Mark Peterson' via Colorado Birds
COBirders, I stopped by Big Johnson reservoir this morning and was able to locate the 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERs and 1 LONG-TAILED DUCK.  There are still approximately 10 BONAPARTE'S GULLs and 4 COMMON LOONs I believe.  One of the loons seems much smaller than the other 3 but is definitely a

[cobirds] Red Rocks Trading Post Golden Crowned Sparrow and Fox Sparrow

2014-11-16 Thread Tom Behnfield
Carl, I'm glad that you Sally got to see the Fox ( the Golden-Crowned.) It was worth the wait! Nice to meet you! Tom Behnfield Lakewood, CO behnfi...@q.com www.flickr.com/photos/behnfield -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To

[cobirds] Eastern Bluebirds, Weld County

2014-11-16 Thread Tom Wilberding
Hello birders, Dipped on Scoters, but as a consolation prize Barb I saw about a dozen Eastern Bluebirds fraternizing this afternoon with a bigger flock of European Starlings, near the entrance of Union Reservoir, Longmont, 2 pm. County Road 26. Both species interested in insects in the

[cobirds] Mew Gull and probable Mexican Duck, Larimer County

2014-11-16 Thread quetzal65
I checked a few southeast Larimer County hotspots this afternoon. Gull and waterfowl numbers are awesome right now in a few spots. Fossil Creek Reservoir - Half frozen but still supports hundreds of lingering Western Grebes, a few Clark's Grebes, 2 dozen cormorants, and 10 pelicans, plus

[cobirds] Sapsucker update, new Imm Yellow-bellied and adult Red-naped Sapsuckers in Canon City

2014-11-16 Thread SeEttaM .
I never refound the adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I reported on Nov 4. Williamson's Sapsuckers continued in Canon City with a high of 6 birds earier this week. Since Thursday (the second day of below freezing temps here) I did not refind any sapsuckers until yesterday when I saw 1 male

[cobirds] Mountain Lakes Sunday

2014-11-16 Thread Joey Kellner
Today Dean Shoup and I did a mountain lakes loop to see what the cold weather may have deposited in the mountains. We had one massive flock of about 650 Rosy Finches (~400 Gray-crowned, ~200 Brown-capped and about 50 Gray-crowned Hepburn's race) along Colorado Highway 9 (between Fairplay and