[cobirds] Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Jefferson county, 47+3. A good day.

2015-01-24 Thread Art Hudak
Hello, 50 birds, 4 rodents, 1 wild canine (a coyote) and some Racoons...Highlights: Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's), Pygmy Nuthatch (low elevation) and American Dipper x3. 2 dipper found within 300m west from main parking pedestrian bridge. Next under I-70 bridge. Art Hudak City of Denver, county

[cobirds] Lap Longspurs, El Paso Cnty

2015-01-24 Thread Stephen Getty
COBirders, The west end of Drennan Rd had Lapland Longspurs this AM. The largest group of 18 was near/on Drennan at the hill 0.5 miles east of where Drennan turns from N-S to E-W (8:00 AM, again 10:30 AM). Another pair then single were just west of intersection with Hemmingway. Usual raptors ar

[cobirds] Larimer County woodcock + bonus flock of bald eagles 1/24

2015-01-24 Thread modise
Seen by my wife and me from 1:30 - 2:00 with a couple of other birders at Bobcat Ridge. When we got back on County Road 27, about a mile south of the turn for Bobcat Ridge, we found 10 bald eagles circling and jousting with a murder of crows (at least 100) over an elk carcass - very cool! Sout

[cobirds] American Woodcock, Larrimer County

2015-01-24 Thread Michael King
Tim Smart and I were among about a dozen birders who saw the American Woodcock at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area opposite the ranger's house, within 10 m of the road, this morning at ~10:30 am. Although many people have now seen this special Colorado bird, the precise location (map and GPS coordinate

[cobirds] Bobcat Ridge Woodcock (yes)(Larimer)

2015-01-24 Thread W. Robert Shade III
was seen again Saturday morning opposite the ranger's house hardly fifteen feet from the road by Steve Kingswood. It looks like he's settled down for the winter. Bob Shade Lakewood -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscrib

[cobirds] Message form the Manager - new members please read

2015-01-24 Thread Todd Deininger
Hi all, we have had a influx of new members lately and more upcoming with grouse season approaching I want to remind you to read the rules for posting to COBirds before you start posting. A few of the common errors that stop posts from going through. 1. Post

[cobirds] Evening Grosbeak, COS, El Paso Co, Saturday

2015-01-24 Thread Steve Brown
Hi COBirders, I caught and banded a pair of adult Evening Grosbeaks in my yard today, NW COS, Mountain Shadows. There has been a flock in the area intermittently for a couple weeks, but these are the first I've had a chance to handle. There were six here, at the same time, last weekend. Also,

[cobirds] Rosy-finches inVictor

2015-01-24 Thread Joy Lake
My husband and I watched a flock of at least 50 riosy-finches at the previously mentioned blue house in Victor for about an hour this morning. All 3 species were present Joy Lake -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe

[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco - Yes

2015-01-24 Thread Ira Sanders
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[cobirds] Pine Warbler - Denver West- Jefferson County

2015-01-24 Thread Douglas Kibbe
The Pine Warbler frequenting the Denver West Center was seen Friday afternoon east of Building #5. It was loosely associated with the roving flock of bushtits, cedar waxwings, and American Robins and flew into the complex from the private residential area to the east. Doug Kibbe Littleton

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 24 January 2015

2015-01-24 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: January 24, 2015 e-mail: rba AT cobirds.org This is the Rare Bird Alert Saturday, January 24 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).