[cobirds] Huerfano County Update: Black-billed Cuckoo

2015-06-13 Thread Polly Neldner
Had a report from an early visitor to our yard that the Black-billed Cuckoo was heard and briefly seen at around 5:20 am this morning. Was seen just past Wahatoya Creek on the North side of CTY Rd. 358. Cuckoo was still calling from roughly the same location at shortly after 6:00 am when I took

Re: [cobirds] Parts of Chatfield State Park (Jefferson & Douglas Counties) closed - Flooding

2015-06-13 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
I was at South platte park this morning. Just 3 to 4 days ago, the river was running at 27,000 CFS. Today, the river was running at 11,000 CFS and was visibly much lower than it had been for the last month. It makes me wonder if they have decreased the amount of water being released from Chatfi

Re: [cobirds] Timnath Reservoir Apparent closure, Larimer county

2015-06-13 Thread Amy Cervene
I just checked the Town of Timnath website and found that indeed Timnath Reservoir is restricted to residents only. Here's a link to a pdf outlining all the Timnath Res policies: http://timnath-co.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Timnath-Reservoir-2015-Policy.pdf Looks like there was an update to th

[cobirds] Timnath Reservoir Apparent closure, Larimer county

2015-06-13 Thread Sean Walters
Hello All, This is information regarding an apparent closure of the park on the west side of Timnath Reservoir and a few small sightings from Fossil Creek Reservoir in Fort Collins. My family and I decided to take a walk over at Fossil Creek this afternoon where we had one singing Orchard Ori

[cobirds] Re: McCowns longspur and Pawnee Grasslands question

2015-06-13 Thread Thea Sinclair
That sounds like a possibility. How do I contact CSU and/or CPER? On Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 3:14:55 PM UTC-4, Amber Carver wrote: > > Crow valley is flooded, and it has continued to rain almost daily. Another > option is to contact CSU about staying at the research housing where I work > (CP

[cobirds] Parts of Chatfield State Park (Jefferson & Douglas Counties) closed - Flooding

2015-06-13 Thread Joey Kellner
I just received this from one of the Park Rangers: "The water level went up over the evening and continues to rise. The main park Road is closed between Fox Run and the Platte River parking area." Just wanted to let birders know. If you want to bird on the Douglas County side of the Platte Rive

Re: [cobirds] RFI-Ohio birders

2015-06-13 Thread David Suddjian
I'll add that the "Explore Data" tab in eBird (www.ebird.org) will take you to species maps that will show specific locations where your target species have been reported recently and otherwise. David Suddjian Littleton, CO On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Joe Roller wrote: > Mike, > Welcome to

Re: [cobirds] RFI-Ohio birders

2015-06-13 Thread Joe Roller
Mike, Welcome to Colorado! Here is a link to the Colorado Field Ornithologists County birding website, which you may already know about. http://coloradocountybirding.org On the first page, find the section on the top line labelled "Specialties." You can find good sites for the species you mentio

[cobirds] McCowns longspur and Pawnee Grasslands question

2015-06-13 Thread Amber Carver
Crow valley is flooded, and it has continued to rain almost daily. Another option is to contact CSU about staying at the research housing where I work (CPER). You could volunteer for me on light duty nest checks and I'll show you where the longspurs are. -Amber Carver Littleton, CO -- You rec

[cobirds] McCowns longspur and Pawnee Grasslands question

2015-06-13 Thread Thea Sinclair
My husband and I are planning to bird Pawnee National Grasslands in late August in search of McCown's longspur and to see other grassland species. We had reserved at Crow Valley Family Grassland, and received notice that our reservation was cancelled due to flooding. It appears all campgrounds

[cobirds] Grace's Warbler Chaffee County

2015-06-13 Thread Sally Denny
As a resident of Chaffee County I followed Christian Nunes directions (but it is Rt.250 not 205) and easily found the Grace's Warbler this morning singing high in a Ponderosa. I had a possible sighting of a second Grace's and will continue to monitor this spot for any possible nesting activity. I

[cobirds] RFI-Ohio birders

2015-06-13 Thread michael gordon
My wife and I and another couple will be spending 9 days birding in Colorado beginning this weekend I have been following this website and ebird.We plan to spend 3 days in RMNP and bird in Pawnee, some of the foothill parks, then travel west to Colorado NM, Black Canyon and Ouray. I was h

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 13 June 2015

2015-06-13 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: June 13, 2015 E-mail: rba AT cobirds.org This is the Rare Bird Alert, Saturday, June 13 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Least Bittern (Pueb