[cobirds] Bird nesting has been pretty successful for common species in the Canon City area this summer

Common species such as Lark Sparrows and Yellow Warblers are having a very productive breeding year. While Lark Sparrows are in dryer shrub habitat, all the rains have provided excellent habitat and lots of small insects. Yellow Warblers have been fledging youngsters for several weeks along ripari

[cobirds] another EA Wood Pewee far from home (Boulder County)

Steve M's report on the Eastern Wood Pewee in Logan reminded me that I had one on a transect along the Picture Rock Trail (south of Lyons) a few weeks ago. I thought I was hallucinating: most unlikely place! Habitat was ponderosa pine savanna at about 6300 ft. The Pewee called and called--a nos

[cobirds] Unexpected Birds in West Centennial, Arapahoe County

Hello Fellow Birders, My little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial has had three unexpected visitors the past three days. A White-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee and what I believe is a juvenile Chipping Sparrow have all been hanging around since Saturday.

[cobirds] Re: Secured document IGNORE

Please IGNORE and delete the message. Someone logged onto my gmail account from Foxfire. It was not me. Sorry for the inconvenience. Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[cobirds] Chestnut-collared Longspur/Weld and Cheyenne, WY

Hi all Over weekend did a Chestnut-collared Longspur trip--saw two at Weld CR 108/Hwy 85 SE corner (permit to access). Along Chalk Bluffs Road across WY border saw about 25+ Chestnuts--including many fledged birds, few McCown's. I'll be posting photos of tomorrow. I'll be posting Chestnut-co

[cobirds] Green-tailed Towhee feeding juvenile cowbird, Estes Park, Larimer Co.

We are enjoying a nice July visit to Colorado. One of the bird lists I keep is of species I have observed feeding juvenile Brown-headed Cowbirds. At home in Maryland every summer we have Song Sparrows feeding cowbirds in our yard. Today at our vacation home in Estes Park, we observed a Green

[cobirds] Summer Migration in full swing at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County

Hello, Birders. We all speak of spring migration and fall migration. What about summer migration? It doesn't exactly roll of the tip of the tongue, but it's very real, especially in Colorado. Here's what's been moving through Greenlee Preserve & environs, eastern Boulder County, the past couple

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 20 July 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: July 20, 2015 E-mail: rba AT cobirds.org This is the Rare Bird Alert, Monday, July 20 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Upland Sandpiper (Log