Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: July 22, 2015
E-mail: rba AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert, Wednesday, July 22 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).
Upland Sandpiper (
Male wrens are notoriously vicious and vigorously defend their territories
against other avian intrusion. They have been known to puncture eggs of
other birds and kill nestlings they find in their territory. This could
explain seeing an increase in wrens and a decrease in other species that
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Little Blue Heron in Eastern Boulder County/Southwestern Weld County area
On Sunday July 19th Petrea Mah observed a Little Blue Heron in a restricted
area in eastern Boulder County near Boulder Creek. Petrea identified one adult
Little Blue Heron as well as two possible immature birds that were
Details here:
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/events/chestnut-collared-longspur-trip-nunn-cheyenne-wy
Meet 7/25 0730AM at Hwy 85/Weld CR 114 SE corner.
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Thanks
Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/
Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m
I want to make a correction about what I said regarding the number of
broods - I said up to three - they only brood 1-2 times, and add that All
About Birds says clutch size can be 3-10 eggs (wow!)
Bob Santangelo
Wheat Ridge / Jefferson County
On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 4:42:08 PM UTC-6, Rober
Birders,
I birded with a couple of friends from Chicago today and in running around
Jeffco, checked the trees north of Sedalia for Lewis's Woodpecker but
didn't find any and then checked the historical area for 3-Toed 10 mi west
of Sedalia and also w/o any success. I think the area west of Sedalia
