[cobirds] Adams County - For Your Information

2015-07-24 Thread Mark Amershek
Bruce Neuman and I were up in Adams County yesterday on a birding trip. Just a couple of updates for birding in this county. 1. The Northern section of the Banner Lakes State Wildlife Area is now open. It is annually closed from April 1 to July 15 for nesting season. 2. There has been a traff

[cobirds] Little Blue Heron, Firestone Gravel Pits, Weld County

2015-07-24 Thread Carl Starace
Hi All, I stopped at the Firestone Gravel Pits this morning to see if the Common Loon was present for a third day running. It was absent, but an immature Little Blue Heron was present, standing beside a large group of Double crested Cormorants in one of the 2 smaller pits on the west side of C

[cobirds] NORTHERN CARDINAL and White-winged Dove, Boulder County

2015-07-24 Thread Eric DeFonso
Yes, Boulder, not Tucson or Corpus Christi. Hi folks, While out for a long run in residential Boulder this morning, I heard both these species vocalizing in their respective distinctive ways. The Northern Cardinal was singing near 19th and Neher, which for those of you familiar with the town is

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 24 July 2015

2015-07-24 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: July 234 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Friday, July 24 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Broad-winged Hawk (Larmier) Upland Sandpiper (Logan, W