[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 9 October 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: October 9, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Friday, October 9 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Barrow's Gold

[cobirds] Ruddy turnstone YES - chatfield, Douglas county

On the sandpit this morning again...turning stones. M Crooks, Littleton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

[cobirds] Grackle Hordes and a Junco in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

Hello Fellow Birders, Yesterday a Gray-headed Junco showed up in my little townhome yard near Holly and Arapahoe, first of the season. A horde of Common Grackles descended on my yard last Monday. They're still here, eating me out of house and home. Keep smilin', Kevin Corwin west C

[cobirds] Ruddy Turnstone still at Chatfield

The bird was on the Marina sand spit at 7:20 AM today 10/9 giving its characteristic call "So many stones, so little time." Also the Red-necked Grebe hanging out with a flock of Western Grebes from the handicapped pier on a lake as still as a millpond. No terns or Sabine's gulls. 6 Great Blue Hero

[cobirds] High Plains Birding Club: Raptor Alley Field Trip #1/Weld

Hi all Field trip is October 17, 2015 from 8:30am to 1pm full details at link below: - http://coloradobirder.ning.com/events/high-plains-birding-club-raptor-alley-field-trip-1 Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http:colorado

[cobirds] Also a Cattle Egret at Chatfield Heronry Overlook 10/9

I did not realize that this bird is unusual at Chatfield until I looked it up on the Chatfield checklist. Seen resting close to the south on exposed stony bars from the Heronry Overlook. Stay til the Big Sit! Stay! Bob Shade Lakewood -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Ruddy Turnstone Chatfield State Park

the Turnstone is still on the sand spit as of 11 a.m. this morning  Loch kilpatrick, Parker Colorado Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Station at Barr, 10/9/15

A beautiful, sunny day and a good mix of birds for our annual Science in Action program with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. We broadcast live into classrooms across the country - from North Carolina to Alaska and many states in between! Here's the breakdown of the 33 new birds for to

[cobirds] No Parasitic Jaeger Jackson Lake (Morgan)

Mid-day today I searched for the Parasitic Jaeger at Jackson Lake State Park (Morgan County) originally reported by Norm Erthal. In two hours from every available vantage point I could not locate the bird, it has possibly moved on so hopefully everyone will keep their eyes open elsewhere for it.

[cobirds] Broad tailed hummingbird back - Larimer County

Hi all, We had decided our last hummingbird sighting was on 10/2 after going several days with only one seen briefly each day, then none at all for several days. So we took down the feeders and dumped the last of the sugar water in the fridge. Low and behold 4 days later a single hummingbird

[cobirds] Cranes over Ken Caryl Valley, JeffCo

Last night (10/8) I heard a flock of *Sandhill Cranes* flying S, about 8:21 pm. No idea how many were represented by the faint calls drifting down through the dark. But this evening (10/9) at about 6:10 pm a big flock of about 200 passed over, traveling high, but with still enough light to see them