[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 28 November 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: November 28, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Saturday, November 28, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). BRANT

[cobirds] Tundra Swans - Mesa County

Good morning All, Yesterday I reported 2 possible juvenile Trumpeter Swans at the Whitewater Ponds on HWY 141 in Mesa County. Thanks to some comments from Steve Mlodinow, I feel confident now that the birds are juvenile TUNDRA SWANS. Mike Henwood Grand Junction Mesa County -- You received this

[cobirds] Swans Jefferson

Chatfield 2 Tundra Swans, 2 Greater White-fronted Goose, 2 Red-necked Grebe Joey Kellner Littleton, Colorado -- 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

Re: [cobirds] Swans Jefferson

I just had 13 tundra swans drop in on the Douglas co side of Chatfield lake, east of the marina sand spit. They just swam SE into a cove and are out of view. Scott Somershoe Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 28, 2015, at 9:43 AM, vireo1 wrote: > > Chatfield 2 Tundra Swans, 2 Great

Re: [cobirds] Swans Jefferson

Still there. 13. Good views from sandpit. Matt C, 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. To post t

[cobirds] Lesser Black-backed Gull - Barr Lake - Adams Co

Birders, This morning on our monthly bird walk, we had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull on the edge of the ice directly out from the banding station. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe f

Re: [cobirds] Swans Jefferson

11 adults 8 juv. Total of 19 directly east of sandspit against far shore. Distant photos on eBird check list. Thanks to all for the great posts. Cool birds!! Ann and I were there from noon to 12:15 PM. eBird Checklist – Chatfield SP--Marina Sandspit, Colorado – Sat Nov 28, 2015 – 8 species ( 1

[cobirds] Common Redpolls at Livermore (Larimer) on 28Nov

Janeal and I checked the Livermore Community Church at noon today to see if the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch flock reported by John Shenot recently was still visiting the feeders behind the pastor's house next to the Livermore Community Church. No rosies but at least 3 Common Redpolls. Dave Leath

[cobirds] Trumpeter Swans - Highline Lake SP - Mesa

Hello All, This afternoon a number of local birders checked out the swans that had been reported at Highline Lake SP (been there about a week). Supposedly there had been 8 swans earlier in the week. We had good looks at 5 adult TRUMPETER SWANS. Also had several large flocks of Sandhill Cranes fl

[cobirds] White-winged Scoter, Boulder Co

All, The was a female/immature plumaged White-winged Scoter on Baseline Reservoir at 1:30pm this afternoon. It was east of where I parked on south Cherryvale Road, which is just southeast of Boulder. At the Valmont overlook I ran into Christian Nunes, who had seen a juvenile Pacific Loon on Six

[cobirds] Barr Lake (Adams County) Birding on 11/28

I joined Niña Routh and her band of Black Friday Birders a day late this year for a half-day of birding at Barr Lake State Park. We started in the NW corner by the BCOR (aka RMBO) headquarters where we had our most unusual birds of the day-5 Least Sandpipers trying to find some shore between th

[cobirds] Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas: QUIZ

Hello, Birders. One of the most important features of the forthcoming *2nd Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas* is the *change map*--one for each and every species in the book. The change map provides an intuitive--and, in many cases, dramatic--feel for how a species' breeding range in Colorado change