[cobirds] Cherry Creek SP Gulls

After showing my 3 yr old her lifer Snowy Owl mid-day, we went to Cherry Creek SP (Arapahoe). From the swim beach, I finally lucked out with the gulls and had 7 species, incl. 2 Mew (one juv, and an adult), at least 1 Thayer's Gull, 14+ Bonaparte's, and 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull. I spent al

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow at Moose Visitor Center, Jackson County

This afternoon Brent Thordarson and I found a tan-striped adult White-throated Sparrow at the feeders at the Moose Visitor Center (just went of Cameron Pass) in Jackson County. Thanks, Kevin Keirn Fort Collins, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [cobirds] Fun with Flickers

Just this morning my yard flicker brought to my attention that the suet feeder was empty. I noticed the bird as it got up underneath my gas grill where it no doubt found some disgusting, sooty remnants of past dinners! Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11t

Re: [cobirds] Fun with Flickers and Fun with House Wrens

Inspired by David's post highlighting the interesting things one can see and learn by watching common birds, I thought I'd pass along a tidbit from my resident house wrens- considerably after the fact, of course. I have three wren houses in my yard, and usually have at least two families of wren

[cobirds] Rough Legged Hawk, Neva Rd., Allenspark Birds, Boulder County

Hi All, On the way to Allenspark to look for Rosy Finches/ Crossbills we observed a low flying Rough legged Hawk crossing Neva Rd.,[ western extension of Niwot Rd.] and landing on a post. Arriving at Allenspark at 10:30, we soon had flocks of both Evening Grosbeak,[16], and Pine Grosbeak,[7],

[cobirds] Northern Larimer County 12/6

Since my original plans of going to the CSU basketball game didn't work out, I only had a scope and neither binoculars or a camera when I decided to run around the northern part of the county this afternoon. A quick walk around the Plant Environmental Research Center on campus failed to produce th

[cobirds] David's Flickers

CoBirder's I rarely post, but I wanted to second Leon Bright's comments about David's Flickers. Interesting vignette's are sometimes more helpful in eventually locating birds I'm looking for than just giving precise locations because there is something about "finding it myself" that gives m

[cobirds] DIA Snowy Owl

All, The Snowy Owl northeast of DIA was sitting on the ground this afternoon halfway between 112th Ave and 114th Ave about a 1/4 mile east of Trussville St. between 2:15 and 3:45. It will probably be in that same location early tomorrow morning. Cheers, Peter Gent. Boulder, CO. -- You receive

[cobirds] David Suddjian's flickers

COBirders, Like many of you I enjoyed David's latest post. Certainly not all COBirds reports must be about unusual birds, since a large number of our subscribers are not yet highly experienced birders. David's interesting vignette does help promote the development of more dedicated peo

[cobirds] Fun with Flickers

This is not a report of unusual birds, but I've had three recent observations of interesting *Norther Flicker *behavior that I thought would be fun to share. In my yard a few days ago a flicker was attracted to suet hanging in a cage from the end of a branch. Apparently deciding he didn't want to,

Re: [cobirds] Owl feeding

I would agree, but there are two arguments to support not feeding the owls,or any bird, that are often over-looked. Where would you get live mice? From a pet store? AS a wildlife manager, I would certainly caution against introducing domestic mouse populations into the wild. They can have drasti

[cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon

The Comanche Power Plant pond is not viewable from the roads, and may be visited only if accompanied by power plant personnel. Gwen Moore In Pueblo County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and st

[cobirds] Owl feeding

Hello birders, Here’s a controversial topic: Is it okay to feed a Snowy Owl to get a better look, get a better photo? Seems cruel to throw live mice toward an owl, at least for the mice. And obviously one should not feed an owl a poisoned rodent. But apparently there are arguments on the othe

[cobirds] Carolina Wren - Jefferson

Patty Echelmeyer saw a Carolina Wren at her home in Wheat Ridge -- 10 feet from the window. She described it well, but saw it only twice, Nov. 29 and Dec. 2. Not since. She alerted several neighbor-bird-watchers, but they had no luck in finding it. She hasn't seen it since Wednesday (Dec. 2).

[cobirds] WARNING - Adams [and other]

We had a group of birders yesterday at & 74th & the South Platte, with 6 cars or more.. One of the people left her purse in the back seat, and a passenger left his scope. While we explored the area, 11:00 am to 1 pm, someone threw a rock through her window, grabbed the purse, and left the scop

[cobirds] Snowy Owl DIA Owl Loop (Adams County I think)

This morning shortly after 7AM, several of us got great views of the Snowy Owl reported yesterday by Bill Hutchinson. It was just East of 112th & Trussville Road, and could be viewed from 112th, and from a building just east (at the end of a private access road) of Trussville Road where 114th wo

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 6 December 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: December 6, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Sunday, December 6, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). BRANT (Pue