[cobirds] Snowy Owl present, 12-7-15 Adams Co.

At previously reported location. Dale and Joel Adams Fremont County -- 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

[cobirds] Snowy Owl + Info on DIA roads

Hi folks -- What an awesome experience to see the snowy owl yesterday! As some of you may have heard, a police officer arrived in mid-morning to disperse the crew of birders watching the owl. She was very friendly and showed me a cell phone photo she took of the owl on November 21 (on the

[cobirds] Pueblo Eurasian Wigeon

The pair of Eurasian Wigeon at the Comanche Power Plant was reported on at least two occasions by a plant employee. I contacted Xcel and found that one can arrange to have a tour by calling tour manager Judy Jaramillo at 719-549-3700.I was going to post this on the RBA but was asked to remove

[cobirds] JJ Audubon, the benefits of of using bait

Hi Many folks wondered how John J Audubon was able to get so close to hummingbirds in order to paint them. He would fill up a small cup with red wine wait for a hummingbird to be attracted to the color and then watch the hummer sip the wine. After a short wait the now giddy hummer would

Re: [cobirds] Cherry Creek SP Gulls

In addition to Scott's list, Loch and I saw a female type, Long-tailed Duck at Cherry Creek yesterday.Glenn WalbekCastle Rock, COSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROIDOn Dec 6, 2015 10:25 PM, Scott Somershoe wrote:After showing my 3 yr old her lifer Snowy Owl mid-day, we

Re: [cobirds] JJ Audubon, the benefits of of using bait

Hi Lucky Hummer, he shot most of his other specimens. Steve Larson Northglenn CO - Original Message - From: "ROBERT RIGHTER" To: "COBirds" Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:52:56 AM Subject: [cobirds] JJ Audubon, the benefits of

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 7 December 2015

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date: December 7, 2015 This is the Rare Bird Alert, Monday, December 7, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). BRANT

[cobirds] Add Audio to Your eBird Checklist! | eBird

Add Audio to Your eBird Checklist! | eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/addaudio/ -- 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] DIA owls on December 7

On December 7 around DIA the Snowy Owl, a Burrowing Owl, and a Great Horned Owl were seen. Short-eared Owls are also nearby. It is very late in the season for Burrowing Owls so I was skeptical but there is a photo on the CFO Facebook page of the Burrowing Owl. The Snowy Owl has been around DIA

Re: [cobirds] Fun with Flickers

Several years ago when my CO Spgs Area 11 CBC crew first spotted the female Acorn Woodpecker along Cheyenne Blvd in mid-Dec., it and a N. Flicker were both clinging to and working along the fascia on front of the roof overhang of a house, picking at or lapping up some unknown grubs or eggs (or

RE: [cobirds] JJ Audubon, the benefits of of using bait

Passenger Pigeons were his favorite.Glenn WalbekCastle Rock, COSent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID -- 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] White-winged Scoter at S, Platte Res

A female White-winged Scoter is in the Jefferson Co portion of the reservoir right now David Suddjian Littleton Co Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

[cobirds] Raptor Alley/Nunn

Hi all Did a tour yesterday (12/6) ... another fantastic day for raptoring on Sunday--zero wind and mild temperature. Found 65 raptors in total including: - Red-tailed Hawk - 19 - American Kestrel -20 - Ferruginous Hawk - 13 - Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 - Northern Harrier - 2 -

[cobirds] Trumpeter Swan Union Reservoir

I was at Union Reservoir this morning and saw the Trumpeter Swan with Joe Mammoser. It was best seen from the northeast corner of the reservoir at a distance that with a scope could be seen well. Norm Erthal Arvada CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Long-tailed Duck Poudre Ponds Greeley

I observed one of the two previously reported Long-tailed Ducks at Poudre Ponds this morning. There was also a Bonaparte's Gull present with the 5 introduced Mute Swans. Poudre Ponds is on the north side of Greeley on 35th Avenue north of F Street. Norm Erthal Arvada CO -- You received this

[cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon Pueblo Tour

I have contacted Judy Jaramillo of Excel to arrange a tour. I think it would be easier if a group of us did a combined tour instead of many of us trying to do this separately. I am thinking of doing this Wednesday or Thursday. If you are interested, please let me know at nert...@comcast.net

RE: [cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon Pueblo Tour

 good for Wednesday . Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Norm Erthal Date: 12/07/2015 4:34 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Eurasian Wigeon Pueblo Tour I have

RE: [cobirds] JJ Audubon, the benefits of of using bait

… and he didn’t eat it probably because it was too small. Audubon was known to comment on the taste of some birds he shot. Leon Bright, Pueblo Hi Lucky Hummer, he shot most of his other specimens. Steve Larson Northglenn CO _ Hi Many folks wondered how John J

[cobirds] DIA OWL LOOP PICS

Hello birders, Thanks to Bill Hutchinson for finding & sharing the Snowy Owl. Barb and I reached 114th Ave. east of Trussville Street at 9 am today. We saw a truck south of us on 112th . (112 and 114 both dead-end dirt roads in this area.) What is he looking at? After a lot of searching we

[cobirds] Snowy Owl (Denver County)

Just to keep Joe Roller happy, the Snowy Owl WAS seen today. I watched it for about a hour and it moved very little but seemed healthy and alert. It was in the same area previously described. This is on the north side of a dirt road to the south of 114 Ave and east of Trussville St. I was

[cobirds] Many birders are asking me if the DIA area Snowy Owl was seen today...

..and if so, where, please. I cannot go, but I hope we can keep the information flowing on CObirds - especially if some effort was made but it was NOT seen on a given day. Joe Roller, Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group.