[cobirds] Black-headed Grosbeak -FOS- Golden - Jeffco

2016-05-03 Thread Ira Sanders
Birders, Our 1st BHGR just showed up in the backyard. Now just waiting for the 1st Lazuli Bunting. Usually shows up on May 5. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[cobirds] Re: "Attack Grouse" harasses photographer (Jefferson)

2016-05-03 Thread Janis Robinson
I seem to remember that the Lookout Mountain attack grouse ended up being run over and killed by a car. Janis Robinson Coal Creek Canyon On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 8:35:41 PM UTC-6, Tom Behnfield wrote: > > The Dusky Grouse at Lookout Mountain (RIP) Jefferson County last year did > the same thin

[cobirds] Willets [Nunn/Pierce, Weld]

2016-05-03 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
Hi all I asked myself this morning as I readied my commute to Fort Collins ..."Will-et" be a good morning for shorebirding? ... :-) ... At "Nunn Pond" (Hwy 85/Weld CR 100 (W on N)) - Willet - 1 - Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 "Nunn Pond" list growing ... Canada Goose Gadwall

[cobirds] Beginning Birder opportunity- Lafayette

2016-05-03 Thread Scott E. Severs
"*LAFAYETTE BIRDS”* *An ongoing birdwatching opportunity for beginning birders (families & adults)* *1-3 p.m. on Sundays May 8, June 5, July 3, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct. 2, and Nov. 6* Beginning birders are invited to experience the fun and discovery of birdwatching at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve,

[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager-Lee Martinez Park- Fort Collins Larimer CO

2016-05-03 Thread Josh Bruening
Male Scarlet Tanager currently being seen near the low damn on the river just north of the parking area. It was seen earlier by Dave Wade. Dan Laszlo, Rachel Hopper and myself are looking at it currently. It's working the Willows and Cottonwoods next to the river. Josh Bruening Fort Collins

[cobirds] Birding By Ear Program ~ This Saturday!

2016-05-03 Thread Alison Kondler
If you are like me and unfortunate not to be able attend the CFO convention, this may be for you! May 7th, 2014 at 8:30am Birding By Ear Roxborough State Park (Meet Inside the Visitor Center) Trail: EASY/MODERATE Leader, Alison Kondler Bring binoculars, water and snacks. 6 spots left

[cobirds] Birding by ear program - This Saturday

2016-05-03 Thread Alison Kondler
If you are like me and unfortunate not to be able attend the CFO convention, this may be for you! May 7th, 2016 at 8:30am Birding By Ear Roxborough State Park (Meet Inside the Visitor Center) Trail: EASY/MODERATE Leader, Alison Kondler Bring binoculars, water and snacks. 6 spots left (cal

[cobirds] Denver Audubon program - May 4 Wednesday night

2016-05-03 Thread 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds
Denver Audubon's Lois Webster Fund provides grants to Colorado researchers working on wildlife projects. We encourage you to join us for Lois Webster Fund’s 2015 Research & Education  Presentation: Wed, May 4, 2016 from 6:30-9:00 pm in the Kent Village Clubhouse, 3490 S. Race St, Englewood. Tu

[cobirds] Northern Waterthrush -- Pueblo County 5/3

2016-05-03 Thread Brandon Percival
I walked all of the Valco Ponds side of the River this morning, below Pueblo Reservoir dam (Pueblo County). The best migrant was a Northern Waterthrush, it was close to the Arkansas River, just east of the two Fish Hatchery Ponds. A few getting late ducks were around Valco Ponds area today too, C

Re: [cobirds] Re: "Attack Grouse" harasses photographer (Jefferson)

2016-05-03 Thread jconnell43
Never been attacked by a grouse, but I have been kicked in the hip by a well known aggressive turkey in a Sacramento park. "Fearless Fred" was eventually relocated. Also was chased by a turkey in Arizona and forced to jump a stream to get away. Both incidences were right around Easter. Jim Co

[cobirds] A Loggerhead Shrike/ Other Birds at Rabbit Mountain Today

2016-05-03 Thread Carl Starace
A nice find on the way to Rabbit Mt. was a perched Broad winged Hawk in trees just after I made the turn off 66 onto 53rd St. The Eagle Wind Trail was closed again this morning but I was told by Boulder County Open Space folks it will reopen tomorrow. I walked the broad road that winds around to th

[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager (Larimer)

2016-05-03 Thread 'Dan Stringer' via Colorado Birds
I decided to break my binoculars yesterday, right before the Scarlet Tanager was reported at Lee Martinez Park in Larimer County. Drove up there today, found the wrong trail three times, and then at 3:05 I learned that if you ever need to look for a bird without binoculars, it should be a Scarle

[cobirds] Black-bellied Plover-Cobb Lake -Larimer County

2016-05-03 Thread Josh Bruening
Hello again all! Had to head to Wellington for a quick work run this afternoon and headed over to Cobb Lake after my boss said she had a Black-bellied Plover there this morning. The bird was there at 230pm in beautiful breeding plumage. Along with the plover, there were 4 Whimbrel, a dozen Wi

[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager (Larimer)

2016-05-03 Thread Joey Angstman
No tanager as of 5:30pm Joey Angstman Fort Collins, CO -- 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 to this g

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (03 May 2016) 22 Raptors

2016-05-03 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0

[cobirds] Re: "Attack Grouse" harasses photographer (Jefferson)

2016-05-03 Thread tocalytic
One time on the road between Aspen and the Maroon Bells a male Dusky Grouse ran towards my car on the road, jumped on the hood and stared at us through the windshield. I opened the door to get a photo and he hopped off of the hood, onto the ground and next thing I knew he was up on my leg and

[cobirds] American Bittern at Sawhill Ponds in Boulder

2016-05-03 Thread Jamie Simo
Lifer! I heard and saw an American Bittern at Sawhill Ponds this afternoon. First I heard the gulping and then I saw the bird standing on a little hillock. When you park at Cottonwood Marsh it was at the 2nd pond on the left as you walk past the sign for Sawhill Ponds. Jamie Simo Longmont

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Station Report - Chatfield, 5/3/16

2016-05-03 Thread meredith . mcburney
The story of the first 4 days of banding at Chatfield is about Yellow-rumped Warblers. So far, almost half of the birds caught have been Yellow-rumpeds - 24 Myrtles, 25 Audubons, and 4 Intergrades for a total of 52. Not a record - that was 104 in 2009 (and a year we had a fall-out), but way m

[cobirds] Tennessee Warbler---Bear Creek Lake Park/Jeffco

2016-05-03 Thread markchavez
Sorry for the late post. This morning, I was greeted with a birdy Bear Creek Lake Park around the area of Soda Lake. Most of the activity was the result of many Yellow-rumped Warblers. The best bird was a male Tennessee Warbler feeding low in the flowering bushes in company of an Orange-crown

[cobirds] Chatfield mostly (Jefferson/Douglas) 5/3

2016-05-03 Thread David Suddjian
Before sunrise this morning I had my first *Common Poorwill* of the season north of Deer Creek on the slope of the Dakota Formation Hogback. At the Chatfield North Boat Launch area a *Whimbrel *flew north over the dam. Chatfield Swim Beach had 2 *Semipalmated Plovers* flying north and a *Solitary