[cobirds] White-eyed Vireo -- Clear Creek County, Idaho Springs area

2016-05-26 Thread Georgia Doyle
A White-eyed Vireo was foraging in mature aspen catkins in the West Chicago Creek campground Wednes (5/25/16) afternoon at 4pm-5pm. I saw the bird with a few Yellow-rumped Warblers and two Black-capped Chickadees Wednesday evening but didn't refind the bird Thursday morning. The loose flock was

[cobirds] Correction

2016-05-26 Thread 'William Fink' via Colorado Birds
Sorry-the Bobolinks are at the open space office off cherryvale not 75th. Bill Fink Longmont 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 from it, send an

[cobirds] 2nd annual CFO "Big Night," June 18-19, 2016, Boulder County

2016-05-26 Thread Ted Floyd
Quick! What were *you* doing in the 3am hour today? Well, this is a what a Gray Catbird was doing at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, this hazy, moonlit Thursday "morning," May 26: http://www.xeno-canto.org/318616 That's right, Gray Catbirds and many other birds sing in the middle of the

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chatfield Station, 5/26/16

2016-05-26 Thread meredith . mcburney
Not a lot of new birds (only 18) but good variety today: Least Flycatcher 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Gray Catbird 1 Virginia's Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 6 American Redstart 1 (finally caught the male!) Song Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 Bullock's Oriole 2 American Goldfinch 1 Open daily, weather

[cobirds] Mountain Plovers in southern Park County - possible search

2016-05-26 Thread David Suddjian
Dear CoBirders, This is just an inquiry of interest on the topic of Mountain Plover in Park. While the county has a history of a good population of Mountain Plovers, in my experience these past couple of years, they are presently hard to locate and seem to be very few, But I am interested in

[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbird May occurrence question

2016-05-26 Thread David Suddjian
What precedent is there for Rufous Hummingbird in Colorado in May? Andrews and Righter cite some individuals in Eagle County beginning 23 May, and eBird has a single report showing: 31 May in Douglas County. (eBird has a small number of records in early June, but it is tedious to sift through all

Re: [cobirds] Park County, Arctic Terns

2016-05-26 Thread David Suddjian
The pond at CR 34 is 4.3 miles from Hwy 285, for the record. But as Steve noted, you can't miss it. This pond's bird life has always been interesting every time I've visited, except when it is frozen, of course. And for the record, the Mountain Plover near Antero was seen from private land to the

[cobirds] Park County, Arctic Terns

2016-05-26 Thread 'Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds
Greetings All Today, I went to the pond described by David Suddjian at Park County Rds 34 and 72. There were no migrant shorebirds, but two Arctic Terns were dipping down and up from the pond like huge swallows (among a large swallow flock). I got a number of distant photos, which I will

Re: [cobirds] Gtr. Roadrunner - Jeffco

2016-05-26 Thread Joe Roller
OOPS! I forgot to write: Joe Roller, Denver, City and County of On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Joe Roller wrote: > Rascal, the Roadrunner is back! > OR his mate or offspring. Or an related roadrunner. > > Rascal was last seen a month or so after the commotion died down, by

Re: [cobirds] Gtr. Roadrunner - Jeffco

2016-05-26 Thread Joe Roller
Rascal, the Roadrunner is back! OR his mate or offspring. Or an related roadrunner. Rascal was last seen a month or so after the commotion died down, by hawk-watchers a little north of his usual spot, but there have been no interim reports til now. Subsequent reports would be welcome. Thanks,

[cobirds] Re: Bobolinks

2016-05-26 Thread Jeff Parks
Do you mean the Open Space Office on Cherryvale, just south of S. Boulder Road? Jeff Parks Boulder On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 10:21:06 AM UTC-6, goldenplover wrote: > > Bobolinks are back at the open space headquarters south of south boulder > road on 75th along with Savannah sparrows in

[cobirds] Gtr. Roadrunner - Jeffco

2016-05-26 Thread 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds
Do you remember the Greater Roadrunner that ran along the Hogback near the Hawk Watch, 2-3 years ago? Kari Schoen, who lives in Lakewood below the Hogback, and one of her neighbors, saw roadrunner in her yard on May 18. (She reported it to Denver Audubon.) Has anyone heard of that roadrunner

[cobirds] Trip: THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDPARENT'S ZOO ANYMORE

2016-05-26 Thread Pam Piombino
This is a fundraiser for non-profit Boulder County Audubon: *Thursday, June 23* *Leaders: Docents, CAROL MCCASLAND AND BRINDA HENLEY* *2 SPOTS LEFT:* If you think zoos are just places to house animals, think again! Zoos today are focusing on helping endangered animals by breeding

[cobirds] Bobolinks

2016-05-26 Thread 'William Fink' via Colorado Birds
Bobolinks are back at the open space headquarters south of south boulder road on 75th along with Savannah sparrows in boulder. Bill Fink Longmont Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this

[cobirds] Louviers (Douglas) bird walk

2016-05-26 Thread Tom Halverstadt
All are welcome to join the Douglas Land Conservancy for the annual Memorial Day bird walk in Louviers, Colorado at the DuPont Open Space. Register using the link below. Meet at the Louviers Post Office at 7 am, long pants recommended, the grass is tall this year.

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 26 May 2016

2016-05-26 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: May 25, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 25, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Note /