Re: [cobirds] Sage Thrasher at high elevation, El Paso Cnty

In Park County, where Sage Thrasher has a limited distribution (little suitable habitat), they occur regularly as high as 9500-9600 feet elevation near County Road 22 (vicinity of Buffalo Peaks). There they occupy expected sage habitat, although they are, to my knowledge, quite isolated from other

Re: [cobirds] Sage Thrasher at high elevation, El Paso Cnty

That is very interesting that you posed the question about the sage thrasher at high altitude. Today, I saw a Sage Thrasher in my neighborhood at near 8700' elevation, north of Nederland in Boulder County. I ran for my camera as I thought no one would believe this. I was shocked myself.

[cobirds] Sage Thrasher at high elevation, El Paso Cnty

COBirders, I was encouraged by another C Springs birder to report... 1. Sage Thrasher hopping around atop Tenney Crags (10,100 ft) west of C Springs on July 4. Weird! It is many miles from what I think of as Sage Thrasher habitat. I was curious if other CO birders have encountered them at such

[cobirds] More Ovenbirds, JeffCo

Yesterday I checked along Pleasant Park Road above Deer Creek canyon and a series of over about 1.5 miles produced 5 singing *Ovenbirds*. This morning I made a series of stops along High Grade Road, South Deer Creek Road, West Deer Creek Road and Maxwell Hill Road. 20 of the stops were in or near

[cobirds] Re: Dead Burrowing Owl - Glade Park - Mesa County

Hi Mike, I recommend a dry sage rub with a Nopales glaze slow roasted over low coals. A chilled cerveza will top it off nicely... Good Birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, CO On Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 9:20:28 AM UTC-6, Mike Henwood wrote: > > Found a Burrowing Owl that had just been

Re: [cobirds] Dead Burrowing Owl - Glade Park - Mesa County

Mike, Museum of Nature and Science. there is a curator of birds, Jeff Stephenson. Contact him. https://www.dmns.org/science/collections/dmns-zoology-collections Ira On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Mike Henwood wrote: > Found a Burrowing Owl that had just been hit by a car

[cobirds] Male rufous hummingbird at Windsor Reservoir

I just saw my FOS hummingbird at my feeder which has been out almost a month. I hope he stays and visits all the flowers I planted for him. Joan Glabach Severance, CO Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To

[cobirds] Dead Burrowing Owl - Glade Park - Mesa County

Found a Burrowing Owl that had just been hit by a car on the morning of July 5 east of the Glade Park store in Mesa County. Now have the owl in my freezer. Need some help with what to do with the dead bird -- Denver Museum of Natural History??? Division of Wildlife??? Any help in getting

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 6 July 2016

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: July 6, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 6, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) Barrow's