[cobirds] Final Clarification on the Heil Valley Ranch Bird Hike Meet Up

2016-07-12 Thread Carl Starace
Folks that are coming on Thursday, please meet at dirt lot on right side of entrance road. Its a short distance from the turnoff into the property. You'll see an old washed up dump truck and a well traveled, pale blue Hundai with Vermilion Flycatcher decal at rear. Carl Starace, Niwot -- You

[cobirds] Fwd: Thursday, 7/14 Heil Ranch Trip, clarification on where to meet

2016-07-12 Thread Pam Piombino
Meet at the upper parking lot at the Heil Ranch entrance off of Left Hand Canyon and Geer Canyon Road. *This field trip is brought to you by Boulder County Audubon.* *Heil Valley Ranch* *Thursday, July 14, 2016, 8 a.m.-12 pm* *Free, no reservation needed.* *Leader: Carl Starace* Heil Valley Ran

[cobirds] Re: photo quiz - we have a winner

2016-07-12 Thread Ted Floyd
Thanks to Dave for this edifying quiz, and congrats to Ira for the correct answer. Last year, Peter Pyle had an article in *Birding* with photos of Ovenbirds in this plumage. Also lots of other warblers in their tricky, briefly held, juvenile (not juvenal) plumages. Here is the full PDF of the

[cobirds] Thursday, 7/14 Heil Ranch Field Trip, Boulder County Open Space

2016-07-12 Thread Pam Piombino
*This field trip is brought to you by Boulder County Audubon.* *Heil Valley Ranch* *Thursday, July 14, 2016, 8 a.m.-12 pm* *Free, no reservation needed.* *Leader: Carl Starace* Heil Valley Ranch contains diverse foothills birds, from Wild Turkeys to flocks of Pygmy Nuthatches. We’ll likely see We

[cobirds] Baird's Sparrow at Soapstone Prairie

2016-07-12 Thread Teri Kman
Press release states they saw a male on the Pronghorn Trail. Go to Fort Collins Natural Areas website for a map and more info. Posted on July 11, 2016. (Rare for this region.) Teri Kman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To uns

[cobirds] Re: Western Gull Still At Blanca Wetlands

2016-07-12 Thread George Miller
John, Can you post a link to a map showing the Pond Numbers? Thanks Greg On Monday, July 11, 2016 at 4:56:45 PM UTC-6, mvjo...@gmail.com wrote: > > During official bird surveys this morning, I re-found the Western Gull > (Alamosa County) reported earlier by others. It is on Pond #115, which is

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 12 July 2016

2016-07-12 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: July 12, 2016 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, July 12, 2016, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) Barrow's