[cobirds] Cherry Creek State Park Bald Eagles

Marina for immatures. This one was out by Pelican Point/Eastern Boat Launch which is a place I don't think I've ever seen them. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lIGxlTI9a7c/WG8c7LQOrFI/BY8/mf5rIkB86YgI7gxz12EvCeDYBmPg-NVzgCKgB/s1600/20170105-P1040698.jpg> Aaron Tucke

[cobirds] Northern Pygmy Owl, Carbondale, Garfield Cty

Hi all As the snow flew today, I found myself looking at the birds in the yard wondering if anything different may show up. Nope, as the morning disappeared, all I had seen was the usual crowd: Lesser Goldfinches, Dark-eyed Juncos, Black-capped Chickadees, Spotted Towhees and those pesky intro

[cobirds] Louisville birding

Hi all, Today my brother and I thoroughly birded the Louisville area. Highlights include: 1 Northern Shoveler 26 Horned Lark 2 Longspur sp. 2 Bald Eagle 1 Prairie Falcon 1 Merlin 85 American Goldfinch 1 Northern Harrier Here is a link to the checklists if anyone is interested: http://ebird.org/eb

[cobirds] Brown Thasher follow up

I saw the Brown Thrasher this morning in another part of the yard than yesterday.. Unfortunately, when I came home this afternoon and opened the front door, I flushed a sharpshin hawk off the front porch and discovered the remains of the Thrasher by the front steps. -- You received this mess

[cobirds] Black Forest CBC

On the Black Forest CBC, we counted 1545 birds of 42 species. The species count = second highest of 28 counts. We had only 23 counters - feel free to join us next year for a couple of challenging hikes or some rewarding drive-arounds. We had a good variety of raptors on the count: 1 Bald E

[cobirds] Collared-Dove, Kittredge, Jefferson Co.

A Collared-Dove has the gray under tail coverts and dark primaries of a Eurasian Collared-Dove but the white outer webs on the tail of an African. Not sure which one this is. The photo is on Brucecyg.Smugmug.com if the attachment doesn't work. -- You received this message because you are subscr

[cobirds] Denver Urban CBC

The 29th Denver Urban CBC, on a balmy day that I can hardly remember now, tallied 84 species (so far - one area count & a couple of feeder counts yet to come in). That's one more than the average for the 28 previous counts. The species list seems fairly typical; unusual species include Greater

[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco

Birders, 2 Rosy-Finches just showed up. 1 Brown-capped and 1 Gray-crowned. They are in the back yard. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." -- You received this message because you are subs

[cobirds] Single Gray-crowned Rosy Finch at Ken Caryl Valley 1/5

A lone female *Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch* showed briefly with House Finches etc in a small tree near my feeders this morning. Then a group of crows swooped in to the seed and the flock in the tree scattered for the time being. Unfortunately I had to leave for work before I could see if she returned.

[cobirds] Feeders - Golden - Jeffco

I have been asked if anything unusual has been at my feeders. So far this winter, no. Just goldfinch, house finch, chickadees, siskins, blackbirds, jays. If anything unusual shows up, I'll let y'all know. -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought casc

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 5 January 2017

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: January 4, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, January 5, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: Th