[cobirds] Park County 1-16

2017-01-16 Thread David Suddjian
A limited foray into northern South Park in Park County in the early afternoon produced rosy-finches in small numbers at Jefferson ( *Gray-crowned* and *Brown-capped*), and moderate numbers at Fairplay ( *Gray-crowned*, *Brown-capped*, and *Black*) and Elkhorn Road in the region of Goshawk Road (*G

[cobirds] Re: Lapland Longspurs, Kit Carson County

2017-01-16 Thread 'Mark Peterson' via Colorado Birds
COBirders, I think the secret to seeing the mass of Lapland Longspurs is to be out during the snow storms.  A few of us have been out in Kit Carson for a couple of months and finding large flocks on days without bad weather does happen of course but they are at best just large flocks.  Yesterday

[cobirds] No Shrike

2017-01-16 Thread 'William Fink' via Colorado Birds
No Shrike seen at Rabbit Mtn 1-16-17about half way up the road from parking lot Sent from my iPhoneGood birding Bill Fink Longmont -- 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

[cobirds] Pueblo birds recently

2017-01-16 Thread Brandon Percival
Quite a few interesting birds around Pueblo lately. I finally was able to bird for the first time this year in Colorado, last week (I was out of the state until 4 January, and then stuck at home after that, with the snowy/icy roads and weather). Here is a summary of what birds I've seen. Greater

[cobirds] Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe) and goose musings

2017-01-16 Thread 'Steven Mlodinow' via Colorado Birds
Greetings All. Sorry that I've contributed so little of late. Yesterday, Sean Walters and I visited Aurora Reservoir for the last 4 hours of daylight. It was a stunning, frustrating, rewarding experience all wrapped in one And a bit chilly The southern half of the reservoir is frozen, so most

[cobirds] Birding in Pantanal Brazil

2017-01-16 Thread Norm Erthal
Hi Everyone, I am looking at a return to Brazil. The trip will be September 24 - October 14. This is at the end of the dry period. We will visit the Pantanal and Rio Cristalino including a site where we have an excellent chance of seeing Jaguars. We will also visit two renowned sites north of R

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow - Golden - Jeffco

2017-01-16 Thread Ira Sanders
Birders The WTSP, tan morph, put in an appearance at the tray on the front porch this morning. I haven't seen any rosy's today. -- 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 mess

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 16, 2017

2017-01-16 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org Date: January 16, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 16, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species) NOTE: Th