[cobirds] White Rocks Trail - and a mystery bird

At a quick first glance, it looks like a hooded oriole, but that would be highly unusual. The black up through the eye may indicate a juvie bullocks oriole. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[cobirds] White Rocks Trail - and a mystery bird

Actually, a little deeper searching makes me definitely think orchard oriole. The black on the throat is much more complete than it would be on juv bullocks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[cobirds] White Rocks Trail - and a mystery bird

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Re: [cobirds] Bird ID From Brainard Lake Area

Hi Dean - Your photo shows a Fox Sparrow (Slate-colored form). They breed in the high-elevation willow stands. Eric --- Eric DeFonso Westminster, CO On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Dean Colprit wrote: > I got this image but can't identify the bird. any help will be appreciated. > http://

[cobirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Teller Farms South

Hi all, Today my brother and I had a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the farm trees at the location entitled "Teller Lakes South" on Ebird. This is just N of Arapahoe Road as you are driving into the parking lot. Good Birding, Jack Bushong, Louisville, CO -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Bird ID From Brainard Lake Area

I got this image but can't identify the bird. any help will be appreciated. http://deancolprit.photography/FM/08043206222017%20(1).jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

[cobirds] Binoculars repair

Hey Birders, After flying to the South for Father's Day weekend, I noticed my binoculars were out of sync. I am getting a "double image" effect that, based on some online research, was likely caused by a prism getting knocked out of place. No amount of focus knob adjusting gets rid of the proble

[cobirds] White ibis continues, Clear Crk Valley Prk, Adams Co.

Seen by several of us this morning through noon today in pond southeast of parking lot -- along with about a dozen snowy egrets, similar number of American avocets (with young), spotted sandpipers, a western kingbird on her nest, and in another pond just east, a male wood duck in non-breeding pluma

[cobirds] Mountain Plover Research Trip Photos/Central Colorado

Hi all I had the opportunity to go with a Bird Conservancy of the Rockies group to Mountain Plover research site to find, observe, and tag Mountain Plover on Wednesday. Gorgeous weather, sunny, 71 degrees, with great group and lots of fun and more acquired knowledge! Researcher took us to act

[cobirds] Black Swifts over CU Boulder campus

While walking across the CU-Boulder campus a few minutes ago, I saw two swifts flying over the Dalton Trumbo fountain area. Larger than Violet-green Swallows, fully dark, lacking even a paler throat, slower wingbeats, and totally silent led to my conclusion that these were Black not Chimney Swi

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 23 June 2017

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date:June 23, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 23 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new info