re: [cobirds] Re: Chasing Band Tailed Piegons, help needed

2017-08-15 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.
Glad you saw them, congratulations on a lifer. K. Stecher/now Aurora From: "Brian Johnson" Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 8:26 PM To: "Colorado Birds" Subject: [cobirds] Re: Chasing Band Tailed Piegons, help needed I found those elusive

[cobirds] Re: Chasing Band Tailed Piegons, help needed

2017-08-15 Thread Brian Johnson
I found those elusive birds today. Thank you every one for all the tips I got. I especially want to thank Karl Stecher Jr. who got me in contact with his friend Larry who was very generous enough to invite me to his cabin on West Chicago Creek drive and see the pigeons that hang around his cabin

[cobirds] Western Field Ornithologists annual convention, Pueblo, starts TOMORROW

2017-08-15 Thread Ted Floyd
Hey, everybody. Just a reminder that Western Field Ornithologist's annual birding and ornithology convention, held this year in Pueblo, starts *tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 16.* I believe it's too late to register online or by mail, but you can still register in person, starting *tomorrow afterno

[cobirds] Solitary Sandpipers - Mesa County

2017-08-15 Thread Mike Henwood
Eileen Cunningham and I observed *Solitary Sandpipers **cinnamomea *at two different locations this morning. We saw one juvenile at the Fruita State Park and an adult & juvenile at Horsethief SWA. Yesterday Carol Ortenzio and I had a juvenile *Solitary Sandpiper **cinnamomea *at Grand Junction Wi

Re: [cobirds] Re: Shorebird Hotspot in Weld

2017-08-15 Thread Cindy Ann Hutchins
Thanks so much both of you! "Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." ~Henry David Thoreau > On Aug 15, 2017, at 11:26 AM, Joe Roller wrote: > >

Re: [cobirds] Re: Shorebird Hotspot in Weld

2017-08-15 Thread Joe Roller
Cindy, Those ponds are named "Adams and Bunkers Reservoirs" and they are easy to find on the eBird hotspot map as: "Pawnee National Grassland--Adams and Bunker Reservoirs" It would be swell to swell the number of checklists attached to those birdy places. Joe Roller, Denver On Tue, Aug 15, 20

[cobirds] Re: Shorebird Hotspot in Weld

2017-08-15 Thread The "Nunn Guy"
Hi Cindy Weld CR 124 pond is 1-2 mile west of Hwy 77 (north of Briggsdale). Nearby (south of 124) is Weld CR 122 and 75 where you can access Weld CR 122 pond to west. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.club/ On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 9:45:33 AM UTC-6, Cindy Ann Hutchins wrot

[cobirds] Shorebird Hotspot in Weld

2017-08-15 Thread Cindy Ann Hutchins
Thanks for update, can you please give a cross road? I'm not sure where these ponds are Thank Cindy -- 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 it, send an email to cobirds+u

[cobirds] Burrowing Owl

2017-08-15 Thread Jack Bushong
Hi all, Yesterday there were two Burrowing Owls on an earthen mound on the south side of Antero Reservoir where there was a good deal of grazing cattle. Not much else of note there. A few White-faced Ibis were in the wetlands on the north side, but there were very few mudflats, as seems to be th

[cobirds] Vail, Eagle County 8/14

2017-08-15 Thread David Suddjian
Yesterday I went to Vail Ski Resort in Eagle County with mountain biking as a primary purpose most of the time, but lots of bird observing as I went. A highlight was many encounters with *Gray Jays*, which were noted in several groups of 4-8 birds and smaller groups, totalling to at least 42 Gray J

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 15 August 2017

2017-08-15 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date:August 15, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 15 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates new