[cobirds] Fly-catching Nuthatch & Screeching Great Horned - Marjorie Perry NP (Arapahoe)

This evening (8/17), I visited Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve in Greenwood Village (Arapahoe) for a short walk. During the hour before sunset and through dusk, I picked up my first mosquito bites & Lark Sparrows at the preserve. The mosquitoes were everywhere; the sparrows (two) were walking

[cobirds] Eastern Phoebe, Louisville

Hi all, Just today I had an Easter Phoebe actively foraging in a stand of bleached cottonwoods just south of the Community Park in the town of Louisville, CO. Other birds of note included something near 60 Common Nighthawks (Paula Hansley reported them as well), Calliope Hummingbirds two days

[cobirds] Nighthawks, Louisville

7:30 PM: At least 50 Common nighthawks have flown over my house in the last 15 minutes! They are still coming from the north but in much smaller numbers. Broomfield birders -- look up! Paula Hansley Louisville, Boulder Co. Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] N Waterthrush #3, CSR, El Paso Co, Thurs.

Hey COBirders, Banding at Clear Spring Ranch today was mostly slow, but I did catch a Hatch Year Northern Waterthrush around 10:00. This is the third one this season here (and 43rd in the last two years!). Most everybody else took the day off. Enjoy migration! Steve Brown Colo Spgs -- You

[cobirds] Bird Behavior During a Total Solar Eclipse

Hi all Sharing research article of current interest ... :-) ... see those of you chasing "totality" in rural WY or NE on Monday! http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1676/0043-5643%282000%29112%5B0431%3ABBDATS%5D2.0.CO%3B2 Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.club/ -- You received this

[cobirds] Yard Birds - Centennial (Arapahoe)

It was hard to get work done yesterday (8/16) from home, as my backyard was filled with birds. The day started, over breakfast, with two hummers chasing each other around my patio feeder, as my wife, dog, and I watched. I couldn't identify either then, but later sightings showed them to be a

[cobirds] Re: Birds at Walden Ponds, possible juvenile Little Blue Heron

Well, it appears that the Saturday bird outing from the Wild Bird Company in Boulder was at Walden Ponds last weekend, and they photographed and identified this bird at that time. Thanks to Leslie for forwarding this report to me! The photos taken are pretty nice ones, check them out at

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 17 August 2017

Compiler: Joyce Takamine e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Date:August 17, 2017 This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, August 17 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Highlight species include: (* indicates