[cobirds] Red Phalarope, North Park

2019-08-27 Thread Nathan Pieplow
Hello all, Andrew Spencer was in town today, so he and I took a little jaunt to see what birds might be moving through North Park. We went by way of Wyoming, and stopped at Hutton Lake NWR south of Laramie where we were excited to find a Buff-breasted Sandpiper

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 8/27/19

2019-08-27 Thread Meredith McBurney
It was nice to have a somewhat cooler morning! Banding continued at a good pace; 60 new birds and a greater number of species mixed in with the Yellow and Wilson's Warblers: Downy Woodpecker 1 Western Wood-pewee 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher 2 House Wren 3 Swainson's Thrush 1

[cobirds] Clear Creek Nor. Waterthrush and Eastern Kingbird 8-27

2019-08-27 Thread David Suddjian
Today I was accompanied by Lynne Miller and Dale Pate on a foray up to Clear Creek County. The Bard Creek Road area near the ponds, south of Empire, had a *Northern Waterthrush* (no other eBird records for the county; we were able to obtain a recording of the call), an *Eastern Kingbird* (eBird

[cobirds] Water levels and shorebird conditions on the plains, Washington, Morgan, and Weld Counties

2019-08-27 Thread W. Robert Shade III
Steve Kingswood and I just visited Prewitt and several other sites. The water is high at the Prewitt Inlet but we saw Baird's, Least, Semipalmated, Wilson's Phalarope, and one Stilt SP. Over 300 Franklin's Gulls resting on a sandbar in cool breezy weather. Close views. The playa at State 71 and

Re: [cobirds] The New Chatfield State Park, Jeffco and Douglas counties

2019-08-27 Thread Susan Rosine
If you lived here and remember the horrible flood of 1965, you are happy for the Chatfield Dam. I lived in Littleton in 1965. The birds have had to adjust more than once over the decades. Susan Rosine Brighton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [cobirds] The New Chatfield State Park, Jeffco and Douglas counties

2019-08-27 Thread macawolf via Colorado Birds
Karl et al-- and the beat goes on... You may or may not know about Aurora's & Colorado Springs' longterm joint water project to put a second dam on Homestake Creek immediately adjacent to the Holy Cross Wilderness Area in Eagle County. Gotta keep up with our endless growth! Currently awaiting

[cobirds] Black Necked Stilt at Lagerman Reservoir , Longmont

2019-08-27 Thread Carl Starace
A lone Black necked Stilt and two first winter Franklin's Gulls at the Reservoir early this am.Carl in Niwot -- 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

[cobirds] Re: The New Chatfield State Park, Jeffco and Douglas counties

2019-08-27 Thread Steve Stachowiak
Cobirders, Before this thread is closed, there is a bit of a misconception in the previous responses. According to the CSU Colorado Water Knowledge website, consumptive water use in Colorado is 400,000 acre-feet for Municipal & Industrial and 4,700,000 acre-feet for Agriculture or 11.75 more

[cobirds] DFO field trip Sunday, Sept. 1 CANCELED

2019-08-27 Thread Patrick O'Driscoll
The Denver Field Ornithologists field trip scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 1 to the First Creek trail @ Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR and First Creek @ DEN Open Space has been canceled. Both areas remain closed because of the prairie dog plague situation at the Arsenal. We plan today to post a substitute

Re: [cobirds] The New Chatfield State Park, Jeffco and Douglas counties

2019-08-27 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.
In the 70s, there was a push to dam up Waterton Canyon. This led to the best bumper sticker I have ever seen: Frankly, my dear, we don't need a dam. Karl Stecher Aurora From: "Joe Roller" Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 3:45 AM To: "Ira

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 27, 2019

2019-08-27 Thread 'Allison Hilf' via Colorado Birds
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Compiler: Allison Hilf; ah...@me.com Phone: 303.888.5110 Birders have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks! CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee at the CFO