[cobirds] Weld and Morgan today

2019-09-01 Thread Nathan Pieplow
Hello all, Sabrina Hepburn and I birded Weld and Morgan Counties today. Our best bird was an Ash-throated Flycatcher in a line of Russian-olives just west of Keenesburg. Nice finds at Jackson Lake included a Cassin's Vireo in the campground and a Cattle Egret and a Common Tern on the north shore.

Re: [cobirds] Potential loss of Chico Ranch for birding (Pueblo and El Paso counties)

2019-09-01 Thread Patrick O'Driscoll
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be curious to know just how someone could "inadvertently add" nearly 2,000 acres of Chico Basin Ranch to Stewardship Trust back in 1998. Count me skeptical of this . . . what, exactly -- excuse? Justification? Patrick O'Driscoll Denver On Sun, Sep 1, 2019 at 4:19

Re: [cobirds] Potential loss of Chico Ranch for birding (Pueblo and El Paso counties)

2019-09-01 Thread linda hodges
Bill, and all concerned birders, Please check the State Land Board's website if you want the full scope of what's being considered at Chico. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uzQdtc4yw3_HLoOJ5Rm8zITXOJkMR7Pa/view The Phillips' lease on Chico is good for 5 more years, so nothing is imminent. You

[cobirds] Potential loss of Chico Ranch for birding (Pueblo and El Paso counties)

2019-09-01 Thread kickback
I read this article in the recent newsletter from the Colorado Springs Aiken Audubon Society. I don't know anything beyond what the article states but if all of the facts in it are correct I think we need to send input to appropriate individuals, especially since it sounds like the state owns

Re: [cobirds] Scarcity of ptarmigan

2019-09-01 Thread Scott
I saw two birds in RMNP in early June and saw a family of 5 (a female and four little-ones) two days ago in the trail to Mt. Chapin Scott Rashid Estes Park On 8/29/2019 6:24 PM, Ray, Graham wrote: I saw an adult and 4 little ones on the way to the top of Mt Bierstadt on August 5th.  My one

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, September 1, 2019

2019-09-01 Thread 'Allison Hilf' via Colorado Birds
Date: Sunday, September 1, 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

[cobirds] Red Phalarope discussion

2019-09-01 Thread Mark Minner-lee
For all the folks that were able to see the suspected Red Phalarope I would love your thoughts on how you came to your ID. I have reviewed multiple pictures and have a hard time making an ID one way or the other. The bill at a distance certainly appears somewhat thicker, but not conclusively