[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 9/12/19

2019-09-12 Thread Meredith McBurney
Today was a great day, with lots of birds and some interesting species. Wilson's Warblers made up half of the birds, but we had a total of 15 species, including the first of season Cassin's Vireo, Virginia's Warbler, Western Tanager and White-crowned Sparrow. We also had a leucistic vireo, wh

[cobirds] Ani still present at 6:30 pm

2019-09-12 Thread MELVIN
The GBAN was still present this evening. Jeanne and I saw and heard the ani in a leafless tree near the fence on the south side of the river. Thanks to all who posted. Mel Goff Colorado Springs Sent from Xfinity Connect Application -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chico Basin Ranch, 9/12/19

2019-09-12 Thread Robert Snowden
Last night's cold front brought some pleasantly cooler weather this morning, and at first it seemed to bring plenty of birds. But after a busy opening net check, things quickly slowed down, and when the wind started picking up soon after, we had to shut down a little early. In the end, we only

RE: [cobirds] Hawk Identification help please

2019-09-12 Thread Pauli Driver-Smith
Thanks everyone for what turned out to be a difficult identification. It was fun to see all the responses, and I learned a lot from them all. I wish I had been able to get a better photo, but if wishes were horses. . . 😊 Thanks again! Pauli From: cobirds@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Scott Sen

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Rogers Grove Park, Longmont (Boulder CO), 9/10 and 9/12

2019-09-12 Thread Colin Woolley
Hi folks, Our second week of banding at Rogers Grove Park in Longmont remained fairly quiet, with Wilson's Warblers making up most of the banded birds. Here are our combined banding totals for Tues and Thurs this week: Wilson's Warbler: 14 Western Wood-Pewee: 1 Gray Catbird: 3 Black-capped Chic

Fwd: [cobirds] Fox Sparrow/Moose Visitor Center-Jackson

2019-09-12 Thread Rachel Kolokoff Hopper
Sorry! That is Jackson County! Sent from my iPhone www.rkhphotography.net Rachel Kolokoff Hopper Ft. Collins Begin forwarded message: From: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper Date: September 12, 2019 at 2:45:45 PM MDT To: COBIRDS Subject: [cobirds] Fox Sparrow/Moose Visitor Center-Larimer Reply-To: r-hop.

[cobirds] Fox Sparrow/Moose Visitor Center-Larimer

2019-09-12 Thread Rachel Kolokoff Hopper
Cobirders, There is an easy to see slate-colored Fox Sparrow coming to the ground under the feeders at the Moose Visitor Center on Hwy 14 (west side of Cameron Pass). Expected but always nice to see. I have photos which I will upload later to eBird. Sent from my iPhone www.rkhphotography.net R

Re: [cobirds] Hawk Identification help please

2019-09-12 Thread Scott
The bird is a Cooper's Hawk. Note, the short wings and long tail. Scott Rashid Estes Park On 9/11/2019 7:08 PM, Pauli Driver-Smith wrote: I spied this enjoying an Eurasian Collard Dove on my deck, and then later photographed it up at the Highlandlake Pioneer Cemetery. Can anyone tell me wh

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, September 12, 2019.

2019-09-12 Thread Joe Roller
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2019 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Compiler: Joe Roller. jroller9ATgmail.com Phone: 303 204-0828 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

Re: [cobirds] Re: Hawk Identification help please

2019-09-12 Thread Ira Sanders
Thank you Brian! And to John for being the brightest bulb by sending this to Brian. Ira Sanders Golden On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 4:46 AM John Vanderpoel < jvanderp...@peregrinevideo.com> wrote: > I took the liberty of sending the photo to Brian Wheeler and he agrees > with David. Here is what Bri

RE: [cobirds] Re: Hawk Identification help please

2019-09-12 Thread John Vanderpoel
I took the liberty of sending the photo to Brian Wheeler and he agrees with David. Here is what Brian said: A juvenile Cooper's Hawk. An accipiter by very long tail. A Cooper's Hawk because it has the longest tail of the three species. This bird shows a very long distance from the primary