Re: [cobirds] RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail

2019-11-06 Thread mblackford
I wouldn't consider yourself foolish...You wouldn't have the opportunity of seeing it if you don't try.  Maureen BlackfordBoulder County Original message From: Mary Kay Waddington Date: 11/6/19 6:38 PM (GMT-07:00) To: davedn...@msn.com Cc: Colorado Birds Subject: Re: [cobir

Re: [cobirds] RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail

2019-11-06 Thread Mary Kay Waddington
OK, I was one of those foolish ones that went up there today. About noon, a couple hours, scouring several blocks around the original sighting. Hardly any birds, and certainly no Blue-tail. One Sharp-shinned Hawk, one flicker, one Raven, a dozen crows, and everything else was garbage birds (or sh

[cobirds] Re: RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail

2019-11-06 Thread Dave Cameron
Yeah, I assumed no sightings, given the lack of report. What might be useful is stories of the extent to which it was searched for, what time, how long, how many, etc. If no one went, it might be worth a chase. If 20 ppl were there for 5 hrs and came up empty, that'd be a different plan. dc

Re: [cobirds] RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail

2019-11-06 Thread Brandon
Looking over e-bird reports from the area in Albany County today and yesterday, there are still no sightings since Monday afternoon. Hopefully it is on the way to Pueblo for the winter. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 6:10 PM Dave Cameron wrote: > Conspicuous by its ab

[cobirds] RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail

2019-11-06 Thread Dave Cameron
Conspicuous by its absence is any update on the mega-rarity in Laramie. Surely someone must've trekked up there today. Any news at all, at this point, would be welcome, and would help one decide whether to haul up there tomorrow. Thanks in advance for any news, rumors or heresay. Dave Camero

[cobirds] Sandhill Crane on Ground Arapaho’s County

2019-11-06 Thread David Bailey
I know many of you have seen some Sandhill Crane flyovers this fall but my brother, Mitchell, has one pointed out to him at the Big Dry screen East Trailhead behind Littleton HS. It’s sitting nicely in a field for anyone who wants photos. My checklist photos here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S

[cobirds] Snow Goose and Northern Shrike, Boulder County

2019-11-06 Thread Paula Hansley
CObirders, This morning the Boulder Bird Club saw a juvenile Snow Goose (white head, gray back) at Sawhill-Walden Ponds. It was in a small pond with some Cackling geese near the center of the Sawhill part of the area. We also saw a Northern Shrike close to the wooden bird blind in the Sawhill are

Re: [cobirds] Gryfalcon, Larimer County

2019-11-06 Thread Ken Wat
As of 11:00am this morning, the Gyrfalcon had not been seen. I arrived shortly after 7am. Ken Wat Aurora, CO On Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 8:36 AM Diane Roberts wrote: > Trilby Road at 8:30am Elaine Wagner & Diane Roberts watched the Gryfalcon > perched on a power pole before it flew towards the la

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, Wednesday November 6, 2019

2019-11-06 Thread Gregg Goodrich
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 E-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org Compiler: Gregg Goodrich GreggGoodrich at gmail.com Phone : 303-655-9135 Birders have been helpful by reporting updates to COBIRDS. Thanks! CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird Records Committee