[cobirds] Waxwings, Jefferson County,CO,3/20

2020-03-20 Thread Tina Jones
What a nice surprise I had today. I saw a flock of birds in my backyard, and I started to count them. Once I got my binocs on them I could tell they were Cedar Waxwings. I saw no Bohemian Waxwings in the group. As I counted to number 46 ,the Cedars, left for the north. I am guessing there was at

[cobirds] Boulder Rosy-Finches

2020-03-20 Thread DAVID J WALTMAN
Had a couple of Rosy’s briefly this morning.  One Gray-crowned and one Brown-capped.  Was able to photograph the former, but the latter vanished before I could get a photo.  Also had at least 18 Cassin’s Finches and lots of juncos including White-winged and Slate-colored.  Unequivocal c

[cobirds] A wise posting below and Larimer County feeder birds: including a Cassin’s finch

2020-03-20 Thread Libby Edwards
I was happy this was posted as we all need to do our part and be smart. Today at and around our feeder on a 15 minute watch, this is what came by to call: A pair of bustits, a Cassin’s finch, Downy woodpecker, 20+ juncos, at least 100 robins drinking water on the street, a red breasted nuthatch

[cobirds] Cassin's Finches... Larimer County

2020-03-20 Thread Raymond Davis
Was hoping to get some overflow of the Estes Park Rosy Finches, but instead got 30+ Cassin's Finches. Reasonable consolation prize. Davis - at 6,000 ft. 4 mi NW of Lyons -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from t

[cobirds] Re: Social Distancing While Birding written by Laura Erickson and a Dr./birder

2020-03-20 Thread Caleb A
Great reminders for us all during this season! As a birder without a driver's license, I've been a patch birder and backyard birder ever since the beginning. I think it's important to remember that valuable data isn't always just collecting ticks at the popular hotspots; gathering data and doing

Re: [cobirds] Social Distancing While Birding written by Laura Erickson and a Dr./birder

2020-03-20 Thread Jill Boice
Excellent post 🐱🐱🐱🐰 > On Mar 20, 2020, at 8:34 AM, Lynne Forrester wrote: > >  > Thank you for the reminders, Alison. > > I have taken to enjoying watching from my yard a pair of Cooper' Hawks and a > pair of Crows who are both building nests less than a 100 yards from each > other on eithe

Re: [cobirds] Social Distancing While Birding written by Laura Erickson and a Dr./birder

2020-03-20 Thread Lynne Forrester
Thank you for the reminders, Alison. I have taken to enjoying watching from my yard a pair of Cooper' Hawks and a pair of Crows who are both building nests less than a 100 yards from each other on either sides of my house. Lots of noisy fun. Lynne From: 'Allison

Re: [cobirds] Social Distancing While Birding written by Laura Erickson and a Dr./birder

2020-03-20 Thread 'Allison Hilf' via Colorado Birds
Please note, I did NOT edit this article whatsoever. It appeared on Laura Erickson’s blog and I copied it word for word. For those of you unaware of who Laura is, or of her work; I suggest googling her and reading about some of her work/books. She has been a supporter of bird conservation an

[cobirds] Social Distancing While Birding written by Laura Erickson and a Dr./birder

2020-03-20 Thread 'Allison Hilf' via Colorado Birds
I’m hearing via Facebook and birding listservs that a lot of people are getting out into the woods for birding, which seems like an excellent plan for social distancing, but the devil is in the details. Many parks, wildlife refuges, and other wonderful places have closed their facilities, includ

[cobirds] Re: not quite nesting birds

2020-03-20 Thread John Rawinski
Pretty amazing. On Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 7:35:08 PM UTC-6, Raymond Davis wrote: > > While cleaning out some of my 57 birdhouses (hey, I'm retired!), I opened > up a bluebird box 6 feet up a tree trunk, and found 5 young chipmunks... > very active, and about 75% adult sized. Who knew