[cobirds] Re: Owls, Riverwalk, Cañon City, Fremont County

2020-06-02 Thread Laura Gorman
Should have specified these are Great Horned Owls. LG On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 1:26:11 PM UTC-6, Laura Gorman wrote: > > This rainy morning, two pale, fluffy young owls were perched on a branch > above their nest (formerly used by red tail hawks) on the Riverwalk Trail. > Also seen on the

Re: [cobirds] Re: Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! And a suggestion/request!

2020-06-02 Thread Joe Roller
Good points, John. eBird was not intended as an RBA, due to the reviews for quality control, etc. These can happen at once or after days or even weeks. you point out some of the flaws in the process, but without quality review, we'll find reports of Yellow-billed Magpie from Araphaoe County. The

[cobirds] Re: Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! And a suggestion/request!

2020-06-02 Thread John Rawinski
Hi Norm: I am trying to learn eBird. It seems to me that on rare species, there is a delay until someone doing quality control, gives it approval. It happened to me on a number of rarities here in the San Luis Valley...like the Scarlet Tanager we also had here. So if someones sighting goes

[cobirds] Re: Prothonotary warbler, Weld county

2020-06-02 Thread John Rawinski
Sounds like a good day out. On Monday, June 1, 2020 at 8:12:20 PM UTC-6, fiddlenurs wrote: > > There was a prothonotary warbler in some willows near the campground in > Crow Valley. It was working some willows directly south of camping spot 9 > It was in the willows near the Barbed wire

[cobirds] Natural Arch Highlights

2020-06-02 Thread John Rawinski
Spent a morning out at Natural Arch north of Del Norte. They had received a torrential downpour last night but roads were drained by this morning. Pretty much found all of the expected birds in pinyon and juniper habitat. Best were : Gray Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher W

[cobirds] Re: Creating Hourly ebird RBA (with screenshots to help)

2020-06-02 Thread Gregg Goodrich
Merlin Bird ID is a free field guide app from Cornell and integrates with eBird. A really excellent resource. I love the bird songs that show the sonograms. And it utilizes the best photos out of eBird. Gregg Goodrich Highlands Ranch -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[cobirds] Re: Lillian's or not?

2020-06-02 Thread Derek Hill
The yellow malar region indicates Western Meadowlark I thought. Derek Hill Loveland On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 3:52:43 PM UTC-6, Daniel O'Donnell wrote: > > Here are two photos of the eastern meadowlark at the northern end of Bud > Mielke reservoir taken this morning. This bird looks a little

[cobirds] Re: Creating Hourly ebird RBA (with screenshots to help)

2020-06-02 Thread Beverly Head
Hi Caleb, thank you for thinking of us new to birding and cobirds!! I had been able to navigate my option for notifications. What I am struggling with now is finding a good list of rare birds, which I thought would be easy, but I haven't been successful. I imagine that it changes by season and

[cobirds] Re: Bird ID help - This is an old photo - Adams County

2020-06-02 Thread Caleb A
Hi Kyle! That's a very beautiful photo of a Ferruginous Hawk! *The birds are happy, and so am I* *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County* -- 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,

[cobirds] Owls, Riverwalk, Cañon City, Fremont County

2020-06-02 Thread Laura Gorman
This rainy morning, two pale, fluffy young owls were perched on a branch above their nest (formerly used by red tail hawks) on the Riverwalk Trail. Also seen on the Trail were lazuli buntings (male and female), chats (seen and heard!), catbirds, a blue grosbeak pair, and a female black headed

Re: [cobirds] Hooded Merganser breeding in Colorado / Jeffco (I think)

2020-06-02 Thread Ben S
In May 2019, I also had a female Hooded Merganser at South Platte Park with chicks. Interesting stuff Ben Sampson Centennial CO -- 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

[cobirds] North Parula Quincy Reservoir (Arapahoe County)

2020-06-02 Thread Ben S
Hi all - Just had a gorgeous male Northern Parula feeding in cottonwoods along NE shore of quincy reservoir in auroura. Coordinates 39.633697,-104.772536. Appeared to be moving along shore to SE. Currently attempting to refind to get photo. Ben Sampson Centennial CO -- You received this

[cobirds] Bobolinks, Rock Wrens Cherryvale Boulder Co.

2020-06-02 Thread Richard Pautsch
There were two male Bobolinks this morning in the meadows surrounding the big Cherryvale Trail parking lot (on the road to Open Space center), along with several "singing" Savannah Sparrows. (They have been at this spot around June 1 for several years) There was also a pair of very active Rock

[cobirds] Red headed woodpecker, Weld County

2020-06-02 Thread 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds
This is from the Crow Valley Campground a Pawnee national grasslands. I didn’t find the prothonotary warbler today. Bullocks orioles : 3 Red headed woodpecker: 1 (lifer first me) Blue grosbeak: 2 Western wood pewee:2 Western kingbirds; 6 Yellow warbler : 2 Western meadowlarks:6 Brown headed

[cobirds] Bird ID help - This is an old photo - Adams County

2020-06-02 Thread Bil Ford
Ferrugenous Hawk. Bil Ford/Lakewood,Co. -- 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 to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the

[cobirds] Bird ID help - This is an old photo - Adams County

2020-06-02 Thread Bil Ford
Ferrugenous Hawk. -- 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 to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit

[cobirds] Dickcissel- Larimer County

2020-06-02 Thread Jay Breidt
Cobirders- This morning there were at least two singing dickcissel on the roadside at approximately this address: 624 W County Road 78 Wellington, CO 80549 Jay Breidt Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To