[cobirds] Re: ID Challenge: Greeley Hummer

2020-06-22 Thread Dave Cameron
Wings about as long as the tail, bill very straight, short stubby bird, getting no help from the gorget due to the lighting angle, though it lacks any frills or extensions Makes me want to guess Anna's, though that would be highly unexpected. Looks a little chunky for Black-chinned,

Re: [cobirds] Rattlesnakes, no sighting

2020-06-22 Thread toursbyturner via Colorado Birds
A  delightful perspective on a beautiful part of nature.  Thank you, Laura, for posting it. Bill TurnerCentennial -Original Message- From: Laura Gorman To: Colorado Birds Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2020 11:28 am Subject: [cobirds] Rattlesnakes, no sighting An interesting opinion piece in

[cobirds] Birds and More of the Pawnee National Grassland/Weld

2020-06-22 Thread 'The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds
Hi all As part of our Friends of the Pawnee National Grassland efforts I started an iNaturalist Project named "Birds and More of the Pawnee National Grassland". Looking to report birds, mammals, plants, insects, trees, reptiles--the living world collection. Our way of contributing to

[cobirds] Re: Rattlesnakes, no sighting

2020-06-22 Thread John Ealy
A wonderfully written -- and reasoned -- piece. On Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11:28:15 AM UTC-6, Laura Gorman wrote: > > An interesting opinion piece in today’s New York Times about rattlesnakes. > https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/opinion/rattlesnakes.html >

[cobirds] Rattlesnakes, no sighting

2020-06-22 Thread Laura Gorman
An interesting opinion piece in today’s New York Times about rattlesnakes. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/opinion/rattlesnakes.html Laura Gorman Cañon City -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: [cobirds] Son of Song Quiz: We have a winner! (Nick Moore)

2020-06-22 Thread Charlie Chase
There was a chat working the streambed above Chautauqua giving that same call two days ago. Along with an array of other calls as if he was trying to present the entire panoply of birds singing along the stream. He even dueted with a MacGillivray's Warbler for a few minutes. Charlie Chase

[cobirds] ID Challenge: Greeley Hummer

2020-06-22 Thread 'The "Nunn Guy"' via Colorado Birds
Hi all I was able to photo a hummer (backlit but lightened up photos a bit) in Greeley at Josephine B Jones Park and Open Space Sunday. ID? Three photos here: - http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/photos/view/148/3442 -

Re: [cobirds] Fate of Colorado Birding Society

2020-06-22 Thread Tyler Wilson
Thanks for the info Doug and Joe. I’m certainly not trying to stir the pot here. I guess i am just used to the Colorado birding community being open and transparent as Joe mentioned. I did not bird with him or know him personally. I would occasionally peruse the Cobus website and blog. Mainly

[cobirds] Son of Song Quiz: We have a winner! (Nick Moore)

2020-06-22 Thread Ted Floyd
Hey, all. Nick Moore got it. *Yellow-breasted chat.* The bird that can sing or say anything--anywhere, anytime. It was, as far as I could ascertain, a typical adult of the species. Nick also said: "Usually they start their more normal song but Ted may well be keeping the full recording from