[cobirds] Northern Cardinal in Orchard Hills Park

Hi folks, Last Friday I found a female Northern Cardinal in Orchard Hills Park. The next day, myself and others looked for it with no luck. This evening, however, Joey Negreann and I went back and found it pretty quickly in the same spot. Based on Ebird records, cardinals have only made

Re: [cobirds] Access to State Wildlife Areas

Very responsive on the part of CPW. Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette > On Aug 18, 2020, at 4:05 PM, pollybi...@gmail.com > wrote: > > Hello - > Today I purchased a fishing license on line, like the law-abiding person I > should be, and discovered that CPW has added check-off boxes where you can

Re: [cobirds] Barr Lake "below dam" is no longer

Hello everyone, We at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies wanted to provide a little background on the recent removal of trees below the dam at Barr Lake… The property is owned and managed by FRICO (Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company) of Brighton. The site is actually a “toe ditch” and

[cobirds] Access to State Wildlife Areas

Hello - Today I purchased a fishing license on line, like the law-abiding person I should be, and discovered that CPW has added check-off boxes where you can designate the purpose of your purchase. Among them are fishing, of course, but also wildlife watching and hiking. So if your objection

Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

Hi, I can't help you with the whistling sound, but that screech is a juvenile Great Horned Owl. I had a similar experience, at the same time of year, two years ago while camping in RMNP. Tracked the juvenile down and confirmed they were making that bizarre sound. Both of my birding apps have a

[cobirds] Common nighthawks in Longmont

This is a little overdue, but Pat Wednesday at Roosevelt Park in Longmont (Longs Peak Avenue and Bross) there were up to 20 common nighthawks flying over. The week before there were about half that number; it will be interesting to see tomorrow how many there are. They were apparently feeding

[cobirds] Number of Custer County Nighthawks

COBirders-- Sorry I failed to quantify the size of the flock: 25.Leon Bright, near Westcliffe -- 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] Common Nighthawks, NW Custer County

Late this afternoon, over our cabin at 9,200 ft. in the Sangre de Cristo range, a somewhat dispersed flock of Common Nighthawks foraged for thirty minutes before continuing southward. They are quite rare here nowadays and my wife and I were elated.  Over four decades ago they regularly spent the

[cobirds] Re: Centennial-area C. Nighthawks (Arapahoe)

So many Common Nighthawks have been moving through or spending a few days feeding in the Centennial / Greenwood Village area (Arapahoe). I've been able to stand under flocks of 8-10 as they feed relatively low (though not ground level). Other birders are reporting similar things. I've also

[cobirds] Rio Grande SWA Morning

A great day for a 3 mile hike and some birding at Rio Grande SWA near Monte Vista. Fall migration is here big time and birds were plentiful. Find the bugs and you find the birds.I was thinking of D Leatherman as I saw a great assortment of birds feeding on midges in the coyote willows. OC,

[cobirds] Re: Help with calls

That last one sounds like a Great Horned Owl young fledged bird. Years ago, I spent a lot of time around a young GHO owlet and they make that call as a "feed me" begging call to get more food. Adults bird occasionally do that call as well. John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO On Tuesday, August

Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

Thanks all on the GHOW. I had a nagging suspicion it might turn out that way. I knew they had a call like that but didn't know they kept it up until winter. Now to figure out the other call. Ira Sanders On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 8:38 AM Nathan Pieplow wrote: > The shriek that Ira recorded is

Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

The shriek that Ira recorded is that of a young Great Horned Owl. They make these shrieks starting in the nest and often continuing until well into the winter. Adults can make somewhat similar calls. These shrieks are squeakier and more nasal than those of Barn Owls, and usually shorter and more

Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

Immature Great Horned Owls do have a shriek like a Barn Owl. Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette > On Aug 18, 2020, at 8:14 AM, Lisa Carp wrote: > > Last week I heard the exact same screeching by our house at 3 in the morning. > I got up to look & the owl was sitting on a lamp pole nearby. There was

Re: [cobirds] Help with calls

Last week I heard the exact same screeching by our house at 3 in the morning. I got up to look & the owl was sitting on a lamp pole nearby. There was just enough light to see it with my binos & I was shocked to see a white face with a brown body so I was also thinking barn owl (which made no

[cobirds] Window strike bird ID from west central Oregon

Family member sent these pics of bird below a house window 7 miles east of Newport. My guess is its a warbler we have in CO also, maybe juv WEWA. Thanks, Mindy PS - Hope I haven't broken rules with this submittal.[image: Displaying IMG_0153.JPG] -- You received this message because you are