[cobirds] Re: Sunday Nocturnal Migrants

2020-09-27 Thread tedfl...@gmail.com
Damn you, Guarente, I was hoping to get a good night's sleep. It's prolly gonna be a Linus-in-the-pumpkin-patch night for me, but I'm headed out now . . . Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 9:09:42 PM UTC-6 Bryan Guarente wrote: > With low cloud-cover, and nor

[cobirds] Sunday Nocturnal Migrants

2020-09-27 Thread Bryan Guarente
With low cloud-cover, and north winds aloft, it makes for a good night to get out and listen for migrants. It may not be that you hear anything, with the winds muffling your ability to hear, but this is one of those rare chances to get fall migrants in CO overnight because of low clouds and north

[cobirds] The Prophesy of Guarente, or, Migrants Galore Today in e. Boulder County

2020-09-27 Thread tedfl...@gmail.com
Hey, all. Well, Bryan's prediction was spot-on for the Greenlee/Waneka/Hecla complex of eastern Boulder County. It was cool and cloudy this Sunday afternoon, Sept. 27, with new arrivals galore. Here's a summary: * 2 *ring-necked ducks* and another *Aythya*, the first diving ducks there this se

[cobirds] Oregon junco, Larimer County, nr. Storm Mountain

2020-09-27 Thread Dave Hyde
Hi CObirders, today the temperature dropped to 38F. Snow at about 8000’, strong wind from the East in the evening. Had a lone Oregon junco – first of the season – join the gray-headed juncos in the yard. I’m expecting to see lots of juncos in the next few months… Happy birding to all – Dave Hyde

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, September 27

2020-09-27 Thread meredith
We opened at 6:40 (as usual) and had a couple of decent runs, catching 22 birds. You will see from the breakdown that the species are similar to what we've been getting the last week, so nothing unusual. But we anticipated having a very good day, as recently the number of birds has been incre

Re: [cobirds] High-flying migrants - Douglas

2020-09-27 Thread ROBERT
Wow pretty amazing to seeSent from Xfinity Connect Application-Original Message-From: cobirds@googlegroups.comTo: douglbi...@googlegroups.com, cobirds@googlegroups.comSent: 2020-09-27 4:08:26 PM Subject: [cobirds] High-flying migrants - Douglas     45 minutes ago, while re-potting humming

[cobirds] High-flying migrants - Douglas

2020-09-27 Thread 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds
    45 minutes ago, while re-potting hummingbird plants, Urling heard migrating cranes. Over a half-hour, at least 4 flocks of 50-100 cranes flew over our house as they circled south. Quite high up and hard to find and to hear, under the gray clouds.     But then - the most amazing sight: tens

[cobirds] Nelson’s Sparrow

2020-09-27 Thread Mary Geder
Sorry, forgot to sign. Mary Geder Jefferson Co Sent from my iPhone -- 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 v

[cobirds] Nelsons Sparrow

2020-09-27 Thread Mary Geder
Still there at Pelican Point and being cooperative in showing itself at 3:30. Sent from my iPhone -- 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+uns

Re: [cobirds] Re: Migration Weather: Sunday Forecast

2020-09-27 Thread Bryan Guarente
Thank you Donna for the report. This kind of information is really great to hear about. Knowing the shift in species numbers as well as individual numbers is very good to know. Congrats on your lifer. The difference in the change from the south side of the lake to the north side might be meteorolo

[cobirds] Re: Nelson's Sparrow, Cherry Creek SP, Arapahoe Co.

2020-09-27 Thread 'ouz...@aol.com' via Colorado Birds
Sounds intriguing. BUT - nowhere can I figure out where to find 'Pelican Point.' Could someone please enlighten me. Hugh Kingery On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 9:51:53 AM UTC-6 goldene...@gmail.com wrote: > The sparrow is currently stoll being seen. There are now two. > -- You received this

[cobirds] Re: Migration Weather: Sunday Forecast

2020-09-27 Thread Donna Stumpp
I have to share how dramatic the change in bird numbers and number of species present was this morning at Standley Lake's Loon Lake (on the northeast end of the Standley Lake Open Space in Jeffco). Loon Lake has had species counts under 10 for many weeks. This morning I had 17, including a juve

[cobirds] Nelson's Sparrow, Palm Warbler, and Parasitic Jaeger at CCSP (Arapahoe county)

2020-09-27 Thread mnew...@gmail.com
Sparrow Seen briefly a couple times starting at 3:30 in same area around inlet at Pelican point. Also seen at the stake out was a palm warbler and a fly over of a Parasitic Jaeger. A few photos were taken by others of the Jaeger to confirm the sighting. Matt Newport Aurora -- You received t

Re: [cobirds] ID again (new bird this time)

2020-09-27 Thread Amy Roberts
Thanks again everybody for your input! One of you asked if I had a decent bird book. I have three books (although how good they are, I’m not really qualified to say). I have Sibley’s Birds of the West, the American Birding Association’s Birds of Colorado, and the Readers’s Digest book of North A

[cobirds] Odd dipper behavior

2020-09-27 Thread Rolf Hertenstein, Lyons
Location: east side of the Park Range (Jackson County) at about 9,000'. At a small cascade (Big Creek Falls), Emily spotted a bird on an evergreen branch about 8 or 10' above the creek - the bird mostly hidden by needles and shadow. We assumed it was one of numerous robins we'd seen. As we p

[cobirds] Nelson's Sparrow, Cherry Creek SP, Arapahoe Co.

2020-09-27 Thread Todd Deininger
The sparrow is currently stoll being seen. There are now two. -- 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 thi

[cobirds] Re: Arapahoe County Northern Cardinal and Tennessee Warbler

2020-09-27 Thread Mitchell Bailey
Signing off, Mitchell Bailey Arapahoe County On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 8:18:18 AM UTC-6, Mitchell Bailey wrote: > > I'm happy to announce that the Northern Cardinal spotted last month at > Orchard Hills Park continues! It has changed location from its original > spot and is now hanging ou

[cobirds] Arapahoe County Northern Cardinal and Tennessee Warbler

2020-09-27 Thread Mitchell Bailey
I'm happy to announce that the Northern Cardinal spotted last month at Orchard Hills Park continues! It has changed location from its original spot and is now hanging out in a different russian olive located here 39.6124032, -104.8802707. I also found a Tennessee Warbler a few hundred feet south

[cobirds] Re: Probable LE CONTE’S SPARROW - Weld

2020-09-27 Thread Joey Angstman
Joey Angstman Greeley CO On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 8:03:14 AM UTC-6 Joey Angstman wrote: > Yesterday I went to the ponds at Weld County Rds 61/74 in search of > American Golden Plovers (I ended up getting 9). After they flew off I > noticed a sparrow sitting in a small tree. At first gla

[cobirds] Update: TWO Nelson’s Sparrows @ Cherry Creek SP (Arapahoe Co) — YES

2020-09-27 Thread Patrick O'Driscoll
Seen by several, foraging within 10-15 feet or so of each other. Patrick O’Driscoll Denver On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 7:31 AM Patrick O'Driscoll wrote: > After briefly perching in view, mostly skulking again through grass at > bottom of willows where they come to a point on south side of wadable

[cobirds] Probable LE CONTE’S SPARROW - Weld

2020-09-27 Thread Joey Angstman
Yesterday I went to the ponds at Weld County Rds 61/74 in search of American Golden Plovers (I ended up getting 9). After they flew off I noticed a sparrow sitting in a small tree. At first glance it looked different than any of the other fall sparrows I had seen, but I figured it must be a son

[cobirds] Nelson’s Sparrow @ Cherry Creek SP (Arapahoe Co) — YES

2020-09-27 Thread Patrick O'Driscoll
After briefly perching in view, mostly skulking again through grass at bottom of willows where they come to a point on south side of wadable creek at Pelican Point. Six birders watching for movements. Good birding, Patrick O’Driscoll Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribe