[cobirds] Pueblo West Gravel Pit (Pueblo Co.) 4/13

Hi all, There were 13 species of shorebirds found at the Pueblo West Gravel Pit pond, east of Osprey Picnic area, on the North side of Rock Canyon, at Lake Pueblo State Park (Pueblo County) on Tuesday, April 13th. In morning after 9:30am, three of us (Van Truan, Chris Knight, and I) saw ten speci

[cobirds] Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County

Hello, We are seeing 7 White-faced Ibis, 5 Lesser Yellowlegs, 9 American Avocet, 1 Caspian Tern & a Curlew I haven’t seen since on Ebird Slerts. Good Birding, Diane Roberts Highlands Ranch, CO Sent from my iPhone -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

[cobirds] Friday April 16: AOS Community Congress on English Bird Names

Hi all - The American Ornithology Society is holding a Community Congress (panel/discussion with audience submitted questions) on English bird names this Friday, April 16, 2-4 EDT (12-2 local). This should be a good venue to both hear about various perspectives on the English names of birds and pos

[cobirds] Spring at Sawhill Ponds, Boulder Co.

I was greeted by a calling, flying Greater Yellowlegs at Pond 1 at dawn. Shortly after, a Swainson’s Hawk flew over very low. Flock of a dozen snipe and Spotted Sandpiper at pond 4. All three teal species. Very very cold due to north wind. First time I was the only car parked here. Paula Hans

[cobirds] Re: El Paso county Wilson's Snipe

Also saw three long-billed dowitchers On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 9:23:49 AM UTC-6 Bill Kosar wrote: > Tuesday was good for birds and not as good for birders (cold wind) at > Squirrel Creek pond in El Paso county. Major highlight was a Wilson's > snipe, also saw about six lesser yellowlegs

[cobirds] DFO April 19 program with Bryan Guarente via Zoom

Denver Field Ornithologists presents Bryan Guarente, meteorologist and frequent CObirds poster, in "Go Birding in (the Right) Bad Weather" on Monday, April 19 at 7 PM. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HeHO97XPTFKDSWFp-_3RtA The program is free and open to the public. G

[cobirds] Spotted Sandpiper, Sawhill Ponds, Boulder Co.

Cobirders, Another new bird for this Spring that I saw this morning was a Spotted Sandpiper on Lake 4 with a Killdeer, a Greater Yellowlegs, and several snipe. Amazingly, the Spotted Sandpiper is not on the eBird list for this area. This may be because April 14 is an early date? Paula Hansley Lou

[cobirds] Very large flock of Curlew, Boulder

All, This large flock is along Pipit Road between 119th St and County Line Road, SW of Longmont. John Rutenbeck (finder), John Vanderpoel and I counted 77 around 10:30, and now Ben Sampson and others are reporting upto 140. This is by far the largest flock of L-B Curlew I have seen in Boulder Cou

[cobirds] Re: News from Cherry Creek SP

I only know of Robert Rozinski from the wonderful book published by him and Wendy Shattil in 1990: "Close to Home." I was given the book by my mentor John B. Hayes who contributed with photos and "quips." The photos are not today's high resolution, crystal clear images, but they tell a story of

Re: [cobirds] Snipe flock at Sawhill Ponds

Spotted sandpiper is what I thought I typed! My new phone auto corrects way too much. Paula Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2021, at 6:25 PM, DAVID J WALTMAN wrote: > >  > Now reading Paula Hansley’s report, I assume Emil meant Spotted Sandpiper, > not Common Sandpiper. > David Waltman

Re: [cobirds] Snipe flock at Sawhill Ponds

Is a flock of snipes called snipers? Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2021, at 6:38 PM, Paula Hansley wrote: > > Spotted sandpiper is what I thought I typed! My new phone auto corrects way > too much. > > Paula > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Apr 14, 202

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (14 Apr 2021) 2 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2021 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[cobirds] Solitary Sandpiper, Teller Lake 5, Boulder Co

Teller Lake 5 hosted a good number of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs this afternoon along with a handful of Wilson’s Snipe. Highlight was a Solitary Sandpiper. Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group

Re: [cobirds] Snipe flock at Sawhill Ponds

Are the ones who check out the identification called snopers? From: "Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds" Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:50 PM To: "Paula Hansley" Cc: "DAVID J WALTMAN" , "CObirds" Subject: Re: [cobirds] Snipe flock at S