[cobirds] Phenomenal Day along the South Platte River

Walking my patch, running from Bowls Ave to the Northern Wildlife Area just south of Reynodl's Landing Park, along the river I hit an incredible count of birds today, 40 species in a 2 mile walk. Generaly I run a count of 21 birds, with thirty being a rely good day. All spices of Swallow that

[cobirds] Re: Changing Common Names of birds; example, Steller’s Jay

This has been an interesting thread. I have had an interest in the names behind the bird names. I know of two books that might be of interest for anyone. *Who's Bird: Common Bird Names and the People they commemorate* by Bob Boelens and Micheal Watkins This book covers the world and includes

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (24 Apr 2021) 179 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2021 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[cobirds] Several myrtle warblers at Boulder Creek and 95th Street

As well as four great blue herons and six double crested cormorants. FOS myrtles for me. Elena Holly Klaver United States Court Certified Interpreter Conference Interpreter English < > Spanish 303.475.5189 Member: Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters (CAPI) American Translators

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Banding Report, Chatfield 4-24-21

For our opening day at Chatfield this spring, we caught 12 birds, all entirely predictable species for this time of year: Year-round residents: Black-capped Chickadee 3 new, 1 banded 4/25/19 Spotted Towhee 1 banded 5/4/19 Song Sparrow 1 Likely winter residents, still hanging around: Mountain

[cobirds] "Yellow Legged Gull"/Weld

Hi All - Is it possible (my wishful thinking) that this is something other than a Lesser Black-backed Gull? It seemed as large as a Herring Gull but maybe that's my old age :>) There are Ring-billed Gulls all around it. photo:

[cobirds] Whimbrel over St Mary Church, Littleton, Arapahoe Co

This afternoon I heard a Greater Yellowlegs call three times as it was flying north over St Mary Church along S Prince St in Littleton. This was fun, as I had recorded only three other shorebirds from the St. Mary area during 7.5 years of watching its big sky view, but Greater Yellowlegs is one of

[cobirds] The Colorado Birds Spring Issue is available to CFO Members on cobirds.org

CFO Members can read the spring digital edition of Colorado Birds on the CFO website starting today, and the print version will mail this week. Highlights include tips for identifying large shorebirds in the field, how Pine Siskins feed on the seeds of the Catalpa tree,

[cobirds] Caspian Terns Still at San Luis Lake

Went there this morning before the winds and had a nice few hours out there. In case any are wondering, I spoke with the campground host last week and he said camping was free so long as you had proper SWA pass/license. Some exciting birds were: 3 Caspian Terns 1 Herring Gull 2 BB Plovers 1

Re: [cobirds] Woodpecker drumming

Diana and David, Thanks so much. I think that, tomorrow (assuming I hear it again), I’ll record it. And then I can slow it down and count the beats. At my age, I can’t distinguish between 16 and 23 beats/sec. ;-) I have a bunch of vocal flickers around, so I imagine it was one of them. But

[cobirds] Black necked stilt back at Lagerman, Boulder Co

On the south spit by snoozing and feeding avocets. Sent from my iPhone Elena Holly Klaver Federally Certified Court Interpreter Conference Interpreter English <> Spanish 303 475 5189 Member: American Translators Association Colorado Translators Association Pronouns: she, her, hers I

Re: [cobirds] little help on eBird? reply off-list...

Hi, eBird has lots of help available from the Help button on their website (upper right). For location management: https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000850891-choosing-and-managing-locations-in-ebird Good birding, Kathy Mihm Dunning Denver On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 10:25

[cobirds] little help on eBird? reply off-list...

Hi all: I took Ted's intro course, and learned some things but not this thing: How does one go about RENAMING a place to refine its location? One of my checklist locations needs this bit of housework. Right-clicking doesn't work in that software context. If I'm in my personal account checklist

[cobirds] 3 sandhill cranes at Stearns Lake Boulder County

After leaving and not seeing the ones reported by Peter Gent, three flew east from the fields north of Stearns Lake Sent from my iPhone Elena Holly Klaver Federally Certified Court Interpreter Conference Interpreter English <> Spanish 303 475 5189 Member: American Translators Association

Re: [cobirds] Woodpecker drumming

Downy's drums averagesabout 16 beats/sec and Flickers is more like 23 beats/sec. Hairy is about 25 beats/sec. My personal experience is that Downy waits longer between consecutive drums, on average. You may also want to listen for the other sounds of Downy and Flicker. Flickers, in my opinion,

[cobirds] Small sharpie, Pueblo

COBirders-- Thanks to Dave Leatherman and Doug Kibbe for assuring me that the Sharp-shinned Hawk I photographed yesterday is within the range in size for males of its species. I guess I've grown accustomed to seeing the Cooper's Hawks that frequent our back yard and forgot how small a male

[cobirds] oh - and an osprey, a snipe, owls and Cooper's hawks, Oh My!!

I was surprised to see an osprey last Tuesday and yesterday, the 23rd, flying over Windsor Lake, south of Windsor Gardens. Oh, and a snipe (Wilson's?) on the pond in the middle of our golf course - last Tuesday and maybe it was the bird I flushed yesterday. Grey, cold, impending day, so no

[cobirds] Chipping sparrow Arapahoe Co.

Heard the first trilling of a Chipping Sparrow for the year. Tracked it down to make sure it wasn't a late Junco. Hmm, a block from my house -- if I can still hear it on my property I can count it on this month's yard list. Got to 50 yards from the property line and could still hear it -- then

[cobirds] first Yellow-rumped warbler this spring - Myrtle. male

Yahoo. Spring is here! They're in town - near Windsor Gardens, Denver. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at

[cobirds] Re: Changing Common Names of birds; example, Steller’s Jay

Really entertaining dialogue on naming birds, often named for the least conspicuous feature. I also love bird names that might be longer than the actual bird...like Northern Beardless Tyrannulet. (CuriousIs there a Tyrannult with a beard?...My mind is picturing this!!) Along with Hugh's

[cobirds] Woodpecker drumming

Good morning, birders! I’m sitting on my deck this morning, and listening to a woodpecker drum. I suspect it’s either a Flicker or a Downy, but it’s much too far away to see. Is there a distinctive drum for either of these birds? Thanks! Gary Brower Unincorporated Arapahoe County -- -- You