[cobirds] Durango Nighthawk

I birded Pastorius Reservoir SE of Durango this evening. At 8:20 along with another birder, I observed a silent nighthawk foraging in the general of the inlet canal which we concluded was a Lesser Nighthawk. The bird seemed small and fluttery in its flight pattern which was low at tree level

[cobirds] Pueblo Chemical Depot

Hi all, I am a Master's Student at CSU Pueblo where I study Cassin's Sparrows. I do my research at a restricted army base called Pueblo Chemical Depot in Eastern Pueblo County. I believe a birder may have tried to access this site as I just got a call from someone there asking me to stop posting

[cobirds] Red crossbills Keystone, CO

I added some dried meal worms and mixed them to my bird seed in my feeders and saw about 8 Red Crossbills at my feeders this morning. I’ll try and get a photo and submit. I also have been getting red winged blackbirds and lots of chickadees Still no Jays even with peanuts out -- Thanks,

[cobirds] Bobolinks at Rigden, FC (Larimer)

3 in Willow clump 100 yards n of pump house in sw corner of Res. Not sure if they have been reported. Singing, all males. 6:51pm Dave Leatherman Fort Collins Sent from my iPhone -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post

another BoCo BlTe (was: "Re: [cobirds] Black tern, Walden...")

Hey, Laura & everybody. There was another Boulder County *black tern* this stormy Mon. morning, May 11, over at Stearns Lake. Mostly, the bird was high up, whipping around well above the "swallow zone." But every once in a while, it came down near the dam. I got to hear the tern's strange flight

[cobirds] Possible Vaux's Swift, Boulder County

Elena Klaver reported a possible Vaux's Swift at Pella Crossing in Boulder County this morning. Other observers are on the bird now and some say it looks good. The rump is reportedly distinctly buffy. As far as I know there are no definitive photos yet. The bird is doing laps over the easternmost

[cobirds] 1st Hummingbird sighting

On May 6, male broadtail in our yard (2 to date, more will zoom in next month, then the rufous can be expected in July). I heard about hummingbird reports several weeks back on the front range so did expect them sooner and this is about 1-2 weeks beyond typical but it's been an unusually

[cobirds] Black tern, Walden ponds, boulder county

Currently watching a black tern foraging over the private pond that can be viewed from the northwest area of Walden ponds (the pond with all the bee boxes). Lots of swallows feeding on the pond too. Tern is bigger and has a loping flight. Way cool! Laura Steadman Boulder -- -- You received

[cobirds] Re: Colorado Birding Challenge Prelim Report/Weld

Hi all Uploaded some of our Friends team Colorado Birding Challenge photos. - http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/219/2021-colorado-birding-challenge-weld One observation I did not mention previously is how green the Pawnee NG is and the many playas, depressions,

[cobirds] Re: Where are the Jay’s?

>From Conifer, we usually have a stellar jay or two in the yard throughout the year and have had a few in this morning. No concern nor change observed from prior years. Perhaps it's about about the weather or wind patterns at the moment and hopefully they'll be back again soon. Carolyn Leahey