[cobirds] Prairie Falcon, White-throated Sparrow - Arapahoe

2023-01-09 Thread Jared Del Rosso
On a late afternoon walk at deKoevend Park in Centennial, I encountered a Prairie Falcon feeding then preening from atop a transmission tower. This is only my second Prairie Falcon sighting in Centennial. The other was also on a transmission tower, near Willow Spring Open Space, in December 2018

[cobirds] Thursday, January 12th - Fort Collins Audubon Society hosts Virginia Rose for “The Joy and Empowerment of Birding”

2023-01-09 Thread Andrew Monson
Exciting Event Alert! This Thursday, January 12th, Fort Collins Audubon is pleased to host *Virginia Rose, founder of Birdability, for “The Joy and Empowerment of Birding.”* In-person social time with refreshments starts at 7:00 pm; Announcements at 7:20 pm; Presentation at 7:30 pm. Those wish

[cobirds] 2nd monthly Winter Raptor Survey for HMANA, East of DIA

2023-01-09 Thread aiant...@gmail.com
We completed our second monthly volunteer Winter Raptor Survey for HMANA (Hawk Migration Association Of North America) 2 days ago for the route from Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR to Barr Lake, colloqually known as DIA Raptor Alley. With increasing winter weather, more interesting raptors have m

[cobirds] White-winged Dove in Westcreek, CO, also waxwings

2023-01-09 Thread joe...@betterbirdwatching.com
Just got an email from a friend with photos of a White-winged Dove in Westcreek. It's been there for about a week and she lives SW of Westcreek in Teller County, about one mile S of the Douglas County border, elevation about 7500 feet. Been seeing some Cedar Waxwings around here too, typically

[cobirds] Interested in monitoring breeding Bald Eagles?!

2023-01-09 Thread Meredith McBurney
Hi All, Bird Conservancy annually monitors nesting Bald Eagles along the Front Range, gathering important data needed to protect this important species. In 2020, Colorado Parks and Wildlife launched a four-year study to help understand current population trends, habitat use and impacts of human