[cobirds] Re: Yard list questions: How many of CO's 520 species have been seen (or heard) from a yard?

2024-03-14 Thread Thomas Heinrich
Hi all, Getting a little carried away here, but I thought I'd write a quick update before getting some rest. (Hoping for a snow day tomorrow and a canceled rehearsal :-). I spent several hours this evening mining for data on the CBRC pages on CFO's website (what a great resource, special thanks to

[cobirds] Re: Yard list questions: How many of CO's 520 species have been seen (or heard) from a yard?

2024-03-14 Thread mvjo...@gmail.com
Hey Thomas and all. A fun exercise for us dedicated yard watchers. 28 years of watching 163 species currently Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Long-eared Owl Black throated Sparrow Bobolink Long-billed Curlew We own our property south of Monte Vista and not far from the Refuge. Our backyard BIG DAY

[cobirds] Yard List, Bent County CO

2024-03-14 Thread 'DUANE NELSON' via Colorado Birds
Birders, I was going to pass on this until someone involved in the yard bird discussion implored to me post highlights of my 1+ acre yard in Las Animas, Bent County CO, where I've lived since 2000. My yard list currently stands at 195 species. Many of you have been to my yard, since I love posti

[cobirds] Re: Yard list questions: How many of CO's 520 species have been seen (or heard) from a yard?

2024-03-14 Thread Jeff Kehoe
I'm in Larimer County on the Big Thompson River. 7 years moderate birder - lots of feeders year round 83 species most memorable - wave of migrating Western Tanagers in May stopped by a snowstorm foothills riparian habitat - 1 acre Some Favorites - always hard --- American Di

[cobirds] Yard lists

2024-03-14 Thread Mary Kay Waddington
This has been fun to see what's shown up in yards. I do this daily by participating in the e-bird yard tallies, but I've noticed that many of these fantastic lists people have been sending in, are not included! I'd like to recommend that people go to eBird, click "explore", go down to "yard birds

[cobirds] Add Weather & Recordings to eBird Checklists

2024-03-14 Thread Gregg Goodrich
COBirders You can easily add the weather to your eBird checklist. Copy your eBird checklist ID which is in the upper left corner of your checklist and then paste it into the RainCrow weather link below. https://raincrow.app/ Hit the “Get Weather” button and then hit the “Copy to clipboard” on th

Re: [cobirds] Yard lists

2024-03-14 Thread Marty W
Courtney speaking of intergrade Northern Flickers, spurs me to comment that, not for the first year (maybe the third?) I've had several male intergrades around the neighborhood, yard & feeders (along with at least three female Red-shafteds) during the late fall & winter (this fall/winter without *a