Re: [cobirds] Bird ID help request

2023-08-28 Thread Bill Kosar
If you look at this bill closely, the upper mandible has that > tiny little "tooth" in the middle of it. The color, the shape, the length, > and the little tooth make me think this is a female Western Tanager. > > Mary Kay Waddington > > On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 11:45 

Re: [cobirds] Bird ID help request

2023-08-26 Thread Bill Kosar
: > For me: > > #1 - Female Western Tanager > > #2 - Yes on the Siskin > > #3 - Juvenile Rufous > > Best Regards, > Travis McComas > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 10:42 AM Bill Kosar wrote: > >> I saw three birds in my backyard that I am not confident of my

[cobirds] Re: Limpkin present 6:40am

2023-06-24 Thread Bill Kosar
Lots of folks looking at limpkin between noon and 1 PM. Same general location but pretty far back from edge of flooded area. Bill Kosar Colorado Springs On Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 1:13:40 PM UTC-6 Gregg Goodrich wrote: > Still there at 9:00 AM this morning. I got a short video on my l

[cobirds] Interesting El paso county birds (BCNH and ibis)

2023-04-30 Thread Bill Kosar
most or all of them were white-faced, they were too far away to see well. There was a Black crowned night heron on the east side of the large Rice's pond at Fountain creek nature center. Also a pair of pelicans. Bill Kosar El Paso county -- -- You received this message because you

Re: [cobirds] Red Headed Woodpecker

2023-04-21 Thread Bill Kosar
Daniel, I have a picture of a juvenile red-headed woodpecker that I saw at Fountain Creek Nature Center in about 2010. I have also seen them in the banding area at Chico ranch where many other folks have seen them. Bill On Friday, April 21, 2023 at 1:02:16 PM UTC-6 ynoz4...@gmail.com wrote:

[cobirds] Slow birding article in NYT

2022-12-15 Thread Bill Kosar
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Re: [cobirds] White ibis at Fountain Creek Nature Center (El Paso county) on Wednesday?

2022-05-11 Thread BILL KOSAR
Still here at 9:18 Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> From: Matt Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 8:19:15 AM To: Bill Kosar Cc: Colorado Birds Subject: Re: [cobirds] White ibis at Fountain Creek Nature Center (El Paso county) on Wed

[cobirds] White ibis at Fountain Creek Nature Center (El Paso county) on Wednesday?

2022-05-11 Thread Bill Kosar
Has anyone seen the white ibis at FCNC Wednesday morning? tx Bill Kosar El Paso county -- -- 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 gro

[cobirds] Re: Common Gallinule update (El Paso county)

2022-04-20 Thread Bill Kosar
I meant to say northeast corner of pond for the bird's location Bill On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 12:15:13 PM UTC-6 Bill Kosar wrote: > A steady stream of folks were coming by to see the Common Gallinule at > Cross Creek Regional Park in Fountain, El Paso County on Wednesday morning

[cobirds] Common Gallinule update (El Paso county)

2022-04-20 Thread Bill Kosar
legs. Congrats to Tanja for the find and Brandon for the cobirds report. Bill Kosar El Paso county -- -- 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 opti

[cobirds] Re: Location of winter wren in Colorado Springs (El Paso county)

2022-03-01 Thread Bill Kosar
Thanks to Kathy Kay for a reply on this! On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 7:40:09 PM UTC-7 Bill Kosar wrote: > I tried to find the winter wren today based on the GPS coordinates > reported in ebird and the comments about it being near a culvert. The > published GPS coordinates poin

[cobirds] Location of winter wren in Colorado Springs (El Paso county)

2022-03-01 Thread Bill Kosar
) Thanks Bill Kosar Colorado SpringsEl Paso county -- -- 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 http://groups.google.com/gro

[cobirds] Roads at Chico ranch El Paso county

2021-09-04 Thread Bill Kosar
Does anyone know the current road conditions at Chico? We plan to go out Sunday to do some birding but I don't know if the heavy rains we have recently had (1.75 inches in Colorado Springs in the last 2 days) are a problem wrt ranch roads. tx Bill -- -- You received this message because

Re: [cobirds] Re: Yellow Grosbeak possible injury (Huerfano Co)

2021-05-31 Thread Bill Kosar
>From a forensic perspective I took pictures off the bird at 12:19 PM today (I cross-checked my camera's clock to be sure this time is exactly correct) and there was no evidence of this blood (?) at that time. I cannot tell what time Carolyn's pictures were actually taken at based on the .jpg

[cobirds] Location of Glossy ibis at Clear Springs Ranch - El Paso county

2021-04-20 Thread Bill Kosar
The pictures off this bird on ebird are great! Was it near the entrance to the ranch like the ibis last year? tx Bill Kosar El Paso county -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email

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

2021-04-14 Thread Bill Kosar
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 s

[cobirds] Common or Chihuahuan Raven?

2009-12-14 Thread BILL KOSAR
I have debated about this bird for a week. I saw it in an open prairie region east of Big Johnson reservoir in Colorado Springs. Please send me your opinion. http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_7273_4x6.gif http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_7269_4x6.gif Thanks Bill Kosar Colorado Springs

[cobirds] Pacific or common loons (?)

2009-11-23 Thread BILL KOSAR
I saw these loons at Big Johnson Reservoir today and I think they are Pacific loons. Thanks in advance for any comments clarifying whether they are Pacific or common loons http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_6280_4x6.gif http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_6270_4x6.gif Bill Kosar