[cobirds] Delta CBC information

2010-11-29 Thread Dennis Garrison
It is time for the 2010 Christmas Bird Counts! Below is everything I can think of for the Delta count. Compiler: Dennis Garrison dennisgarri...@hotmail.com Date: 18 December 2010 (Saturday) Time: Meet at 8 am at City Market parking lot in Delta. Schedule: Bird until we get the circle

[cobirds] Put me down as a "No"...

2010-12-05 Thread Dennis Garrison
mation for them and let THEM make the choice. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups

RE: [cobirds] Solitaires, red-wings -- state-wide

2010-12-10 Thread Dennis Garrison
previous years. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Solitaires, red-wings -- state-wide From: ouze...@aol.com Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:49:11 -0500 Cobirds carries lots of reports about birds that people see, but hardly any about species

[cobirds] leucistic house sparrow with pics, Hotchkiss (Delta Cty) CBC today

2011-01-01 Thread Dennis Garrison
it, a snipe, several Lewis' woodpeckers (I had that area, luckily), a flock of bushtits, and what will be the high count of white-crowned sparrows. Photos of the leucistic sparrow and a few other birds (and a WABT) from today at http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/ I need a n

[cobirds] whooping crane deaths USFWS press release

2011-01-18 Thread Dennis Garrison
Press release on the three whoopers found dead in Georgia late last month. http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2011/11-004.html Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] white-throated sparrow persists in Paonia, Delta County

2011-01-27 Thread Dennis Garrison
, with appearances widely scattered and of short duration. However, if anyone wants to see it, they are welcome to stop by and give it a try. Still trying for a photo... Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] photo of white-throated sparrow, Delta County

2011-01-28 Thread Dennis Garrison
round. Whatever, I finally got a photo. If (no, wait, WHEN) I get a better one I will put it on the photobucket as well. http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1090955lc.jpg Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County -- You received this me

[cobirds] NW Gunnison County/North Fork eagles and miscellany around Paonia

2011-02-03 Thread Dennis Garrison
at a time, and as many as 8 siskins. The WTSP has not been seen since Sunday although I am still hoping. Reminder: BCAS raptor viewing trips this weekend (contact Jason Beason) out of Hotchkiss and next Saturday (contact Herb Probasco) in Montrose. Be there!! Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta C

[cobirds] GBBC data acceptance question

2011-02-21 Thread Dennis Garrison
chery if anyone is interested. I have to assume this has happened to others among you. If you know how it should progress, let me know. Dennis Garrison -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds

[cobirds] GBBC question resolved, Thanks!

2011-02-22 Thread Dennis Garrison
Thanks to those who responded about the GBBC filters and review. I just got twitchy when data I entered wasn't there. I promise not to find any rare birds for at least a day. No more responses needed. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta C

[cobirds] where the birdseed goes when you aren't looking

2011-02-26 Thread Dennis Garrison
Never mind the deer. The bears will be waking up soon, keep it in mind! Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group

[cobirds] out-of area: Tsunami impacts on birds at Midway Atoll

2011-03-19 Thread Dennis Garrison
USFWS press release. http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=FWS&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=113224&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True Photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwspacific/collections/72157626288933504/ Dennis Garrison Paon

[cobirds] odd evening grosbeak plumage (pics) Delta County

2011-04-08 Thread Dennis Garrison
: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1110092lc.jpg Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, sen

RE: [cobirds] Why is the Rufous-collared Sparrow likely an escaped cage bird?

2011-05-10 Thread Dennis Garrison
quot;It can decide to fly up here from South America so it could be a real sighting" are all insufficient, in my opinion. In the end, none of us really KNOWS where these birds come from. http://www.birdsexpress.net/rufous-collared-sparrow.html $35 gets you one Dennis

[cobirds] Mountain plover 12-month finding

2011-05-12 Thread Dennis Garrison
/species/birds/mountainplover/INDEX.html Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta 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. To u

[cobirds] Too quiet! Hawk ID to liven up the week?

2009-01-23 Thread Dennis Garrison
the rain over here is making me gloomy. Happy birding! Dennis Garrison Paonia (usually) _ Windows Live™ Hotmail®…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009

[cobirds] mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches on the west slope?

2009-04-05 Thread Dennis Garrison
/s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/2009/house%20finch/ I have an email in to the house finch address at Cornell. Will let you know what I learn there. Dennis Garrison Paonia _ Rediscover Hotmail®: Get quick friend up

[cobirds] Birds of Ecuador 7 pm Thursday April 23 in Hotchkiss

2009-04-20 Thread Dennis Garrison
and Brenda are superb naturalists who have traveled to more than 25 countries in pursuit of birds. Join us at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 at Hotchkiss Memorial Hall for this fascinating show. Free, and presented by Black Canyon Audubon Society. Dennis Garri

[cobirds] Montezuma brown pelican and plover pics

2009-04-25 Thread Dennis Garrison
/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1060082lc.jpg and, thanks to the gang from Durango, a snowy plover at McPhee! http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1060100lc.jpg http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1060106lc.jpg Dennis Garrison Paonia usually, Cortez this weekend

[cobirds] Montezuma pelican has flown away!

2009-04-25 Thread Dennis Garrison
if I am stealing anyone's reporting on this or any other birds, just got off the phone with someone who had contemplated a multi-hour drive to see it, and don't want folks to come down if it is no longer here. Denni

[cobirds] white-winged dove, Delta

2009-05-13 Thread Dennis Garrison
thin bird life on the main lake. Dennis Garrison Paonia/Delta County (Cortez/Montezuma this weekend) _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009

[cobirds] The perils of birding Grand Mesa (slightly off-topic)

2009-06-17 Thread Dennis Garrison
the Mesa, look behind you once in a while. Other than the martin, today's birding highlight was a western grebe at Lost Lake Slough off of the Kebler Pass road in Gunnison County, elevation just a hair under 10K. First one I have seen there. Dennis

[cobirds] black phoebe in Mancos, Montezuma Cty

2009-08-07 Thread Dennis Garrison
back. Dennis Garrison _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=PID23384::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:NF_BR_sync:082009 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado County Birding:

[cobirds] Black-throated sparrows, Montezuma County. ID help requested (pics)

2009-08-08 Thread Dennis Garrison
x27;t make them Lucy's), lots and lots of bluebirds and lark sparrows, western wood pewees, and so on. Dennis Garrison back in Paonia in the smoke tonight _ Get free photo software from Windows Live http://www.windowslive.co

[cobirds] FW: Long-billed Curlew Status Assessment and Conservation Plan available

2009-08-17 Thread Dennis Garrison
REcieved through the grapevine from FWS (originally). Electronic copies of the Long-billed Curlew Conservation Plan are available on the website http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/birds/longbilled_curlew/ _ With Windows

[cobirds] black phoebe, Delta County

2009-08-28 Thread Dennis Garrison
canyon there, and many canyon wrens. Dennis Garrison Paonia _ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009

[cobirds] sandhill cranes, Montezuma County

2009-10-26 Thread Dennis Garrison
titmice are not unusual birds for this area, I don't actually SEE them that often. http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/titmouse102609.jpg The Hills' snow goose was at Denny Lake again the yesterday but not this morning. Dennis Garrison currently

[cobirds] sharp-tailed grouse, Montezuma County

2009-10-26 Thread Dennis Garrison
. Not very afraid of us, it finally wandered off into the grass. By the time I realized a photo was in order (I wasn't going to take one of a pheasant), it was already headed into the sunset. Next trip, maybe. Quite a surprise for us, and another county bird for Dad. Dennis Gar

[cobirds] Delta CBC date

2009-11-17 Thread Dennis Garrison
password. If not, probably tomorrow. Dennis Garrison Paonia _ Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/defa

[cobirds] Delta CBC start time change and reminder

2009-12-03 Thread Dennis Garrison
call my cell and I don't answer, PLEASE leave a message, as I will not return a call whose # I do not recognize. Dennis Garrison 970-985-2244(C) 070-527-4131(W) _ Windows Live Ho

[cobirds] Bar-headed goose, Confluence Park, Delta County

2009-12-06 Thread Dennis Garrison
Jason Beason gets the credit for this one, I think. He, Andrea Robinsong, and I were at Confluence early this afternoon when he spotted this weird goose. None of us knew what it might be, and our bird books didn't help much. I took fifty or sixty photos, and Jason did some searching when he

[cobirds] red fox sparrow pics from Paonia, Delta County, 12/9/09

2009-12-09 Thread Dennis Garrison
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1000735lc.jpg and one from the side http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/P1000747lc.jpg Dennis Garrison Paonia www.photobucket.com/paoniabirds

[cobirds] slate-colored and red fox sparrows together (pics) in Paonia

2009-12-15 Thread Dennis Garrison
birds are there only about three minutes in thirty, however, so there may be some waiting. Dennis Garrison Paonia _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http

[cobirds] Delta CBC reminder with map link

2009-12-15 Thread Dennis Garrison
Delta (my house is in Paonia), but will have a place picked so data can be dropped off before we start on Saturday. Hope to see you all there. Dennis Garrison _ Your E-mail and More On-the-

[cobirds] fox sparrows still in Paonia

2009-12-18 Thread Dennis Garrison
sharpie. Not the most exciting feeder around, except for the foxes. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go

[cobirds] Delta CBC results 12/19/09

2009-12-21 Thread Dennis Garrison
typing are subject to checking when I get home in a few days, and we still have one day in the count week. Sorry for the wobbly right column, I copied this from Word. Dennis Garrison Black Canyon Audubon Society / Delta CBC Compiler

[cobirds] exotic bird reporting

2009-12-31 Thread Dennis Garrison
ndards and needs to stick to it. Just my two cents. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Detla County _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ --

[cobirds] feeding the owl

2010-01-16 Thread Dennis Garrison
cially reliance on human provision of food, can be as detrimental to wild animals as having them fear us. I think it behooves all of us to make as little impact as possible if we truly respect the wildlife we watch. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County From: per...@aol.com Date: Sat, 16 Ja

RE: [cobirds] Snowy Owl-pic with better perspective plus openness

2010-01-17 Thread Dennis Garrison
r directions to threatened, endangered, or sensitive species, but then again, I always need volunteers to help me do field work. Dennis Garrison Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:55:39 -0700 Subject: Re: [cobirds] Snowy Owl-pic with better perspective plus openness From: seet...@gmail.com To: cobirds@g

[cobirds] partially leucistic robin, Cortez, Montezuma County

2010-02-27 Thread Dennis Garrison
o are. Dennis Garrison _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ -- You received this message because you are subscrib

[cobirds] evening grosbeak photos

2010-04-07 Thread Dennis Garrison
berries and cleaned up the tree holding the feeder, then vanished for the remainder of the day, even though I kept spreading sunflowers for them. Anyway, several photos are up at http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/Paoniabirds/ (the first new shots in about three weeks, sorry). Dennis

[cobirds] Black Canyon Audubon Events this week!

2010-04-13 Thread Dennis Garrison
newsletter may have incorrect times and locations, due to some schedule changes and moving of events. I apologize in advance if anyone goes to the wrong place or shows up at the wrong time. Dennis Garrison

[cobirds] yellow-throated vireo pics from Paonia

2010-04-29 Thread Dennis Garrison
kk296/Paoniabirds/P1040590lc.jpg and a half dozen even more blurry and backlit. Dennis Garrison _ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail.

[cobirds] EC dove toes

2010-05-19 Thread Dennis Garrison
around the office, including a nesting pair that recently fledged a single chick. Two doves came to the feeder while I was waiting on a bunting today, and the one that posed for photos (a second look) had one toe on each foot that was damaged. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County

[cobirds] Southwest Colorado Birding Trail Routes Now on the Internet

2010-05-24 Thread Dennis Garrison
News from the Colorado Division of Wildlife Contact Name: Joe Lewandowski, southwest region Contact Phone: (970)375-6708 NEW COLORADO BIRDING TRAIL ROUTES NOW ON THE INTERNET DURANGO, Colo. -- The Colorado Birding Trail has expanded to the west. Colorado's southwestern region, which inclu

[cobirds] Gunnison Delta Mesa road openings

2010-05-26 Thread Dennis Garrison
within a week. The road north of Hubbard Park is open, so you can access Electric Mountain Lodge. Dennis Garrison Paonia _ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail

[cobirds] Jim Garrison of Cortez passed

2010-06-29 Thread Dennis Garrison
and about to do. While he wasn't a regular contributor here, he was the reason I did as much birding in the 4 corners region as I did. As a result, I won't be providing Montezuma County reports any more. No response is desired, please. Dennis Garrison Paonia, De

[cobirds] Western Hummingbird Partnership workshop in Santa Fe, N. M., August 12-18, 2010

2010-07-19 Thread Dennis Garrison
sroom instruction during the afternoon. For those registered for banding training, a separate agenda will be provided. Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County wearing my Forest Service hat today PS isn't that a way cool photo

[cobirds] (slightly off-topic) USFS emergency closure of caves and abandoned mines in Region 2

2010-07-28 Thread Dennis Garrison
ation procedures which need to be followed to ensure this disease does not spread because of something we do. Dennis Garrison -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to t

[cobirds] yellow-billed cuckoo, Delta County

2010-07-29 Thread Dennis Garrison
n of calls. All was right with the world, except for the 0500 wakeup call. I posted two photos of the cuckoo at my photobucket page 1 2 No black-hawk this morning. Happy birding. If you want a more specific location, contact Jason. Denni

[cobirds] gas company fined for bird deaths (link to article)

2010-08-27 Thread Dennis Garrison
>From the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Friday 27 August 2010: http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/encana_to_pay_20_over_bird Dennis Garrison Paonia, Delta County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo