[cobirds] First bird of the year . .

2024-01-01 Thread Hondochica z
Thought I'd start this WI 'tradition' here - as I've not seen a comment as yet: My first bird of the year was a pygmy nuthatch - love to them chatter in the pines Happy New Year to all and good birding! Kelly Goocher Florissant -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [cobirds] Re: Sandhills over Boulder

2023-10-06 Thread Hondochica z
Had about 30 in the late afternoon flyin' high yesterday near Woodland Park (8500 ft) - Teller County. Grew up in WI and sure do miss that sound!! On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 2:19 PM spsmi...@gmail.com wrote: > 100 + Just flew over my house in West Wash Park, south Denver. They were > in a

Re: [cobirds] Flat Tops...waterfowl identification help?

2023-07-31 Thread Hondochica z
Really! - Noting that the range maps can be 'off' - even Sibleys suggests that Barrow's is 'rarely' found here; certainly not 'nesting'. The image of a Common Goldeneye duckling in Sibley's looks *just* like the photo - but they 'apparently' don't nest here either! Fortunately, birds don't read