h for a brief
period of time. Also present was a Steller's Jay found by Ryan and a flock
of Bushtits.
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included several Orchard Orioles, a possible Gray Flycatcher, and an
Eastern Bluebird.
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Hi all,
Yesterday the adult male Surf Scoter continued at San Luis Lakes. This was
viewed from the NW shore of the main lake. Other birds of interest there
included two distant dowitchers, a Baird's Sandpiper, many ibis, and two
Forster's Tern.
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middle of the
reservoir. It is best to view the bird from the concrete spit exposed by
low water, to the west of the actual river.
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her thrush glimpsed briefly with
a very warm orange back. In addition, a flock of shorebirds flew over that
strongly suggested dowitchers, although they were somewhat distant. On the
way back we encountered a Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker, my first for a
while in Louisville.
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Hi all,
Today while biking around Louisville I found my FOS Western Tanager as well
as a Wilson's Warbler.
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pelicans. There were *24 Pine
Siskins *as well, and a possible Gray-cheeked Thrush.
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The vireo was seen about 1/4 of a mile down the Highlight canal trail on the
west side, occasionally singing.
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ways up South Mesa Trail, and there were a few Lazuli Buntings, chats, and
many towhees.
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Hi all,
Today there was a male Bufflhead at Teller Lake #5, Boulder County,
sometimes swimming alongside a pair of RNDU
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young. Here
is a link to a picture of the bird
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-sided Flycatchers*
and
a *Great-horned Owl. *This particular grove has had good numbers of
migrants recently, including hoards of Wilson's Warblers, Wood-pewees, and
a *Cordilleran Flycatcher*.
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Hi all,
This afternoon me and Ryan had an Eastern Phoebe among other migrants in
the NW corner of Warembourg Openspace, Louisville, CO. A male Wood Duck was
at the fishing pond as well.
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Hi all,
Just now I saw a Palm Warbler foraging with a flock of YRWA about 100 yds
down the Coal Creek Bike Trail near the underpass at W Cherry St. This is
E/SE of Warembourg Openspace, Louisville, CO.
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Hi all,
The Palm Warbler was seen again today at 11:30 with a flock of YRWA where
the Coal Creek Trail goes over Coal Creek, near Dutch Creek Park.
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> Hi all,
> Just now I saw a Palm Warbler foraging with a floc
Hi all,
This morning there was a Palm Warbler along the boardwalk at Cottonwood
Marsh, as well as a Prairie Falcon, Northern Shrike, and American Tree
Sparrows in the back ponds.
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Summit Co., CO
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Reservoir later in the day.
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Hi all,
Just now I had a Ross's Goose and an apparent Greater White-fronted x Canada
Goose at Hodsgon-Harris Reservoir just outside of Louisville, CO.
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making it unlikely for the bird to stay through the night. There is a pull
off on hwy 9, less than 1/4 mile North of the Swan Mtn Road intersection
that offers good views of this particular stretch of shoreline. I should be
able to upload photos tomorrow night.
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Brandon,
I was not participating in the CBC, but rather coming back from a day of
skiing and stopped to check for geese on the reservoir!
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> Hi all,
> My brother and I just saw a *Purple Sandpiper* on Dillion Rese
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sandpiper: https://www.flickr.com/photos/145000253@N05/albums/72157677833026326
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> My brother and I just saw a *Purple Sand
Hi all,
I am currently viewing the sandpiper in the same location as previously
reported.
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/ebird/view/checklist/S33469870
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33469724
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Hi all,
Here are a few images that I took back in November of presumably the same
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> Hey, eve
er's
Hawk, Greater Yellowlegs, and two American Avocet. There is currently a
Wilson's Snipe at the fishing pond in Warembourg as well.
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Heron and two Wood Ducks along Coal Creek.
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Hi all,
Just now my brother and I had a breeding plumaged SNOWY PLOVER on the mudflats
in the NW corner of Union Reservoir. This was not a Piping. It had gray legs
and black behind the eye. We have dozens of images that we will try to post
tomorrow.
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surrounding a flooded section of Warembourg, including
Violet-green and Northern Rough-winged.
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bable *Clay-colored Sparrow*, and others. That
night while out on the porch of our cabin we heard two *Boreal Owls* vocalizing
from the coniferous forests near Miners Creek. The next day we did a quick
hike around Officer's Gulch, where there was a Western Grebe and Clark's
Nutcracker.
Goo
Hi all,
Today my brother and I had a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the farm trees at the
location entitled "Teller Lakes South" on Ebird. This is just N of Arapahoe
Road as you are driving into the parking lot.
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ewitt Reservoir, where there was a Semipalmated Sandpiper
amongst the many Baird's and Killdeer. Link to list for extended
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many reservoirs in the mountains currently.
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Hi,
Today my brother and I visited Walden Ponds in search of the heron/egret,
and found a bird that has characteristics that seem to support a Little
Blue Heron. The legs are definitively yellow, and the bill is bicolored
(flesh pink and black). It was with a dispersed flock of Snowy Egrets
res
Sorry, forgot signature.
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> Today my brother and I visited Walden Ponds in search of the heron/egret,
> and found a bird that has characteristics that seem
back in the
northwest corner of Warembourg Open Space, and many migrant wood-pewees.
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shorebird species. An interesting Common Merganser was resting on the
mudflats where the dam terminates.
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different from the one seen the previous
day. Photographed.
14 Cattle Egret
Chico Basin Ranch - didn't find Tropical Kingbird, but we did not spend
much time
1 Townsend's Warbler
1 Red-naped Sapsucker
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relatively quick, foraging in the mid to upper canopy. It was last seen
moving east through the riparian towards Community Park.
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Hi all, yesterday afternoon I found a flock of Common Redpolls foraging in
what appeared to be Water Birch on the south side of Rainbow Lake, Summit
County. There was an American
Three-toed Woodpecker in the area as well
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Today at Bohn Park near Lyons I found a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in a pine
stand in the SW corner of the park, presumably the same bird reported here
January 31.
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On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 5:02:40 PM UTC-7, Jack Bushong wrote:
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> This morning I found a Great Black-backed Gull amongst a flock of RBGU on
> the North side of Boulder R
*Bald Eagle
*with
a carp too big to lift out of the water. April 4th there was a *Great-horned
Owl *and *Swainson's Hawk*. Today I might have heard a Sora whinnying from
a marsh. Other birds from today included a *Horned Grebe *and a* Chihuahuan
Raven *soaring over Walnut Openspace.
Ja
mated Plover *alongside
two *Least Sandpipers, *as well as a *Peregrine Falcon, Northern Shoveler, *and
5 *Willets! *
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Bay-breasted warbler is about 50yds down the right fork with Yellow-rumped
Warblers. Also a Screech Owl and Black-throated Gray Warbler.
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x27;s Warbler *and
*Orchard
Oriole *along the creek, and many *Horned Larks *and *Lark Buntings. *At
Crom Lake there was a *Wilson's Phalarope *and *Willet *along the north
shore.
By the way I had a *Plumbeous Vireo *in Louisville yesterday.
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which were
devoid of ice there were relatively few waterfowl. Around Frisco there was
an early Red-naped Sapsucker, and the White-throated Sparrow continued in a
private community south of the town. Also present were Red Crossbills,
Evening and Pine Grosbeaks, and Cassin's Finch.
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Kingbird and Western Wood-Pewee.
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Creek. Numbers of
more common migrants such as Dusky Flycatchers, Western Tanagers, and
certain warbler and sparrow species have been notably high as well.
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ng Mexican Duck. Songbird
migrants have picked up recently in the Frisco area, and today there were
Yellow-rumped, Townsend's, Wilson's, MacGillivray's, and Orange-crowned
Warblers as well as a Gray Catbird.
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being songbirds. Migration definitely
seems to have picked up in certain areas, and waterfowl concentrations are
still high. However, there were surprisingly few raptors along the county
roads and highways; perhaps most of them have already departed north.
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sh made a brief showing along Coal Creek. And
at the cattle pond along Dillon Rd., a pair of avocets were nice to see.
Also, the Marbled Godwit from earlier this morning continues just NW of
Stearns Lake.
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Hi all,
This evening I had a Northern Parula working a row of shrubs just south of
Community Park in downtown Louisville. It was with a large flock of
Yellow-rumpeds. Also in the area were good numbers of sparrows (eight
species total) and a Wilson's Snipe along Empire Road.
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at Poudre Ponds were at least three lingering Cackling Geese and a Caspian
Tern.
Other interesting birds of note included a small flock of Short-billed
Dowitchers (ID'd by flight call) and three White-rumped Sandpipers at the
Weld CR 59 wetlands.
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ace by several dozen).
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outing, although it was getting warm and smoky toward the
end.
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along Coal Creek
were good numbers of Hermit Thrush and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
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Canada Geese). We didn't have time to thoroughly scan it, but it seems like
a great place for scoters or other rarities. Also four Horned Grebes.
It was overall a very enjoyable trip in a rugged yet magnificent part of
Colorado!
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now x Ross's),
several thousand waterfowl, and a similar number of gulls (mostly
Ring-billed, but several California, Herring, and a Lesser Black-backed as
well). Also of interest was a Dark-lored White-crowned Sparrow.
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lingering in the high country due to the recent warm weather.
Also of note were two Trumpeter Swans on the southwest side of Green
Mountain Reservoir and a late Common Loon at Dillon Reservoir.
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trickle through the mountains. All of the aforementioned species have/will
be entered into eBird with an accompanying description.
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Thanks to all who read this lengthy response! It’s always fun to try and
pin down the ID of these difficult birds.
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On Monday, January 17, 2022 at 12:14:32 PM UTC-5 Nick Komar wrote:
> I will go out on a limb and suggest that this is a candidat
several dozen
pure Barrows. I only scanned a portion of the open water on Dillon
Reservoir before the light faded. I wouldn't be surprised if there's
something else unusual out there like a late Common Loon, Long-tailed Duck,
or scoter.
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