Re: [cobirds] Woo hoo to this excellent Grand County birding story by Jack Bushong

Yes, the article is great. The bird pic, though, isn't a yellow bellied sapsucker.. Christie Pals Ft. Collins On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 9:15 AM 'Mark Obmascik' via Colorado Birds < cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Yay Jack Bushong. One of the young brothers who found that wowza purple >

[cobirds] Common Gallinule

Cobirders, The Larimer County Running Deer Nature Area Common Gallinule was observed this morning at 7:20 a.m. Two brief glimpses given to me and Dan Brook. Given like a "gift." The bird was seen SSW of the "arrow" or SSE from the traditional spot where most people have been seeing the bird. My

[cobirds] Larimer County Ruddy Turnstone

The Ruddy Turnstone was still present at the NW corner of Rigden Reservoir at 8:00 p.m. Friday evening. Ken Pals Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[cobirds] Anna's Hummingbird - Larimer County

COBirders, The female Anna's Hummingbird is still at Rachel Hopper's home in Fort Collins. Sean Walter, Christie Pals and I saw it two times, at around 2:10 p.m. and again at 3:00 p.m. Thank you Rachel for this great find and for your hospitality to let us enjoy the birds, the sun, and the

[cobirds] Ruby-throated Hummingbird - No Show Today, Larimer County

COBirders, The bird that I reported as a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird yesterday was a no show today. Birders might be questioning my id for the bird and rightfully so as Ruby-throated and Black-chinned females are virtually identical. What first grabbed our attention was the smaller size as

[cobirds] Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Larimer County

Cobirders, While eating dinner this evening and watching hummingbirds come and go from our feeder, a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird made at least three visits between 6:45 - 7:00 p.m.. We also had a male Black-chinned and several Broad-tailed hummers. Not seeing any Rufous or Calliopes.

[cobirds] Mourning Warbler - McMurray NA, Larimer Cnty - yes

CoBirders, The Mourning Warbler found by David Leatherman on Tuesday is still at McMurray Natural Area in Fort Collins. It was observed by many birders at around 11:45 a.m. today. The Worm-eating Warbler has not been re-found as of now. Many of the birds have moved on, still many Swainson's

Re: [cobirds] Re: Worm-eating War - yes (Larimer)

CoBirders, McMurry and Magpie Meander Natural Areas in Fort Collins were hot for birds as indicated by Sue and Kevin. I was there from 6:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., observed 61 species of birds in the small confines of these two natural areas and am sold on returning to this location many times to

[cobirds] Lucy's Warbler still at Eaton Cemetery, Weld, County

CoBirders, The Lucy's Warbler first reported by David Leatherman and observed by many others over the last few days was still at Eaton Cemetery this morning from 10 a.m. - 12 Noon. Bob B and hopefully Nancy B also saw the bird, not to be confused with the 3-4 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers that were

[cobirds] American Woodcock, Larimer County

COBirders, As of 11:00 a.m. this morning the American Woodcock found by Simonds yesterday and reported by others is still at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area along the small creek that flows along the east side of the road. The bird is between the ranger house and upstream to where the next house is.

[cobirds] Red-necked Grebes -Jackson County

COBirders, I made a trip to Jackson County today primarily to see the nesting Red-necked Grebes at Lake John. The Red-necked Grebes are still incubating eggs as are several Aechmophorus grebes. Both RNGR were on and very near the nest when I arrived around 7 a.m. Later in the morning the mate

[cobirds] Eastern Wood-Pewee, Larimer County

COBirders, The Eastern Wood-Peewee reported by others in previous days is still along the Poudre River corridor near the Spring Creek Trail junction. Today, I did not hear or see it in the described spot, but instead heard and saw it in the tall cottonwoods west of the viewing bench in the

[cobirds] Crow Valley Camp Ground, Weld County

CoBirders, My visit at Crow Valley today did not produce anything note worthy compared to earlier visits this week and last. While I still saw about the same number of species,around 50, I did not have any new warblers. In fact I saw only Yellow, one Yellow-rumped and one Wilson's Warbler. I did

[cobirds] Crow Valley Camp Ground, Weld County

COBirders, Besides the Black-throated Blue (south of the picnic shelter) and Palm Warblers (west end of campground) reported by Glenn Walbeck this morning, there were a few other good birds present or still present from previous day reports. The American Bittern continues in the north pasture;

[cobirds] Dixon Res. Grove - Larimer County

COBirders, I made a short visit to Dixon Reservoir this morning. It was not overly birdie, nothing like yesterday at Crow Valley. However, I did find 32 species including 6 warbler species - Yellow, Yellow-rumped, 2 Orange-crowned, 3 Wilson's, 1 Blackpoll and 1 MacGillivray's. I also saw 1

[cobirds] Crow Valley, Weld County

COBirders, I have not seen a late posting for today for the Crow Valley Campground in Weld County so will provide a summary. I did not see all of the birds reported by Mark Minner-Lee nor all the birds seen by 30 or more people birding at the campground today. It was cloudy most of the morning

Re: [cobirds] Early Chipping Sparrow, Douglas

Hugh and COBirders, I heard a singing Chipping Sparrow as I was jogging the Spring Creek Trail West in Fort Collins late this afternoon. I, too, thought it was very early for the Chippy. Ken Pals Fort Collins On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Hugh Kingery ouze...@aol.com wrote: Among the

[cobirds] Northern Goshawk - Estes Park

COBirders, After spending a morning and afternoon ski touring and snow shoeing, my daughter, Robin wanted to check out Coffee on the Rocks place in Estes Park right of of HW 36. While there around 4:30 p.m. we were treated to a sight of watching a Northern Goshawk repeatedly chase Mallard ducks

[cobirds] Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, White-chinned Sparrow, Larimer County

COBirders, The above birds have been reported previously on either COBirds and/or ebirds. The Northern Mockingbird was observed on Monday, February 17 by a party of 6 people. The location is southwest of Loveland adjacent to Schofield Road and just south a bit from W Co Rd 8e. I was not able

[cobirds] Colorado Springs CBC Date

CoBirders, The Colorado Springs CBC will be Saturday, December 14, 2013. Aiken Audubon Society is this count's sponsor. Roughly 25 teams will be assigned to cover the count circle. Participants may register online at www.christmasbirdcount.org or contact me at mtnp...@gmail.com or Tyler Stuart

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow - Larimer County

COBirders, This morning a tan-striped White-throated Sparrow visited our backyard gleaning seed that had fallen on the ground from the deck feeder. Ken Pals Nestled along Spring Creek near Taft Hill Drake -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado

[cobirds] No Golden-winged Warbler today at Chico Basin Ranch, El Paso/Pueblo Counties

COBirders, Rather than just reply to Dave Cameron's post, I will report that Brad Tyler and I searched hard for the Golden-winged Warbler today at Chico Basin Ranch, but did not find the Golden-winged Warbler. There were a dozen or more Swainson's Thrush. Other good birds at the Holmes

[cobirds] Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler - El Paso County

COBirders, I went down to Fountain Creek Regional Park hoping to re-find the Yellow-throated Vireo reported by Lee Farese yesterday. While there I met Bob Goycoolea who had found a singing male Northern Parula along the irrigation ditch just east of the head gate / waterfall area in the park.

[cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler, Colorado Springs, El Paso County update

COBirders, The Blackburnian Warbler reported earlier was still around the parking area at the Beidlelman Environmental Center/Catamount Institute as of 7:00 p.m. this evening. Allan and Theresa Burns, Seetta Moss, Robb Hines were already there to help me find it. It was in the pines in the NE

[cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler, Beidlelman Env. Center, El Paso County

COBirders, Bob Goycoolea sent me an e-mail that he saw a male Blackburnian Warbler on Thursday afternoon (May 23) around 5 pm, just south of the play area in the willows at the Beidleman Environmental Center/Sonderman Park in Colorado Springs. I hope it is still around for anyone wanting to find

[cobirds] Magnolia Warbler, Bear Creek Reg. Park, El Paso County

COBirders, This morning Randy Vernon saw a Magnolia Warbler I think along Bear Creek between 21st Street and Eighth Street. Also, this morning, I saw two MacGillivray's Warbler in the same area, one by the creek just north of the Bear Creek Gardens and the other just south of the stables at

[cobirds] Bear Creek Regional Park Spring Bird Count goodies, El Paso County

COBirders, Roughly 25 people participated in Bear Creak Regional Park's Spring Bird in El Paso County today from 7:30 - 10:45 am seeing nearly 70 species of birds in this foothills park on the west side of Colorado Springs. Best birds include one first year male Northern Parula behind the stable

[cobirds] Common Poorwill, El Paso County

COBirders, I had my FOS Cpmmon Poorwill this evening as I left Bear Creek Nature Center following our last Birding for Beginners 101 class for this spring. The poorwill call was a fitting end to the class and evening. In addition, if any COBirders are still left in the area and not in Cortez

[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Colorado Springs, El Paso County

COBirders, This afternoon we had a beautiful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our backyard feeder near the SE edge of the Garden of the Gods. Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To unsubscribe from this

[cobirds] Gray-cheeked Thrush - Fountain Creek Regional Park Spring Bird Count, El Paso County

COBirders, Over 30 people participated in the 23 Annual Spring Bird Count at Fountain Creek Regional Park in El Paso County this morning. At the preliminary count we had roughly 95 or 96 species for the day. Nine warblers, but we did not see the signature poster bird for International Migratory

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Reg. Park - Annual Spring Bird Count, May 11

COBirders, Beginner to advanced birders are invited to participate in the annual Fountain Creek Regional Park Spring Bird Count this coming Saturday, May 11, 7:00 - 11:00 a.m. This park is located in El Paso County approximately nine miles south of downtown Colorado Springs and boasts having

[cobirds] El Paso, Pueblo Fremont County tour

COBirders, Yesterday, May 6, Brad Tyler and I birded in several locations in El Paso, Pueblo and Fremont Counties. We had a respectable day with 85 species, but easily could have seen more with a little more effort. Highlights follow: Fountain Creek Regional Park: Northern Waterthrush (area 3),

[cobirds] Fountain Creek/Pinello Ranch Birds, El Paso County

COBirders, My Birding for Beginners 101 groups birded at Fountain Creek Regional Park and the nearby Pinello Ranch (limited access) on Friday and Saturday mornings. There were a few migrants coming through. We had lots (100) of Yellow-rumped Warblers on Friday; there were fewer on Saturday

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Reg. Park Birds, El Paso County

COBirders, I birded a bit at Fountain Creek Regional Park between 10 and noon today. There were a lot of Yellow-rumped Warblers, maybe as many as 50. I did not see any other warblers. Other good birds included one Hermit Thrush, one Ruby-crowned Kinglet, two Western one Clark's Grebe, 2

[cobirds] El Paso County Birds

COBirders, Brad Tyler and I spent the morning and early afternoon looking at Great Blue Heron rookeries and birding several other places in El Paso County. We saw around 66 species. My perception is that Great Blue Heron numbers are lower here this year. Nothing really outstanding, but still a

[cobirds] Burrowing Owl, El Paso County

COBirders, I failed to mention in my earlier posting today, that I also saw one Burrowing Owl at the Bluestem Prairie Open Space at Big Johnson Reservoir in El Paso County. As much as we tried, we could not find two. Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Harris's Sparrow, El Paso County

COBirders, This past Friday and Saturday mornings I led my Birding for Beginners participants to locations at Fountain Creek Nature Center, the TinselTownPond off of I-25 and Circle Dr., Prospect Lake and Big Johnson Reservoir in El Paso County. We had a few good birds each day seeing 50 species

[cobirds] Rufous-crowned Sparrow - Fremont County

COBirders, While traveling through Canon City yesterday morning, Bob Bonestroo and I briefly stopped at the Tunnel Drive Trailhead in Canon City. While there we had great looks at two Rufous-crowned Sparrows that were also singing. They were seen just a few yards west or uphill from the

[cobirds] Pine Warbler - El Paso County

COBirders, I received word and a photo from John Davis of a male Pine Warbler that is being seen in the Big Valley Drive / Big Valley Place area of Rockrimmon Subdivision of Colorado Springs and was given permission to share this info. This skittish bird has been around for the last 3 weeks and

[cobirds] Acorn Woodpecker - El Paso County

COBirders, Dick Holliday reported that the Acorn Woodpecker, reported first by Marty Wolf on December 15, was at his feeder yesterday, Sunday the 13th. He lives just up the hill from the Sacred Grounds coffee shop along 1801 Cheyenne Blvd. Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- You received this

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Reg. Park Winter Bird Count Results - El Paso County

COBirders, The 21st annual Fountain Creek Regional Park Winter Bird Count was held on a rather cold morning starting with a sunny 12 degrees F ending with a cloudy 23 F. Twenty-nine birders covered the roughly 400 acre park between the hours of 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. with a few other birds seen

[cobirds] Colorado Springs CBC Preliminary Results

COBirders, Not all the reports are in, but we had two great birds for a CBC in Colorado. A female *Acorn Woodpecker* was observed by Marty Wolf's team near the North Cheyenne Canyon area. A *Palm Warbler* found earlier in the week by Saraiya Ruano on The Colorado College campus was also observed

[cobirds] Long-tailed Duck - El Paso County

COBirders, The female-type Long-tailed Duck and the male Barrow's Goldeneye were still at Big Johnson Reservoir this morning. Both birds required some patience to find, but gave very good views and then they disappeared most likely behind the dam and I could not refind them. These most likely

[cobirds] Dunlin - El Paso County

COBirders, Rise Foster-Bruder called me earlier today and informed me that the Dunlin is still at the small reservoir mudflats on the sw corner of Stapleton and Lambert in the ne sector of Falcon. I left work to chase the bird and it was still there around 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. It blends in quite

[cobirds] Colorado Springs CBC - Dec. 15

COBirders, The Colorado Springs CBC is scheduled for Saturday, December 15 with records kept for the three days before and after for birds not seen on count day. More than twenty teams will be birding different areas in the count circle. If you want to participate, please send an e-mail to me

[cobirds] Sabine's Gull, El Paso County

COBirders, Steve Getty and I needed a birding fix this morning and saw some great birds for November. At Quail Lake in Colorado Springs we had a juvenile Sabine's Gull. It was on the near shore near the parking lot. A scaly appearance with the classic white, black and gray triangle pattern on

[cobirds] Nelson's Sparrow still at CBR

COBirders, The Nelson's Sparrow was observed by at least seven birders this morning at Upper Twin Pond at Chico Basin Ranch, Pueblo County. Thank you Bill M for making it too easy to find this morning. Thank you also Robb H for posting your photos about the bird. What a beautiful sparrow! It is

[cobirds] White-winged Dove, Colorado Springs

COBirders, While White-winged Doves have been fairly regular on Colorado Springs' east side in some neighborhoods, I had one show up every morning this week at my home feeders on the west side, Pleasant Valley, just south of Rock Ledge Ranch / Garden of the Gods. Ken Pals -- You received this

[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow, El Paso County

COBirders, While at Fountain Creek Nature Center this morning there was a diverse flock of expected birds at the feeders. Among the mixed flock was a first winter / tan-striped White-throated Sparrow foraging on the ground. Is this a big year for WCSPs? Ken Pals -- You received this message

[cobirds] Juniper Titmouse - Garden of the Gods

have not seen on our neighborhood for some time. Ken Christie Pals Colorado Springs -- 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 unsubscribe from this group, send email

[cobirds] Philadelphia Vireo Northern Parula - El Paso County

COBirders, Brad Tyler and I spend most of the day at Fountain Creek Regional Park, with a short stop at Big Johnson Res. When we saw birds, we saw a whole bunch of birds and the birding was fantastic. We could hardly keep up with all the movement. At other times it was very quiet and slow. I

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Reg Park Fall Bird Count Results - El Paso County

COBirders, Fountain Creek Nature Center hosted what I believe was the 21st Annual Fall Bird Count in Fountain Creek Regional Park this morning. Twenty-five birder enthusiasts split into five teams and scoured the park between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. and observed 78 or so species. While the number

[cobirds] N. Parula El Paso County

COBirders, Bear Creek Nature Center hosted a spring bird count in Bear Creek Regional Park, Colorado Springs today. The weather was cool, around 50 degrees , with some sun at the beginning and rain at the end. Cold wind came midway through the morning. The birds were quite active. Roughly

[cobirds] Apishapa State Wildlife Area - Las Animas County

COBirders, I spent all morning with a friend walking in and down into the Apishapa SWA along the creek. We didn't have anything out of the ordinary, but we had fun exploring in and out of the canyon. Lark Sparrow - 10 or more Northern Mockingbird - 10 or more Western Kingbird - 4 on the plains

[cobirds] Hooded Warbler, Bear Creek Nature Center, El Paso County

COBirders, A male singing Hooded Warbler was found by Steve Getty this morning just east of the boardwalk trail near Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs. Bear Creek Regional Park is an under birded park with some goodies from time to to. Any bird sightings between now and May 22 would

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Reg. Park Spring Count Highlights

COBirders, The 22nd Annual Spring Bird Count took place at Fountain Creek Regional Park in El Paso County this morning between the hours of 7 - 11 a.m. Twenty-three birders in 5 teams had some very good birds, but not great numbers. For those of you that know the park, I am giving the Area

[cobirds] More Chico Basin Ranch Birds

COBirdsers, In addition to Steve Brown's and Brandon Percival's postings, Brad Tyler and I also saw a Virginia's Warbler and two White-rumped Sandpipers at Rose's Pond. Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group.

[cobirds] Fountain Birds cont.

COBirds, I apologize for not finishing the previous posting or signing my name. The last bird that I found with great directions from Diana Beatty, was a Mississippi Kite just northwest of Watson Junior High. They nested in the same area last summer and hopefully will nest again. Better Birding,

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Bear Creek Reg Park Spring Bird Counts

COBirders, Beginning to advanced birders are invited to observe and record the numbers of bird species and populations found in Fountain Creek Regional Park in El Paso County this Saturday, May 12 from 7:00 - 11:00 a.m. We'll meet at Fountain Creek Nature Center to break into teams. A $5 donation

[cobirds] Fountain Creek Regional Park Birds

COBirders, I led the second field trip for my Birding for Beginners class today in the south half of Fountain Creek Regional Park from 7-11 a..m. this morning Birding was very, very slow for a May 5 date in this park. We only saw one probable Yellow-rumped Warbler that did not give us a good

[cobirds] Big Johnson Res / Fountain CO

COBirders, I along with Bob Bonestroo and Brad Tyler birded Big Johnson Reservoir/Blue Stem Prairie Open Space, the pond east of Fountain along Squirrel Creek Road and a few places in Fountain Creek Regional Park yesterday morning. We saw 77 species, but few passerines. Highlights at Big Johnson

[cobirds] Harris's Sparrow, El Paso County

COBirders, The Harris's Sparrow that was reported at Fountain Creek Nature Center in posts earlier this winter, is usually present every day at the center, according to the staff there. I saw it again this past Saturday. It was easy to find at the bird feeders. Ken Pals Colorado Springs -- You