Re: [cobirds] New message to post

2024-03-16 Thread Margaret Smith
Thanks, Sara— Will do!-- Margaret > On Mar 16, 2024, at 12:29 PM, Sara Hendrickson wrote: > > Try Orion Telescopes - We have their filters for our binoculars and our > birding scope and they work well. Conversely, a solar telescope is a > wonderful thing! > https://www.tel

Re: [cobirds] New message to post

2024-03-16 Thread Margaret Smith
Thanks, Kevin — I’m currently still considering this option. I cringe at my construction skills, though.-- Margaret > On Mar 16, 2024, at 9:52 AM, Kevin Schutz wrote: > > Hi Margaret, You might look for solar films instead of pre-made filters. I > did this for the 2017 ec

Re: [cobirds] New message to post

2024-03-16 Thread Margaret Smith
Thanks, Diana. I’ve got 2 of these on order for cameras, but my binoculars don’t have long tubes to put these on.-- Margaret > On Mar 15, 2024, at 6:05 PM, Diana Beatty wrote: > > Maybe something like this? > https://www.highpointscientific.com/celestron-eclipsmart-universal-

[cobirds] New message to post

2024-03-15 Thread Margaret Smith
Does any one know how to find slip-on find a solar filter for my Canon 12x36IS binoculars? I picture a cardboard frame of about 5 14” x 2 3/4” or 13.3 mm x 6.5 mm with the mylar all across. Thanks! -- Margaret -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Pinyon Jays Boulder County

2022-12-17 Thread Margaret Smith
Today at about 11:15, I encountered a flock of about 20 Pinyon Jays feeding and flying about on a residential property on Thomas Lane, south of Boulder on the west side of Highway 93/ Broadway. Thomas Lane is about a mile or so south of Greenbriar in Boulder and is identified by the sign for

[cobirds] Mystery birdsong

2020-06-17 Thread Margaret Smith
phrase just under 2 seconds. Clear, loud. I pride myself on song recognition, but don’t know this one. Help! -- Margaret -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

[cobirds] Weld Co. Sparrow ID help

2015-07-27 Thread Margaret Smith
On 26 July, on County Road 108 between Roads 69 49 in the Pawnee Grasslands, I saw a sparrow that I couldn't ID, and would like some help, please. It flew before I could photo it. It was perched on a fence with a large flock of Lark Buntings. I name it sparrow because of the shape,

[cobirds] Weld Co. Sparrow ID

2015-07-27 Thread Margaret Smith
Duh! Grasshopper Sparrow. VERY different from the ones on Marshall Mesa in Boulder. -- 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, send an email to

Re: [cobirds] Digest for cobirds@googlegroups.com - 9 updates in 9 topics

2015-05-29 Thread Margaret Smith
Will do. --M. On May 29, 2015, at 2:23 AM, cobirds@googlegroups.com wrote: cobirds@googlegroups.com Google Groups Topic digest View all topics RMBO Chatfield Banding Report, 5/28/15 - 1 Update I talked to Sue Riffe and there was an entry error for the magpie jay - 1

[cobirds] Last Chance Fire

2012-06-26 Thread Margaret Smith
Last Chance in Washington County had a 45,000 acre grass fire that destroyed 11 buildings. Has anyone been to Last Chance since the Fire? How did the oasis fare? -Margaret Smith, Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group

[cobirds] Cassin's Sparrow, Marshall Mesa, Boulder Co., CO

2011-07-07 Thread Margaret Smith
Highway 128. The sparrow wasn't there on my return. There were a number of Grasshopper Sparrows singing among the Vesper Sparrows on the mesa top. These were not there last week. --Margaret Smith Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] Ovenbird, Boulder, CO

2011-06-07 Thread Margaret Smith
, Hammond's Flycatcher, Chipping Sparrow, Virginia's Warbler, Mountain Chickadee, White-throated Swift, Common Raven. --Margaret Smith, Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Last Chance, Washington Co., CO

2011-06-05 Thread Margaret Smith
Today at Last Chance: Unusual: Red-eyed Vireo, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Veery, Orchard Oriole (M F), Bullock's Oriole (M F, courting), Northern Mockingbird (youngster). Usual: Yellow Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Western Kingbird, Common Grackle, American Robin, House Finch, House Sparrow, Mourning

[cobirds] Last Chance, Washington County, CO

2011-05-22 Thread Margaret Smith
Goldfinch (2, male female) --Margaret Smith Boulder, CO -- 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 to cobirds+unsubscr

[cobirds] Iceland Gull, Jefferson CO

2010-12-21 Thread Margaret Smith
Dear Group-- Has anyone seen the Iceland Gull after 16 December? I did not find it on the 18th. --Margaret Margaret Smith Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobi

[cobirds] Scoter (s??) Baseline Reservoir, Boulder County, CO

2010-12-09 Thread Margaret Smith
to ID, and lots of Common Goldeneyes. The Buffleheads from a month ago seem to have gone. --Margaret Smith, Boulder, CO -- 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.com. To unsubscribe

[cobirds] Washington Kit Carson County

2010-09-26 Thread Margaret Smith
(myriads); Wilson's Warblers (2); Blackburnian Warbler female-type in the big elm in the park (1); Yellow-rumped Warblers (several) --Margaret -- 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.com

[cobirds] Re: Unidentified dove Weld County

2010-08-04 Thread Margaret Smith
We've seen a white dove at our feeder in Boulder on and off all summer. It has a collar like an Eurasian Collared Dove, but it's smaller. We think it's an African Collared-Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea, and probably is an escapee from a wedding ceremony.-- Margaret Smith On Aug 2, 4:46 pm

[cobirds] Fruita, Mesa Co, CO, 04-16-09 - 04-18-09

2010-04-19 Thread Margaret Smith
I’m no longer able to post to the group, although I still receive my daily digest (meaning I AM subscribed), so this comes via e-mail. At Rabbit Valley in rocks and Junipers, I heard an unidentified song, zee-do, whee-zee, or whee-zee, whee-zee (|-|-) with long pauses between iterations, about

[cobirds] Change subscription?

2010-04-19 Thread Margaret Smith
won't let me onto the list. Thank you---Margaret -- 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/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbird, Jefferson Co

2010-03-16 Thread Margaret Smith
I saw the Rusty Blackbird this morning (03-16) in a tree next to the bike path just west of 1-70 on Clear Creek.-Margaret Smith Margaret -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds. To post to this group, send email to cobirds

[cobirds] Rusty Blackbird-- Jefferson County

2010-03-16 Thread Margaret Smith
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[cobirds] Chukar in Littleton

2009-09-02 Thread Margaret
A friend sent me pictures taken a week or so ago in his Littleton backyard of a Chukar. How unusual is this? Chukar isn't a bird that's on my radar. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding:

[cobirds] Yellow-throated Warbler at Bonny Reservoir

2009-04-11 Thread Margaret
off in its talons. So close! --Margaret Smith, Boulder --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post