I remember someone asking Cobirds contibutors to report sightings of Red
Crossbills but can't remember who it was.
I had 7-8 Red Crossbills in my yard about an hour ago. I believe they were
type 5 but I am no expert on their vocalization. I observed them for about 10
minutes; I don't know how
Not in great numbers yet but the Rosies are back in Victor, Teller County,
where it was very cold yesterday.
Also present were 20+ Steller's Jays, 8-9 Cassin's Finches, a few Siskins, 2
Evening Grosbeaks (way down from 7-8 a couple of weeks ago), House Sparrows,
Juncos, Red-winged Blackbirds,
We just saw a Snow Bunting at the south end of Cresterra Rd. It flew towards
Big Johnson Res.
Marie Cecile Lee (Cici
Elbert, CO
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Nothing rare but might be of interets to EPC birders/listers.
On my way back from Colo Spgs, I went to Meridian Ranch to look for the Merlin
that David Tonnessen
found earlier today. I did not find it but found two "white" geese at the golf
course. They were pretty far but one might be a Ross'
There are 25-30 White-faced Ibises in the wet field on the east side of Shumway
Rd, Fountain.
Shumway runs north-south, just east of the Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir.
One looks good for GLOSSY ibis,
Also there: one Franklin Gull(pink glow), Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs,
Loggrehead Shrike.
Good bi
10 Snow Geese at Squirrel Creek Reservoir, Greater Yellowlegs.
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There is a CLARK’S GREBE at Squirrel Creek Rd Reservoir. Also present are
Western Grebes, Pied-billed Grebes, Ruddy Duck.
Several Am. Kestrels in the area.
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Early this evening there were 11 Willets at Drake Lake, Mallard Rd,
Falcon/Peyton area.
15-20 White-faced Ibis were feeding in the western part of the field
(irrigated) on Kane, Fountain, this afternoon. Kane intersects Shumway.
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A quick walk around Manitou Lake, Teller County:
Canada Geese
Mallards
Common Mergansers (family of 6 plus one other individual)
American White Pelican, 2
Prairie Falcon
California Gull, 2
Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 4
Belted Kingfisher
Red-naped Sapsucker, bringing food to nest cavity
Cord
I saw the Common Gallinule yesterday at 7:18 am at the Running Deer Marsh.
I was looking at a Virginia Rail preening on the small cattail island in the
open water in the south east part of the marsh when it appeared in my field of
view. It walked near the water but in the cattails. It went from w
I need to clarify a bit of confusion about when we saw the gallinule in Fort
Collins :
saw it on the 19, not the 20th.
I posted to cobirds on the 20th that I had seen it “yesterday”.
On the 20th we were home celebrating a birthday :)
Good birding,
Cici Lee
Elbert, CO
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We saw the female Mottled Duck around 3:30 this afternoon at Neegronde
Reservoir.
It was north of the boat launch at the end of CR C, a good distance from the
boat launch, in the “bay” in the north part of the reservoir.
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Elbert, CO
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Pueblo Reservoir:
Late afternoon Saturday (around 4:10)
we had a Greater Roadrunner pose for us on top of a small hill just beyond the
east end of the parking lot at the bottom of Sailboard Rd.
Then it ran down going north; we had a glimpse of it after we went back up
Sailboard and turned east. W
I just redound the tropical kingbird
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I check the RBA 1-2 times a day.
I sure hope it will continue but I understand how difficult it might be to find
someone to take on this task.
Thanks to Joyce for all her work over the years!!!
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In addition to the summer "regulars", there is a Long-billed Curlew in the
north-west area of Ramah Reservoir.
Other interesting birds:
Pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers (appear to be nesting)
Pair of Gray Catbirds
Pair of Black-headed Grosbeak
Several Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Avocets
Dickciss
Early this morning we saw 2 Red-necked Phalaropes at Ramah Reservoir.
There were many sandpipers (Baird's, Least, Stilt), Long-billed Dowitchers (7)
and dozens of Kildeers.
I have never seen as many Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, and Western Meadowlarks
as there were at Ramah today.
5 Wilson's
We just had great views of A N. Saw-whet at Red Rock Canyon Park West of
Colorado Springs, South of Hwy 24.
I think the park is in El Paso but near Teller.
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At Sinton Pond, Colorado Springs,
Suke and Cici Lee and Rob Hinds
El Paso County
Colorado Springs
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Hallelujah! There is some water in the reservoir-in the channel and a small
part on the north looks like a flooded field.
Not very birdy but best were : 6-7 Greater Yellowlegs, small flock of
Yellow-headed Blackbirds, pair of Cinnamon Teals.
Many Red-winged Blackbirds and swallows,
2 Red-tails,
I saw a Broad-winged Hawk about 30 minutes ago, flying NE to SW over the
reservoir off Stapleton Rd.
It was flying low so I thought it just took flight or about to land.
I drove to Meridian Rd to try to refind it but no luck.
I saw a hawk yesterday in Falcon, and one about a week ago near the post
More water and birds today at BJ:
Ring-bilked Gulls-100+
Northern Harrier-3
Red-tailed Hawk-7
Bald Eagle-1
American Crow-2
Common Raven-1
Common Merganser
Redhead
Canada Geese
Numerous other waterfowl not identified due to distance and no scope.
It’s nice to see BJ with water!
Marie Cécile Lee
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Hooded Merganser
M C Lee
Elbert, CO
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I don’t know if a Marbled Godwit is unusual for this date at Smith’s Reservoir
(Costilla) but might be of interest to some.
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On a lighter note, should my husband and I change our last name LEE to
something less offensive like Lincoln ? More seriously, like a young friend I
introduced to birding said to me once: why don’t they use descriptive names
that would help identifying the birds?
Cici Lee
Elbert, CO
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Hello,
I did not know the Northern Cardinal was "rare" in Crowley until I submitted
my list to eBird yesterday. I thought it was uncommon but not rare.
So, in case some are interested, it was at BOX SPRINGS POND, Crowley CR BB.
One female.
Photos available.
Good birding,
Marie Cecile Lee (Cici)
El
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The Broadmoor Hotel had a Black Swan for a few years long ago. Beautiful but
not wild either, unfortunately.
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About 10 days ago I saw a bird leaving the small park just NE of the Post
Office in Elbert and thought it looked like a Cuckoo; didn’t think it was
likely to be one at the time and I didn’t give it a second thought.
The small treed area should probably be checked.
The bird flew N-NE to the trees
I am not sure if it is uncommon in this county since I have not birded here
much, but thought it might be of interest to some.
Marie Cecile Lee
Elbert, CO
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Jeannie Mitchell and I went to Ramah Reservoir this afternoon where there is
little water but there is some mud.
We saw a Lesser Yellowlegs with a flock of 7-8 Greater Yellowlegs in a small
area with water on the north-west side of the reservoir AND another Lesser
Yellowlegs with 3 Greater Yell
This morning I briefly saw an egret species at the drainage pond behind Safeway
in Falcon, El Paso County; I relayed the info to Jeannie Mitchell who saw 3
Snowy Egrets there this afternoon (she took photos).
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Late Tuesday afternoon, while looking at shorebirds at the pond on the south
side of Squirrel Creek Road, I caught sight of a bird flying north towards me,
just west of the pond; just when I realized it was a Cuckoo a garbage truck
came speeding by (the drivers must be paid by the number of tri
In addition to all the nice birds reported at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), we
saw 3 beautiful Bobolinks in the El Paso part of the ranch today.
There is a Green Heron at the pond on the south side of Murphy Rd, El Paso
County. Jeannie Mitchell first found it late last week; it was still there
I was so fired up about finding the "Brewster's" Warbler with Jeannie Mitchell
yesterday that I did not report the Gray-cheeked Thrush I had seen in the
morning. It was on the south side of the main entrance road to the Peaceful
Valley suburb on the east side of Marsheffel Rd, El Paso County. It
I was very excited when Brandon Percival showed us (the participants of a field
trip) the Eurasian collared Dove in south-east Colorado many years ago. I was
pretty pleased with myself (at that time) that I could tell it apart from the
Mourning Dove...
Then I started to realize that their number
This morning while doing a quick check of one of our BBA blocks, Jeannie
Mitchell and I first heard several Grasshopper Sparrows and then saw one who
sang right in front of us. I haven't seen/heard any for several years in my
neighborhood and that particular area that I bird often.
If anyone wan
In adddition to what was reported earlier today from Bonny Reservoir today, we
saw
2 NORTHERN CARDINALS,
a BALTIMORE ORIOLE,
a possible IMM. ORCHARD ORIOLE (my best guess),
a pair of INDIGO BUNTINGS,
a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT,
2 SCREECH-OWLS (one gray-brown perched while a Great-horned Owl wa
This morning, between 8:15 and 8:30 am (and while Jeannie Mitchell had gone
back to her car to get her scope, of course!) I saw a Least Bittern flying from
the south cattails at the Artist's Point pond; within a a few seconds, what I
thought was the same bird flew back from the north cattails t
Birders in the Colorado Springs area :
Jeannie Mitchell told me about 3 Baird's Sandpipers late last week. I went back
there this afternoon and there were over 20
sandpipers : Baird's (many), Semipalmated (3-4), Least (at least 2) on the east
side of Lambert Rd; there were 2 sandpipers on the we
Several people have e-mailed me for more precise directions to view the
shorebirds in the Falcon-Peyton area;
>From Colorado Springs, take Hwy 24 (also called Platte Avenue in Colo Spgs)
>and go east past Peterson Air Force Base until Judge Orr Rd.
Make a hard left (north-northwest); in a very sh
Late this afternoon, I saw what I think is an immature Cassin's vireo. Not
being positive, I surfed the net (a lot) and found a picture of an immature
Cassin's Vireo; it looked like the bird I saw
I had 4-5 views of this bird and just as I was leaving because of lightning and
beginning rain, I n
This morning, Jeannie Mitchell found a Sora at the drainage pond (now looks
like soup) at the Safeway strip mall in Falcon; I just re-found it; it is
mainly in the open and doing short excursions into the cattails in the
north-east part. I had excellent views of this bird.
There are many Snipes,
I did a little birding at RMNP yesterday (with a park bird walk) and the day
before at Upper Beaver Meadow. Birds of note were a Cassin's Vireo, a
Townsend's Warbler, and a Northern Goshawk. There were many Yellow-rumped and
some Orange-crowned Warblers on Tuesday.
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About an hour ago, I saw a BROAD-WINGED HAWK at Meadowlake (off Mallard Drive
in Falcon, east of Colorado Springs. ). It flew north-east towards Eastonville
Road where I tried but did NOT refind it but had a nice "consolation prize" : a
MERLIN near the dam.
There was also a GREAT-HORNED OWL sunn
Sorry for the late post but I did not have the confidence to post it until I
got cofirmation from an experienced birder. Kelly Shipe took photos and sent
one to Brandon Percival who consulted with birders from Cornell; it was an
immature Arctic Tern !!!
We (myself, Jeannie Mitchell and Kelly Sh
I saw a Bonaparte's Gull at Big Johnson late yesterday afternoon, near the dam.
Monday there was a Northern Mockingbird in Colorado Springs at Filmore and
Templeton Gap. I thought it was a bit late for that bird.
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Just to complicate things a little...
On Sunday, there were TWO wrens at St.Vrain River and 63rd Street.
The first one I saw was upstream on the west bank across the pile of dead wood
near the little water fall; the second came in from the west with some
chickadees and was on the west bank, near
Hello birders,
It's me again.
I just looked at the wren photos on flickr taken taken by David. The wren we
saw by the bridge was much darker than this wren on the photographs. It did not
have such a whitish front.
Also, the behaviour of the 2 wrens was much different. The first wren was in
and
I saw the Wrens at St.Vrain River and 63rd on SATURDAY, not Sunday.
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Hello birders,
Around 2:15 this afternoon,
Bryan Patrick re-found the Winter Wren at Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso
County; it was in the dry irrigation ditch, not very far from the waterfall; I
was walking on the east side of the ditch when Bryan pointed to a bush from the
ditch; I had
Birders,
Jeannie Mitchell, her husband and I combed eastern El Paso County this morning
for the Snowy Owl but did not find it. Other birders were looking for it and
maybe they had better luck.
We saw numerous Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Harriers, a few Red-tails, three
Prairie Falcons, one imm.
I drove by Peyton on my way home; "Snowie" was still there on a roof top, off
Prairie View Ln, about 3:30 this afternoon.
It's great to have this bird so close by!
Cecile Lee
Elbert, CO
This is a question and a comment :
since the Snowy normally lives in the far north where summers have very few
hours of darkness per day and the winters have very few hours of daylight,
wouldn't this owl be very adapted to various conditions of light/darkness to
hunt?
Cecile Lee
Elbert, CO
Of interest to El Paso County birders : there is also a very nice Ferruginous
Hawk in the area where the Snowy Owl is. I saw it yesterday afternoon, first
looking south from the road that goes west from Prairie Vista ( ?Kana ? ). Then
it flew east and perched on the 2nd telephone pole on the ea
Hello,
I last saw the Snowy on the 18th, next to "his" white bucket in the empty lot
off Prairie Vista Lane.
Saturday I went out (in spite of the nasty weather) to help a birder from
Arizona find it. It was foggy, everything was white and I did not see it. BUT,
while I was checking a more south
In addition to the birds reported by Brandon Percival today from Chico Basin
Ranch (fee area), there were Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, a fly-over
pair of Wilson's Snipes, American Pipits, White-faced Ibis, and Yellow-headed
Blackbirds in the muddy south-east part of Headquarter Pond.
I apologize about the late post ; Wednesday, may husband and I saw 4 American
Three-toed Woodpeckers in Jeferson and in Douglas Counties
Two males were along Buck Gulch Trail, pretty far up towards the Skipper trail;
one was observed 15-20 minutes "working" a tree. We could have seen the same
bi
Of interest to Colo Spgs birders :
A quick walk at Sonderman Park between errands in town produced the following:
2 Swainson's Thrushes by the footbridge
1 Hermit Thrush about 10-12 meters upstream from the footbridge
2 Bullock's Orioles,
2 Black-headed Grosbeak
1 Downy Woodpecker
3 Spotted tow
I didn't know if I should post this but I've been told that they are "uncommon"
in Pueblo County so here goes.
Besides the usual breeding birds and gorgeous Bullock's Orioles around the
Nature Center in Pueblo, we saw two Green Herons just down river from the
restaurant at the Nature Center; the
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