Yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 3 Jan), from 3:20 to 3:45pm, I watched 20+
White-throated Swifts gather below the dam at Pueblo Reservoir. The saga
continues!
For folks who would like to try for these birds, I find that the most reliable
time and place is about 3pm at the pool directly below the
Hi all,
White-throated swifts are still being seen on the Arkansas River below the dam.
Brandon Percival and I have been trying to figure out where they are roosting
at night, and how many of them there are.
Yesterday afternoon (7 December) I saw 25-30 gathering at the dam in the late
Hi all,
This afternoon, about 1:45pm, I found at least 4, maybe more, White-throated
Swifts flying and actively feeding over the Arkansas River below the dam, west
of Osprey Picnic area near an old bridge abutment on the banks of the river. I
walked west along the river and continued to see
Dove hybrid. Thanks
everyone for having a look. This is what I love about birding -- there's always
some new thing to wonder about.
Cheers,
Margie Joy
Pueblo West, CO
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Hi all,
I'm interested in comments about a strange-looking dark dove seen with Eurasian
Collared-Doves in my Pueblo West yard on March 26 and 27. I've loaded photos on
my Flickr page starting at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59865934@N00/16495006503/
Click right in the photo stream for two
Hi all,
A friend and I ventured out to the south side of Pueblo Reservoir State
Wildlife Area today. Near the end of the dirt hunting/fishing access road, we
saw what we determined to be a Sagebrush Sparrow. There seem to be no fall
records of this bird in Pueblo County.
Lifer for both of us,
Black-throated Sparrows continue in Pueblo West (Pueblo County) below Liberty
Point. This morning (9:45am Monday, 14 July) I saw one sparrow and heard a
second one near it in the area described by Chris Knight and Dr. Lilly.
I walked in from the end of South Greenbrier Drive, which is near the
Lynn and all,
I hope your owls do well in spite of the weather. They should be used to this
kind of thing, I would think.
As to owls taking over the nests of other species, I understand it's quite
common, and I've had some evidence of that while monitoring raptor nests for
the state parks.
This morning (Sunday) I birded the area west of Valco Ponds parking lot and
found 6 Rusty Blackbirds on a gravel bar in the Arkansas River midway between
the parking lot and the hatchery ponds. They were quite georgeous in the sun,
showing a lot of rust color, pale eyebrows, yellow eyes, and
Oops -- reposting in proper form, no additional information:
I am currently seeing a White-throated Sparrow, a tan-striped adult, in my yard
in Pueblo West. I'm getting very good looks at it from 12-15 feet away through
a window, and was able for a short time to compare it to an immature
I am currently seeing a White-throated Sparrow, a tan-striped adult, in my yard
in Pueblo West. I'm getting very good looks at it from 12-15 feet away through
a window, and was able for a short time to compare it to an immature
White-crowned Sparrow.
Cheers,
Margie Joy
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I'm curious about how minor disturbances and alterations to areas near nest
sites affect site fidelity for Burrowing Owls. Can anyone refer me to studies
or relay personal experience? Please reply in private if you'd like.
Margie Joy
Pueblo west, CO
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Earlier today, while working on my La Veta Atlas block, I spotted a male
Bobolink in an irrigated hayfield south of the La Veta Cemetery, on the
southeast corner of the town. It was perched at the top of a small patch of
oaks growing in the hayfield. I don't know for sure if it was singing as
Mindy and all,
Burrowing Owls, the first one one on Monday, 28 March, and then two the
following day, are being seen at Pueblo Reservoir (Pueblo County) near the
north entrance station where they have nested in past years. I'm not sure what
the arrival date for last year was, but this does
Yesterday (21 March, first day of calendar Spring) I found a pair of Osprey
setting up housekeeping on a nest platform in the SWA on the south side of
Pueblo Reservoir. I also had a brief distant look at an American White Pelican,
later seen by another birder. Both are my FOS. The Osprey were
While looking at ravens on a recent southeastern Colorado CBC, a very
experienced birder commented to me that these were likely Chihuahuan as they
were in a flock (12-15 birds), and that Common Ravens were generally more
solitary in nature. Birds of North America Online touches on this briefly,
Hugh and all,
I've noticed fewer Townsend's Solitaires this late fall and winter in the
juniper habitat around Pueblo Reservoir, despite the bumper juniper berry crop.
There are tons of Mountain Bluebirds and American Robins taking advantage of
the bounty, but solitaires seem few and far
Tony and all,
I'm heartily in agreement with those who support the quiz. Thank you to Tony
for taking the time to present challenging photos and in-depth answers, and to
CFO for providing the venue for the quiz. It's changed the way I approach bird
ID, in a big way. After lurking for some
Perhaps someone can give me some ideas -- I was having a problem with my
clothes dryer and went out to see if air was coming out of the vent. It was
full of stuff and in that stuff there were three nestling birds, mostly
feathered but still very young. I'm presuming House Sparrows as I have
John and all,
Last year, Cliff Swallows built 22 nests on the side of our house and raised
young. We left the nests up over the winter and some of them fell down -- we
have kinda crumbly gritty soil.
During the winter, one of the nests was used as a roost by a male House
Sparrow, and in the
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