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Hello,
I'll be visiting the Gunnison area later this month with my family (first
time to Colorado), staying in Crested Butte. My son and I are interested in
trying to look for a Gunnison Sage-Grouse during our time there. We know
that these birds are probably quite difficult/impossible to see ou
Thank you so much! That would be a lifer for me!
On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 10:45 AM Charlie Chase
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> Actually Mike, I would say these are some "great" flight shots in
> particular of Wilson's Phalarope. They have been pouring into our area
> for the last 3-4 days
Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch in Colorado has organized its first Raptorthon.
Raptorthon is sponsored by HMANA (Hawk Migration Association of North
America) and works in partnership with hawk watches across the country to
raise money in support of this critical community science network. We are
e
These were still visible this afternoon along with a ton of other
shorebirds. I counted five Black-Necked Stilts and got the red exclamation
point from eBird for a high count. Really nice birding if you can stand the
wet and cold.
On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 9:56:00 AM UTC-6 Eric DeFonso wrote:
Thanks, John! This is very much appreicated.
Mike
Boulder County
On Monday, January 4, 2021 at 5:08:28 PM UTC-7 John Malenich wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> This COBirds post from last winter should help:
> https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/h1Jj9nM06zE/m/SNgQj-qWHQAJ
>
> Click o
I'm having
bad luck, but I sort of assume that the birds are there, and I'm just
looking in the wrong places. Does anyone have any advice regarding how I
could make those trips more productive?
Thanks!
Mike Hensley
Boulder County
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Just wanted to report that there are now two female Black Scoters on the
reservoir. Both were active and diving on the south side of the reservoir.
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I'm seeing reports of large scale public land closures. All national forest
and BLM land is closed to public access here in Boulder County due to fire
conditions. Are others seeing the same?
Cheers,
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The terns are still present and fairly active, although I believe the
Forster's Tern to actually be a juvenile Caspian. In flight, both birds
have the blackish wingtip undersides. Really embarrassingly bad digiscope
pics available for anyone interested.
Mike Hensley
Lafayette, CO
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an open ponderosa pine woodland with meadows all around at
about 8,500 feet elevation.
Does anyone know this species? I’ll be embarrassed if everyone knows it
right off the bat,
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get there in
the morning?
Thanks!
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On Monday, July 20, 2020 at 9:18:02 AM UTC-6, Joey Negreann wrote:
>
> Thanks for the great find! Bird looks good for a LTJA. I viewed it with
> The sages from about 7:30-8. It was perched on the north west shoreline
>
I actually think a watchers license that parallels the hunting/fishing
license and whose cost contributes to the maintenance of SWA's is a great
idea. It simultaneously broadens the base of people who are financially
contributing AND provides a way to measure the number of people who are
using
Ted,
I'll take the bait My first reaction was Western Wood-Pewee, but your
recording doesn't exhibit that raspy sound quality they have. So I'll go
with my second reaction, Lesser Goldfinch.
Fun games!!
Mike Blatchley
Longmont
On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 7:22 PM Ted Floyd
tion that came to mind without
reading further.
Mike Blatchley
On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 11:06 PM Heidi Haas Williams
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> Hey all, first post to the group after hearing a strange bird call/sound
> today. Around midday north of Denver (Federal Heights) I heard what I
> thought might
Just had a male Blackpoll in with a group of YRWA at the bend in the road by
Sombrero Marsh.
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I don't know the area but maps show Walker Pit to be east of Franktown. Please
confirm.
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Currently being viewed in brush near stream immediately adjacent to RK plant.
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That's great! Thanks, Gary!
On Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 3:33:33 PM UTC-6, G B wrote:
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> Hello Mike -
>
> I can share pics. *Download* and view this video slide show of birds from
> Metzger Farm Open Space and Big Dry Creek Trail. If you find any you want
> send me the t
dvance for any help you can provide.
Good birding,
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The Brant was seen again this morning around 11:30.
On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 4:25:50 PM UTC-7, behl.na...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> For those willing to brave the wind the Brant is still at Stearns lake as
> of ~1 pm. Was first spotted by Sue (didn’t get her last name) as it flew in
> at 12:20.
I was going to check this out this morning. What’s the protocol with this bird.
Do we need to alert a homeowner that we’re looking? It’s been seen in the
alley, you say?
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Sorry, it’s a false alarm. Subject bird just took fight and is a Northern
Harrier.
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Longmont
On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 3:01 PM Kevin DeBoer wrote:
> 57th just east of Taft on prey right now
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I got it on a post east of Taft Hill Road and south of the dump. Sat still for
a good long time. Seemed calm and cooperative.
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In the neighborhood now. Update?
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Best bet to continue down CR 7 heading south? I just arrived at the initial
report location.
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Can you update if it reappears? I’m at home with my toddler, but I can be there
in 20 minutes if someone sends out a timely heads up. Thanks!!
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Was shocked to see that this individual is still continuing. Immature bird.
Seen well and very active right now along bank near parking area at Walden
Pond.
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Western Tanager and
some Yellow-rumped Warblers in the wash.
What a treat!
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Grand Junction
Mesa County
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I, too, saw the Bobolinks at the same location today. I also saw your
report of a Clark's Grebe at Pella. I take this to be the grebe that was on
the pond adjacent to the field with the bobolinks?
Mike
On Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 1:20:02 PM UTC-6, Carl Starace wrote:
>
> Gar
No luck today. Anyone else?
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e parking lot entrance at Horsethief Canyon SWA, go west along the
main road to the next road going north (small corrals
where you turn right or north). Go to the parking lot at the end of this
road. From the parking lot, walk north to the Colorado River and check the
gravel bars in this area.
Park where the service road intersects with the trail around
the lake.
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west side near
the entrance to the Mack Mesa side. Had great looks at most of the birds.
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Sparrows using the field under
the power line corridor.
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above average temperatures, I
did not see a flycatcher or a hummingbird (somewhat of a surprise to me).
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Wildlife Area and Mark & Denise reported seeing 3 Solitary Sandpipers along
the Blue Heron section of the Colorado River State Park. That makes 4
different locations in two days, so this must be the window for the western
subspecies.
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The *Solitary Sandpiper (cinnamomea) *continues at the Grand Junction
Wildlife Area (GJWA) in Grand Junction. Carol Ortenzio took some photos
this morning while we were observing the bird. The beige spots (rather than
white spots) on the upperwing are evident in some of the photos.
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I'd like to see these birds. Can you provide me with more information as to
their location? Thanks!!
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location is on Mesa County 21 Road north of the canal and about halfway
to the gas plant.
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Broadway).
Reporting for Eileen & Kathleen.
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elta Sales Yard. It becomes G Road once you get out of town.
After several miles take G 50 Road to the right and follow it down to the
bridge and across the river. Shortly after you will start seeing the
cranes on your left.
Would plan on arriving around 4 or 4:30 PM.
Mike Henwood
Grand Junction
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Area a group
of us saw a male Red-breasted Merganser. Uncommon spring and fall migrant
that normally does not show up until late October.
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On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 5:47:57 PM UTC-6, Nancy Kelly wrote:
> Hi, I am the rehabilitator for Second Chance Wildlife Rehab in Pueblo. We
> have a juvenile black swift that was reported to have come from the Cripple
> Creek area. Has anyone seen black swifts in that area or around Canon City
ver seen that many together outside of feed lots, pastures
etc in winter.
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w the trail was Mountain
Shrub with serviceberry, mountain mahogany, and some scrub oak.
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hiking in Montrose County
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the bird to an appropriate source is welcome.
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Bird report.
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Curious what David Suddjian finds in Ken Caryl Open Space and the folks
down in the Colorado Springs area find in their surveys near the Air Force
Academy this year.
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now living in Grand Junction, Mesa County
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The only rufous I could
see was a hint along the primaries near the tail - everything else was
black, gray and pure white.
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A number of CFO Board Members found two *Long-billed Curlews *on the
Brewster Ridge Road west of Mack on Saturday morning before the CFO Board
Meeting. The curlews were calling as well as providing good looks.
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n the forehead is distinctive, but not the first thing you notice.
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*New *HOTSPOT*
Thanks,
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ngaging in courtship behavior including locking talons.
*Bald Eagle *pirating a fish from an *Osprey.*
*Peregrine Falcon*
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Took a drive up Escalante Canyon yesterday afternoon and evening.
Saw A Black Phoebe along the creek as well as a Chukar.
Had a pair of Western Screech Owls dueting after dark and Great Horned Owls
hooting.
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and darker spot on throat in good light.
Some white showing on sides while swimming
Thanks to Brandon Percival, David Suddjian, Mark Peterson, Coen Dexter, Nic
Korte and others who weighed in on the ID with pictures taken in the waves
and wind.
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Don Radovich for the
wonderful illustrations.
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mpses of a *Lincoln's Sparrow *and a White-throated Sparrow.
Western Screech Owls in two of the boxes.
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Highline Lake SP Raptors/migrating shorebirds
Bring: *WATER/LUNCH. *Binocs & scope. Dress in layers.
Limit group size to 10 participants (3 cars). Folks must be CFO members.
Register with Mike Henwood at * mhawk...@gmail.com .*
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white wing bars.
I believe this is one of very few records in Western Colorado and maybe the
first record in Mesa County. I have never seen a White-winged Junco in
western Colorado before today.
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This morning Kathleen McGinley and I walked into Jerry Reservoirs. There
is a limited amount of open water at Jerry Reservoir #1, and there
were 5 *Trumpeter
Swans *among the few ducks. Also saw a Bald Eagle and a Golden Eagle.
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McGinley reports that the Black Phoebe is still at the
Redlands Parkway Ponds in Grand Junction as of Th., Dec. 10.
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The Lincoln's Sparrow continues to be seen (saw it today) at the Grand
Junction Wildlife Area in Grand Junction. Hope it stays for the Christmas
Count.
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Number of other birds in same location (Downy Woodpecker, Song
Sparrows & juncos, Am. Goldfinch).
Highline Lake SP - *10 Trumpeter Swans ( 9 adult & 1 juvenile). *Also had
a female Prairie Falcon, Golden Eagle, and 2 adult Bald Eagles.
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ge of the pond.
It would fly down, land on the ice, pick up an insect???, then return to
it's perch. Other times it would just hover above the ice, pick up
something without landing, then return to it's perch on the bank.
Quite fascinating to watch it feed in the cold and using the ice
ails are
opportunistic omnivores eating a wide variety of invertebrates and plant
matter as well as small vertebrates and carrion. Finally the Sora walked
back to the edge of the pond and slipped between the cattails disappearing
like a puff of smoke.
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fly over (estimate 250 or
more) plus a Golden and Bald Eagle.
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Good morning All,
Yesterday I reported 2 possible juvenile Trumpeter Swans at the Whitewater
Ponds on HWY 141 in Mesa County. Thanks to some comments from Steve
Mlodinow, I feel confident now that the birds are juvenile TUNDRA SWANS.
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There are two large juvenile swans present at the Whitewater Ponds on Hwy
141. Most folks that have seen them in the past couple of days are leaning
toward Trumpeter Swans, but too far away today for a definite ID for me.
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Say's Phoebe interacting on
the banks of one of the Redlands Parkway Ponds.
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Creepers, and many juncos. We also were able to get a brief look at a
Western Screech Owl peeking out of a box and a Great Horned Owl roosting in
the pine trees.
Earlier in the day we had a Black Phoebe and a Say's Phoebe interacting on
the banks of one of the Redlands Parkway Ponds.
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The juvenile western version of the Solitary Sandpiper (*cinnammomea)* is
still present at the Grand Junction Wildlife Area in Mesa County as of this
evening.
Very late date for this species!
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area (less than a mile).
We also saw one Lewis's Woodpecker lower down in the canyon (total of 13
for the day), as well as a flock of 9 Chukars and 16 Desert Bighorn Sheep.
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yesterday,
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correct ID should be Long-billed Dowitchers. With egg on my
face,
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inted wings with a narrow white
stripe, white rump, and black tail. They all flew together in unison
taking off and landing together. While feeding on the mudflats, the birds
showed plain gray upper parts. pale eyebrow, and a slightly upturned bill.
No doubt as far as the ID.
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When I left my office this evening in west Longmont, I looked up to the
familiar call of a Common Nighthawk. I was surprised to see 10 of them
flying northward together.
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On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:10 PM, David Waltman
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as last year.
We cleaned out some nest boxes in a meadow above Weaver Gulch Thursday on
our way out, and Friday there were 3 Tree Swallows flying around in the
area investigating the boxes.
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presently residing in Grand Juncti
ate-colored Fox Sparrow. The trip will
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th a robust chest, and was pure white except for the sharply
contrasting dark (black) wingtips (reminded one of an American White
Pelican).
A group of us looked for the Gyrfalcon in the same area last night, March
11, without success. Strongly suspect it was migrating north.
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Hepburn's.
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re I left around 7:45.
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land. and
desert areas here in Mesa County.
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A new yard bird for us, a White-winged Dove visiting the feeders at our house
in northwest Longmont. Are these starting to get a little more common here in
Colorado?
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I was able to observe the Yellow-billed Loon swimming north of the Marina
this morning about 9:30.
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, and all the junco subspecies except White-winged in the 40 or
so juncos.
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While participating in the CBC, Art Hudak and I had a Sora respond to a
tape in the Bear Creek Greenbelt between Kipling and Estes St. This swampy
area never seems to freeze and also produced a Virginia's Rail.
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ge-crowned Warbler - 2
Sora
White-throated Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow - 3, and maybe more among 100's of sparrows .
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The Costa's Hummingbird continues at 2217 Tuscany Drive in Grand junction,
Mesa County.
A number of birders saw the bird yesterday afternoon at a small social
gathering, and both Twanna Cooksey (owner of house) and Carol Ortenzio saw
the bird today.
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e - 2
male and 3 female.
The location of the ponds is 5101-5115 CO HWY 330, Molina, Mesa County.
There is a large pullout on the north side of the road where one can park.
Birds are easily spooked on the pond, which is on the south side of the
road.
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flat briefly, then dart back to cover before
emerging again. Several times all the birds could be seen at the same
time. We watched this action for about 30 minutes from 3:30 to 4.
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gainst the wall near the
back door.
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Hi All,
The scoters reported at Colorado River State Park in Fruita on Wed., Nov.
5, turned out to be 2 Surf Scoters. Folks went out the next day and saw
the Surf Scoters up close and took good photos.
We only saw them on the far shore and they never came close.
Sorry for the mistaken ID
Mike
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Hooded Mergansers - 14
Merlin - 1
Near the east entrance of the Colorado National Monument we also found both
a Canyon Wren and a Rock Wren.
Mike Henwood
Grand Junction
Mesa County
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ying a junco in his talons.
Also observed an unusual Red-tailed Hawk which I think is a dark morph
Western Red-tailed. Saw the bird circling and the body was uniform black
with a light rufous red tail.
Looked like a Harlan's Hawk with a red tail, so I'm not positive of the ID.
Mik
I birded the Grand Junction SWA near the confluence of the Colorado and
Gunnison rivers this morning. Highlights included one (possibly 2)
Cassin's Vireo and a Nashville Warbler.
Mike Henwood
Grand Junction
Mesa County
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