[cobirds] Yard List

Here is my response to the yard list questions: How long have you been keeping your list? Started in May 2018 while working on our new house, but kicked into higher gear in 2019 when we moved to Colorado What's your style of yard listing: casual, mainly feeder watching, moderate, dedicated,

[cobirds] Red-necked Grebe Ridgway Reservoir

A Red-necked Grebe has been hanging out with two Western Grebes at the Ridgway Reservoir for the past two days. It may be a first county record for this species. Here is may eBird list with a couple of photos: eBird Checklist - 16 Feb 2024 - Ridgway State Park

[cobirds] Long-tailed Duck -- Ridgway Reservoir

Hello all, A single Long-tailed Duck was present today at Ridgway Reservoir. I think this individual represents only the second record for the species in Ouray County (4 Long-tailed Ducks were present on the reservoir Nov. 17, 2021). It was among an estimated 800 ducks of 16 species on the

[cobirds] Brewer's Duck in Montrose

This morning the Black Canyon Audubon's "First Tuesday" trip to Cerise Park in Montrose found a Gadwall x Mallard hybrid (also known as a "Brewer's Duck" ). The location where the duck was found was across the river at River Bottom Park. The Gadwall x Mallard combination is common enough to have

[cobirds] Bohemian Waxwings Montrose, CO

This morning during our Black Canyon Audubon Society "First Tuesday" field trip we found four Bohemian Waxwings at Cerise Park along the Uncompahgre River in Montrose. They were "lifers" for many of us. Here is my eBird checklist with photos: eBird Checklist - 3 Jan 2023 - Cerise Regional Park

RE: [cobirds] Pale kestrel? Or merlin?

Hi Beth, When you mention that this bird had the facial markings of an American Kestral, does that mean that you saw two vertical bars on its face? A prairie merlin wouldn’t show that pattern. How about the tail; did it show any gray bands? One additional comment: It is okay to identify a

[cobirds] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Ridgway State Park, Ouray Co

Yesterday, I photographed a couple of unusual sapsuckers at Ridgway State Park. One appears to be a female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and the other an apparent hybrid Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker. Here is my eBird list: eBird Checklist - 1 Oct 2022 - Ridgway SP--Marina area - 10 species (+1

RE: [cobirds] Possible Ringed Kingfisher in Gunnison County

Dr. David Inouye just gave an update on WSBN: “Apparently it was a large belted that the aquatic biologist spotted near Crested Butte, not ringed. “ Don Marsh Ridgway, CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of ridgw...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 19, 2022 7:45 AM To: Colorado