[cobirds] Re: Sprague's Pipits

Avian surveys yielded up to 8 individual Sprague's Pipits south of Fleming in Logan County this morning (10/7) in areas of CRP, millet stubble, and bare ground along roadsides, corn fields were quiet. Horned Larks, increasing by the week, occasionally tail-chased the pipits. Also large numbers of

[cobirds] Sprague's Pipits - Logan County 9/23

Hi birders, Conducting survey work east of Sterling this AM, I detected three, maybe four Sprague's Pipits by their flight calls overhead and got my bins briefly on one, albeit in flight. Searchers might have luck on county roads SW of Fleming where I was. Timing was similar to other fall

[cobirds] Ghost Bird (IBWO) movie Lafayette, Oct. 5

This is the second documentary on the Ivory-billed Woodpecker produced.. I saw the other movie The Lord God Bird which was very good. Friends have told me that this one is good too. Best, Scott ___ Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 p.m. Ghost Bird Lafayette Public Library, 775 W.

[cobirds] Baseline Res - shore appearing

Hi birders, A brief stop on my way to work at Baseline Res. (Boulder) found that the water is down producing enticing islands and shore in the south end. I did not have a lot of variety, but a single juv. Baird's Sandpiper, and a very large group of Wilson's Snipe, and some California Gulls were

[cobirds] Re: program: Limber Pine and Clark’s Nut crackers, Pine Beetles and Blister Rust, 9/9/2010

Sorry the start time was left out, the program starts at 7pm Scott On Sep 2, 10:20 am, Scott Severs scottesev...@gmail.com wrote: The following program may be of interest to some of you. From the Boulder chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society. -- Scott Scott Severs Longmont,

[cobirds] another link on Pacific/Winter Wren split

David Sibley has an interesting little blog on this new split. It can be found here: http://www.sibleyguides.com/2010/08/distinguishing-pacific-and-winter-wrens/ Which emphasizes the fact that this will be (and already has been!) a very challenging split. Thank you for any insight, Scott

[cobirds] AOU online checklist now updated with changes

The recent changes in the 51st supplement to the North American checklist (previously recounted on Cobirds by Larry Semo) have now been incorporated into the online checklist of North American birds. It can be found here: http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/full.php A searchable and downloadable

[cobirds] birders invited to Colorado Dragonfly Listserve and Facebook page

I will not go on too long about this but some Colorado dragonfly enthusiasts have formed an informal listserve and facebook page for discussion etc. about Colorado Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies). These are open to all levels and currently have a nice range of Colorado amateurs and experts

[cobirds] update Carolina Wrens-Boulder

FYI, Steve Frye and the Saturday birdwalkers yesterday (6/4) while watching a Carolina Wren that Ted found, saw a second bird emerge along Centennial Trail. Very interesting! Scott Severs Longmont -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds

[cobirds] mobbing behavior

://picasaweb.google.com/Rostrhamus/NPygmyOwlJune32010# Good birding, Scott Severs Longmont -- 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 from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr

[cobirds] RMBO Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch - 5/8/10

The official volunteer portion of RMBOs hawk watch finished on May 7, but my heart was committed to one more more count on the ridge. And that was also true of Roger Rouch, Karen Clark and Joe Lupfer. We ended up seeing 11 species of migrant raptors, and 19 migrating individuals. We had a four

[cobirds] RMBO Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch - 5/1/10 (even more Broadies!)

Continuing with the Broad-winged Hawk theme, we recorded 8 from the RMBO Dinosaur Ridge Hawkwatch on Saturday, May 1, including a very nice dark morph. Other than TVs, the Broadies accounted for the highest observed number of any species. Overall we finished Saturday with 48 migrating raptors of

[cobirds] classic warbler recordings re-released

Saw via Siler this morning that Cornell's Songs of the Warblers of North America has been reissued in mp3 format! This is probably the most extensive collection of NA warbler song compiled in one publication with several song types presented for each species, and western species are not neglected.

[cobirds] eastern Colorado migrants - Sprague's Pipit, 4/17

Out working near Burlington again I was able to hear a migrating Sprague's Pipit (private ranch) singing its amazing song (a first for me!) until a herd of steers stampeded where I hear it singing. The pipit was not heard again. This is the best time of spring to search for these pipits (mid/late

[cobirds] RMBO Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch - 3/27/10

Note: Lost and Found at the Hawk Watch, a nice rubber lens cap (maybe for a scope?). If is yours drop me a line and I can arrange to get it to you. Thanks to Vince Kloster and Dave Alcock today, your eyes and company were most welcome today. Today Bald Eagles dominated the migration show, and

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch - 3/20/10

Roger Rouch and I did our second rotation for the RMBO volunteer crew at the snow covered Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch today 3/20. Dave Hinrichs joined in the morning and was rewarded by eye-level looks at Peregrine Falcon, Ferruginous Hawk, and American Kestrel. The Juniper Titmouse sang for several

[cobirds] Spring migration notes 3/17

Had a dusk flight of two dozen Sandhill Cranes over Boulder Res tonight, a killdeer, two plastic owls guarding water treatment ponds (fooled me), plus a fun observation of a big brown bat methodically searching for flying bugs at Tom Watson Park. Plus a fair number of gulls pushing north too.

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch - 3/13/10

Roger Rouch and I manned the hawk watch today for the RMBO volunteer crew, very slow, with only eight migrant raptors (3 species) observed. Best sightings of the day were near eye-level views of a male American Kestrel, using a tailwind to slip north along the ridge with nary a flap, and a

[cobirds] Golden Eagle pursuit of w-t deer

Hi birders, Amazing sequence of GOEA after a w-t deer in Illinois! http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=32809.msg41222#msg41222 My CSU prof. regularly watched eagles take pronghorn down in the Red Desert, WY. Enjoy, Scott Severs Longmont -- You received this message because you are

[cobirds] Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 12-15

Hi Birders, Don't forget to help out with the 13th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a citizen science project for all ages conducted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon. All the details are here: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ Remember you are not limited to solely submitting

[cobirds] High Plains Snow Goose Festival, Feb. 25-28, 2010

Hi Birders, The note about Monte Vista reminded me of this event I saw this in the local Audubon newsletter: http://www.highplainssnowgoose.com/index.html Coming up in Lamar. Key note attendees: Pete Dunne, Ted Floyd. Saw thousands of white geese there a couple of weeks ago, so this looks

[cobirds] audio diary: Boulder Christmas Count

A pleasant re-capturing of the 2009 Boulder Christmas Bird Count featuring current compiler Bill Schmoker, and the original compiler (at least in my experience!) Bill Kaempfer is now available on the Boulder County Nature Assoc. website. It nicely sums up the day's adventure in a CBC way. Here's

[cobirds] Boulder Palm Warbler may still be around

Steve Frye reports seeing a yellow Palm Warbler at the heated birdbath at the Wild Bird Center-Boulder, this past Tuesday 12/8. It only stuck around momentarily and has not been seen since. This reemphasizes the fact of the Boulder Creek corridor hosting an old warbler every few years or so, so

[cobirds] raptors and the use of their talons studied

An recent article on new discoveries of raptors and the use of their talons. http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091202/sc_livescience/howraptorsusetheirdeadlytalons Interesting, Scott Severs Longmont -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding:

[cobirds] Bldr Co. Audubon Program: Small Mountain Owls with Scott Rashid. 11/24

November 24, 7:30pm. Scott Rashid, Independent Bird Bander Teacher, Small Owls of the Northern Front Range Where: Unless otherwise noted, these events are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave. (off 55th St. between Arapahoe and Baseline) Scott Rashid's new

[cobirds] Lager Loons 11/7

We re-sighted the Floyd family's 2 Common Loons today at Lagerman Res. on the raptor portion of the Boulder County Audubon beginning birding class. Also around the reservoir were 2 Ferruginous Hawks, 2 Bald Eagles, a Golden Eagle, and lots of gulls, grebes, and waterfowl. We were short on time,

[cobirds] Burlington migrational push

Out near Burlington again, Yesterday (10/15) huge pulse of Sandhill Cranes, moving south ahead of cold front, easily upwards of 3000 in 30 or so groups riding strong NW winds aloft. Today large pulses of Chestnut-collared, and Lapland Longspurs, Horned Larks and at least four calling Sprague's

[cobirds] Bird Migration discussiontoday on NPR

Birds on the radio today... Enjoy, Scott Severs Longmont Live Broadcast on Bird Migration Tune in to NPR's Science Friday at 2:00 ET (Noon MDT) on October 9 for a live broadcast from Cornell University's Bailey Hall. Host Ira Flatow will discuss bird

[cobirds] more Swainson's hawks - Burlington

, and it will soon be over this year, the next front will likely push them mostly along. But I highly recommend searching out one of these amazing kettles. Some of my snapshots and brief video (including some kleptoparasitism among the hawks) are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Rostrhamus

[cobirds] Re: Albino Chipping Sparrow, Huerfano Co.

Great photos, The chunky size of this bird, head shape, and generally overt begging behavior make me wonder if it's an juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird!? Well whatever it is, it's a fun series of pics! Thanks for sharing, Scott S. Longmont On Aug 3, 12:15 pm, Goldi Loucks goldilou...@yahoo.com

[cobirds] St. Vrain Greenway - Spizella fallout 5/10

totals ending at about 70 species. Tomorrow might still be good before the weather clears. Best sighting last week was a young mountain lion! http://picasaweb.google.com/Rostrhamus/MountainLionMay22008# Good birding, etc. Scott Severs SW Longmont, CO

[cobirds] predator and prey, eastern Colorado

. Image here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Rostrhamus/SwainsonSHawkEasternColoradoApril2009#5324394520869343970 Migrants: Sandhill Crane (38) Long-billed Curlew Rough-legged Hawk (3) Lapland Longspur Chesnut-collared Longspur Vesper Sparrow Enjoy the migration, Scott Severs Longmont

[cobirds] female Taiga Merlin, Longmont

Hi Birders, Starlings alerted me this morning to a female Taiga Merlin perched high atop a cottonwood outside my home, actively hunting for small birds. It took off before I could get a snapshot. Sometimes cloudy cool days can keep those migrant raptors a little closer to the ground, and easier

[cobirds] info on reporting wing-tagged TVs

Hi All, Hawk Mountain PA is coordinating the turkey vulture study, on a western population of TVs. Tonight we watched a very light male red-tail hawk escorting a group of four migrant vultures away from its territory. They took off immediately when he made a B-line toward them. Interestingly

[cobirds] Boulder Peregrine part 2

While I was stopped in traffic at Foothills and Valmont Rd in Boulder, a Eurasian Collared-Dove hinted that they might be good for something after all, Peregrine food. Yet unfortunately for the Peregrine dinner wan't quite ready, as a quick U turn and the over pursuit of the falcon, put the dove

[cobirds] volunteer opportunity: The North American Bird Phenology Program

Hi Birders, Here is a volunteer opportunity that is kinda neat: online data entry of historic migration notes across the nation from the 1880s to 1970 (see below). It provides a interesting glimpse into to history of North American birding before the computer age, and a look into the changes in

[cobirds] more Mountain Bluebirds, Boulder County, 3/1

Hi All, It's good thing when the target species designated for your bluebird field trip finally shows up! A Boulder County Audubon outing to Rabbit Mountain Open Space yielded around 40 Mountain Bluebirds near the top of the park, as well as a singing Northern Shrike on Dowe Flats. I stopped at

[cobirds] Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 13-16, 2009

Hi All, Cornell Lab of Ornithology is once again gearing up for the national Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 13-16, 2009. It's in its 12th year! This is an great opportunity to participate in a citizen science project right at home. Similar to the Christmas Bird Count, except you can count