[cobirds] Larimer County

2023-05-04 Thread Libby Edwards
Hello This morning we had a Harris Sparrow, male in full breeding plumage, and also a Rose Breasted Grosbeak, male not quite in full breeding plumage, in our yard. When I tried to put the grosbeak on ebird, I had no option for Rose breasted grosbeak. Please advise. Libby Edwards Northwest Fort

Re: [cobirds] Larimer County mystery bird

2023-04-26 Thread David Suddjian
Female Evening Grosbeak. David Suddjian Littleton, CO On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 5:54 PM Libby Edwards wrote: > Hello all > This bird hit our window but flew away eventually and was fine. Can > anyone ID it please from this very bad picture? It was about sparrow > size. > North Fort Collins >

[cobirds] Larimer County spring gull hangout

2021-03-18 Thread Nicholas Komar
Horseshoe reservoir north of Loveland, Colorado (Larimer County) is turning out to be yet again a great gull hang out this spring. Lately the majority of gulls have been on the southwest mud flats, but some days there’s a good concentration of them along the northwest shoreline. Today the

[cobirds] Larimer County Gryalcon

2020-12-26 Thread Tom Hall, Fort Collins
I saw a gray phase gyr on the South Valley Loop Trail, about 3/4 mile south of Arthur's Rock Parking Area. We were on east side when it came over the small cliffs to east on the west side of Horsetooth Reservoir. It flew across the valley and seemingly landed back in a nook on the opposite

[cobirds] Larimer county, of Hooded mergansers, buffleheads, and Golden eyes and more

2020-10-30 Thread Libby Edwards
On the large pond just east of Lions Park along the bike trail in Fort Collins, there was a group of female and male bufflehead, about three of each, at the east end of the pond. Near the pole in the middle of the pond were several male and female hooded mergansers diving. As one would dive

[cobirds] Larimer County Ovenbirds

2020-06-25 Thread Nicholas Komar
This morning I heard two different ovenbirds singing “teacher-teacher-teacher” in Buckhorn Canyon along CR44H (dirt road) within 3 miles of the turn off from Stove Prairie Road, west of Masonville. This is the road to Pennock Pass. The ovenbirds were singing from the hillside on the south side

[cobirds] Larimer County yard birds: black-headed grosbeak (FOY)

2020-05-12 Thread Libby Edwards
And to continue our yard birds, just in the span of about 15-20 minutes this morning, I spotted 21 species, the first being a black-headed grosbeak! Others included the spotted towhee that has been singing his heart out, the 2 bush tits (around a while and probable nesters), 3 male western

[cobirds] Larimer County, brown thrashers

2020-05-03 Thread Libby Edwards
This afternoon at our feeders in northwest Fort Collins, we had 2 brown thrashers. We watched one pull an earthworm up and then they proceeded to fight over the juicy thing! Then they pecked at leavings under the suet. Also showing up today were 3 male Lazuli buntings, a pair of bushtits, a

[cobirds] Larimer County migrants and breeders

2020-04-10 Thread 'arvind panjabi' via Colorado Birds
A few migrants were passing over Horsetooth Mountain Park this morning including two northern harriers and a merlin that were kettling and traveling north. Also seen was a FOY vesper sparrow. More interestingly, the red-breasted nuthatches that invaded here last winter now appear to be

Re: [cobirds] Larimer County-probably no point at all...

2019-06-16 Thread Ira Sanders
At this time of year there are usually hundreds of Western Grebes at Barr Lake. Yesterday I didn't see a one. The park manager said she has seen a couple. This is very strange and I would also guess it's attributable to the weather. Maybe they all went to John Martin reservoir. Ira Sanders Golden

Re: [cobirds] Larimer County-probably no point at all...

2019-06-16 Thread Bill Miller
Cobirders - I wouldn't get all stressed out about SW flights of nighthawks, nor the lateness of their appearance. We've had a colder-than-usual spring and weird weather patters to our south that really messed up migration this year. Various species seemed to come through Colorado in waves,

[cobirds] Larimer County-probably no point at all...

2019-06-12 Thread 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds
Speaking of nighthawks I was birding near Crow Valley with my son last week. A few nighthawks we’re flying, we saw 2 still snoozing in trees and on a post, even just an hour before sunset. We were hunting for a visual of some singing bird and once we found it, a mockingbird, we were

[cobirds] Larimer County-probably no point at all...

2019-06-11 Thread Josh Bruening
Why is it that any nighthawk flying in a southerly direction on June 11th worries me? Might have to do with hoping I didn’t miss summer. The leaves just set in. The tomatoes are just starting to look well. We’ve avoided hail thus far. They’ll sit in a tree screeching right in front of me

[cobirds] Larimer County Rarities 19 May

2019-05-19 Thread Andrew Bankert
Jacy Bernath-Plaisted and I did a Larimer County big day today and found/refound several rarities as we traveled from the mountains down to the prairie tallying 173 species. Here are some of the highlights: Northern Goshawk flyby at Many Parks Curve in Rocky Mountain National Park Eastern

[cobirds] Larimer County, Fort Collins, Palm warbler

2019-05-07 Thread Libby Edwards
There was a Palm warbler at North Shields ponds this afternoon 5pm along the river where the trail leaves the river around the bigger lake. Also near the same place was a brown thrasher. The local osprey was worrying a bald eagle very loudly. Among many other birds were many yellow dumped

[cobirds] Larimer County gull report

2018-12-26 Thread Nicholas Komar
Like yesterday, the bulk of the Larimer gull flock was hanging out late this afternoon at Warren Lake, about 5 miles northeast of the county landfill. The gulls present are listed in my eBird checklist (below). One of these may have been Slaty-backed Gull (see low-quality photos by clicking on

[cobirds] Larimer County Ruddy Turnstone

2018-05-26 Thread John Shenot
Still present 6:15am Saturday. South shore of Rigden Res. John Shenot Fort Collins CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[cobirds] Larimer County Ruddy Turnstone

2018-05-25 Thread Ken & Christie Pals
The Ruddy Turnstone was still present at the NW corner of Rigden Reservoir at 8:00 p.m. Friday evening. Ken Pals Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[cobirds] Larimer County, Estes Park, American Redstarts

2018-05-23 Thread Libby Edwards
Between 10 and 11 am in the Matthews-Reservoir Bird Sanctuary, two of us saw a male and female American Redstart. We also saw a Black and white warbler, many yellow warblers, a male and female Common yellowthroat, and a few Audubon’s yellow-rumored warblers. Libby Edwards Fort Collins,

[cobirds] Larimer County Sora and others

2018-01-21 Thread COBirds
Yesterday did some birding around Fort Collins and found a few oddities - for this time of year. A couple Soras were talking at River Bend Ponds Natural Area just to the northwest of the parking area off Cheryl St. Also saw 5 Snow Geese (3 white - 2 intermediate), 5 Great White-fronted Geese,

[cobirds] Larimer County, Lory State Park, Northern pygmy owl

2017-11-30 Thread Libby Edwards
On top of the Howard trail in Lory, at about 3 pm today, November 30, there was a pygmy owl flying through the trees and then he lit on top of a ponderosa and proceeded to turn his head this way and that. We watched him for a good long while and he never left his perch while we were there. On

[cobirds] Larimer County Snow Geese

2017-11-05 Thread Luke Pheneger
Today at Timnath Reaervoir there was a flock of 200-225 snow geese and another of about 50. At Boyd lake there was one flock of about 30. All Flyovers Good Birding Luke Pheneger -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls

2017-04-27 Thread quetzal65
Cobirders, Horseshoe Lake in Loveland is still a local hangout for thousands of gulls. Numbers peak at dusk once the landfill closes and the birds are preparing to roost communally. Last night I noticed that the California Gulls and some Franklin's roosted locally just off-shore, whereas the

[cobirds] Larimer County Migrants

2017-04-21 Thread Andrew Bankert
Early this morning, Megan Miller and I headed out to Cobb Lake to see if the rain knocked down any migrants. There were a decent number of sparrows around including many Vesper and Chipping with singles of Savannah and Brewer's Sparrows. We didn't find too much else in the way of migrant

[cobirds] Larimer County Gulls (Great Black-backed Gull)

2017-03-26 Thread Nicholas Komar
I visited the local gull hotspot this evening (5:45-7 pm) and was not disappointed, as 800 gulls lounged on the mudflats and shallow waters of Horseshoe Lake's southwest corner, located in northeast Loveland, just west of Boyd Lake State Park. Most (95%) of these gulls are staging adult

[cobirds] Larimer County- quick hits

2016-09-10 Thread Josh Bruening
Hello all! I haven't been able to get out as much as I like so far during the beginnings of fall migration but I've stopped by two places and thought I should report up here in Larimer County. Here we go: Timnath Res. Western Grebes everywhere. Ring-billed, Franklin's, and California gulls

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls (ICELAND Gull)

2016-03-26 Thread Nick Komar
A tour of Loveland and vicinity today found gull concentrations at the county landfill and Horseshoe Lake. Both sites had hundreds of California and Ring-billed Gulls and a dozen or so Herring Gull. The landfill also had 4 Franklin's Gull and a 3rd-cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull (in the

[cobirds] Larimer county --- ICELAND & GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLs.

2016-02-21 Thread 'Mark Peterson' via Colorado Birds
COBirders, Steve Larson, Glenn Walbek and I hit a number of reservoirs in northern CO today with Boyd Lake State Park and Lake Loveland being the most productive gull wise, in Larimer county. Over in Weld, Windsor Lake also had a good number of birds. The highlights at Boyd were an adult

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls

2016-02-15 Thread Nick Komar
Here are some random observations of gulls from this past 3-day weekend: Saturday afternoon- Horsetooth Res: 600+ Ring-billed Gulls, 1 juv LBBG circling over south end. Saturday evening- Horsetooth Res: 100 gulls arriving to roost near center. Sunday midday- College Lake (restricted access):

[cobirds] Larimer county --- TWO AMERICAN WOODCOCKs, 1/4/2016

2016-01-04 Thread 'Mark Peterson' via Colorado Birds
Hi COBirders, I just got of the phone with Cole Wild and he and Heater Wild had just finished viewing the previously reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK and were headed out when they came across another WOODCOCK downstream.  I believe Heather videoed the second bird and then they walked back up to

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls this past weekend

2016-01-04 Thread quetzal65
About a thousand gulls were reported on Larimer County Christmas Bird Counts on Jan 1. On Saturday, Jan 2, I visited the Larimer landfill for gull viewing (check in at front gate for permission and parking instructions). Highlights included an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile Glaucous

[cobirds] Larimer County Wanderings...

2015-12-11 Thread Josh Bruening
Good day all! I'm a little behind on getting this post out but thought I'd write it nonetheless. I tried on Tuesday to re-find the previously posted Pacific Loon and Red-necked Grebe at the Rawhide Power Plant. That was the really windy day and it turned out to be a really silly thing to do.

[cobirds] Larimer County miscellany on 12/10

2015-12-10 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
Just a heads-up for Fort Collins CBC participants that I had a Yellow-rumped Warbler in my apartment courtyard yesterday. I live about a mile east of CSU. The bird was eating juniper berries. Today I walked from the intersection of Sharp Point Drive south thru Prospect Ponds NA south to the

[cobirds] Larimer County- bird walk

2015-08-12 Thread Rick Reeser
The High Plains Environmental Center is sponsoring a bird walk at 7:00 AM on Saturday morning around Equalizer Lake just north west of the Outlet Mall at Centerra. Walking will be at a slow pace on approximately 2 miles of level walking paths. Binoculars are recommended, as are a drink and/or a

[cobirds] Larimer County on Saturday June 20

2015-06-20 Thread Nick Komar
This morning, I participated in a summer solstice bird count at Rocky Mountain National Park. The group of counters found most of the expected species. In addition, Jeff Connor found a singing stub-tailed wren a couple miles hike into Wild Basin (Boulder County?). Hopefully more details will be

[cobirds] Larimer County big day

2015-05-23 Thread Nick Komar
Dear Fellow birders, As you know, the diversity of species in Colorado right now is very high, and Larimer County has been particularly blessed with rarities in recent days. With recent reports of rare warblers, vireos, Flycatcher's, gulls, etc., even more eyes will be out in Larimer County

[cobirds] Larimer County Birds

2015-05-23 Thread Josh Bruening
Good day all! I have never wanted the rain to go away so badly. At the same time, I do believe that the rain is the reason for this post. I just wanted to post a recap for my birding in and around Fort Collins this week. This is going down as the best week I've ever had birding in Fort

[cobirds] Larimer County arrivals

2015-03-29 Thread Nick Komar
This afternoon I had several new arrivals including osprey on a traditional nest platform (Prospect Road at Poudre River crossing, in Fort Collins), common grackles, Clark's Grebe, Franklin's Gull and 3 early(?) Bonaparte's Gulls. The gulls and grebe were at Timnath Reservoir late this

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls

2015-03-01 Thread Nick Komar
I spent an hour at the Larimer landfill yesterday afternoon, February 28, after receiving permission at the entrance kiosk. Cropping photos for online posting now. Gull tally was : Ring-billed Gull - 1000 Herring Gull - 20 California Gull - 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 8 Thayer's Gull - 4

[cobirds] Larimer County woodcock + bonus flock of bald eagles 1/24

2015-01-24 Thread modise
Seen by my wife and me from 1:30 - 2:00 with a couple of other birders at Bobcat Ridge. When we got back on County Road 27, about a mile south of the turn for Bobcat Ridge, we found 10 bald eagles circling and jousting with a murder of crows (at least 100) over an elk carcass - very cool!

[cobirds] Larimer County: golden-crowned kinglets, brown creepers, hairy woodpeckers, and more

2014-12-16 Thread Libby Edwards
Yesterday mid-morning we walked the Overlook trail at Lory State Park and just where a small spring crosses the trail was a mixed flock. There were about 6-8 golden-crowned kinglets right in front of us, all hovering around a few scraggly junipers above the water. We first heard the high-pitched

[cobirds] Larimer County Reservoirs 11/22/14

2014-11-22 Thread Austin Hess
The Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, and Long-tailed Duck are all still at Douglas Reservoir as of late this morning. Nicole Teel, Fawn Simonds, and I also had very nice views at a SORA in a creek west of the small metal building on the north side of Douglas Reservoir. Nice to find. No sign

[cobirds] Larimer County- 11/22

2014-11-22 Thread Andrew Bankert
Nick Komar and I spent the whole day birding Larimer County. We started the morning off at Annex Reservoir #8. Like Austin reported earlier today, it was devoid of loons. If anyone is interested, I posted a few photos of the loon from Thursday on my Flickr page here: https://flic.kr/p/qa5q99.

[cobirds] Larimer County 11/20

2014-11-20 Thread Andrew Bankert
Here are some birds of note I saw around Larimer County today. It was nice to run into several other people birding throughout the morning! Annex Reservoir #8 (south side of CR56): Pacific Loon Pouder Reservoir # 3: ~15 Ross's Geese ~20 Snow Geese 2 Greater White-fronted Geese Douglas

[cobirds] Larimer County Reservoirs 11/1

2014-11-01 Thread Andrew Bankert
This morning I went out and checked a few bodies of water in southeastern Larimer County. These are the birds I thought were the most interesting at each spot: Timnath Reservoir: Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Fossil Creek Reservoir: Bonaparte's Gulls Red-breasted Merganser

Re: [cobirds] Larimer County Reservoirs 11/1

2014-11-01 Thread Nick Komar
More from Fossil Creek Reservoir this morning 9:30 to 11:30: Red-necked Grebe adult (still with red on neck). 10 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Herring Gull Imm that fit description of Vega Gull 4 Clark's and 500 Western grebes 1 Mexican Duck male (no sign of hybridization). Full report on eBird Nick and

[cobirds] Larimer County, Oct. 11 12

2014-10-12 Thread Scott Baron
Good afternoon, Some birds of note this weekend: 5 Turkey Vulture, Equalizer Lake, Oct. 11. Late. 1 ad. Lesser Black-backed Gull, Equalizer Lake, Oct. 11 1 distant Black-necked Stilt, Timnath Reservoir, Oct. 12. Late. 1 distant Snowy Egret, same location and date. Late. Also, Red Crossbill

[cobirds] Larimer County Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and other sightings

2014-09-21 Thread Andrew Bankert
This morning Nick Komar and I birded parts of Larimer and Weld counties with the following highlights: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at the Prospect Ponds Natural Area. Timnath Reservoir had a Peregrine Falcon and a couple of Buffleheads along with the usual waterfowl. Windsor Reservoir had a

[cobirds] Larimer County,Running Deer Nature Area 9-10-14

2014-09-11 Thread Megan Miller
We found most of the usual birds until we hit the long straight section through the rabbit brush. Here we spent most of our two hour outing sorting through a large and varied flock of birds. *Large varied flock* Chipping Sparrow 2 Lark Bunting 1 Clay-colored Sparrows ~15 Vesper Sparrow 2 Lark

[cobirds] Larimer County Lazuli Bunting

2014-05-08 Thread John Todd
We had one male lazuli bunting at the sunflower seed feeder in Old Town Fort Collins this morning. Pine siskins have dwindled to about six from the 40 we had earlier in the season. John Todd Fort Collins Larimer County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls

2014-04-13 Thread Nick Komar
Horseshoe Lake in northeast Loveland is currently a gull hotspot. Late Saturday afternoon, the muddy southeast lobe of the lake hosted: California Gull – 600 adults, many in pairs, some copulating Franklin’s Gull - 80+ pink-breasted adults Ring-billed Gull – 15 or 20, various ages Herring Gull –

[cobirds] Larimer County FOY spotted towhee spotted and comment on migration

2014-04-01 Thread Libby Edwards
This morning one lone spotted towhee was calling for a babysan on Reservoir Ridge in west Fort Collins. Dozens of meadowlarks were singing in the meadow. In Mid-March we were in Cave Creek Canyon AZ and we saw several early warblers. The Virginia's warbler that I found was said to have been 1-2

[cobirds] Larimer County - FOS Mountain Bluebird

2014-02-19 Thread clbellbird
A harbinger of spring, despite the high winds…While walking our dog, I was privileged to see a beautiful male Mountain Bluebird flitting around the grasses in the Molly Moon Meadow near Red Feather Lakes this morning. I just hope he still has many friends, after our Mountain Bluebirds were

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls

2013-12-20 Thread quetzal65
On Friday, Lake Loveland's afternoon gull flock was large (300 birds, 90% Ring-billed) and had a variety of species, but the reported adult Glaucous and possible immature Great Black-backed from Thursday were no-shows. Singleton adult Lesser Black-backed and California were the only darker

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls - possible adult Vega Gull

2013-11-27 Thread quetzal65
I visited the Larimer County landfill this afternoon expecting to find the mother load of gulls, but was disappointed. There was a decent flock of 500 or so, with a couple of adult Lesser Black-backed and good numbers of Herring and California accompanying the throng of Ring-billed Gulls. I

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls and swans

2013-11-23 Thread quetzal65
Horsetooth Reservoir's south end hosted 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and a juv. Glaucous Gull was at Horseshoe Lake's northeast corner late Friday afternoon. I also heard from Cole Wild that two Tundra Swans were at Houtt's Reservoir, where the Brant continues as well. Nick Komar Fort

[cobirds] Larimer County Iceland Gull (adult Kumlien's)

2013-11-20 Thread quetzal65
Among the 300+ loafing gulls on the water at Horsetooth Res was one adult Iceland Gull. I could only make out one blackish feather in the outermost primary - indicating Kumlien's Gull. Otherwise, it was smallish, fairly white-headed, very pale gray on the back, and extensive white in the

[cobirds] Larimer County

2013-11-04 Thread The Nunn Guy
Toured northern Larimer County yesterday--Rawhide to Timnath and all in between. Lots of duck variety at various lakes. Rawhide was very windy--4 American White Pelicans remain; some ducks on west shore North Poudre Reservoir #3--2 Sandhill Cranes; lots of ducks, geese Timnath Reservoir -

[cobirds] Larimer County Lakes/Surf Scoters

2013-10-22 Thread Rachel Hopper
Did a quick tour of some north Larimer Lakes this afternoon. Highlights were... Timnath Reservoir 3 Surf Scoters 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Common Loon Terry Lake 1 Common Loon Douglas Lake 1 Pacific Loon at the far north end. Requires a hike and a scope! --- Rachel Hopper Ft.

[cobirds] Larimer County hawks and other birds

2013-09-01 Thread Libby Edwards
Getting out of the heat this past week, I have spent a delightful time above treeline. Two days ago on the way to Mount Ida from Poudre Pass, I saw 2 roughed-legged hawks hovering and then diving into the krumholtz. They did this several times. On this same trip, I watched a prairie falcon buzz

[cobirds] Larimer County male first spring summer tanager still at the feeder

2013-05-21 Thread Libby Edwards
The summer tanager showed up this morning again at about 6 AM on the suet and then when I came home for lunch a squirrel was around, but as soon as the squirrel left the tanager came back. With the northerly wind he may stay around for a while. The black-headed grosbeak is NOT happy that the

[cobirds] Larimer County: Bullock's Oriole

2013-04-30 Thread Kevin Keirn
This morning I had my FOS Bullock's Oriole (male) in a tree top at the North Shields Pond Natural Area in Fort Collins. Other migrants of interest were a male Common Yellowthroat, a few Brown-headed Cowbirds, Orange-crowned Warbler, Say's Phoebe, and plenty of Yellow-rumped Warblers (both

[cobirds] Larimer County - Lake Estes - Marbled Godwits and Common Loon

2013-04-23 Thread Gary Matthews
There were at least 40 Marbled Godwits on the shores of Lakes Estes this morning and a breeding plumage Common Loon near the dam. Actually Scott Rashid heard the Common Loon calling before he saw it. Gary Matthews Estes Park -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Larimer County gulls

2013-03-30 Thread Nick Komar
Cobirders, I checked out a bunch of lakes in the Loveland area this afternoon (Saturday, March 30). Upper Hoffman Lake and Cattail Pond were both notably chock full of waterfowl with good variety, but nothing rare. The Trumpeter Swan apparently has moved on. The best gull action was at

[cobirds] Larimer County, Redpolls

2013-03-10 Thread Tina Jones
On, 3/10, Mary Geder and I stopped by to see if the CommonRedpolls were still in Fort Collins. We counted around 23 individuals at the feeders and in the trees next to the feeders, behind the Discovery Museum, at the NW corner of College Cherry. Mary thought she saw 1 Hoary Redpoll with

[cobirds] Larimer County Cattail Pond

2012-11-13 Thread Rick Reeser
On the south side of Loveland, I observed coots, redheads, widgens, mallards, Canada geese, and lots of bufflehead. Rick Reeser Greeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Larimer County E-bird rarities

2012-10-06 Thread Nick Komar
One of the features I like about e-bird is the way it flags rare birds, including common species that would be unexpected at the time of year of the observation. Birding today in the Fort Collins-Wellington area of eastern Larimer County, I stumbled upon the following “E-bird rarities”: Swamp

[cobirds] Larimer County Black-throated Blue Warbler

2012-10-01 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
I found a male Black-throated Blue Warbler this afternoon near the parking lot of the Northern Colorado Environmental Learning Center in eastern Fort Collins (Larimer). The ELC, as most people know this place, by is located off East Drake Road about a mile east of Timberline. I believe it is

[cobirds] larimer county foothill bird movements

2012-08-02 Thread arvind panjabi
Have had both red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatches in the yard near Horsetooth Mountain Park west of Fort Collins, after not having any for months.  Also male calliope hummingbird(s) seen on and off over a week, last seen today.  Lots of rufous hummingbirds, still mostly males.  Had a

[cobirds] Larimer County FOY birds by bike, SW Loveland, CO. Wrens galore!

2012-05-06 Thread Matt Webb
Hey all, On a beautiful bicycle ride this morning, I saw or heard many FOY summer birds. Many Say's Phoebes were present along most fence lines along Glade Rd., all the way to the southern end of Carter Lake. Spotted Towhees were out in force throughout the ride, as were Vesper Sparrows,

Re: [cobirds] Larimer County Birding - Jan 7

2012-01-07 Thread Nick Komar
at the landfill southwest of Fort Collins, but I didn’t stop to look at them closely. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO From: Marcel Such Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:55 PM To: COBirds Subject: [cobirds] Larimer County Birding - Jan 7 Hi all, This afternoon we birded some reservoirs in southern

[cobirds] Larimer County: Rawhide Waterfowl and L Loveland Gulls

2011-12-26 Thread Steven Mlodinow
Greetings All Today at Rawhide Power Plant, near the Wyoming border, there were 5 species of geese, including 4000 Canadas (mostly Lessers), 1000 Cackling, 1 G White-fronted, 1 Ross's, and 1 Blue. There were also 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS (first found on recent CBC), 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1

[cobirds] Larimer County: White winged dove

2011-11-27 Thread John Shenot
I put a backyard feeder out yesterday afternoon for the first time, and this morning a white winged dove was the second bird I saw. I'm relatively new to Colorado and don't have a sense of how unusual this one is, but it's on the CFO list of birds to report, so... Address is 210 Peterson Street,

[cobirds] Larimer county --- BRANTs 11/15/11

2011-11-15 Thread Mark Peterson
COBirders, Just got a call from Rachel Hopper and Dave Leatherman and Dave found two black BRANT at City Park in Ft. Collins, Sheldon Lake on Mulberry and Sheldon drive.  This is the same area as Grandview Cemetery.  This is roughly 5.5 miles west on Mulberry from I-25.  They are apparently

[cobirds] Larimer County Birds 11/9

2011-11-09 Thread Cole Wild
This morning Cheri Orwig and I did some birding around the Loveland area, also Fossil Creek and Timnath Reservoir. This evening I went to several spots in southwest Loveland that we didn't go to this morning. Highlights were: Morning Pond on Namaqua Road on east side of the road   Hooded

[cobirds] Larimer County - Three-toed woodpecker, Estes Cone

2011-10-22 Thread modise
All - not the easiest three-toed woodpecker to get to, but we saw one on the Estes Cone 2.6 miles from the Long's Peak trailhead ranger station at 4:00 p.m. Friday, 10/21. A hairy landed right next to him and worked the same trunk; very nice for comparison! Elevation was about 10,500 feet.

[cobirds] Larimer County Birding Fair 9/24

2011-09-24 Thread Cole Wild
I went to the Larimer County Birding Fair at Fossil Creek Reservoir this morning for a couple of hours before I had to go to work. There were more birds on the lake than I saw there last week. The best were two flyover Caspian Terns. Land birding was the great today. The birds along the lake

[cobirds] Larimer County - Ash-throated Flycatcher, Horsetooth Reservoir

2011-06-22 Thread Andrew Core
I went up to Horsetooth Reservoir today west of Ft. Collins with some friends and explored the South Bay area while they did all the beach water activities. We parked at the Day Use Area (beach area) along the west shore. I walked north along the shore for a ways and eventually turned left and

[cobirds] Larimer County 6/9 to 6/11

2011-06-11 Thread Cole Wild
There are several good birds I have observed over the past 3 days in Larimer County, they include: Great Egret 6/10 and 6/11 - 1 bird seen at Kechter Pit (Gravel Pit on the SW side of I-25 and Harmony) Snowy Egret 6/11 - 1 bird seen at Kechter Pit. White-rumped Sandpiper 6/11 - 1 bird seen at

[cobirds] Larimer county sighting

2011-05-19 Thread Justin Dee
I birded the Prospect Ponds natural area at the end of Sharp Point Drive in Fort Collins today and had a Tennesse Warbler in full song. Justin Dee visiting from Vail Co -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group,

[cobirds] Larimer county sightings

2011-05-18 Thread Justin Dee
I birded Fort Collins today the highlight was a singing Blackpoll Warbler at the end of Sharp Point drive along the Poudre Justin Dee visiting from Vail Co -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Larimer County haw pics

2011-05-02 Thread warru
Pictures of Sharp-shinned hawk eating a dove in our yard. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/webUpload?uname=104034471061702855197aid=5602214753158433905 Warner and Ruth R eeser -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to

[cobirds] Larimer County Lakes 11/20

2010-11-20 Thread Cole Wild
I stopped by several lakes around Larimer County today (11/20), highlights include: Horseshoe Lake RED-NECKED GREBE - 1, presumably a different bird from a couple weeks ago Red-breasted Merganser - 18 Bonaparte's Gull - 8 Boyd Lake Common Loon - 3 Red-breasted Merganser - 3

[cobirds] Larimer County Lakes 11/6

2010-11-06 Thread Cole Wild
Cheri Orwig and I spend the morning (11/5) checking several lakes in Larimer County. There was a big turnover from yesterday. Here are the highlights: North Poudre Reservoir #3 Common Loon - 1 Cobb Lake Common Loon - 1 Timnath Reservoir Mew Gull - 1 adult Thayer's Gull - 1 1st

[cobirds] Larimer county lakes

2010-09-22 Thread Cole Wild
I met up with Joe Roller and Doug Kibbe for the morning checking the Larimer County lakes. Timnath Reservoir Black-bellied Plover - 1 Herring Gull - 1 Horned Grebe - 1 Common Goldeneye - 1 McCown's Longspur - 1 flyover Black Tern - 1 Duck Lake Sabine' Gull - 2 juveniles

[cobirds] Larimer county

2010-04-10 Thread WARNER K REESER
Hello! The first sign of spring for us in Loveland is when the resident Says Phoebe returns - we saw him here yesterday. Warner and Ruth Reeser -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group.

[cobirds] Larimer County Monday

2010-03-09 Thread j.d. birchmeier
Decided to wend up north to finally check out the Ft Collins bird sites. Started with the new ponds recommended by Gary Lefko and found.. 6 Canucks, 2 mallards, and my first grackle of 2010! Must be a slow day. Off to Grandview Cemetery. Corner of Section 9 is very flickery today

[cobirds] Larimer County 1/3

2010-01-03 Thread Mark Miller
Hi Everyone- Today 1/3 I drove up to Fort Collins to check in on the crossbills. It seemed very quiet today at Grandview Cemetery, and with the overcast, the mood was especially lugubrious. Toward noon I ran into Connie and Joyce Takamine, and soon after, we all got good looks at the male

[cobirds] Larimer County Birds, including Scoters

2009-11-13 Thread Cole Wild
I did some birding around Larimer and very little in Weld County today (11/13). When I was at Timnath Reservoir and Fossil Creek Reservoir the snow was making for poor viewing conditions and I could not identify most of the birds on the water. The highlights include: North Poudre Reservoir #3

Re: [cobirds] Larimer County Birds, including Scoters

2009-11-13 Thread Cole Wild
] Larimer County Birds, including Scoters I did some birding around Larimer and very little in Weld County today (11/13). When I was at Timnath Reservoir and Fossil Creek Reservoir the snow was making for poor viewing conditions and I could not identify most of the birds on the water. The highlights

[cobirds] Larimer County

2009-04-08 Thread Rob Sparks
Here are some late birding notes from this past weekend (04/05). Greg, Chris, Nick and I birded in some Fort Collins Natural Areas and Timnath Reservoir. The highlights were Peregrine Falcon (Arapaho Bend Natural Area), Merlin (prairie race) perched on a fence post on the way to Timnath Res. At