Hello, Birders.
The other day, I received in the mail vol. 46, no. 3 (July 2012) of the journal Colorado Birds, published quarterly by Colorado Field Ornithologists. It's magnificent! Start with the front cover, featuring an absolutely remarkable photo by Bill Maynard. (Join CFO, get the magazine, and see for yourself.) Speaking of Bill Maynard, I guffawed my way all through Jim Beatty's tribute to Bill. Not surprisingly, the words "Chico Basin Ranch" appear within the first 10 words of Jim's tribute. And the tribute wraps up with Bill Maynard's fervent wish that he maintain at least one or two friendships following his current stint on the Colorado Bird Records Committee. And speaking of the Colorado Bird Records Committee, chairman Doug Faulkner has two articles in 46(3). First is his usual quarterly report, including such highlights as Colorado's 3rd Black-chinned Sparrow record and first confirmed nesting of Scarlet Tanager. Doug's other article is interesting and important: "Changes to the Main Review List" tells us which bird species have recently been "delisted" by the committee (that is to say, which species no longer require documentation for the committee). As always, there's great science--original observations, clearly written for a lay audience. There's a piece on Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull hybrids, and you'll never, not in a million years, guess the author: that's right, Steve "F2 Backcross" Mlodinow. (I can't wait to show Steve the possible immature female Black-chinned x Ruby-throated Hummingbird visiting my feeder...) More: Jason Beason has a thorough report on "Yellow-billed Cuckoos in Western Colorado," Jeff Jones describes "A Huge Concentration of Cassin's Finches," and Dave Leatherman graphically relates that an "Adult Male Northern Flicker Kills [an] Adult Male Northern Flicker." And there's much, much more: Joel Such and Marcel Such's winter 2011-2012 "New from the Field" report; Dave Leatherman's "Hungry Bird" column (learn all about the European elm flea weevil); various items of news of the association; and more. Most of you, I assume, already know all this. Why?--why, because you're CFO members, and you've already seen 46(3). But in the remote chance you're not already a CFO member, don't just sit there, DO SOMETHING. Join CFO today! It's easy. It's online. It's an amazing bargain. It's here: http://cfobirds.org/business/contribute.php Ted Floyd [email protected] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
