Thanks, Bill (and others!), This is a great suggestion for those of us who might be traveling!
Gary Brower Englewood, CO On Nov 25, 2013, at 10:23 AM, William H Kaempfer wrote: > Here is another suggestion for confirming directions for most of these > rarities; one that I use all the time. > > Go to the CFO Website http://cfobirds.org/ as Joe suggests. In the lower > right corner of the home page is a list generated automatically from eBird > showing most recent eBird observations from Colorado that have required > additional details as part of their submission to eBird. Each of these > sightings comes with species and county information and a notation that shows > if the observation has been reviewed by an eBird reviewer (typically a timing > issue). However, there is also a map function. Click on “map” and you will > go to a Google Maps site showing where the bird was observed. There are a > couple of caveats, however; first, the map pushpin sites the general area > (Centennial Park, in this case) not where in the park, and second, sometimes > the observer has reported the observation with a generic county or even state > location. In this case, however, Centennial Park is shown as off Union > between S. Santa Fe Dr. and S. Federal. > > By the way, if you are really interested in exploring rarities across the > nation there is a change tab that lets you pick a different state. Going to > Texas for Thanksgiving? Don’t miss the rare and illusive Ring-billed Gull > reported in Webb County (Laredo) yesterday! Or you could find that the last > reports for Amazon Kingfisher were from Saturday. > > Bill Kaempfer > President, CFO > Boulder > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Joe Roller > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:59 AM > To: Gary Brower > Cc: Larry Modesitt; [email protected]; Colorado Birds > Subject: Re: [cobirds] Prothonotory Warbler @ 9AM Centennial Park, Arapahoe > Cty > > When I struggle to find directions to a site mentioned on Cobirds, especially > ones with common names, like "Bear Creek," "Deer Creek," > or "Animadversion Creek," I hop on the CFO County birding website. At the top > of the page is a link named, "Find a Site." > > There I found this handy description: > > Centennial Park > Description - This medium sized pond is probably the best pond for waterbirds > in the area. Large flocks of dabblers and divers can be found here during the > colder months, and keep an eye out for grebes and maybe even the stray loon > or two. Gull flocks could potentially hold an interesting species or two > during the winter, and who knows what rarity (maybe even a Prothonotary > Warbler some cold November day) could show up at this seldom-birded location. > Habitat - Pond, Park > Directions - Take the Santa Fe exit off of C-470 and head north on Santa Fe > for 5 miles to Union Ave. Take a left onto Union Ave and head across the > South Platte River to Decatur St in 0.8 miles. If you reach Federal Blvd you > have gone too far. Turn right onto Decatur and head north to the parking lot > for the park, on the right. > Delorme - 40 D2 > Roads of Colorado - 73 D3 > Colorado Roads & Recreation - 75 D9 > > Posting a "RFI" on Cobirds works pretty well too. A general rule is, "The > more exciting the rarity, the less likely it is that the > good soul who sent the first post leaves off detailed street directions." > > Joe Roller, > Denver > "Turkeys are where you find them." > > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Gary Brower <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks! > > Gary Brower > Englewood, CO > > On Nov 25, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Larry Modesitt wrote: > > > Good question: it isn't readily identified. It is in Arapahoe County slightly > east of Federal and on Union Avenue (which is 1/2 mile north of Belleview). > > Larry > > Larry Modesitt > Chairman, Board of Directors > Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Brower <[email protected]> > To: markrminnerlee <[email protected]> > Cc: cobirds <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Nov 25, 2013 9:25 am > Subject: Re: [cobirds] Prothonotory Warbler @ 9AM Centennial Park, Arapahoe > Cty > > Hi, > > Can I get some confirmation of WHICH Centennial Park is referenced? There's > one > in Englewood, and then there's the new one by the Centennial City buildings > east > of I-25 on Arapahoe? > > Thanks! > > Gary Brower > Englewood, CO > > On Nov 25, 2013, at 9:11 AM, Mark R wrote: > > > Prothonotory warbler just showed up and is still feeding on the berries > > here > at Centennial Park, Arapahoe County > > > > Mark Minner-Lee > > Superior, CO > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > -- > > 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 [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9D4C41C0-20EF-4235-A3B3-370F01ABEC6C%40gmail.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3DB80F42-38BC-438C-A07D-B90E66DEF8F0%40comcast.net. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8D0B812FE33A5E6-1AA4-74AF1%40webmail-d230.sysops.aol.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/C5F4A9DB-B19D-45B5-9ED1-0D91B267F596%40comcast.net. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web > visithttps://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUCgAw%3D6PidL%2BWoZ7VsCuxfkkxfRAbDJpmo_fdqeizuXGA%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F90B1155A81D474890D22EEFFFA7CAE51A4D499EA4%40EXC4.ad.colorado.edu. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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