Gary (and others), I apologize for not leaving more details about how to get there - I myself wasn't sure where it was when I first saw the reports. My savior was signing up for the rarity reports from ebird where each sighting triggers an email with who made the sighting and links to a map of the sighting, the checklist for observer, photos if available, and notes from the observer.
If you don't mind a lot of e-mails you can set them to come within an hour of a rarity sighting by county. I hope that helps for the future- Regards, Mark Minner-Lee Superior, CO Sent from my iPad > On Nov 25, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Gary Brower <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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