[cobirds] Nashville Warbler
On 5/25 I saw 1, Nashville Warbler in Jefferson County, in South Suburban Platte Park.The bird was seen at Eaglewatch Lake[the southern most lake/pond in the SSPP]. Access to the lake is at Platte Canyon Rd. exit, which is off of highway 470 if you are coming from the south to the north on the highway. At the lake take the trail which is on the west side of the lake. The Warbler was a quarter of a mile north from where the trail starts, in Chokecherry Shrubs and in Cottonwoods. There were a gazillion Yellow Warblers and many Western- Wood Pewees present also. I was helping 2 friends with a breeding bird survey in the park. Happy Birding! Tina Jones Littleton, Jefferson County, 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@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Whoops, Nashville Warbler
Sorry, I was getting too tired. I saw the Nashville on 5/26, in South Suburban Platte Park, [not on 5/25]. Tina Jones -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Colorado RBA, Friday, May 27, 2011
Date: May 27, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 compiler: Joyce Takamine This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 27, 2011 updated at 5:00 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can skip the recording by pressing the star key (*) on you phone at any time. Please leave your name, phone number, detailed directions, including county and dates for each sighting. It would be helpful if you would spell your last name. Highlight species include: (* denotes that there is new information on this species in this report) Green Heron (Boulder, Huerfano) GLOSSY IBIS (Moffat, *weld) COMMON BLACK-HAWK (*Mesa) Broad-winged Hawk (Fremont, *Larimer, Logan, Pueblo, *Weld) Snowy Plover (Kiowa) BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (*Weld) Caspian Tern (Boulder, Douglas) ARCTIC TERN (Pueblo, *Weld) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Prowers) Eastern Phoebe (Boulder) Great-crested Flycatcher (Washington) PHILADELPHIA VIREO (*El Paso, Logan) Purple Martin (Larimer, Washington, *wELD) GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (El Paso) WOOD THRUSH (Pueblo) Tennessee Warbler (Logan) Nashville Warbler (*Huerfano, *Jefferson) Northern Parula (Boulder, El Paso, Prowers, *Pueblo, Weld) Chestnut-sided Warbler (El Paso, Moffat, Washington) Magnolia Warbler (*El Paso, Larimer, *Pueblo, Washington) Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Larimer) Black-throated Green Warbler (*El Paso, *Weld) BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER (Boulder, Washington, Weld) Palm Warbler (Washington) Blackpoll Warbler (*El Paso, *Larimer, Moffat, Washington) Black-and-White Warbler (El Paso, Larimer, *Washington) Prothonotary Warbler (*El Paso) Ovenbird (Bent, Boulder, *El Paso, Logan, Washington, *Weld) Northern Waterthrush (Bent, Boulder, *El Paso, Huerfano, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, Moffat, Pueblo, Washington, *Weld) MOURNING WARBLER (*Larimer) Hooded Warbler (Arapahoe, Bent) Summer Tanager (Boulder, *Huerfano, Jefferson, Washington, *Weld) SCARLET TANAGER (*Pueblo) Black-throated Sparrow (Rio Grande) Northern Cardinal (Prowers) Indigo Bunting (*Bent, Fremont, Moffat, Washington) Arapahoe County: --A f Hooded Warbler was reported by Righter on the highline Canal in Cherry Creek Village between Belleview and Quincy on May 25. Bent County: --A singing Hooded Warbler was reported by Moss at Tempel Grove on May 23. On May 25, Moss reported Hooded Warbler and Northern Waterthrush. Tempel Grove (Kiowa CR 35 at the Fort Lyon Ditch): it is OK to walk along the ditch road on either side of CR 35, but it is NOT OK to walk around in their yard. Please respect these rules for the nice folks who fought hard to save the trees. --At Hasty Campground on May 23, Heinrich reported Ovenbird and f Indigo Bunting. Boulder County: --2 Caspian Terns were reported by Blackford in the NW corner of Cottonwood Marsh on May 23 and 2 Green Herons were reported at Walden ponds by Blackford on May 23. --A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Tumasonis at the end of the board walk at Walden Ponds on May 24. --A Ovenbird was reported by Tumasonis above the Gregory Canyon Parking Lot just above where the Ampitheater Trail and Bluebell Baird Trail split on May 24. --A m BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was reported by Boswell at the eastern end of East CU Campus in Boulder on May 25. --An imm male Summer Tanager was reported by Nunes on the East CU Campus on May 25. --An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Kaempfer on north bank of Boulder Creek just west of 75th St. on May 25. El Paso County: --A Chestnut-sided Warbler was reported by Pals in front of the Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on May 20. Patrick reported that the Chestnut-sided Warbler continues by the parking lot at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on May 23. --A f Black-and-white Warbler and 2 Northern Waterthrush were reported by Pals at Fountain Creek RP on May 23. El Paso/Pueblo Counties -- Chico Basin Ranch Chico Basin Ranch is a fee area ($15/day) --On May 23 by the banding station, Heinrich reported 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1f Northern Parula, Prothonotary Warbler, 1m Magnolia Warbler and 1 Ovenbird. --An ARCTIC TERN was reported by Bill Maynard at HQ pond on May 24. Maynard reported that the ARCTIC TERN continues at HW pond on May 25. --A f Black-and-white Warbler was reported by Bill Maynard at the port-a-potties at the Banding Station. A f Summer Tanager was a the Banding Station on May 24 as reported by Bill Maynard. 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH were reported by Bill Maynard-- 1 at the Casita amd 1 at the Banding Station on May 24. --On May 26 at Rose Pond, Percival reported 1 f SCARLET TANAGER, 1 f Northern Parula, and 2 Northern Waterthrush. --At HQ Percival reported a m f Magnolia Warblers on May 26. --Around the Banding Station area on May 26, Percival reported 1 singing PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 1 m Prothonotary Warbler, 1 m Magnolia Warbler, 1 singing m Black-throated Green Warber, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 1 singing Ovenbird. --A singing Blackpoll
[cobirds] White Pelicans Douglas CO
I5 White Pelicans on my neighborhood pond west of Roxborough Elementary. South of Chatfield SP. (S)Rampart Range Rd, (w) on Village Circle Dr. Beautiful early morning image. May your winds be strong and your thermals high -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: Yard Birds / Denver
Sounds like my back yard in Littleton. Jane Isaacs On May 26, 6:29 pm, Dave Cameron davedn...@msn.com wrote: I had a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks and a pair of Western Tanagers in the yard yesterday. Nice to add some color to the throngs of House Finches and Sparrows. Also had one Collared Dove among 5 Mourning Doves. I was eager to see how that would turn out , dominance-wise. The Collared seemed to keep his distance, and defer the better piles of seed to the Mourning at first, but did wander over and throw a head- shot with his wing at one of the Mournings before flying off. Not sure how to gauge that Also a straggler Chipping Sparrow and a House Wren, among the other ususal suspects. Dave Cameron Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Bay-brst. Warbler-Colorado City
This morning, Mymm Ackley I watched a singing male Bay-breasted Warbler just north of the Meadowcreeek Swimming Pool on South Parkway, Colorado City, SW Pueblo County. The bird was present for at least 2 hrs. between 6-8AM. The Wood Thrush was not found today nor yesterday. But other nice ones were: 1 singing male Red-eyed Vireo 5-26-11 SE corner of South Parkway Garden State Ave. 1 male Summer Tanager 5(26-27)11 Same place as Vireo or 50 yards west of there 1 singing male Indigo Bunting 5-26-11 Greenhorn Meadows Park, Colorado City, near white CCC structure Dave Silverman Rye 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@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Lake Estes Orioles
I saw the male Bullock's Oriole again this morning; I first saw it two weeks ago and several times since then. This time it was singing, chattering and being followed by a female. They both ended up in the same bush. And to my surprise a beautiful male Orchard Oriole pops up in the same bush! We have also seen a pair of Lark Buntings over the last several days. Gary Matthews Estes Park -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Canada Warbler - Last Chance, Washington County
Cobirders, This morning the following birds were observed at Last Chance: Canada Warber (female) American Redstart (2 females) Virginia Warbler Summer Tanager Red-eyed Vireo It was generally very birdy and Swainson's Thrushes were everywhere with quite a few singing. Good birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, 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@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Singing male Blackpoll Warbler at Cherry Creek
Larry Modesitt and I enjoyed a cooperative singing male Blackpoll Warbler and a singing male American Redstart with the first 50 - 100 yards of the trail that goes north from the Prairie Loop observation deck at Cherry Creek Reservoir in Arapahoe County. We were hoping that those were harbingers of other migrating warblers, but alas, we saw no more. That lake has been so full of grebes, gulls, shorebirds, etc, etc, that it is a surprise to see few birds on the water now. The great mudflats at the Prairie Loop that brought us some good shorebirds drowned as the lake rose. I did not check out the situation on Cottonwood Creek, south of the paved road, so if anyone finds mudflats and shorebirds there, please post me privately or to Cobirds. thanks Joe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] off topic re: CFO conf
This was my first CFO conference. The trips were great, the people friendly and the leaders fantastic! I appreciated the way leaders were open to discussion and even differences of opinion. One of the most rewarding experiences for me was meeting John, a new birder, and his mom Robin. We had two days of birding together. The first day both of them showed up with a lot of enthusiasium but no binoculars. I could see right away that John was hooked and very good at sighting birds. The conference was the first outing of my new Swarovski binoculars. Halfway through that first day I turned to John and said Here, use these offering up my new binoculars. A voice in the dark regions of my brain said What the !*?!#^? are you doing? But I knew. It was my responsibility as a birder to share and teach what I loved so much, so future generations will care about birds and their futures as we do. I also knew I would be right there with him and I had informed him of all the evils that would befall him if they were harmed. I will always remember the look of disbelief mixed with joy on Johns face. John had heard me talk with others about my new Swarovski. He clutched them like his life depended on it, for the rest of the day. On day two John showed up with his first pair of binocculars. He sighted birds and made sure others got a look. On day three his mother Robin had a new pair of binoculars as well. So look for Robin and John around the birding community. I also heard they took dad out birding. Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your winds be strong and your thermals high. Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your winds be strong and your thermals high. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Tennessee Warbler, Fort Collins
There was a Tennessee Warbler singing loudly at the north end of the Environmental Learning Center, along the Poudre River bike path, at about 10 am this morning. Swainson's Thrushes everywhere. Cheers, Arvind Panjabi Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Boulder Flycatchers
Not as earthshaking as other recent reports, but I had a couple of uncommon flycatchers in Boulder yesterday and today. Yesterday I had a Least just after the beginning of the Royal Arch trail up from Chautauqua Park. Then I had a Willow high on the same trail at Sentinal Pass. Today I had another Least about 100 yards up the Saddle Rock trail west of the Gregory Canyon parking lot. All these birds were ID'd definitively by their vocalizations. David Waltman Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Red headed wdpkr, central Bldr Cnty
Hi folks-- Pam Piombino asks me to post that she just saw this lovely beastie in the vicinity of E. 59th St and Hygiene Rd in north central Boulder County. It was on the south side 20 minutes ago. I had a juvie in the yard last fall, so I wish someone would find out where these very uncommon species-of-concern (here) are setting up housekeeping. Linda Nesting between Haystack, Table Mtn Potato Hill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Red-headed Woodpecker: El Paso County
Got off work earlier today. Decided to try and get pictures of the Eastern Kingbirds, Western Kingbirds, and Say's Phoebes that are all over the fences out here by my house. I was driving east on Drennan, almost to Meridian Road, when I saw an amazing bird! Ever since I purchased Ted Floyd's book titled Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America, I have wanted to see this bird. Today I got to see it! Forget about the kingbirds, larks, etc, that were flying around, I got to see the Red-headed Woodpecker! Awesome! Location: along the fence posts on East Drennan, about two miles east of the intersection of Marksheffel and Drennan. Have a nice weekend. Aaron Driscoll Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Bay-breasted Warbler -- Pueblo County update 1155am
Margie Joy, Mymm Ackley and I left the singing male Bay-breasted Warbler in Colorado City, Pueblo County, as of 1155am, in the oaks to the north of the swimming pool in Meadow Creek. Great find Dave!! I got many photos. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Crow Valley/Weld Co
I had another fun day out on the Pawnee while doing field work. Highlights were a Ferruginous Hawk, Grasshopper Sparrow, Brewer’s Sparrow, Golden Eagle, McCowen’s Longspur and a Common Nighthawk. There was a McCowen’s Longspur defending its nest against a thirteen lined ground squirrel by surfing on its back. Stopped by Crow Valley and saw some of the same birds I reported a couple of days ago and some reported yesterday. I did not see the Summer Tanager or the Black-throated Green Warbler. Here are some of the birds I observed, Northern Parula Red-eyed Vireo (While it was gleaning insects it found what looked like a katydid and removed its legs and wings in a ceremonious manner before feasting. ) Ovenbird (singing) Least Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Black-headed Grosbeak Chipping Sparrow Brewer’s Sparrow Lark Sparrow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Swainson’s Hawk Common Yellowthroat Warbling Vireo Bullock’s Oriole Swainson’s Thrush (over 25 individuals) Cedar Waxwing Western bluebird Rob Sparks Old Town Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Cassin's (?) Vireo, Skunk Creek Trail, Boulder, Boulder Co.
Hi all, I finally decided to forget about work and deadlines and to walk the Boulder Creek and Skunk Creek trails! After walking northeast along the Boulder Creek path as far as the edge of the woods north of Ball Aerospace, I went back to the confluence with Skunk Creek and headed SW along that path. After about 15 minutes, I was rewarded by seeing a Cassin's(?) Vireo pluck a large cicada-like insect out of the air! The vireo sat on a bare limb trying to swallow the bug for several minutes and there I was without a camera. It was in a tree to the right of the path past a lake on the right and about 100 yds. from the first building on the right (~1:30 pm). I put a ? by the identification because I know that the Blue-headed and Cassin's Vireos can overlap in coloring. This one was definitely not a Plumbeous because of the yellow wash along the sides of the breast. I tend towards calling it a Cassin's because the contrast in gray color of the upper back and head was not great. It had two very definite white wing bars and white eye spectacles. The only other birds of note were many Western Wood-Pewees (singing), a singing Lincoln's Sparrow, and a skulking warbler with a loud chip note that I never could see (this one was along the Boulder Creek path about 1/4 mile from the confluence with Skunk Creek). Paula Hansley Louisville -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Warbler classifications to change July,2011
Ken Kaufman posted online this week that in July the American Ornithological Union be changing warbler classifications due to DNA advances and that Yellow-breasted Chat is likely to be removed from the warbler family, Missing in action: Yellow-breasted Chat. We don’t know what it is, but we’re pretty definite now that it’s not a warbler – and that’s something that any beginning birder could have told you! It’s big enough to eat a real warbler for breakfast, and it has the personality of a thrasher or catbird, even if it does have some yellow on it. Apparently there was something about this proposed change in American Birding 'news and notes' but for those of us who do not subscribe there are other changes coming include deleting the genus *Dendroica, * We had been hearing rumbles for several years about how the classification of the American warblers was open to some question. the genus *Dendroica* is ceasing to exist. Some very interesting groups such as the genus* Setophaga *to which only the American Redstart belonged previously will now include the Hooded Warbler, the parulas and everything that used to be in the *Dendroica* family. Kaufman notes that there still may be a few changes to these recommendations before published in July,2011 but though not final it sounds like there will be some major uprooting of bird family alignments. For more info read Ken Kaufman's posthttp://birdingblogs.com/2011/kennkaufman/dendroic. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Boulder Red-headed Woodpecker
I was able to see the Red-headed Woodpecker at 61st and Hygiene Rd. I was driving south on 61s almost at Hygiene when the woodpecker flew in front of me, flew across Hygiene and landed on a power pole. After attending the team challenge at the CFO convention, I knew that it should have a large patch of white on the wing and I saw that as it flew in front of the car. When it landed on the pole I got my bins on it and there was the Red-head. Thanks to Pam and Linda for posting it. Red-headed Woodpeckers seem to be on the decline at least from the first Breeding Bird Atlas. Each of the blocks that I have completed listed Red-headed Woodpeckers in the first atlas, but I have not been able to find one in my blocks for the second atlas. Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
Re: [cobirds] Boulder Red-headed Woodpecker
The Red-headed Woodpecker is still present at 615 pm. It's perched on a telephone pole east of 59th, and south of Hygiene Rd. I spent a good while along Old S St. Vrain Rd earlier but couldn't find the Baltimore Oriole. Christian Nunes Boulder, CO --Original Message-- From: Joyce Takamine To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: May 27, 2011 4:51 PM Subject: [cobirds] Boulder Red-headed Woodpecker I was able to see the Red-headed Woodpecker at 61st and Hygiene Rd. I was driving south on 61s almost at Hygiene when the woodpecker flew in front of me, flew across Hygiene and landed on a power pole. After attending the team challenge at the CFO convention, I knew that it should have a large patch of white on the wing and I saw that as it flew in front of the car. When it landed on the pole I got my bins on it and there was the Red-head. Thanks to Pam and Linda for posting it. Red-headed Woodpeckers seem to be on the decline at least from the first Breeding Bird Atlas. Each of the blocks that I have completed listed Red-headed Woodpeckers in the first atlas, but I have not been able to find one in my blocks for the second atlas. Joyce Takamine Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] Re: Red-headed WP - El Paso County Refound
I forgot to mention, I saw a Red-headed Woodpecker along Hanover Road in El Paso County on the way to Chico Basin Ranch yesterday (5/26) early morning. At Chico Basin Ranch yesterday, at the Casita and Eagle Grove, which are both in El Paso County, there were three more Red-headed Woodpeckers. Seems like a good number of them in El Paso County recently. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] New photos of rare birds recently
I've downloaded photos of several CBRC Review Species that I've seen the last two days onto my flickr site. These include today's Bay-breasted Warbler, and yesterday's Scarlet Tanager and Philadelphia Vireo on Page 1. Page 2 has the Mourning Warbler, Reddish Egret, and Eastern Wood-Pewee. Page 3 has the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Laughing Gull. The only review species that wish I could have got a photo this spring, would be the Lamar Community College Philadelphia Vireo. Did anyone happen to get a photo of this bird, it was present for quite a few days in May? Everything else, I got a photo of and I will be submitting documentation on all of them to the CBRC. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonsbirdphotos/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
[cobirds] El Paso county --- Glaucous-winged (type) Gull
COBirders, Late this evening, 5/27/11, I stopped by Big Johnson Reservoir and in the southeast corner with a bunch of California and a few Ring-billed Gulls was a white-winged type gull. The bird finally got out of the water and stood next to some Cal Gulls so I could get a little better comparison and it appeared to be a second cycle Glaucous-winged looking bird. It has very bleached wings and starting to get some mantle color. I thought at times I was seeing some darkness to the mantle that might suggest another parent, similar to things I have seen in spring Herring Gulls. It was very windy and not the best of light for seeing some features and I am not about to put a name to the bird but nonetheless it is cool seeing a white-winged gull in CO this late in spring. Hopefully others will stop by and the bird will still be there and maybe they can get some photos. I did see one basic plumage Common Loon and a flock of about 20 Ibis. The ducks were mostly hugging the shoreline and were very hard to see as the wind was causing me issues. - Mark Peterson Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
