[cobirds] 2 pr. prob Eastern Phoebes with hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebe mates attending nests in Canon City area
I have found two probable hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebe (intermediate in plumage between these species) that are feeding nestlings in the Canon City area. Both are with a mate that looks more typical of an Eastern Phoebes. I have some excellent photos of both pairs and their nest but have only got photos of one of the prob hybrids and it's nest uploaded so far to my Birds and Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/. These are high quality close up photos from my dslr camera and very long telephoto outfit showing they prob hybrid bringing what looks like some type of ant species to feed the nestlings. I will be uploading more tomorrow. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckqvB9j9wzZkMPwTVeqAGcvH29MGg1SAvY5GADYsu3nS%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 28 May 2014
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: May 28, 2014 email: rba AT cfobirds.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 28 sponsored by the 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 your 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 (* indicates new information on this species in this report). LEAST BITTERN (El Paso/Pueblo) Green Heron (*Huerfano) WHITE IBIS (Washington) GLOSSY IBIS (El Paso/Pueblo, Weld) Broad-winged Hawk (Phillips) Short-billed Dowitcher (Weld) ARCTIC TERN (Weld) Least Tern (*Montrose, Phillips) White-winged Dove (Boulder) Greater Roadrunner (Baca) LESSER NIGHTHAWK (Montrose) American Three-toed Woodpecker (*Larimer, *San Juan) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (Logan) ALDER FLYCATCHER (Logan, Weld) Black Phoebe (Chaffee, Montrose) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Bent) White-eyed Vireo (Weld) Yellow-throated Vireo (Lincoln) WOOD THRUSH (Weld) Blue-winged Warbler (*Jefferson) Tennessee Warbler (Teller) Northern Parula (Yuma) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Teller) Magnolia Warbler (Arapahoe, Kit Carson) Black-throated Gray Warbler (Larimer) YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Logan, Phillips) PRAIRIE WARBLER (Arapahoe) Palm Warbler (Weld) Blackpoll Warbler (El Paso/Pueblo, Larimer) Worm-eating Warbler (*Jefferson) Ovenbird (El Paso/Pueblo, *Larimer) Northern Waterthrush (Arapahoe, Fremont) KENTUCKY WARBLER (Logan) Hooded Warbler (El Paso, El Paso/Pueblo) Summer Tanager (Weld) EASTERN TOWHEE (Logan, Sedgwick) Fox Sparrow (*San Juan) ARAPAHOE COUNTY: --At Cherry Creek SP on May 24, Stachowiak reported PRAIRIE WARBLER and Indigo Bunting at the S end of the park. --A Magnolia Warbler was reported by Biggerstaff S of soccer fields at Aurora Sports Park on May 24. BENT COUNTY: --A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Duane Nelson S of Las Animas on May 25. It was 1/2 mile S of mm 3 on Hwy 101. BOULDER COUNTY: --A pair of White-winged Doves was reported by Pieplow about 150 m NE of intersection of White Rock and Spine in Gunbarrel and another White-winged Dove was heard at the SW corner of Gunbarrel Commons Park on May 24. EL PASO COUNTY: --A Hooded Warbler was reported by Knight at Fountain Creek RP near the Duckwood Parking Lot on May 24. EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTIES: --At Chico Basin Ranch on May 26, Percival reported on the Pueblo Side LEAST BITTERN at Rose Pond, GLOSSY IBIS at HQ Pond, m Blackpoll Warbler and f Hooded Warbler at HQ willows and on the EL Paso side Ovenbird. HUERFANO COUNTY: --A Green Heron was reported by Neldner at Lathrop SP at small wildlife ponds behind Horseshoe Lake on May 27. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --A Blue-winged Warbler was reported by Jones at Welchester Tree Grant Park on May 22. On May 23, Shade reported that the Blue-winged Warbler continued at Welchester and it was seen by many other birders. On May 24, Willis reported that the Blue-winged Warbler continues at Welchester. On May 25, Schmidt reported the Blue-winged Warbler at Welchester Tree Park in mid-afternoon. On May 26, Edwards reported that the Blue-winged Warbler was singing at Welchester and the birds was seen my many birders on May 26. On May 27, Roller reported that the Blue-winged Warbler continues at Welchester Tree Park. --A Worm-eating Warbler was reported by Kibbe at Belmar Park on May 27. KIT CARSON COUNTY: --A f Magnolia Warbler was reported by Kaempfer at Flager SWA upstream from the reservoir on May 26. LARIMER COUNTY: --3 American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Komar in the burn area of Rist Canyon on May 26. --3 singing Ovenbirds were reported by Komar in upper Rist Canyon on May 26. LINCOLN COUNTY: --A Yellow-throated Vireo was reported by Floyd where Horse Creek crosses CR M off Hwy 81 near mile marker 60 on May 25. LOGAN COUNTY: --An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported by Mlodinow at Duck Creek SWA, Crook Access on May 24. --An EASTERN TOWHEE and ALDER FLYCATCHER were reported by Mlodinow at Area 11 of Tamarack Ranch on May 25. --On May 25 at Tamarack Ranch, Area 11, Walbek reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and KENTUCKY WARBLER. MESA COUNTY: --A Black Phoebe was reported by Stigen at Audubon Trail in Grand Junction by Phoebe Rock on May 26. MONTROSE COUNTY: --A LESSER NIGHTHAWK and Least Tern were reported by Dexter 1 mile west of Nucla on a farm pond on May 26. PHILLIPS COUNTY: --At the cemetery in Holyoke on May 24, Mlodinow reported YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and Broad-winged Hawk. SAN JUAN COUNTY: --In the Silverton area on Upper Lime Creek Morris reported a singing Fox Sparrow on May 26. --On CR 2, Morris reported 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers on May 26. SEDGWICK COUNTY: --A f EASTERN TOWHEE was reported by Mlodiow at DePooter Lake S of Julesburg on May 24. TELLER COUNTY: --At Manitou Lake on
[cobirds] No Belmar Worm-eating Warbler
The warbler was undetected at the described site on the south side of the wedding pond (really the old Boathouse Pond) this morning between 6:05 and 6:20. My guess is that it took off last night, a perfect night for migration. Bob Shade Lakewood -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAFwvYHp_No_uFwXnHaL8FecX_47imJXFda0CwybZXvZedbYndw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Wow. That was fast.
Hello, Birders. Back on January 24, 2014, I saw about 15 Bushtits at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. Just a rare wandering flock, I figured. Then 5 Bushtits on March 24, and then only 2 on March 31, which got me thinking: Could this be a pair prospecting for a nest? Since that date, I've observed 1 or 2 adult Bushtits, and never more than 2, on at least 17 dates at Greenlee Preserve. Definitely suggestive of a breeding pair. And now the big news. This morning, Wednesday, May 28, I saw and heard at least 6 recently fledged, dependent young at the preserve. They did it! Woohoo! Amazing how fast and furious this species has colonized Boulder County in the barely 12 years I've lived here. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5d2037ba-2096-4488-bcee-6b609017c9a0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Worm-eating Warbler - No - Jeffco
Birders I spent an hour at Belmar park this morning from 7;00 to 8:00 and was unable to refind the worm eating Warbler. Ira Sanders Golden -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABF3siFVtBTSxsLYwOjO3Prh%2BU_ROjf%3DPMA77UK_Z4UNj2kgMQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler
Seen this morning @ 9:20 by six birders. On east side of boundary fence in dead Russian olive tree. Gary Brower Englewood, CO Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/tdxyf5ef9q63bvsydai5xnc1.1401290838005%40email.android.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Wow. That was fast.
As of just a few years ago, I had a total of one Bushtit sighting in my Lakewood yard. Now they come around a couple times a week (and probably more that I am not aware of, considering the hit-and-run nature of their visits). My recent visits have been by 2-3 birds (menage a bushtit?) rather than the customary dozen, though I have yet to see any young. Definite range expansion. Norm Lewis Lakewood, CO -Original Message- From: Ted Floyd tedfloy...@hotmail.com To: cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, May 28, 2014 8:58 am Subject: [cobirds] Wow. That was fast. Hello, Birders. Back on January 24, 2014, I saw about 15 Bushtits at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. Just a rare wandering flock, I figured. Then 5 Bushtits on March 24, and then only 2 on March 31, which got me thinking: Could this be a pair prospecting for a nest? Since that date, I've observed 1 or 2 adult Bushtits, and never more than 2, on at least 17 dates at Greenlee Preserve. Definitely suggestive of a breeding pair. And now the big news. This morning, Wednesday, May 28, I saw and heard at least 6 recently fledged, dependent young at the preserve. They did it! Woohoo! Amazing how fast and furious this species has colonized Boulder County in the barely 12 years I've lived here. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5d2037ba-2096-4488-bcee-6b609017c9a0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8D148A45419F203-2FB4-30542%40webmail-m224.sysops.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Directions to Belmar Park in Lakewood, Jefferson County
I got a message that some birders are not familiar with Belmar Park, aka Belmar Historic Park. Directions: From I-70 exit 269, head south on Wadsworth approximately 5.5 miles. About a quarter mile south of Alameda, turn right (west) on Ohio Avenue and go straight about two blocks to the Irongate parking lot. The lake is just to the west of this lot. For future reference, when a site is mentioned on CObirds, the easiest way to get directions is to go to the CFO County Birding Website. http://coloradocountybirding.org Once there, look at the top of the page and click Birding by County and a map shows up of all the counties. Click on the county mentioned in the title of the posting and scroll down to the site. Less familiar sites usually have directions included, which is appreciated. Joe Roller, Denver -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBPmp%3DP1xr0wUWkc8Tj%2B%2BjQdPoN76-CEbR%2BKEesMmWFbg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Bushtit Nests
I observed three Bushtit nests along the Audubon Trail and Connected Lakes area this spring in Grand Junction. I look for pairs in late winter establishing territories, then try to find their nests as they are building them and the leaves are off the trees. They build their nests in March/April and it takes some time to complete the long, gourd-shaped sock like nests. Often the pair will complete the nest and then wait before nesting. Seems to me they wait till things leaf out (making the nests very difficult to find) before nesting. Of the 3 nests I observed this spring, two were in low hanging cottonwood branches and one in a large sagebrush. Two were about 5 feet off the ground and one was up about 20-25 feet. Nest #1 in sagebrush about 5 feet off the ground. Last date I observed activity at the nest was 5-08. Lots of activity prior to that. Nest #2 about 25 feet off ground in low hanging cottonwood branch. Birds left nest the morning of 5-16. I went back that same evening to see if the family returned to the nest, and did not see them. Have seen the family flock several times since in the general vicinity. Nest #3 was about 5 feet off the ground in a low hanging cottonwood branch. Both birds were seen on May 1 working on nest after a period of time in which I had not see them. This nest suffered predation by a raccoon or another bird on May 4 or 5th. I saw both birds at the nest on the morning of May 4, and discovered the destroyed nest mid-day on May 5. Several years ago I watched Bushtits build their nest in a Box Elder tree in Bear Creek Lake Park. As I recall, those birds were finished nesting sometime after the first week of May. Probably more then you wanted to know, but they are fascinating little birds. Brought lots of caterpillars to their nests. Mike Henwood Grand Junction On May 28, 2014, at 9:55 AM, 'Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds cobirds@googlegroups.com wrote: As of just a few years ago, I had a total of one Bushtit sighting in my Lakewood yard. Now they come around a couple times a week (and probably more that I am not aware of, considering the hit-and-run nature of their visits). My recent visits have been by 2-3 birds (menage a bushtit?) rather than the customary dozen, though I have yet to see any young. Definite range expansion. Norm Lewis Lakewood, CO -Original Message- From: Ted Floyd tedfloy...@hotmail.com To: cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, May 28, 2014 8:58 am Subject: [cobirds] Wow. That was fast. Hello, Birders. Back on January 24, 2014, I saw about 15 Bushtits at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. Just a rare wandering flock, I figured. Then 5 Bushtits on March 24, and then only 2 on March 31, which got me thinking: Could this be a pair prospecting for a nest? Since that date, I've observed 1 or 2 adult Bushtits, and never more than 2, on at least 17 dates at Greenlee Preserve. Definitely suggestive of a breeding pair. And now the big news. This morning, Wednesday, May 28, I saw and heard at least 6 recently fledged, dependent young at the preserve. They did it! Woohoo! Amazing how fast and furious this species has colonized Boulder County in the barely 12 years I've lived here. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5d2037ba-2096-4488-bcee-6b609017c9a0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8D148A45419F203-2FB4-30542%40webmail-m224.sysops.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/94EE895D-FD2D-4837-B850-5E415DC585F6%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [cobirds] Directions to Belmar Park in Lakewood, Jefferson County
Unfortunately, as reported earlier by Ira, the Worm-eating Warbler has not shown up today. We left the area around 10:00 while others still are looking. There are still some nice birds around but not the warbler. Wayne WathenHighlands Ranch Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 11:38:03 -0600 Subject: [cobirds] Directions to Belmar Park in Lakewood, Jefferson County From: jroll...@gmail.com To: cobirds@googlegroups.com I got a message that some birders are not familiar with Belmar Park, aka Belmar Historic Park. Directions: From I-70 exit 269, head south on Wadsworth approximately 5.5 miles. About a quarter mile south of Alameda, turn right (west) on Ohio Avenue and go straight about two blocks to the Irongate parking lot. The lake is just to the west of this lot. For future reference, when a site is mentioned on CObirds, the easiest way to get directions is to go to the CFO County Birding Website. http://coloradocountybirding.org Once there, look at the top of the page and click Birding by County and a map shows up of all the counties. Click on the county mentioned in the title of the posting and scroll down to the site. Less familiar sites usually have directions included, which is appreciated. Joe Roller, Denver -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBPmp%3DP1xr0wUWkc8Tj%2B%2BjQdPoN76-CEbR%2BKEesMmWFbg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/COL127-W12C1A40B864225378E8420B3250%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] GRASSLAND BIRD RESEARCH: LOCAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (Ft Collins/Wellington)
Seeking volunteers to assist with a graduate research project examining nest survival of the McCown’s Longspur and other ground nesting grassland birds on native rangeland in the shortgrass prairie ecoregion of northeastern Colorado, located at the Central Plains Experimental Range north of Nunn,Colorado. Job requirements: Must be in good physical condition and endure extensive walking through grassland in search of ground-nests, in hot, dry conditions. Time-period: Starting in late-May, needed anytime through late June, can work any days within a Mon-Friday week, at least 2 days a week preferred. Compensation: Excellent opportunity to hone skills in nest-search and grassland bird identification Chance to see Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, Golden Eagle and many other grassland species Possible college credit or class/seminar project opportunities depending on college programs Resume building for career enhancement Free camping on site a possibility with access to showers/stove daily. Contact Angela Dwyer in Fort Collins with Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory at 970-482-1707 x 17 or angela.dw...@rmbo.org to learn more! -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0eac69fd-3171-4ac9-b480-ce8edb59f639%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler Continues - Jefferson County
Cobirders, I received a report that the much discussed Blue-winged Warbler continues flying about and spontanteously vocalizing at the same location as of 2:45 pm today. Good Birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/bf8a5a79-ae2f-4f8b-a94a-bdc6b3dc05a8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Magnolia Warbler at Chatfield Banding Station
On an otherwise VERY slow day in a VERY slow week, we banded a beautiful adult male MAGNOLIA WARBLER this morning. Released at Nature Center about 10 a.m. Meredith McBurney Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 303-329-8091 -- 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/BLU405-EAS370B5E753D115C4E43B263ED2250%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Blue-winged Warbler-Jeffco
Tina Jones, my wife Janet I saw heard the Blue-winged Warbler in the same location just after 7:00 p.m. Mike Henwood Visiting Lakewood, now in Grand Junction 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/D9A28CF6-CF3D-47E8-953E-19CC90519FD5%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
