[cobirds] Male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher still defending nest tree south of Florence, no sign of female
I didn't find either the male or female yesterday morning-stayed about a half hour then went birding nearby and returned but neither in site. When I got there this morning I spotted the male right off but still no sign of the female for at least 3 days. The male spent more than 20 minutes perched to look for prey on the utility line above where I was parked so I got some nice photos from fairly close that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/. A raven flew close to the nest tree and this male defended the probably non-viable nest by flying after the raven. It is sad to see this male waiting for the female to return and defending a nest that has been abandoned for too long. 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/CAAUvckpTBOg28-d4aVVyR5e0xtFx-MT0T5NdnJLxyfmsMtBAVg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 5 August 2014
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: August 5, 2014 email: r...@cfobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 5 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). LEAST BITTERN (Kiowa) Green Heron (Boulder) Broad-winged Hawk (Fremont) Snowy Plover (Kiowa, Otero) RED PHALAROPE (Huerfano) Caspian Tern (Costilla, Weld) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Otero) ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Delta, Mesa) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Montrose, Pueblo) Eastern Phoebe (Pueblo) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (*Fremont, *Montrose) Chihuanhuan Raven (Cheyenne/Kiowa) Purple Martin (Mesa) Nashville Warbler (Mesa) Fox Sparrow (Mesa) Indigo Bunting (Montrose) BOULDER COUNTY: --6+ American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by Norfleet on the N side of Long Lake on July 28. --A Green Heron was reported by Whitehurst at Sawhill Ponds on July 27. CHEYENNE/KIOWA COUNTIES: --5 Chihuahuan Ravens were reported by Peterson near the county line and NE of Sand Creek Massacre site on August 3. COSTILLA COUNTY: --At Smith Reservoir on August 3, Mlodinow reported ad Caspian Tern and ad Glossy Ibis. DELTA COUNTY: --American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Dahl at Crags Crest CG on Grand Mesa on July 27. FREMONT COUNTY: --Miller reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on July 8 on CO 67, It was seen flying alongside the highway. It was seen 0.75 miles north of the Custer County line. On July 13, Miller reported seeing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot. On July 14, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was reported by Walbek, Percival and Schultz. On July 16, Drummond reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 0730 but not at 1030. On July 19, Hinds reported the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the same spot. On July 20, Edwards reported that 2 Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were seen and that they appear to be nesting in the dead tree. On July 22, Bill Maynard reported 1 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher before 0800. On July 23, Moss reported seeing the female Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. On July 25, Moss was able to see the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher pair exchange duty at the nest in the dead tree. On July 26, Kaempfer reported the pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers were busy defending their nest. On July 27, Moss watched the f Scissor-tail forage from the driveway several hundered feet north of nest tree.. Moss spoke to the property owner of the nest tree and it is okay to park in the driveway as long as you do not block the driveway and stay outside their fenceline. On August 2, Moss reported seeing the male Scissor-tail but not the female. On August 4, Moss again reported only seeing the male Scissor-tail. --A juv Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Moss at Florence River Park on July 28. HUERFANO COUNTY: --A f RED PHALAROPE was reported be Neldner at Wahatoya Lake in LaVeta on July 31. The RED PHALAROPE was not found on August 1. KIOWA COUNTY: --At Neegronda Reservoir on July 27, Dowell reported 23 Snowy Plovers. MESA COUNTY: --On July 25, Henwood reported 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers (ad and fledgling m) and a Slate-colored Fox Sparrow at Fruita Reservoir #1 S of Glade Park. --On August 3, Korte reported Nashville Warbler and Purple Martins in Collbran. A pair of Purple Martins was feeding young. MONTROSE COUNTY: --On old Hwy 90 about a mile east of Nucla Power Plant, Dexter reported a singing m Indigo Bunting and 5 Black Phoebes on August 1. --On August 4, Dexter reported a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher visited his yard in Nucla. He will report back on August 5 if it is still around. OTERO COUNTY: --At Lake Cheraw on July 27, Dowell reported 24 Snow Plovers. --A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (probably f) was reported by Mlodinow at Cheraw on July 29. It was seen at 3rd and Beymer. The yard has 3 feeders. PUEBLO COUNTY: --An ACORN WOODPECKER family was reported by Percival at the dead Ponderosa Tree in the parking lot at Horseshoe Lodge at Pueblo Mountain Park on July 10. On July 12, Bohannon reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park. On July 20, Dunning reported that the pair of ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park were busy feeding young. On July 26, Kaempfer reported ACORN WOODPECKERS at Pueblo Mountain Park. --On August 1, Percival reported 2 Black Phoebes and 3 Eastern Phoebes at Valco Ponds/Rock Canyon below Pueblo Reservoir Dam. WELD COUNTY: --A Caspian Tern was reported by Knight at St Vrain SP on July 29. DFO Field Trips: The DFO Field Trip for Saturday, August 9 will be to Rocky Mountain NP led by Ed Holub (303-97-2194). Call the leader if going. Meet at 0800 at the RMNP Visitor Center parking lot east of the Beaver Meadows entrance station on US 36. Full-day trip, bring lunch and water. National Parks pass required. The DFO Field Trip for Sunday, August 10 will be to Banner Lakes SWA led by Mark Amershek (303-329-8646 or mamershek AT msn.com). RSVP
[cobirds] Mountain Plover/Weld
Mike M a birder from Illinois left me a voice mail of two Mountain Plover on Pawnee NG. They can be found 3.7 miles east of Weld CR 95/96 intersection near a windmill. Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m -- 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/638b41ac-db7a-45cc-9be8-b9cc942809e5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Only male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher So of Florence this morning
I was in the area today (August 4th, around 11 AM) for about an hour, and saw only the single male. He appeared for about 15 minutes before heading west. Adam On Sunday, August 3, 2014 12:07:03 AM UTC-6, SeEtta wrote: I observed the area South of Florence where the pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers have been nesting for about 2 hours this morning (Saturday). I saw the ever-faithful male, who was perched in the nest tree for much of that time I was there. I did not see the female at all. Though the nest is hard to see I do not believe the female was sitting in it. I received two replies to my earlier request for info about the female as I was last able to view this location on Monday before I went out of town. The only sighting since mine on Monday was a single bird, gender unknown, this afternoon. I took a few photos of the male, who had left the nest tree to forage, showing the deep salmon underwing as he groomed when perched on the powerline north of the nest tree. I have uploaded those to my Birds and Nature blog. 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/272e6f02-0abe-4ccf-970b-7d10c6a92577%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Ladder-backed Woodpecker on far west side of Canon City this afternoon
While watching an apparent family group of 3-4 Ash-throated Flycatchers moving together just off of Temple Canyon Road on the far west side of Canon City, I spotted a male Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Canon City is on the northern boundary for sightings of Ladder-backed Woodpecker but most are seen in the area around Brush Hollow Res east of town. I spotted this bird in juniper/cholla grassland on the far west side of Canon City off of Tunnel Drive Road a location I don't recall them being reported before. Actually the west side of Canon City has had sightings on a rare basis over the past 15 or so years but none in recent years. I got a couple of photos of the woodpecker than I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ and will put up a couple of the Ash-throated Flycatchers in a bit. 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/CAAUvckpZTTb%3DM1ZNYO2Z%3D02DfRGJBMuTcVNUhekOySdSfnuxXg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
