[cobirds] Re: Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?
I found this site: http://hint.fm/wind/ interesting because it visually represents the winds terminating precisely in the area Brian described, at least, I think so. I am assuming where the lines converge and get more concentrated are the areas most likely to have the highest number of birds. That's my plan for tomorrow anyway. David Wade Fort Collins, 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/0dd212d6-ddfe-4032-b7f8-b455174f4041%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?
Hello, Birders. Here's a real-time report from Lafayette, eastern Boulder County, ca. 4:20 a.m., Thurs. morning, Sept. 11. Low cloud ceiling, 51 degrees Fahrenheit, winds out of the north. We're not quite yet down to the dew point, but with all the humidity, it should be a mess if the temp drops another degree or two. Haven't heard a peep--I mean a tsweep--in the 20 minutes I've been out here. Regarding upsweeping tsweeps, I agree that they can be Spizella sparrows. Also Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, and Orange-crowned Warblers. All the Spizellas (well, n=2) on a quick check yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, Sept. 10) of Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, were Clay-colors, for what it's worth. And a decent pulse of Orange-crowned Warblers (but Wilson's still dominating). A Gray Flycatcher was a nice empid (Dusky seen and heard, too). Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado On Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:22:31 AM UTC-6, Bryan Guarente wrote: Another run at Night Flight Calls and I produced 19 calls in two minutes (all spizella type calls - upsweeping tseeps). And the clouds haven't even started to cover up the skies. Bryan Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, CO On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Bryan Guarente bryan.g...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Just got back in (11:15) from an early night flight listening. Had 53 night flight calls in 38 minutes. That is WAY up from the normal, especially for a clear night (so far). One data point for the data set. Radar is lighting up a little as well if you want to use that. Had 5 species (guesstimate) including Chipping Sparrow and Wilson's Warbler. Good luck out there. Bryan Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, CO On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:09 PM, Bryan Guarente bryan.g...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Great question! So the first question to answer is, does it matter if it is raining or not? If you are Ted Floyd out there in the middle of the night listening, maybe (it makes it harder to hear if it is raining). But overall, I believe that it doesn't matter whether it is raining or not. The winds are what matters and the clouds play an integral part in the night flight equation. Now, as for the migration pattern, it still remains nearly the same with a minor deceleration of the entire system (depending on which computer model you believe). This redistributes some of the bird movement, but not too much. Here is the 6am Thursday map: [image: Inline image 1] Clouds should increase throughout the night, and we still might see drizzle or rain in the morning, but it is less likely now. The winds are making nice patterns now for more specific migration locations in the morning. The two red arrows are giving us a clue to where the migration should be maximized. The northern arrow is pointing to a corridor from Brighton through Fort Collins. The southern arrow is pointing toward a corridor from Pueblo to La Junta. Both of these are approximate. I would say the more likely one to have more birds is the northern circulation because there is less need for the birds to turn toward the mountains and go back to the north. However, one could still see birds locally converge on these spots, so it could still mean increased bird activity in those general areas. There is also a convergence zone connecting the two circulations that will also play nicely for birds. Here is a zoomed in map: [image: Inline image 2] You can already see reflections of these circulations in the current surface observations: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/surface/displaySfc.php?region=denendDate=20140911endTime=-1duration=0 That is an auto-updating map that should take you to the current observations. At the time of me writing this, there are circulations forming around Longmont/Loveland and Pueblo. I would personally pinpoint the areas where these circulations are in the morning. Keep your eyes on the surface observations (specifically the winds) and try to figure out where they are pointing, and that is where you should point as well. Put the wind at your back and start walking. or Go where the winds take you. Let the list know how your ventures go tomorrow and how that relates to today or yesterday. Let me know if there are any questions and thank you to those of you who have back-channel thanked me. I appreciate the kudos and also like doing this for the community to see how it plays out. We are all learning more about the interconnections. Good luck. Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, 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] Re: Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?
Thanks, Ted. Centennial (Orchard and Colorado Blvd): Really damp out,,,East Coast bone chilling high humidity. Mild NE breeze, under 3 mph, or stillness. One seep in 5 minutes...Around midnight I heard about one bird every 2 min. Back to bed, see what's around in a couple of hours. Karl Stecher Centennial Ted Floyd writes: Hello, Birders. Here's a real-time report from Lafayette, eastern Boulder County, ca. 4:20 a.m., Thurs. morning, Sept. 11. Low cloud ceiling, 51 degrees Fahrenheit, winds out of the north. We're not quite yet down to the dew point, but with all the humidity, it should be a mess if the temp drops another degree or two. Haven't heard a peep--I mean a tsweep--in the 20 minutes I've been out here. Regarding upsweeping tsweeps, I agree that they can be Spizella sparrows. Also Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, and Orange-crowned Warblers. All the Spizellas (well, n=2) on a quick check yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, Sept. 10) of Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, were Clay-colors, for what it's worth. And a decent pulse of Orange-crowned Warblers (but Wilson's still dominating). A Gray Flycatcher was a nice empid (Dusky seen and heard, too). Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado On Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:22:31 AM UTC-6, Bryan Guarente wrote: Another run at Night Flight Calls and I produced 19 calls in two minutes (all spizella type calls - upsweeping tseeps). And the clouds haven't even started to cover up the skies. Bryan Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, CO On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Bryan Guarente bryan.g...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Just got back in (11:15) from an early night flight listening. Had 53 night flight calls in 38 minutes. That is WAY up from the normal, especially for a clear night (so far). One data point for the data set. Radar is lighting up a little as well if you want to use that. Had 5 species (guesstimate) including Chipping Sparrow and Wilson's Warbler. Good luck out there. Bryan Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, CO On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:09 PM, Bryan Guarente bryan.g...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Great question! So the first question to answer is, does it matter if it is raining or not? If you are Ted Floyd out there in the middle of the night listening, maybe (it makes it harder to hear if it is raining). But overall, I believe that it doesn't matter whether it is raining or not. The winds are what matters and the clouds play an integral part in the night flight equation. Now, as for the migration pattern, it still remains nearly the same with a minor deceleration of the entire system (depending on which computer model you believe). This redistributes some of the bird movement, but not too much. Here is the 6am Thursday map: [image: Inline image 1] Clouds should increase throughout the night, and we still might see drizzle or rain in the morning, but it is less likely now. The winds are making nice patterns now for more specific migration locations in the morning. The two red arrows are giving us a clue to where the migration should be maximized. The northern arrow is pointing to a corridor from Brighton through Fort Collins. The southern arrow is pointing toward a corridor from Pueblo to La Junta. Both of these are approximate. I would say the more likely one to have more birds is the northern circulation because there is less need for the birds to turn toward the mountains and go back to the north. However, one could still see birds locally converge on these spots, so it could still mean increased bird activity in those general areas. There is also a convergence zone connecting the two circulations that will also play nicely for birds. Here is a zoomed in map: [image: Inline image 2] You can already see reflections of these circulations in the current surface observations: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/surface/displaySfc.php?region=denendDate=20140911endTime=-1duration=0 That is an auto-updating map that should take you to the current observations. At the time of me writing this, there are circulations forming around Longmont/Loveland and Pueblo. I would personally pinpoint the areas where these circulations are in the morning. Keep your eyes on the surface observations (specifically the winds) and try to figure out where they are pointing, and that is where you should point as well. Put the wind at your back and start walking. or Go where the winds take you. Let the list know how your ventures go tomorrow and how that relates to today or yesterday. Let me know if there are any questions and thank you to those of you who have back-channel thanked me. I appreciate the kudos and also like doing this for the community to see how it plays out. We are all learning more about the
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert Thursday September 11, 2014
Compiler: Mary Driscoll Date: September 11, 2014 email: r...@cfobirds.org This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, September 11, 2014 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Mississippi Kite (El Paso) Pacific Loon (Park) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Kiowa) Long-tailed Jaeger (Pueblo) Laughing Gull (Weld) Lesser Black-backed Gull (El Paso, Logan,Sedgwick) Caspian Tern (Pueblo) ARCTIC TERN (*El Paso, Washington/Logan) Red-headed Woodpecker (Morgan) Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Phillips) Eastern Wood-Peewee (Weld)Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Bent) Least Flycatcher (Conejos) Great-Crested Flycatcher (Bent) Bell's Vireo (El Paso, Bent) BLUE-HEADED VIREO (*Boulder County) Philadelphia Vireo (Prowers) Black Phoebe (Fremont, Pueblo) VARIED THRUSH (Weld) Sprague's Pipit (Boulder) Pygmy Nuthatch (Larimer) CANADA WARBLER (Adams, Washington) Blackburnian Warbler (Logan, Larimer) MOURNING WARBLER (Bent) Eastern Towhee (Logan) Baltimore Oriole (Bent) Baird's Sparrow (Conejos,El Paso,Logan) PAINTED BUNTING (Bent) ADAMS COUNTY: --A CANADA WARBLER was banded at Barr Lake RMBO Banding Station on August 28 and 29. --A CANADA WARBLER was reported by Bunker at Barr Lake SP on August 30. BENT COUNTY: --A Bell's Vireo, MOURNING WARBLER, imm. female, PAINTED BUNTING, green type, were reported by Mlodinow at Neenoshe Locust Grove where the scrubby locust, tamarisk and Russian Olives are located on September 8. --A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (immature male) was reported by Nelson near the John Martin State Park Visitor Center. It was in the triangle north of the visitor center very close to the John Martin Reservoir sign. It liked to perch beneath the canopy of the two juniper trees flanking the sign, often taking foraging sallies out into the mowed weeds, fence lines and lowest branches of trees and utility poles nearby on September 2. --A Great-Crested Flycatcher was reported by Nelson at Temple Grove on September 5. --A Baltimore Oriole was reported by Nelson at Temple Grove on September 5. BOULDER COUNTY: --A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was reported by Mlodinow at Golden Ponds, Longmont, near where the bridge crosses the creek/river, on September 10. --A Sprague's Pipit was reported by Severs at Lagerman Reservoir on September 6. CONEJOS COUNTY: --A probable adult Baird's Sparrow was reported by Beaty on CR 21 between CR Y and CR W.5 about 4 pm on September 1. --A Least Flycatcher was reported by Beaty Other at Pike's Stockade on September 1. EL PASO COUNTY: --Peterson reports an ARCTIC TERN at Big Johnson Reservoir, on September 8, in low light. B. Maynard saw the bird today (9/9) and confirmed it as an ARCTIC TERN. The ARCTIC TERN was seen by Walbek and others from 11am til noon on September 9. B. Maynard reports seeing the ARCTIC TERN at Big Johnson on the opposite side of the reservoir where an island is seasonally located. Scope for viewing desirable. The Lesser Black-backed Gull continues at Big Johnson Reservoir. --A BAIRD'S SPARROW was found by A. Driscoll on Drennan Road on August 26. Many individuals have since reported up to 4 BAIRD'S SPARROWS near the intersection of Drennan and Hemmingway (this area is east of Colorado Springs). On Sept. 7, Mlodinow reports 3 ad. Baird's Sparrows within 45 mins. before reaching the 90-degree bend in Drennan Road, there was 1 cooperative ad. Baird's Sparrow on Drennan Rd. just east of that 90 degree bend. Note, it would be most appreciated if those of you who have been there to go to your My eBird section and then to Locations and change the name to Drennan Road from whatever name you used for species seen near there. This way, data will aggregate that will be quite useful this year and subsequently to document dates, numbers, dwindling and gone dates. --A Bell's Vireo was reported by Peterson at Hanson Nature Area (AKA Area 7 of Fountain Creek Regional Park), between the two small ponds that are on the west side of Fountain Creek. JEFFERSON/DOUGLAS COUNTY: --A Lesser Black-Backed Gull (second cycle) was reported by Sheeter hanging out in the parking lot of the North Boat Ramp with some Ringers, but it had flown off before she had left on September 2. LARIMER COUNTY: --A Blackburnian Warbler was reported by Walters along the canal behind his house on September 9, if you are interested in chasing this bird, just email him. --A Blackburnian Warbler (male) was reported by Sparks along the Poudre Bike Trail, about 0.45 miles west of the Poudre Bike Trail and Lee Martinez Park trail intersection. --A Jaeger Species was reported by Lefko just left of Timnath. From south shore park it was due north with throngs of gulls and terns on September 1. Note, this is within the window when Long-tailed is perhaps the expected species. An adult Long-tailed was seen yesterday on Ogallalah Res near Lake McConaughy in
[cobirds] Magnolia Warbler Barr lake Adams County
I had a Magnolia Warbler out from the banding station this morning. Ira Sanders Golden, 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/CABF3siGP3GU4XGFYw%2BC49qqpHU6nG133LwN9GNUwtn%2BCe9JKzw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red Crossbill/Larimer
While riding my bike in some drizzly weather I heard a couple of Red Crossbills flying over old town Fort Collins. Another wave of Wilson's Warblers were back in a box elder tree I have at home numbering in the high teens, about 16 individual birds feasting on some type of leaf hopper insect. Good birding, Rob Sparks Old Town Fort Collins -- 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/1a6a7705-9c24-475b-84d6-760c3468cb9d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?
In answer to Bryan’s request for reports from the field, visits to several locations in Fort Collins/Wellington area of north-central Colorado (eastern Larimer County) both yesterday and today suggest that there was very little turnover in birds present. Most of the birding both mornings was at Cobb Lake SWA in Wellington. Very birdy, but essentially the same birds both mornings. Bryan, did the expected weather pattern change? Or does your prediction model need tweaking? Nick Komar Fort Collins CO On Sep 10, 2014, at 9:09 PM, Bryan Guarente ...[snip]... Let the list know how your ventures go tomorrow and how that relates to today or yesterday. Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, 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/7A45D4E9-3969-4952-847F-28EBE61A2154%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] large Myiarchus flycatcher, Larimer County
I believe the photos show a Brown-crested Flycatcher of the western large-billed subspecies. I joined Brad and Dave Wade this morning in an attempt to relocate this rare vagrant from south Arizona/NW Mexico(!) at the Cobb Lake SWA, a 1-sq-mile property just north of Cobb Lake, southeast of Wellington. Yesterday, Brad saw the bird in junipers at the west edge of the central portion of the property. We checked that area and about half of the rest of the trees on the property. Very birdy (50 species) but no Myiarchus flycatcher. We did not check the northern and southern borders of the SWA. I’m not sure if this bird would be moving north or south. It may still be around, as there seemed to be very little or no noticeable turnover in the birds there from yesterday to today. Hopefully others will continue to try to re-find this Colorado mega-rarity. Other migrants of interest at the site included Dusky Flycatchers, Sage Thrashers, Townsend’s and Virginia’s Warblers, and numerous sparrows. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO From: cobirds@googlegroups.com[mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brad Biggerstaff Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 10:47 PM To: COBirds Subject: [cobirds] large Myiarchus flycatcher, Larimer County This evening I was birding at the Wellington State Wildlife Area, Cobb Lake Unit…[snip]…I saw a large Myiarchus flycatcher that …[snip]…after reviewing the photos (with others) the identity is being investigated. …[snip]…These can be seen at the link: https://plus.google.com/photos/105742165113837247842/albums/6057663436086111921?authkey=CKT3uoPqtMvOiQE I welcome any thoughts on the identification. Brad Biggerstaff Fort Collins -- 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/016A5DB5-DF0E-43D6-AC73-CC85A6B284F3%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Chatfield State Park Appearances, Jefferson and Douglas Counties
The much ballyhooed fallout of passerines appears to have fallen elsewhere. At least Bear Creek Park, Marston Reservoir and Chatfield State Park bird populations appeared relatively unchanged this morning. The saving grace, however, was the appearance of three species of water/shore birds at Chatfield Reservoir. A Black Tern and Sabine's Gull graced the lake off the swim beach in Jefferson County this morning while a single Marbled Godwit was on the sand spit east of the marina in Douglas County. Doug Kibbe Littleton -- 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/BLU174-W316B6CFF73B2A8B028BD08B6CC0%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Waves of Yellow-rumped Warblers in Estes Park, Larimer Co. 9/11
Each morning I walk a 2 mile loop down from our vacation home in Estes Park to buy the daily newspaper. On this morning's walk I encountered what I can only describe as a wave of Yellow-rumped Warblers moving through at about 8:00. My conservative count was 30 birds in 3 minutes, and that was just what I could see where I was at that point in my walk. The birds were in the trees, in the bushes, and all over the ground. Later in the morning, I observed another wave coming by our house as I stood on the deck. This time it was at least 20 with Orange-crowned and Townsend's Warblers thrown in. Then this afternoon, after it turned much colder and began spitting rain, from our deck I observed another wave of Yellow-rumps with Orange-crowned, Townsend's, and Wilson's thrown in. I've seen lots of Yellow-rumps and Wilson's on this visit to Estes Park, but this was the first where they were moving in a consistent direction as a group. And it's the most I've ever counted at our home. I suspect it is related to the significant change in the weather that others have discussed. Needless to say, our feeders have been very busy today too as the seed-eaters stock up. Jim Nelson Bethesda, Maryland -- 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/14369054.637950.1410474016698.JavaMail.root%40vznit170176. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Report, 9/11/14
We decided to believe the weather report that we saw when we went to bed Wed night, so 3 volunteers, 2 other staff and I headed out to the banding station for a 6:30 opening, despite the overcast sky and threat of rain. We waited around for about an hour, anticipating/hoping for some clearing. We finally decided that there were so many of us humans that we could open the close-in nets, stay at the nets and take the birds out the minute they got caught, and close in seconds should it really start to rain. The birds weren't moving around much, although they were chipping like crazy in the low willows by/around those nets, but in a couple of hours we did catch 24 new birds. We were joined by lots of birders, who also believed yesterday's weather report and were hoping for a good morning at Barr before the storm really set in. And we were able to show birds to our school group of the day - a group of hardy souls from Fort Morgan High School who seemed to have a great time despite the lousy weather! Here's the breakdown for the morning: House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Townsend's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 17 Green-tailed Towhee 1 House Sparrow 1 Closed tomorrow (Fri) because of a RMBO staff meeting or the anticipated rain/snow (take your pick..). Open Sat, weather permitting! CLOSED Sun and Mon. Then open Tue through Sat. -- 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/736fc241-7a0f-4813-a037-5d30696bd86a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?
Hello, Birders. My experiences in Lafayette, eastern Boulder County, today, Thursday, Sept. 11, were more or less aligned with those reported by others. Basically, the birds around my local patch, Greenlee Preserve, seemed about the same as in recent days, with Orange-crowned and especially Wilson's warblers dominating. I heard a Northern Waterthrush at the preserve; it was in exactly the same location as where I found one on Saturday, Sept. 6, so I think it may have been the same individual. Ironically, in light of the heavy night calling reported earlier on the night of Sept. 10-11, I heard *nothing* from 4am onward. It's the first time this year since before July 18 that I heard no night flight calls at all. The conditions sure seemed perfect, what with the light north wind and low cloud ceiling--not to mention what Bryan Guarente was hearing just ~10 miles north of me a few hours earlier. The equations of Einstein's theory of general relativity are easy compared to predicting migration! I applaud Bryan for encouraging us to get out there and try to figure out what's going on with weather and migration. Oh, and I'll be out there again in a few hours... :-) Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado On Thursday, September 11, 2014 1:28:42 PM UTC-6, Nick Komar wrote: In answer to Bryan’s request for reports from the field, visits to several locations in Fort Collins/Wellington area of north-central Colorado (eastern Larimer County) both yesterday and today suggest that there was very little turnover in birds present. Most of the birding both mornings was at Cobb Lake SWA in Wellington. Very birdy, but essentially the same birds both mornings. Bryan, did the expected weather pattern change? Or does your prediction model need tweaking? Nick Komar Fort Collins CO On Sep 10, 2014, at 9:09 PM, Bryan Guarente ...[snip]... Let the list know how your ventures go tomorrow and how that relates to today or yesterday. Bryan Guarente Instructional Designer/Meteorologist UCAR/The COMET Program Boulder, 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/b9bfcc98-116e-45c4-b915-e2924e4091bd%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Larimer County,Running Deer Nature Area 9-10-14
We found most of the usual birds until we hit the long straight section through the rabbit brush. Here we spent most of our two hour outing sorting through a large and varied flock of birds. *Large varied flock* Chipping Sparrow 2 Lark Bunting 1 Clay-colored Sparrows ~15 Vesper Sparrow 2 Lark Sparrow 1 Brewer's Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 5 Wilson's Warbler 10 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Common Yellowthroat Sage Thrasher 1 Blue Grosbeak 3 I don't think the grosbeaks were part of the flock. They were in the same area that we usually see them, which happened to be where we found the big flock. *Usual Suspects* Red-tailed Hawk Turkey Vulture Blue Jay American Robin Cooper's Hawk Barn Swallow Common Grackle Eurasian Collared Dove Blue Grosbeak Belted Kingfisher Double-crested Cormorant Red-winged Blackbird Killdeer Wilson's Snipe Mourning Dove Snowy Egret Downy Woodpecker Canada Goose Great Blue Heron Say's Phoebe Swainson's Hawk Western Kingbird Northern Flicker Eastern Kingbird Mallard Virginia Rail Rock Pigeon Red-breasted Nuthatch -- 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/c44af7b6-ae8d-40dc-b50a-b41e40f592c6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] RMBO Ridgway Banding Report 9/11/14
We had decent banding today in the good weather. Banded 10 new birds, and had 3 repeats from earlier this season. Breakdown of new captures: Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 2 Black-headed Grosbeak - 2 Song Sparrow - 2 Amber West Ouray, Ouray County -- 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/98303350-e511-4471-9adf-4cdf035add36%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
