[cobirds] Re: Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?

2014-09-11 Thread David Wade
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


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Re: [cobirds] Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?

2014-09-11 Thread Ted Floyd
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





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[cobirds] Re: Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?

2014-09-11 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.
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

2014-09-11 Thread Mary Driscoll

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

2014-09-11 Thread Ira Sanders
I had a Magnolia Warbler out from the banding station this morning.
Ira Sanders
Golden, CO

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[cobirds] Red Crossbill/Larimer

2014-09-11 Thread Rob Sparks
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  

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Re: [cobirds] Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?

2014-09-11 Thread Nick Komar
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
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Re: [cobirds] large Myiarchus flycatcher, Larimer County

2014-09-11 Thread Nick Komar
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

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[cobirds] Chatfield State Park Appearances, Jefferson and Douglas Counties

2014-09-11 Thread Douglas Kibbe
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
  

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[cobirds] Waves of Yellow-rumped Warblers in Estes Park, Larimer Co. 9/11

2014-09-11 Thread Jim Nelson
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

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[cobirds] RMBO Barr Banding Report, 9/11/14

2014-09-11 Thread meredith
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.

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Re: [cobirds] Will tomorrow still be a great morning to get out as predicted?

2014-09-11 Thread Ted Floyd
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

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[cobirds] Larimer County,Running Deer Nature Area 9-10-14

2014-09-11 Thread Megan Miller
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

 

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[cobirds] RMBO Ridgway Banding Report 9/11/14

2014-09-11 Thread Amber West
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

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