[cobirds] Greater Yellowlegs, Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder
COBirders, Early migrants? There were two Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh Saturday, actively feeding and making their distinctive, high-pitched flight call. It's not often this bird shares scope-views with Common Goldeneye! There are decent numbers of both diving and dabbling ducks out there. Also a cooperative Northern Shrike on the west side of Duck pond. Good birding, Peter Burke Boulder, CO Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/CACjv0GZpk8Sx%2BD9vH6eCLXY8Choh0oUhYGhWURq%2BmYWeLFNFXg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Larimer - Fort Collins - Chihuahuan Ravens???
I am realizing this morning with almost a sick feeling in my stomach that I may have seen ~12 Chihuahuan Ravens last weekend (January 31), but didn't consider that possibility at the time and didn't make the effort to be sure. So take all of this with a grain of salt. I am not a beginning birder but I always say (without modesty) that my identification skills are not very good. I was walking my dog at the flat part of Reservoir Ridge Natural Area in Fort Collins. The habitat is grassy/brushy and just a quarter mile or so from the first of the foothills. I had binoculars but also had a dog tugging at the leash. On the far side of the small pond south of the trail I saw large black birds on the ground. More flew in. Then they took off to the north, flying over my head. Looking through the bins while holding onto my dog, I was frustrated with my ID skills because I couldn't tell if they were American Crows or Common Ravens, two species I thought I could distinguish most if not all of the time at this distance. The dog kept tugging, and I moved on, feeling incompetent. It was only yesterday when I first thought (briefly) about the possibility of a third option. This morning I pulled out my Sibley guide and listened to some recordings, and I find myself leaning toward an ID of Chihuahuan Raven. The sense I had at the time, and the reason I struggled with the ID, was that the birds didn't have textbook wedge-shaped tails, making me think crow. But they seemed large for crows, the head and bill seemed to stretch out too far in front of the wings, and they soared a little bit (not much) in flight, making me think raven. I was also thinking at the time that their calls didn't sound quite normal for crow or raven. I listened to a recording of CHRA this morning, and it seems like that is what I heard - but I don't trust my memory of a call I heard more than a week ago. Bottom line: I don't expect confirmation and I don't think anyone could chase an observation from a week ago. But to the birders of Larimer County, especially anyone birding around the foothills, I wanted to post this reminder to keep in mind the possibility of CHRA so you don't find yourself in my shoes, a week after the fact, wondering... John Shenot 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/4f70e195-3472-43cd-8912-732f2ccabf08%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [cobirds] Lake Minnequa, Pueblo Co. 2/6 swan scoter
Swan and scoter still present around noon today. Both were near the southwest corner. David Chartier Colorado Springs Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 18:54:07 + From: flammow...@gmail.com To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Lake Minnequa, Pueblo Co. 2/6 swan scoter Leon Bright and I were over at Lake Minnequa in the central part of Pueblo around 11am, and saw the adult Tundra Swan and a female/immature White-winged Scoter. The best place to park when it is sunny out, in the morning, is the overflow Hospital parking lot, south of St. Mary Corwin Hospital, along Lake Ave. This is the east side of the lake, looking west. The light from here in the afternoon looking west, is probably not the best. The scoter was straight out from this parking lot and the swan was toward the south east corner, with some Canada Geese. I think this is probably the same White-winged Scoter that has been at Pueblo Reservoir since late December. Good birding, Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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/1901215525.912931.1423248847042.JavaMail.yahoo%40mail.yahoo.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/BAY174-W29B2A0404F674265ED0B05C1260%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rosy-Finches - Golden - Jeffco
Birders, The Rosy's are at the house today. -- 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/CABF3siFkmARpdkjwe8779dfZLd49A4ZrrVPuC6Be7Ox9pZ6NHA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Greater Yellowlegs, Cottonwood Marsh, Boulder
Early migrants or Colorado over-wintering? Always great to see a shorebird in winter. Bob Bob, *Colorado Birds* © 1992, mention GRYE as “occasional in winter.” Killdeer rated “rare in winter.” The only other shorebird with a winter mention is Wilson’s Snipe, “local in winter.” But for the past two January's there have been quite a few eBird sightings of GRYE in January, particularly Boyd Ponds in Fort Morgan and Barr Lake. Open water is probably key. Prior to 2013 the only January GRYE sighting was at Wheatridge Greenbelt in 1988, 27 years ago. Click to see the eBird January map here http://ebird.org/ebird/map/greyel?neg=trueenv.minX=-107.36977274481012env.minY=39.400237272041736env.maxX=-102.09633524481012env.maxY=41.230426848658965zh=truegp=falseev=Zmr=onbmo=1emo=1yr=all. What to conclude? A couple of unusually warm winters, or evidence of serious climate change, for better or worse? Gulp. Anyway, gotta love this shorebird with anti-freeze. Tom Wilberding Boulder, CO On Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 10:43:02 AM UTC-7, Peter Burke wrote: COBirders, Early migrants? There were two Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh Saturday, actively feeding and making their distinctive, high-pitched flight call. It's not often this bird shares scope-views with Common Goldeneye! There are decent numbers of both diving and dabbling ducks out there. Also a cooperative Northern Shrike on the west side of Duck pond. Good birding, Peter Burke Boulder, CO Peter Burke Editor, *Colorado Birds* *Colorado Field Ornithologists* 935 11th St. Boulder, CO 80302 (973) 214-0140 CFO http://www.cfobirds.org/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgburke/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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/3a1cb07a-7513-4883-b743-589c96b2cd86%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Mew Gull, South Platte Reservoir, Jefferson County side
In the growing light before sunrise this morning (2/8) I saw an adult Mew Gull among a nice gull flock on what was left of the ice at South Platte Reservoir, in the Jefferson Co portion. Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls were also present. The Mew had lost most of its wintertime streaks and smudges. Pretty much all the gulls flew off to the south before sunrise. When I drove by in the early afternoon nearly all the ice had melted. David Suddjian Littleton, 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/CAGj6Rop1CUBRwCPH5HquG2a4e4ECDeb3xsK9GiWCEVaD33eoZw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
