[cobirds] Chatfield area and Ken Caryl area Apr 8 (Jefferson/Douglas)

2015-04-08 Thread David Suddjian
My first *Broad-tailed Hummingbird* of the season visited my
ready-and-waiting feeders at my Ken Caryl Valley home early this morning.

At Chatfield SP the Swim Beach had 38 *Franklin's Gulls*, 2 *Bonaparte's*
and growing numbers of *Western Grebes *and *Am. White Pelicans*. An *Audubon's
Yellow-rumped Warbler* there was my first this season. At the small pond
immediately south of the Deer Creek inlet (just upshore from the Swim
Beach) there was a singing *Eastern Phoebe* and 3 *Rusty Blackbirds*.  (all
these were Jeffco)

Plum Creek Nature Area had an early male *Common Yellowthroat *in the
cattail marsh there, and my first of season *Swainson's Hawk* was soaring
off to the south.

10 *Burrowing Owls* were in view in the usual area along the west side of
Roxborough Road (Douglas CR 3) from 1.2-1.4 miles south of Titan Road.

*White-throated Swifts* have returned to the hogback cliffs along Deer
Creek, with 16 in view when I stopped there this morning.

This afternoon a flock of 26 *Franklin's Gulls* passed north over Ken Caryl
Valley and  a *Ruby-crowned Kinglet* visited my yard in the company of the
lately resident pair of *Bushtits*. The latter continue daily and I think
they are intent on nesting, but if they have begun I am still without
concrete clues. Interestingly, every so often the 2 Bushtits become a
foursome.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Weld County on 4/8

2015-04-08 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN


First stop was the pasture/pdog town e of Weld CR57 just s of SR14 - NO 
Mountain Plover, the target of the day.

I got to Crow Valley Campground by mid-morning  and checked Briggsdale after 
that.  Highlights were:
Water in Crow Creek
Merlin (female,  which actually vocalized at one point while interacting with a 
kestrel)
Common Grackles (several)
Brown-headed Cowbird (1m)
Black-billed Magpie (2) - I have always taken issue with the sign erected by 
the Forest Service just west of the main picnic shelter which has 5 different 
kinds of birds on it, two of which either don't occur at CVCG or are very rare. 
 The two are red-phase Eastern Screech-Owl and Black-billed Magpie.  The other 
three are somewhat unexciting choices (Western Meadowlark, Mourning Dove and 
Bullock's Oriole) but at least they are characteristic of the site.  The person 
who chose the subject matter for the sign many years ago is obviously psychic 
because a couple magpies finally showed up.  Sitting in an office in Greeley 
made the job of guessing what birds might be out there even more impressive.
Say's Phoebe (1)
RING-NECKED DUCK (1m, 2f)  Does anyone have that on their Crow Valley list?  
Blot out the red owl and put a female Ring-necked Duck in its place.
Mourning Dove (1) 
Mountain Plover (1 - in a fallow field south of the high school football field 
in Briggsdale)
Chorus Frogs chorusing loudly
Variegated Meadowhawk (FOY odonate for me)
Painted Lady (FOY for me)
Sand Lilies in bloom
Ann and John Reichert (thanks for the PBJ sandwich on awesome bread!)
[no Canyon Wren]
Total of 24 bird species

Weld CR86 s of CR105
Chestnut-collared Longspur (dozens hidden in wheat stubble overtopped by blown 
Russian thistles (tumbleweed))
McCown's Longspur (several)
Dan Stringer
Ann and John Reichert

I went south on 105 to WeldCR74(=Morgan CR KK) w to 93 and back north to SR14
Mountain Plover (1 in a dry playa on 105 that often covers both sides of the 
road s of 86)
several Swainson's Hawks (FOY for me, obviously a huge influx of late)
Vesper Sparrow (FOY) along 93 w of 84 in a stand of Atriplex (fourwing saltbush)

Crom Lake (Weld CR31 s of 90 = west of Pierce)
American Avocet (4- FOY)
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (heard in the cattails)
Ring-necked Pheasant (2i)

Populations of grasshopper species that overwinter as adults are impressive in 
many areas of the grasslands at present, especially the Redshanked Grasshopper 
(Xanthippus corallipes).  The Loggerhead Shrikes will work themselves into a 
tizzy trying to figure out which one to impale.  It will be like the time my 
youngest son Grant many moons ago as a toddler encountered his first escalator 
and kept waiting for the perfect, best step to jump on.  

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
  

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[cobirds] First Annual Pikes Peak Birding Festival

2015-04-08 Thread Pam Piombino
Here is the link to this event:

http://pikespeakbirdingandnaturefestival.org/

Best, Pam Piombino

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[cobirds] Re: Long-tailed Ducks, Larimer County

2015-04-08 Thread Georgia Doyle
The Long-tailed Ducks were still at Walmart Pond at Harmony Rd and I-25 
this morning and afternoon.

We saw three individuals -- two males and one female.

Photos by Dave Dahms on are on my Flickr page
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/108741736@N05/16464635853/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/108741736@N05/16897011128/in/photostream/

Georgia Doyle
Fort Collins

On Monday, April 6, 2015 at 2:54:40 PM UTC-6, cobirds wrote:

 Hi Cobirders, 

 Both Long-tailed Ducks continued at the Walmart Pond at Harmony Rd and 
 I-25 this afternoon between 1 - 2:30pm. Handsome birds! 

 Also present: 
 Common Merganser - approx 60 
 Red-breasted Merganser male - 1 
 Horned Grebe - 8 
 Lesser Scaup - 2 
 Common Goldeneye - 1 
 Double-crested Cormorant - 1 
 Ring-billed Gull - several, coming and going 

 Larry Griffin 
 Ft. Collins 

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[cobirds] Zone-tailed Hawk/Kit Carson county, April 8th at 4:45 pm

2015-04-08 Thread Amy Dobbins
Hello,

I am posting this for Riley and Heather Morris, of Durango, CO, who are on the 
road today.  

While driving through the town of Burlington, Riley and Heather id'd a 
Zone-tailed Hawk hanging loosely with 12 Turkey Vultures floating above 
Burlington. Obvious white band mid-tail.  Wingtips less fingered than TUVU.  
They chased the bird through town and were able to get photos.  They will post 
the pictures and more information when they get to a computer.

Good birding,

Amy Dobbins, Durango Co

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[cobirds] Re: Boulder Broad-tailed Hummingbird

2015-04-08 Thread John Ealy
We, too, had a male broad-tail at our feeders in Roxborough Park on April 
7. It's the earliest we have seen in our five years here. Our previous 
earliest here was April 19, 2013. My wife, who has been keeping records for 
30 years, puts feeders out in mid-March, and we have seen broad-tails as 
early as March 27, when we lived in Golden, which is about 80 feet lower in 
elevation from where we now live.
John Ealy
Roxborough Park, Douglas County 

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 1:36:21 PM UTC-6, David Waltman wrote:

 I usually don't put out my feeders until about the 15th of April, but I 
 put four out last weekend.  Good thing.  Just had a hungry male 
 Broad-tailed at one of my feeders.  I have 17 years of records here, and 
 this is the earliest by a week.  Previous earliest was on 14 April in 2003 
 and 2010.
 David Waltman
 Boulder




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[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (08 Apr 2015) 40 Raptors

2015-04-08 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2015
---

SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   4 37 37
Osprey   0  1  1
Bald Eagle   0  0  1
Northern Harrier 0  1  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0  4 10
Cooper's Hawk2 10 13
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  3 28101
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  1
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  2
Golden Eagle 0  0  3
American Kestrel29 38 57
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  1  4
Prairie Falcon   0  0  2
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter2  7 11
Unknown Buteo0  4  7
Unknown Falcon   0  0  1
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  0  1

Total:  40131254
--

Observation start time: 07:45:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 6.25 hours

Official Counter:Roger Rouch

Observers:

Visitors:
Reporter Kieran Nicholson and photographer Joe Amon from the Denver Post
visited and took notes and photographs for a potential newspaper article.
Also an observer from the 1990's, Greg Thomas.  He and his wife helped with
spotting and for a couple of hours.


Weather:
Mostly or partly cloudy all day with a horizon haze that limited distant
spotting.  SE winds were mild in the morning at about 1 Bft., but shifted
to the NE at about 2 to 3 Bft. and in the afternoon.  Temperatures warmed
from the low 40's to the low 50's

Raptor Observations:
Raptor migration was highlighted by an afternoon push of 29 low flying
American Kestrels.  Other migrating raptors were Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey
Vultures, and accipiters (Cooper's and some unidentified).  Migration
flight was very generally lower altitude and near the ridge line.  Local
activity included a few Turkey Vultures, Red-tails, Cooper's Hawks and what
was most likely the Red Rocks Peregrine. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Also seen or heard were Spotted Towhee, American Robin, Townsend's
Solitaire, Black-Billed Magpie, Common Raven, American Crow, Western Meadow
Lark, Western Scrub Jay, Northern Flicker, and a pair of high flying Great
Blue Heron.

Predictions:
Unsettled weather could bode for another good day.

Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (jeff.bi...@rmbo.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at:
http://www.rmbo.org/


Site Description:
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is
the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur
Ridge may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of
the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger
long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie
Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned
Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and
Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular.
Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western
Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican or
Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome. 
The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory from about 9 AM to around 4 PM from the first week of
March to the first week of May.

Directions to site:
From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under freeway and take
left into first parking lot, the Stegosaurus lot. Follow small signs from
the south side of lot to hawkwatch site. The hike starts heading east on an
old two-track and quickly turns south onto a trail on the west side of the
ridge. When the trail nears the top of the ridge, turn left, head through
the gate, and walk to the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of 

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (07 Apr 2015) 10 Raptors

2015-04-08 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2015
---

SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   7 33 33
Osprey   1  1  1
Bald Eagle   0  0  1
Northern Harrier 0  1  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0  4 10
Cooper's Hawk0  8 11
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  1 25 98
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  1
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  2
Golden Eagle 0  0  3
American Kestrel 0  9 28
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  1  4
Prairie Falcon   0  0  2
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter1  5  9
Unknown Buteo0  4  7
Unknown Falcon   0  0  1
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  0  1

Total:  10 91214
--

Observation start time: 07:30:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:Claude Vallieres

Observers:Bill Wuerthele

Visitors:
Bill Wuerthele spent the day assisting with observations. No visitors to
the site. Low foot traffic on the trail.


Weather:
Heavy, low cloud cover dominated the morning before  thinning out in early
afternoon. 100%-5% with  low ceiling at about 7000 ft. covering most local
peaks. - A heavy haze reduced visibility to 5-7 miles persisted throughout
the day. Light winds 1-2 Beaufort scale with occasional gusts higher.
Temperatures 43-52F (4-12C). 0-precipitation.

Raptor Observations:
Little activity at beginning of day. 10 raptors were eventually seen. One
Osprey tried to sneak by unnoticed on the east side of the ridge. Bill
Wuerthele's acute eyes and the help of a telescope found 6 Turkey Vultures
high and far over the western ridge and disappearing into the clouds. They
were believed to be migrating and were recorded as such. A sole Turkey
Vulture was the last migrant at eye level on the west side of the ridge. A
single Red-tailed was also seen migrating on the east side of the ridge. A
high flying unknown accipiter was being harassed by a Black-billed Magpie.
It was believed to be a Cooper's Hawk based on its flight pattern. It broke
away and migrated north and was recorded as Unknown due to lack of other ID
traits. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Local raptors seen were 4 male American Kestrels and 1 female Kestrel. The
local Prairie Falcon displayed his aerial skills before landing on a
telephone pole low over the east side. 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks were also
observed south of the site. Numerous adult Red-tailed Hawks including a
dark morph juvenile were also seen. Elk and Mule deer along with a
Cotton-tail rabbit were seen. Also heard or seen were American Robins,
Western Scrub Jays, Spotted Towhees, Western Meadowlarks, Common Ravens,
Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Flickers, Black-billed Magpies, 
unidentified Swallow and Chickadees.

Predictions:
Forecast calls for cooler temperatures with accompanying winds and
possibility of minimal scattered showers late in the day.

Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (jeff.bi...@rmbo.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at:
http://www.rmbo.org/


Site Description:
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is
the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur
Ridge may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of
the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger
long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie
Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned
Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and
Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular.
Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western
Bluebird, 

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 8 April 2015

2015-04-08 Thread Joyce Takamine
Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
Date: April 8, 2015

This is the Rare Bird Alert, Wednesday, April 8, sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species).

Tundra Swan (Pueblo)
BRANT (Rio Grande)
Long-tailed Duck (El Paso, *Larimer, Mesa)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Park)
Pacific Loon (Montrose)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Weld)
Broad-winged Hawk (Montrose)
Black Rail (Bent)
Snowy Plover (Otero)
Mountain Plover (El Paso, Washington)
Thayer's Gull (Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Crowley, El Paso, Larimer))
Caspian Tern (Delta)
ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Pueblo, Teller)
Black Phoebe (Boulder, *Mesa, Ouray)
Eastern Phoebe (Boulder, *Douglas, *Jefferson, Larimer, Yuma)
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pueblo)
Carolina Wren (Otero)
Canyon Wren (Weld)
Lapland Longspur  (Prowers)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (El Paso, Washington, Weld)
McCown's Longspur (Washington, Weld)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Alamosa)
Fox Sparrow (Montose)
Swamp Sparrow (Montrose)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Boulder)
Northern Cardinal (El Paso)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Jackson, Jefferson)
Black Rosy-Finch (Douglas, Jefferson)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Jackson, Jefferson)

ALAMOSA COUNTY:
--Sagebrush Sparrows were reported by Blackburn on LN 6 on April 4.

BENT COUNTY:
--2 Black  Rail were reported by Peterson at Fort Lyon Marsh Complex at CR
HH and CR 16 on March 29.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--On March 29, Nunes reported Golden-crowned Sparrow at Teller Farm.
--On April 3, Floyd reported Eastern and Black Phoebe at 75th St Bridge
over Boulder Creek.  On April 4, Steadman reported Eastern Phoebe and Black
Phoebe at 75th St Bridge over Boulder Creek.  On April 5, Minner-Lee
reported both Eastern and Black Phoebe at 75th St Bridge over Boulder
Creek.  On April 6, Dowell reported Eastern Phoebe and Black Phoebe at 75th
St Bridge over Boulder Creek.

CROWLEY COUNTY:
--A Lesser Black-backed Gull was reported by Chris Wood at Lake Henry on
March 26.

DELTA COUNTY:
--A Caspian Tern was reported by Robinsong at Fruitgrower's Reservoir on
March 31.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:
--An Eastern Phoebe was reported by Kellner at Plum Creek Picnic Area at
Chatfield SP on March 28 and March 29.  On March 30, Gen Moore reported
Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek Delta on March 30.  On April 2, Eastern Phoebe
was reported  by Matt Crooks on Douglas county side of Chatfield.  On April
3, Chavez reported Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek Delta at Chatfield.  On
April 4, Bob Spencer reported Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek bridge at
Chatfield.  On April 5, Kellner reported Eastern Phoebe at Plum Creek Delta
at Chatfield.
--A m Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Schottler swimming on bay between
Marina Sandspit and Plub Creek Delta on April 1.
--4 Black Rosy-FInches were reported by Glynn on Rampart Range Rd at Hwy 67
on April 5.

EL PASO COUNTY:
--A pair of Mountain Plovers was reported by Drummond in a field S of
intersection of Ellicott Hwy and Squirrel Creek Road on March 28.  On March
30, Driscoll reported 3 Mountain Plovers at the intersection of Ellicott
Hwy and Squirred Creek Road.
--3 Mountain Plovers were reported by Walbek in Ramah (15618 - 16498),
Ramah Hwy on March 30.
--2 Mountain Plovers were reported by Driscoll at Hanover Road and Milne
Road on March 30.
--On March 31, Goff reported 2 Mountain Plovers on Squirrel Creek Rd across
from red brick ruins of a school.  On April 2, Rick Taylor reported
Mountain Plover about 500 ft N of red brick school ruins at NW corner of
Squirrel Creek Road and Squirrel Creek Place.  On April 5, Matt Clark
reported 2 Mountain Plovers at Squirrel Creek Road N of Squirrel Creek
Place.
--On April 2, Koehn reported 2 Mountain Plovers N of Hanover Road about .7
miles E of Milne Road.
--On April 2, Peterson reported Mountain Plover and 4 Chestnut-collared
Longspurs on Drennan Road.
--A f Northern Cardinal was reported by Tyler Stuart in Sondermann Park
about 1/4 m N of Cable roadblock on March 30.  On March 31, Richard Taylor
reported Northern Cardinal at Sondermann Park.
--On April 3, Goff reported Long-tailed Duck at Big Johnson.
--On April 4, Drummond reported 4 Mountain Plovers at the intersection of
Squirrel Creek Road and S Ellicott Hwy.  On April 5, Matt Clark reported 5
Mountain Plovers at Squirrel Creek Road and S Ellicott Hwy.  On April 6, T.
Ryan reported 3 Mountain Plovers at Squirrel Creek Road and S Ellicott Hwy.

JACKSON COUNTY:
--4 Barrow's Goldeneyes were reported by Leatherman at Lake John on March
31.
--Leatherman reported 2-3 Brown-capped Rosy-Finchese at Mosse Visitor
Center at Gould on March 31.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
--Ira Sanders reports Gray-crowned, Brown-capped and Black Rosy-Finches
coming to his front yard at 314 DeFrance Ct in Golden on December 29.
Birders are welcome to watch from the street. On March 7, Sanders reported
one Rosy-finch at his feeder.  On March 12, Sanders reported 1 Rosy-Finch
in his yard.  On March 

[cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler - Garden of the Gods Park - El Paso County

2015-04-08 Thread Bill Maynard
COBirders,

 

I saw/photographed my FOS female Black-and-white Warbler in Garden of the
Gods Park (El Paso County) today, 8 April,  at about 11:00 a.m.  It was
foraging in Gambel's oaks between Parking Lots #6  #7 and the main
permanent cement trail, westernmost part of the Central Garden.  She called
once every now and then.  I guess it is time to start looking for migrant
warblers.  

 

Bill Maynard

Colorado Springs 

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[cobirds] unsuccessful search for Brown Pelican (Weld Co.)

2015-04-08 Thread David Dowell
I searched ponds and lakes from St Vrain SP and Union Reservoir out to 
Lower Latham Reservoir this morning and have been unable to re-find the 
Brown Pelican found by Dawn Albright on Monday at St Vrain SP (appeared in 
ebird alerts early this week, strangely not there now).  There are plenty 
of places for the bird to hide, and my success rate for re-finding birds is 
low, so all these locations are worth a check again.

Best birds found during the search were a first/second year Glaucous Gull 
south of Lower Latham Reservoir, Sandhill Cranes in the same area, and a 
Cattle Egret at Behrens reservoir.

David Dowell
Longmont, CO 

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