[cobirds] Spotted Sandpiper chicks and parent still at Florence River Park
I have been checking on the Spotted Sandpiper chicks and parent I posted about 3 days ago. Though the area in Florence River Park is fraught with hazards (such as off leash dogs, men engaged in gold panning and horses) the parent is still guarding chicks. I was fearful 3 days ago that men who were gold panning right where the chicks and parent had been, and who had a large off leash dog with them, would have scared the parent off (which would have been deadly for the young chicks even if they had hid from the dog) but I refound the parent and chicks later that evening. When I refound the 2 chicks 2 days ago I got two more pics that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog. http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ Yesterday and today I refound the parent but I didn't time to refind the chicks. Given the parents guarding behavior I expect the one or both chicks are ok. 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/CAAUvckqsD4jFgPZX1ujeNx24k2khxPePbfs226ywb%2BVnMBHX%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Jeffco - Info - No sightings
Cobirders, The areas that Ira describes in his post are actually in Douglas County. I too have not had any observations of Lewis's Woodpecker activity this year at the historical spot just north of Sedalia. However, the American Three-toed Woodpeckers can still be observed the historical spot ~10 mi west of Sedalia. I have observed them at that location multiple times this year, most recently being the third week of June. They are responsive to a reasonable imitation of their drumming. The area was also ripe with Williamson's Sapsuckers and even a few Hairy's as well. Good birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, CO On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 10:14:31 PM UTC-6, Ira Sanders wrote: Birders, I birded with a couple of friends from Chicago today and in running around Jeffco, checked the trees north of Sedalia for Lewis's Woodpecker but didn't find any and then checked the historical area for 3-Toed 10 mi west of Sedalia and also w/o any success. I think the area west of Sedalia is played out for woodpeckers as we didn't even find a Hairy Woodpecker in the area. -- 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/227e5f71-e092-453b-8bad-9282723d54a0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] CFO Convention bird species list
Hi, everybody. Well, here it is, nearly two months late! Please take a look and let me see if anything's missing. For example, did anybody get Wood Duck? Clark's Grebe? White-eyed Vireo? Canyon Wren? Golden-crowned Kinglet? Yellow-breasted Chat? I bet we can get this list up to 175 with just a bit of effort. The list covers the period June 4-8, 2015, and covers all convention field trips except for birds on arrival and departure trips clearly outside the Greater Salida Region, liberally defined. (In other words, your Black-chinned Sparrow in Grand Junction or Painted Bunting in Kim don't count.) Without further ado: 1. Canada Goose 2. Gadwall 3. American Wigeon 4. Mallard 5. Blue-winged Teal 6. Cinnamon Teal 7. Northern Shoveler 8. Green-winged Teal 9. Redhead 10. Canvasback 11. Ring-necked Duck 12. Lesser Scaup 13. Bufflehead 14. Common Goldeneye 15. Common Merganser 16. Hooded Merganser 17. Ruddy Duck 18. Dusky Grouse 19. Pied-billed Grebe 20. Eared Grebe 21. Western Grebe 22. Double-crested Cormorant 23. American Bittern 24. American White Pelican 25. Great Blue Heron 26. Great Egret 27. Snowy Egret 28. Black-crowned Night-Heron 29. White-faced Ibis 30. Turkey Vulture 31. Osprey 32. Sharp-shinned Hawk 33. Cooper's Hawk 34. Northern Goshawk 35. Northern Harrier 36. Bald Eagle 37. Ferruginous Hawk 38. Swainson's Hawk 39. Red-tailed Hawk 40. Golden Eagle 41. Virginia Rail 42. Sora 43. American Coot 44. American Avocet 45. Killdeer 46. Spotted Sandpiper 47. Wilson's Snipe 48. Wilson's Phalarope 49. Ring-billed Gull 50. California Gull 51. Bonaparte's Gull 52. Forster's Tern 53. Rock Pigeon 54. Eurasian Collared-Dove 55. Band-tailed Pigeon 56. Mourning Dove 57. Great Horned Owl 58. Northern Saw-whet Owl 59. Common Nighthawk 60. Common Poorwill 61. White-throated Swift 62. Chimney Swift 63. Black-chinned Hummingbird 64. Broad-tailed Hummingbird 65. Lewis's Woodpecker 66. Williamson's Sapsucker 67. Red-naped Sapsucker 68. Downy Woodpecker 69. Hairy Woodpecker 70. American Three-toed Woodpecker 71. Red-shafted Flicker 72. American Kestrel 73. Peregrine Falcon 74. Prairie Falcon 75. Olive-sided Flycatcher 76. Western Wood-Pewee 77. Least Flycatcher 78. Hammond's Flycatcher 79. Gray Flycatcher 80. Dusky Flycatcher 81. Cordilleran Flycatcher 82. Willow Flycatcher 83. Say's Phoebe 84. Eastern Phoebe 85. Black Phoebe 86. Ash-throated Flycatcher 87. Eastern Kingbird 88. Western Kingbird 89. Plumbeous Vireo 90. Western Warbling Vireo 91. Western Scrub-Jay 92. Blue Jay 93. Steller's Jay94. Gray Jay 95. Pinyon Jay 96. Black-billed Magpie 97. Clark's Nutcracker 98. American Crow 99. Common Raven 100. Horned Lark 101. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 102. Tree Swallow 103. Violet-green Swallow 104. Bank Swallow 105. Barn Swallow 106. Cliff Swallow 107. Black-capped Chickadee 108. Mountain Chickadee 109. Juniper Titmouse 110. White-breasted Nuthatch 111. Red-breasted Nuthatch 112. Pygmy Nuthatch 113. Bushtit 114. Rock Wren 115. House Wren 116. Marsh Wren 117. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 118. American Dipper 119. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 120. Western Bluebird 121. Mountain Bluebird 122. Townsend's Solitaire 123. Hermit Thrush 124. American Robin 125. Gray Catbird 126. Sage Thrasher 127. American Pipit 128. European Starling 129. Cedar Waxwing 130. Orange-crowned Warbler 131. Virginia's Warbler 132. Common Yellowthroat 133. MacGillivray's Warbler 134. Black-throated Gray Warbler 135. Yellow Warbler 136. Audubon's Warbler 137. Grace's Warbler 138. Wilson's Warbler 139. Green-tailed Towhee 140. Spotted Towhee 141. Rufous-crowned Sparrow 142. Chipping Sparrow 143. Brewer's Sparrow 144. Vesper Sparrow 145. Lark Sparrow 146. Savannah Sparrow 147. Slate-colored Fox Sparrow 148. Song Sparrow 149. Lincoln's Sparrow 150. White-crowned Sparrow 151. Gray-headed Junco 152. Western Tanager 153. Black-headed Grosbeak 154. Blue Grosbeak 155. Lazuli Bunting 156. Red-winged Blackbird 157. Western Meadowlark 158. Yellow-headed Blackbird 159. Brewer's Blackbird 160. Common Grackle 161. Great-tailed Grackle 162. Brown-headed Cowbird 163. Bullock's Oriole 164. House Finch 165. Cassin's Finch 166. Red Crossbill 167. Pine Siskin 168. Lesser Goldfinch 169. American Goldfinch 170. Evening Grosbeak 171. House Sparrow Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder 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/43723bf5-705c-4a8c-956d-f0e0cd851321%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit
[cobirds] Black Phoebe - Jeffco - Waterton Canyon
Birders, I took a walk up Waterton at 7 am and the BLPH is still at it's previously described location. I only saw a few Lazuli Buntings and no Indigo's. As for hummers at my house, evening (6 pm and after) seems to be the best time for them here. #'s have dropped from last week but I suspect they will increase pretty soon. -- 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/CABF3siFybh-5Hj089-d3xK2EWeoE%3DpGmUQBuDr9r4DPTHkAWzg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 23 July 2015
Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date: July 23, 2015 E-mail: rba AT cobirds.org This is the Rare Bird Alert, Thursday, July 23 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Highlight species include: (* indicates new information on this species). Broad-winged Hawk (*Larmier) Upland Sandpiper (Logan, Weld, Yuma) Caspian Tern (*Weld) Least Tern (Bent) ROYAL TERN (Bent) BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (Washington) Greater Roadrunner (El Paso) Black Swift (Boulder, Larimer) Red-headed Woodpecker (Denver, Jefferson) American Three-toed Woodpecker (Boulder, Hinsdale) EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (*Logan) Least Flycatcher (Boulder, Douglas, Logan, Yuma) Gray Flycatcher (Fremont, Garfield) Black Phoebe (Jefferson) Eastern Phoebe (Douglas/Jefferson, Jefferson) Bell's Vireo (Logan) Purple Martin (Mesa) PACIFIC WREN (Boulder) Wood Thrush (Logan) Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld) McCown's Longspur (Weld) LUCY'S WARBLER (Montezuma) Magnolia Warbler (Washington) Field Sparrow (Logan) Fox Sparrow (Boulder) Hepatic Tanager (Las Animas) Baltimore Oriole (Logan) BENT COUNTY: --On July 10, Duane Nelson reported an adult ROYAL TERN on Plover Island on north shore of John Martin Reservoir. On July 18, Duane Nelson reported that the ROYAL TERN returned to Plover Island on the N shore of John Martin Reservoir. To get to the best view, enter through John Martin State Park south of Hasty. Wind through the part until signs point the way to the State Wildlife Area. Turn west. At a cattle guard you will see the island. Wind around a flooded bay, and drive south. Park on top of the bluff. On July 19, Duane Nelson reported that the ROYAL TERN did not show but a Least Tern did on Plover Island at John Martin Reservoir. BOULDER COUNTY: --A probable PACIFIC WREN was reported by Andy Bankert at Calypso Cascades on July 3 on downstream side of trail between the single and double bridge. On July 7, Bill Rowe reported PACIFIC WREN at Ouzel Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park. On July 9, Kathy Mihm Dunning reported a singing PACIFIC WREN in Wild Basin section of Rocky Mountain National Park. It was 1.9 miles up the trail towards Ouzel Falls just before Calypso Cascades. She warns that the trail is rough in spots and parking is very limited. On July 10, Alec Hopping reported PACIFIC WREN in Wild Basin section of Rocky Mountain National Park. --2 Black Swifts were reported by Andy Bankert towards Wild Basin Ranger Station from Calypso Cascades on July 3. On July 11, Bill Kaempfer reported Black Swift on nest at Ouzel Falls in Wild Basin section of Rocky Mountain National Park. --2 Fox Sparrows was reported by David McQuade at Brainard Lake on July 5. On July 11, Adam Vesely reported Fox Sparrow at Brainard Lake. On July 19, Andrew Fontenot reported Fox Sparrow at Brainard Lake. --A m American Three-toed Woodpecker was spotted by Connie Takamine in Wild Basin section of Rocky Mountain NP a little below Calypso Cascades on July 17. --A Least Flycatcher was reported by Ted Floyd on the S side of Waneka Lake on July 19. DENVER COUNTY: --A Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Kenton Gomez at E 99th Ave betwen E-470 and Gun Club Road in a partially flooded field near the road on July 10. DOUGLAS COUNTY: --On July 21, David Suddjian reported 7 Least Flycatchers at Kingfisher Bridge on the upstream side. EL PASO COUNTY: --A Greater Roadrunner was reported by John Drummond running across Hanover Road about a mile west of Degrott Road intersection, near bridge and culvert on July 18. FREMONT COUNTY: --On July 21, SeEtta Moss reported several Gray Flycatchers at Red Canyon Park north of Canon City. They appeared to be still feeding young. GARFIELD COUNTY --A Gray Flycatcher was reported by Tom McConnell at Rifle Gap SP on July 11. HINSDALE COUNTY --A m American Three-toed Woodpecker was reported by Bez Bezuidenhout at Grizzy Gulch Trailhead on July 16. JEFFERSON COUNTY: --On July 12, 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers were reported by Gareth Jessop and Elimaris Gonzalez on Stoney Pass Rd. --On July 14 Scott Somershoe reported Black and Eastern Phoebe at Waterton Canyon. On July 15, Doug Kibbe and Frank Farrell reported Black and Eastern Phoebes in Lower Waterton Canyon. On July 16, Gwen Moore reported Black Phoebe in Lower Waterton Canyon. On July 19, Tim Ryan, Joe Roller, Mackenzie Goldthwaite, and Mark Chavez reported Black Phoebe in Lower Waterton Canyon and Goldthwait and Chavez also reported Eastern Phoebe. On July 21, David Suddjian, david Hill and Cynthia Madsen reported Black and Eastern Phoebe in Lower Waterton Canyon. --On July 15, Michel Kiessig reported Eastern Phoebe at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. --On July 21, David Suddjian reported Eastern Phoebe at Kingfisher Bridge at Chatfield SP on the downstream side. LARIMER COUNTY: --On July 12, David Bray reported 5 Black Swifts passing through Bobcat Ridge. --On July 22, Nick Komar reported Broad-winged Hawk at Laport Lions Park. LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
