[cobirds] Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR

[Joyce Takamine]

Dan Stringer is correct about Rocky Mountain Arsenal being in Adams County.
When Denver was building DIA, they exchanged some land in old Denver
County for the land that DIA occupies.  So Rocky Mountain Arsenal was
part of the land exchange.

Joyce Takamine
Boulder

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[cobirds] Yellow-throated Warbler, Larimer Co.

[Adam Vesely]

I'm a little late to the 2016 Yellow-throated Warbler party, but this stunning 
bird made a 5 minute appearance this morning around 8:30 at the Mountain Avenue 
location in Fort Collins. 

Adam Vesely
Thornton, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Photos

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

Yay!
Deb Carstensen, Littleton, Arapahoe county

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 28, 2016, at 3:04 PM, David Suddjian  wrote:
> 
> Dear COBirders,
> 
> The COBirds list rules are now being changed to permit inclusion of photos in 
> this way: Images of birds or other subjects directly pertinent to the report 
> may be embedded in the body of the email post. (Do not include images as 
> attachments to the email.) 
> 
> The rules on the CFO web page will be updated to reflect this new policy. 
> Hopefully this will be a fruitful change. Please be mindful that COBirds 
> still prohibits attachments.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> David Suddjian
> Littleton CO
> list moderator
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Jennifer Hyypiō  
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>> 
>> May your winds be strong
>> And your thermals high
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[cobirds] Winter Burrowing Owl - El Paso County

[Bill Maynard]

COBirders,

I am interested to know if Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) has been
documented before February 2016 from El Paso County, Colorado.  I looked at
eBird records but they didn't reveal any winter records of this species from
El Paso County except for February of 2016. This owl was first found, as far
as I know, by Alan Versaw on 12 February from Big Johnson Reservoir
(Bluestem Prairie Open Space).  If above ground, it is viewable from the
parking area with the aid of a spotting scope.  Mark Peterson electronically
measured the distance from the parking lot to the black-tailed prairie-dog
colony where the owl is to be looked for and the distance is > 1 mile. I
memorized the landmarks near the owl and walked to the north side of the res
and I could see part of the owl's head sticking out of a p-dog burrow (see
photo) fairly close to the trail and inside the restricted area on 24
February.  I have only seen the owl on one of four visits. I am also posting
this to see what dimensions a photograph should be in order to be inserted
into the text of a COBirds  post and to see if this post works for me. FYI,
Big Johnson Reservoir is now ice free with tons of ducks and Horned Grebes
now increasing in numbers.

Bill Maynard, Colorado Springs

BUOW_lowres_Big J_ELP_WRM_24Feb16 034.jpg

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[cobirds] 2016 CFO Convention in Lamar

[Lisa Edwards]

All,

We are excited to announce that plans for the 2016 CFO Convention that will be 
held in Lamar, CO from May 5th to 9th, are moving forward. You can see what is 
planned  via-  http://cobirds.org/CFO/Conventions/Next.aspx 
 

We will again be opening registration in several stages this year. We will open 
the registration to CFO and WFO members in the near future.  CFO members will 
receive a private email announcing when you can register for the convention. We 
will announce here and also on the CFO web site and Facebook page when 
registration is open to everyone.

Thanks!
Lisa Edwards 
CFO Membership Chair
Palmer Lake, CO

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[cobirds] Adams & Denver County Today

['Dan Stringer' via Colorado Birds]

The female Surf Scoter reported by JD Birchmeier was present on Lake Ladora 
this morning (Sunday the 28th) at 10:00 a.m. working the far east end near 
the shoreline.
Mr Birchmeier listed this as Denver County, I thought it was barely in 
Adams County, please correct me if necessary.

At Barr Lake I struck out looking for Rusty Blackbirds in the muck near the 
main water, on a beautiful day with almost no ice on the reservoir. Among 
the other ducks were nice numbers of Canvasbacks. Nothing else of note but 
large numbers of the usual suspects.

On Gun Club Road at 112th going south toward 100th I saw a Prairie Merlin 
on the West side of the road. Back up on 112th going east as it turns into 
114th there was an adult Golden Eagle fairly high up, being harassed by a 
Red-tailed Hawk and a Northern Harrier, highest I'd seen a Harrier fly. I 
missed the reported (overwintering? or very early) Burrowing Owl near 114th 
& Trussville Road...again. Just south of 120th and Haynesmount Rd there was 
a posing Prairie Falcon. No Longspurs. No rough-legged Hawks which were 
sparse even earlier in the winter, compared to two years ago when they were 
abundant in this area.   I believe all of these spots I listed near DIA are 
inside the Denver County lines.



Dan Stringer
Larkspur, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Photos

[David Suddjian]

Dear COBirders,

The COBirds list rules are now being changed to permit inclusion of photos
in this way: *Images of birds or other subjects directly pertinent to the
report may be embedded in the body of the email post*. (*Do not** include
images as attachments to the email*.)

The rules on the CFO web page will be updated to reflect this new policy.
Hopefully this will be a fruitful change. Please be mindful that COBirds
still prohibits attachments.

Thank you,

David Suddjian
Littleton CO
list moderator

On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Jennifer Hyypiō 
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> May your winds be strong
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[cobirds] Misc Feb obs - Franktown area - Douglas

['Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds]

A miscellany of observations around here during February:

Winter Wren one2/19Castlewood Canyon SP
Ruby-crowned Kinglet one 2/26Cherry Creek trail near N. Pinery Pkwy.
Mountain Bluebird2/14 Winkler Ranch, by Kathy Dressel.
We saw one 2/19 and 2 today, 2/28
Hermit Thrush  one2/28 Castlewood Canyon SP
Cedar Waxwing5-10 off an on in our yard from 2/15 on
 

Hugh & Urling Kingery 
Franktown, CO

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[cobirds] Greater White-fronted Goose at Chatfield State Park - Jefferson County

[Joey Kellner]

A Greater White-fronted Goose was seen at the Deer Creek picnic area at 
Chatfield State Park this morning. 





Joey Kellner 


Littleton, Colorado 


  


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[cobirds] Photos

[Jennifer Hyypiō]

Is it now possible to post photos to cobirds?

May your winds be strong
And your thermals high

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 28 February 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:  February 28, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, February 28, sponsored by Denver
Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

Mute Swan (Weld)
Tundra Swan (Park)
Surf Scoter (*Denver)
Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe, El Paso, Mesa, Moffat)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Garfield)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (*Weld)
Red-necked Grebe (Weld)
AMERICAN WOODCOCK (Larimer)
Thayer's Gull (Douglas/Jefferson, Larimer, Weld)
ICELAND GULL (Arapahoe, Larimer, Weld)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Bent, Crowley, Douglas/Jefferson, *Larimer, *Weld)
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larimer)
Glaucous Gull (*Bent)
Great Black-backed Gull (Bent, *Larimer)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca, Bent)
Burrowing Owl (El Paso)
ACORN WOODPECKER (El Paso)
Red-belllied Woodpecker (Baca, Bent, Prowers, *Yuma)
Williamson's Sapsucker (El Paso)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Boulder, Prowers)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Baca)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Park, Summit)
Eastern Phoebe (*Pueblo)
Carolina Wren (Jefferson)
Winter Wren (Douglas)
Bewick's Wren (*El Paso)
Gray Catbird (El Paso)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Baca)
Lapland Longspur (Lincoln, *Weld)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Weld)
McCown's Longspur (Lincoln)
Yellow-throated Warbler (*Larimer)
Canyon Towhee  (Baca, Otero)
Sagebrush Sparrow (*Mesa)
Northern Cardinal (Prowers, *Yuma)
Rusty Blackbird (El Paso)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Grand, Park, Pitkin)
Black Rosy-Finch (Grand, Pitkin)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Grand, Jefferson, Park, Pitkin)
PURPLE FINCH (El Paso)
Common Redpoll (El Paso, Grand, Jefferson, Summit)

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
-- On February 9, David Suddjian reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks. On February
12, Niyo reported seeing the Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.
On February 18, Chuck Aid, Michael Kiessig, and Kate Frost reported 3
Long-Tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.  On February 19, David
Suddjian reported 2 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.  On
February 20, Ben Sampson reported 3 Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte
Reservoir.  On February 21, Gene Rutherford and Ben Sampson reported 3
Long-tailed Ducks at South Platte Reservoir.

BACA COUNTY:
--3 Canyon Towhees were reported by Chip Clouse in Picture Canyon on
February 19.
--A Greater Roadrunner was reported by Mark Amershek on February 19 at
Comanche National Grasslands.
--At Two Buttes SWA on February 20, Ted Floyd reported Curve-billed
Thrasher and Red-bellied and Ladder-backed Woodpecker in same tree.

BENT COUNTY:
--At John Martin Reservoir on February 4, Duane Nelson reported 1 1-st
winter Glaucous Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (1 ad, 1 1st cyc), and 2
Lesser Black-backed Gulls.  On Feb 14, Nelson reports a Lesser Black-backed
Gull at Adobe Creek Reservoir.
--On February 21, Ted Floyd reported 2 Greater Roadrunners at Hasty
Campground and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
--On February 21, Ted Floyd reported Glaucous Gull at John Martin Reservoir
at far east side of dam.

BOULDER COUNTY:
--An ad m Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was reported by Christian Nunes at Bohn
Park in Lyons on January 31.  The bird was in pine trees in the SW corner
of the park.  On February 12, Bushing reports seeing the Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker at Bohn Park in Lyons in the pine trees in the SW corner of the
park.  On February 18, Sue Riffe reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Bohn
Park.

CROWLEY COUNTY:
--At Lake Henry on February 21, Ted Floyd reported 2-3 Lesser Black-backed
Gulls.

DENVER COUNTY:
--A f Surf Scoter was reported by J.D. Birchmeier at Lake Ladora in Rocky
Mountain Arsenal on February 27.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:
--A Winter Wren was reported by High Kingery in Castlewood Canyon SP on
February 19.

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES:
--At Chatfield SP on February 24, David Suddjian reported Lesser
Black-backed Gull and Thayer's Gull.

EL PASO COUNTY:
-- On February 3, Bill Maynard reported PURPLE FINCH at Fountain Creek RP.
--On February 12, Teuton reported seeing the Rusty Blackbird on Birdsall
Road, hanging out with some Brewer’s and Red-winged Blackbirds over the
livestock pens on the left side of the road, before the top of the hill.
--Nikolai reports a Common Redpoll has come to her feeder in NE Colorado
Springs on Bell Drive.  The feeders are not visible from the street but if
you are in the area you may be able to find the bird.
--On February 20, Mel Goff reported ACORN WOODPECKER in Willow Cricle
Neigbhorhood of Colorado Springs.
--A Gray Catbird was reported by Tyler Stuart at Sinton Pond in Colorado
Springs on February 22.
--At Big Johnson on February 24, Mark Peterson and Alan Versaw reported
Long-tailed Ducks and Burrowing Owl.
--On February 24 at Garden of Gods Park, Tyler Stuart reported a pair of
WIlliamson's Sapsuckers.
--A singing Bewick's Wren was reported by Steve Getty at Aiken Cnayon about
0.5 km up trail in pinon-juniper on February 27.

GARFIELD COUNTY:
--On February 19, Louise Glaser reported about 100