[cobirds] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Broad-Winged Hawk, Ibis sp. at White Ranch Open Space, Jefferson County

[Christy P]

During the afternoon today we had a Broad-winged Hawk and 49 Ibis (unknown 
species) fly over White Ranch Open Space. 2 pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatcher were 
observed in flowering plum bushes, also. 

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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Station Report, Chatfield, 4-27-16

[meredith . mcburney]

A perfectly lovely first day of banding at Chatfield! Sunny, cool, no wind, and 
more birds than usual for late April at this station. A total of 34 birds, of 
which 20 were Yellow-rumped Warblers - Audubon's, Myrtles, even 1 intergrade; 
males and females; young and adults. 

Here's the breakdown:

Black-capped Chickadee 2 new, 1 banded 4/25/15
House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Intergrade 1
Spotted Towhee 1 new, 1 banded 5/26/15
Unidentified Dark-eyed Junco 1

Open daily, weather permitting (so it is very likely we will be closed some of 
the next few days!) through June 2, EXCEPT for May 13, 14, and 30.  It is 
almost always better to visit early.  We are opening nets at 6:30, and most 
days will have birds back at the station by 7:15.  There are school groups 
every weekday, arriving about 9:45.

Meredith McBurney
Bander/Biologist
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

 

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[cobirds] ??? Brown Pelican

[Maikel Wise]

I notice that there are no posts that contain the words BROWN PELICAN.  I'm 
guessing we have all scoured the ponds, reservoirs, lakes, and hot tubs in 
Boulder County?  
I'm wondering if it's on one of the 'private' properties in the vicinity or 
it has finally clicked its heels three times and gone home.
Susan Wise
-so tired from binocular fatigue that I can't figure out how to log out of 
Maikel's account.
-Superior, Colorado (Boulder County)

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[cobirds] Shorebirds, El Paso County today

[SUKE C]

Perhaps of interest to El Paso Birders,
 
At Drake Lake (off Mallard Dr)
11 Willets
20 +  Long-billed Dowitchers  (at first I saw around 9 birds by the shore but 
as I was leaving
I saw more in the grass,  east of the sandy/muddy to the north)
 
At the Stapleton Pond
2 more Willets
9-10 LB Dowitchers
A LARGE flock of Yellow-headed Blackbirds perched on top of one of the houses 
on the west side of the pond. They were not only on the peaked part of the 
house but all over the roof. Hundreds!
 
 
In the drainage stream, on the other side of Lambert Rd
1 Solitary Sandpiper
2 Wilson's Snipes
2 Kildirs 
 
The water level is getting lower at Stapleton pond as a crew is pumping some of 
the water out. 
Maybe they will dredge it which will leave a lot of mud for shorebirds...
Cecile Lee
Elbert, CO
  

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[cobirds] Whimbrel, El Paso CO.

[Glenn Walbek]

A single Whimbrel was associating with 14 Marbled Godwits at Ramah State 
Wildlife Area today.

Glenn Walbek
Castle Rock, CO

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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (27 Apr 2016) 12 Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2016
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0 74 89
Osprey   4  9 10
Bald Eagle   0  3 12
Northern Harrier 0  0  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk   1 35 44
Cooper's Hawk1 42 49
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  3  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2 68250
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  7  7
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  2
Golden Eagle 0  1  2
American Kestrel 1 25 38
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 2  7 10
Prairie Falcon   0  7 12
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter1 15 25
Unknown Buteo0  4 17
Unknown Falcon   0  3  8
Unknown Eagle0  1  1
Unknown Raptor   0  6  8

Total:  12310590
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter:Bill Flowers

Observers:Paul Slingsby

Visitors:
We had two sets of hikers come by and look around.  Bikers and joggers were
out on the trail.  One set of joggers asked us if we knew any birds and it
turns out they wanted to know the name of the Black-billed Magpies around
the site



Weather:
Another Colorado Spring day with some to lots of clouds, wind direction and
speed continuously changing, and spitting of precipitation on us during the
afternoon.  The temperature ranged from 39 to 50 degrees F and the wind
ranged from less than 5 mph to gusts of 20 mph.

Raptor Observations:
We had migrating raptors every period except for the last period (2-3 PM
MDT).  The highlights for migrating raptors were four Osprey and two
Peregrine Falcons.  But we had continuous raptor actions all day.  We had a
Golden Eagle come over the ridge several times during the day.  Resident
Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels, and Turkey Vultures provided
opportunities to study long distance field marks and postures.  

Non-raptor Observations:
We had the usual passerines and corvids around the site today.  These
include:  Western Meadowlark, Black-billed Magpie, Western-scrub Jay,
American Robin, Broadtail Hummingbird, Common Ravens, Townsend's Solitaire,
Northern Flicker, White-throated Swift, and Violet-Green Swallows.
 
First thing in the morning we had a Rock Wren come within 8 feet of the
site and it stayed around a couple of minutes.  Paul was almost beaned by
an American Kestrel that came over the Ponderosa Pine just in front of the
site, it went toward the ground, but lifted up to miss Paul and the Juniper
at the site.  It probably was within 1 foot of Paul's head when this
happened.

During the last period, we had about 40 gulls between the site and Green
Mountain.  They probably were Franklin's Gulls based on the field marks.

Of course several elk and a few mule deer were on the Cabrini ridge, but
not until about lunch time.

Predictions:
With the weather forecast, the observation of raptors may be limited.  It
probably will be miserable on the ridge if the snow and rain starts while
people are on the Hawkwatch site.

Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies 
(jeff.bi...@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at:
http://www.birdconservancy.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 

[cobirds] Glossy Ibis, Weld County on 4/26

[teuton]

Just had a Glossy Ibis confirmed in e-bird. The bird was with a relatively 
small group of White-Faced Ibis near a pond on CR 40 just east of CR 45, but 
there are flocks of Ibis all over the place up there in the Lower Latham area, 
so be on the lookout. Cheryl Teuton,Aurora 


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[cobirds] Re: Boulder County, Gross Reservoir, alt 7600'

[Pieter Strauss]

Thanks to Chip Clouse for correcting my ID -- this little fellow is a 
Myrtle Warbler.  I have attached a pic from last year of an Audubon's 
Warbler, same tree.  Didn't think to compare the coloration of the throat 
-- white vs yellow.  I really appreciate corrections, please feel free!


Pieter Strauss



On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 5:00:52 PM UTC-6, Pieter Strauss wrote:
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> long, but I got this picture. 
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> My full list of this spring's notable arrivals:
> 04 02 2016 2 red-tailed hawks soaring over reservoir
>   6 male and female mountain bluebirds
> 04 03 2016  2 mourning doves
>   numerous house finches
> 04 04 2016  male evening grosbeak at feeder
> 04 09 2016  2 western bluebirds, male and female
> 04 12 2016  kestrel made a pass at my cat while she was lounging on 
> the deck, thought better of it
> 04 17 2016  Cassin's finch male and female at my feeder
> 04 21 2016   2 Cedar Waxwings in cotton wood
> 04 23 2016  Broad Tailed Hummingbird
>2 Green and Violet swallows soaring over deck
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[cobirds] The Shorebird Mix and others at Walden Ponds, Boulder

[Carl Starace]

 A fine mix of shorebirds there, with 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, a Solitary
Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, a dozen Long Billed Dowitcher  4 American
Avocets, a Willet and both Semi palmated and Lesser Sandpipers. Further
along the trail towards Boulder Creek were 3 Brewers Sparrows,  some
Chipping Sparrows,  two pair of Wood Duck,  lots of Yellow rumped Warblers
and an Orange Crowned Warbler. Good Spring Birding All,   Carl
StaraceNiwot

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[cobirds] RM Arsenal NWR - Adams County

[JBreitsch - Denver]

27 April 2016
Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR

Not all of the sparrows are back yet, but I did see Chipping, Brewer's, 
Clay-colored, Vesper, Song, Lincoln's, and a couple of Green-tailed 
Towhees. 

There were some good moments during the day.  About a minute or twos walk 
east from the intersection of the Prairie/Rod-Gun/Woodland trails meet I 
had , all at the same time, House Wren, Rock Wren, Green-tailed Towhee, a 
perched Tree Swallow, American Kestrel, mating Downy Woodpeckers, and a 
calling Sora.  

The shoreline at Havana Ponds is growing by the day. Since Sunday, the 
water level has receded at least 5-10 feet.  That being said, the only new 
shorebird seen this morning was a Spotted Sandpiper.  

Other birds of potential interest seen while walking or driving were 
Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing Owl, the two Eastern Phoebes, the family of 
Great Horned Owls, American Avocets, rafts of Ruddy Ducks, Eared Grebe, 
Lesser Scaup, Common Merganser, White-faced Ibis, Say's Phoebe, and Horned 
Larks.  48 species in all.

John Breitsch
Denver, Colorado
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[cobirds] Long-billed Dowitcher [Crom Lake, Pierce, Weld]

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

This morning there were two Long-billed Dowitcher hanging out with about a 
dozen American Avocet on Crom lake east pond and shore.  In yard had about 
dozen Chipping Sparrow and eight White-crowned Sparrow along with a Spotted 
Towhee.

Thanks
Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/
Mobile:  http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Douglas County oriole

[Daniel Maynard]

Folks,

Just a friendly reminder that in order to have a chance at becoming a state
record, a sighting would first need to be submitted to the CO Bird Records
Committee for consideration. I can't speak for the other committee members,
but I can say that I would certainly like to see this sighting submitted :)
A link to the website where records can be submitted is here:
http://coloradobirdrecords.org/. Yes, that is a shameless plug for the
committee.

More importantly, I think just about every birder in the state would be
interested in seeing this bird for themselves, if that is indeed a
possibility.

A few observations that point to Hooded Oriole vs. Orchard:
- The slightly more decurved bill (especially the upper mandible)
- The photo *suggests* a bold upper wing patch a la Hooded (immature M
Orchard shows 2 relatively similar width wing bars)
- The coloration seems too yellow for Orchard (usually more
greenish-yellow), as has already been pointed out
- Orchard is very small, not much bigger than a large warbler.

Cheers,
-- 
Dan Maynard
Denver, CO

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:33 PM, John Ealy  wrote:

> Apologies. The only clear photo I have is what I posted. The bird is very
> timid and flies from the feeder if we approach the windows, which is why I
> had to resort to digicam. The more I look at the pic, the more the bird
> looks like a young orchard to my eye. I'd love to have a state record bird,
> but I'm skeptical.
>
> On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 9:12:45 PM UTC-6, David Dowell wrote:
>>
>> Wow!  Any photos of the side or back?  I'm wondering if Streak-backed
>> Oriole is also a possible ID.
>>
>> David Dowell
>> Longmont, CO
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[cobirds] Re: Douglas County oriole

[David Tonnessen]

>
> Agreed, an Orchard Oriole would never look this orange. Also, the bill is 
> too slender for Streak-backed and the other markings aren't quite right 
> either, no?
>


David Tonnessen
Colorado Springs 

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[cobirds] Re: Douglas County oriole

[David Tonnessen]

> Agreed, an Orchard Oriole would never look this yellow. Also, the bill is 
> too slender for Streak-backed and the other markings aren't quite right 
> either, no?
>


David Tonnessen
Colorado Springs 

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Douglas County oriole

[apanjabi via Colorado Birds]

Looks too orange to be an orchard oriole.  

Arvind Panjabi
Fort Collins 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 26, 2016, at 10:33 PM, John Ealy  wrote:
> 
> Apologies. The only clear photo I have is what I posted. The bird is very 
> timid and flies from the feeder if we approach the windows, which is why I 
> had to resort to digicam. The more I look at the pic, the more the bird looks 
> like a young orchard to my eye. I'd love to have a state record bird, but I'm 
> skeptical. 
> 
>> On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 9:12:45 PM UTC-6, David Dowell wrote:
>> Wow!  Any photos of the side or back?  I'm wondering if Streak-backed Oriole 
>> is also a possible ID.
>> 
>> David Dowell
>> Longmont, CO
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