[cobirds] Re: Immature Cooper's or Sharpie? - Larimer

[Gregg Somermeyer]

I plan on returning tomorrow in hope that a mate will appear. Perhaps that 
will solve the mystery...

On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 7:34:44 AM UTC-6, Gregg Somermeyer wrote:
>
> Late yesterday I spent some time observing what I believe to be either an 
> immature Cooper's Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk on stick nest about 20 ft up 
> in crotch of tree. Yellow eye, yellow and black beak, buffy head, barred 
> tail. Is this possible? How old are they when they first breed? 
>
> Gregg Somermeyer, Ft. Collins

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[cobirds] CA Birder Looking To Network With CO Birders (Larimer, Boulder Cos.)

[Dave Cameron]

I was coincidentally birding for a few days in that part of the state for the 
past few days, but usually not that far North (I'm in Denver).  But if you send 
me your target list, I might have general suggestions for locations for your 
targets.

- email is davednvr7 at msn dot com 

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[cobirds] Denver Audubon Society's Spring Bird Court -Castlewood

[Tom Halverstadt]

All are welcome this Sunday for the Denver Audubon Society's Spring Bird Court 
at Castlewood Canyon State Park . 
Details below. 


Sunday , May 15 
Castlewood Canyon State Park . 0630am 
Leader: Tom Halverstadt, 303-618-6730 (tha...@comcast.net). 
Meeting Place: at 0630am at old entrance.or Homestead Parking lot. From CO 86, 
0.5 miles west of Franktown, turn south on Castlewood Canyon Road, go two miles 
to old entrance. 
State Parks pass required. 

Tom Halverstadt 
Louviers, Co 


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[cobirds] Sage Grouse plus the Grasslands this past weekend.

[Dave Cameron]

Deb and I had a few days off, so went for two birding locations, with three new 
birds in mind.  We got four.  Nice to have modest aspirations.

The 26 Road Lek (or more precisely, the 26B Road), was absolutely incredible.  
There were some rolling hills in the way of seeing everything, but there were 
easily 50 or 60 displaying male Greater Sage Grouse.  There seemed to be ONE 
female.  Birds on both sides of the road, in the road, etc.  Quite the 
experience.

The road from the wildlife area SE of Walden across the sage to the East was a 
sea of grease.  Even newish all-terrain tires on a Jeep barely got us through.

Phase two was the Pawnee Grasslands, target-- Longspurs.  We spent the first 
evening hiking North out of Crow Valley Campground, where we camped two nights 
(it's VERY wet, and rising, out there right now).  Highlights around that area 
were Northern Waterthrush, Brown Thrashers, Bullock's Oriole, RC Kinglet, 
Willow Fly, Cinnamon Teal (and scads of Blue-winged), Yellow-headed Blackbirds, 
many Snipe in flight display, an American Redstart, Yellow and Yellow-rumped 
Warblers, Sora (heard), Red-bellied Woodpecker (heard), Swainson's Thrush, 
Yellow-shafted Flicker, etc.  We were told of, but did not find, an Ovenbird.

Tuesday we drove Road 96, where we found several very cooperative McCowns 
Longspurs, to Road 69 to the North, where we found some decidedly less 
cooperative but nonetheless numerous Chestnut-collard Longspurs.  Among many 
other expected prairie birds.  Mission accomplished.

Dave Cameron
Denver

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[cobirds] birds

[Marcia E. Wade, Attorney at Law]

Hi - I am a new member and wanted to report bird sightings.  If this is not
where I am supposed to send
information, could you please send this to the proper person? Thank you.

On May 27, there were the following birds in the pond across the street
from Stearns Lake around 1 p.m.:
several pairs of northern shovelers, one snowy egret (last Friday there
were six);  six long-billed dowitchers,
and an avocet. In the bushes there were a loggerhead shrike, and a
yellow-rumped warbler

At Lake Wanaka (in Greenlee naturalized area) there were several avocets, a
pair of cinnamon teals, green-winged
 teals, four pairs of wood ducks, belted kingfisher (male), several
killdeer and a few blue-winged teals.  There is also
a Swainson's hawk nest between the main lake and the naturalized area.  If
anyone wants to see the wood ducks (they
are gorgeous) do it soon because after the reeds grow out the wood ducks
rarely come out of them.

On 95th Street where the Boulder Creek goes under it I got some good pix of
a beautiful osprey.  I think it has a nest out
there but I could not find it. I also saw bald eagles flying past.

On Weld County Rd 19-1/2 I found a wild turkey feeding in someone's field.
















































































































































































































































































































Hi - I am a new member and am not sure this is how to submit bird
sightings, so
if this is not where to send them, please forward this to the appropriate
person. On
May 12 in the pond across the street from Stearns Lake there were the
following birds:
snowy egret (only one today, Friday there were six); 6 long-billed
dowitchers, and
several pairs of northern shovelers. In the bushes nearby, there was a
loggerhead
shrike, and a female yellow-rumped warbler.  There is a hawk's nest in a
pasture south
of the pond at the end of the road.  I have pix of the young in the nest,
but haven't figured out what kind of hawks they are.

At Wanake Lake (in Greenlee naturalized area) there were two avocets, four
pairs of
wood ducks, a pair of cinnamon teals, several pair of  blue-winged and
green-winged
teals, two American avocets, a pair of belted kingfishers.  If anyone wants
to see the
wood ducks, you should do it soon because  after the reeds grow tall, the
wood  ducks
rarely come out of them.  There also is a Swainson's hawk nest  on the
north side of the
main lake.
































Hi - I am a new member and don't actually know how to submit bird
sightings, so
please me if you are n ot the person to whom I should













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[cobirds] Huerfano County Update: Green Heron, Semipalmated Plover

[Polly Neldner]

My ever faithful birding buddy pup (Scooter) and I ventured out to Lathrop 
State Park this morning in hopes of finding something new. 
At the wetlands trail we found a Green Heron. It was calling, the marks the 7th 
year in a row I have seen them at Lathrop.
The big surprise was an adorable Semipalmated Plover (the first I have seen at 
the park in three years) in amongst 6 Spotted Sandpiper on some small rocks 
directly across from the large group camping area.

Pictures can be seen on the CFO Facebook page.

Very disturbing to see was the spraying of pesticides on the imported sand at 
the swim beach area. They did put up small flags warning people to stay off the 
sandbut as we all know...birds, reptiles, butterflies etc. cannot 
readgrrr!

Polly Wren Neldner
La Veta, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Immature Cooper's or Sharpie? - Larimer

[David Suddjian]

Some raptors nest early (Great Honed Owl, for example), but many begin in
spring proper, and some are still in the early stages of nesting now.
Accipiters may fall mostly in the latter category; I think this is the
prime season for incubation. It is too early for a fledgling from this year
to be out and about, I think. Generally they are still incubating.

For the Cooper's Hawk it takes two years to reach an adult type plumage,
and sometimes nesting pairs are seen with one member that is not yet in an
adult plumage...i.e., not an adult. I've never seen pairs with both as
immatures, but maybe that happens, too.

David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 4:48 PM, joe...@betterbirdwatching.com <
joega...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Raptors breed early, late winter/early spring,  so it could be a
> "nestling".
>
>
> Joe LaFleur
> Woodland Park
>
> On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 7:34:44 AM UTC-6, Gregg Somermeyer wrote:
>>
>> Late yesterday I spent some time observing what I believe to be either an
>> immature Cooper's Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk on stick nest about 20 ft up
>> in crotch of tree. Yellow eye, yellow and black beak, buffy head, barred
>> tail. Is this possible? How old are they when they first breed?
>>
>> Gregg Somermeyer, Ft. Collins
>
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[cobirds] Re: Immature Cooper's or Sharpie? - Larimer

[joe...@betterbirdwatching.com]

Raptors breed early, late winter/early spring,  so it could be a "nestling".


Joe LaFleur
Woodland Park

On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 7:34:44 AM UTC-6, Gregg Somermeyer wrote:
>
> Late yesterday I spent some time observing what I believe to be either an 
> immature Cooper's Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk on stick nest about 20 ft up 
> in crotch of tree. Yellow eye, yellow and black beak, buffy head, barred 
> tail. Is this possible? How old are they when they first breed? 
>
> Gregg Somermeyer, Ft. Collins

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Re: [cobirds] Glossy Ibis , El Paso County

[melgoff]

I agree with John about the parking where the Ibis are. I was there this a.m. 
and parked near the pond and walked down the road. I had to set my scope up on 
the south side of the road by the one large tree in order to stay out of the 
traffic lanes. The road on both sides drops off and you cannot set up a scope 
on the north side and still be off the road. 

Be careful if you go to that spot! 

Mel Goff 
Colorado Springs 

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From: "'John D' via Colorado Birds"  
To: "Cobirds"  
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 4:11:20 PM 
Subject: [cobirds] Glossy Ibis , El Paso County 

Cobirders : 

Adult Glossy Ibis in a flock of 103 White-faced Ibis along Squirrel Creek Road 
near the pond , Fountain . The ibis are in a flooded field north of road , note 
there is absolutely no room to pull off vehicle , need to view with scope from 
a safe vantage point . 

John Drummond 
Colorado Springs . 



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[cobirds] Glossy Ibis , El Paso County

['John D' via Colorado Birds]

Cobirders :

 Adult Glossy Ibis in a flock of 103 White-faced Ibis along Squirrel Creek 
Road near the pond , Fountain . The ibis are in a flooded field north of road , 
note there is absolutely no room to pull off vehicle , need to view with scope 
from a safe vantage point .

John Drummond
Colorado Springs .

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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chatfield Station, 5/12/16

[meredith . mcburney]

Slow day..did not make me sorry that we would be closed the next two 
days, but looking forward to being back on Sunday with hopefully more birds!

Here's today's 15 new captures:

Least Flycatcher 1 (Bob Righter, this is the one that you taped!)
House Wren 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Spotted Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 1

Open daily, weather permitting, through June 2, EXCEPT for May 13, 14 (that 
is this Friday and Saturday) and 30. It is almost always better to visit 
early in the morning. 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. We aim to close by noon most days, earlier if it is 
very hot, very cold, or very windy.

Meredith McBurney
Bander/Biologist
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] White-throated Sparrow in Alamosa

[mvjohnski]

Considered rare in these parts, was a White-throated Sparrow today at the 
"cougar woods" at the north end of the Alamosa Golf Course (Alamosa 
County). Other delights included Dusky Flycatcher, Sora and Bullocks 
Oriole. Maybe the wave of birds are finally arriving in our cold mountain 
valley. 29 degrees this am but I planted tomatoes in the greenhouse anyway!

Bird walk in Alamosa on Saturday and will let you know what we find!

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO

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[cobirds] Hammond's Flyc, N Waterthrush, CSR, El Paso Co, Thurs

[Steve Brown]

Hey COBirders,

It was a little slower at Clear Spring Ranch banding today, but there were a 
couple of good arrivals.

First, I banded a second-year Hammond's Flycatcher today, my first Empid of the 
season here.
Then, the Northern Waterthrush banded yesterday was re-captured late in the 
morning. The hunting must be favorable, as he'd put on 5% weight since 
yesterday!

Otherwise, more yellowthroats, Lincoln' Sparrows, catbirds, and several RW 
Blackbirds today.

Have a birdy weekend, 
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs

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[cobirds] Northern Parula & Green Heron - Marjorie Perry NP (Arapahoe)

[Jared Del Rosso]

This morning began with two new yard birds -- a male *Black-headed Grosbeak* 
(FOS also) and a small flock of *Pine Siskin*. Both took one look at my 
empty platform feeder and left. I took these new visitors as a sign that 
good things were yet to come and took my dog for a walk at Marjorie Perry 
Nature Preserve in Greenwood Village. 

On the eastern edge of the preserve, where the High Line Canal bends around 
the preserve, we inspected a pewee that yesterday sounded enough like an 
Eastern to justify a second look. Today, the pewee sounded just like it 
should. 

Near the *Western Wood-Pewee *was a very vocal *Northern Parula*.  A 
*MacGillivray's 
Warbler* and my first *Plumbeous Vireo* of the season were also nearby. (At 
least I think it was a Plumbeous. My photos [on my eBird checklist below] 
show just a bit of yellowish-green wash, but not enough too make me think 
it was a Cassin's. If you think otherwise, let me know.) This edge of the 
preserve has been a joy to bird lately. I've seen all of the preserve's 
warblers in this area, the pewee, a Dusky Flycatcher, a Lincoln's Sparrow, 
and the Red-headed Woopecker that recently visited. Today, a *Virginia Rail* 
called 
from the reeds nearby while I watched the vireo and parula.

I then stopped by the easternmost lake. I saw a long, heron-shaped bird fly 
into a tree over the lake. It appeared streaked and brown as it came 
through. Still reeling from the parula, I began thinking things I shouldn't 
(bittern, bittern, bittern?). But I found a *Black-crowned Night Heron* 
where the bittern should have been. It was an adult, so neither brown nor 
streaked. Don't know how I saw it otherwise. 

Beneath the Night Heron, however, was a small heron jousting with a trio of 
*Common 
Grackles*. Unfortunately, the grackles held their territory and the *Green 
Heron* flew to the far edge of the lake, eventually disappearing from 
sight. When I began birding in 2012 in New Hampshire, this was among the 
very first birds I encountered (with help from a more experienced birder). 
I've been smitten with it since then, but, until today, I've only seen it 
when I've traveled back east to visit family. Another one of those 
favorites from back east was the Eastern Phoebe. It's been a treat to get 
to see both this spring, so close to home. I expect the third bird that 
impressed me during that first, brief month birding in New Hampshire will 
soon also show up at Marjorie Perry's east lake. Can't wait to see a Common 
Eider diving alongside while a Gadwall paddles by!

When I arrived home, a male *Lazuli Bunting *made a brief appearance in my 
yard. 

eBird checklist, with photos, from Marjorie Perry: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S2958.

- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO

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[cobirds] Pine Siskin [Yard, Nunn, Weld]

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

This morning ...

   

   - Pine Siskin - 4 (at nyger feeder)
   
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://coloradobirder.ning.com/

Mobile:  http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m

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[cobirds] White-winged Dove - Museum of Discovery feeders - Fort Collins (Larimer)

[John Shenot]

Locally very uncommon just now; flew toward bike trail

John Shenot
Fort Collins, CO

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[cobirds] Immature Cooper's or Sharpie? - Larimer

[Gregg Somermeyer]

Late yesterday I spent some time observing what I believe to be either an 
immature Cooper's Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk on stick nest about 20 ft up in 
crotch of tree. Yellow eye, yellow and black beak, buffy head, barred tail. Is 
this possible? How old are they when they first breed?

Gregg Somermeyer, Ft. Collins

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[cobirds] RFI: Boreal Owls in SW Colorado

[Tommy DeBardeleben]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Tommy and I'm from the Phoenix area.  Two of my friends and I are 
planning a trip to Telluride over Memorial Day weekend and we are going to be 
searching for Boreal Owls for two nights in the San Juans.  It is a bird I am 
dying to see, so any information or suggestions on finding them in this 
mountain range or tips on finding them during this time frame would be highly 
appreciated.  I do understand that it may come with a bit of a challenge, as 
the end of May is when the time frame that they are more likely to be calling 
is closing. 

For something fun for my birding this year, I've been working on a North 
American Owl Big Year and I have a goal of seeing all of North America's 19 owl 
species.  So far I have 17 of them, and Boreal is the only one I haven't seen 
overall.  The year has been very fun so far, and any help would be highly 
appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

Good Birding,

Tommy DeBardeleben (Glendale, Arizona)

emails:  sunsfan1...@aol.com, debardelebento...@gmail.com

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 12 May 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine

e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org

Date:  May 12, 2016

This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 12, 2016, sponsored by Denver
Field

Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.


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

Note / warblers and other migrants on the move.  Go out and find more!!


Mexican Mallard (Rio Grande)

Glossy Ibis (El Paso, Jefferson, *Weld)

Broad-winged Hawk (Bent, *Prowers, Washington; Weld)

Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe; Mesa)

Whimbrel (La Plata)

Snowy Plover (*Costilla)

LAUGHING GULL (Otero)

Lesser  Black-backed Gull (*Weld)

Red-throated Loon (Bent)

Least Tern (El Paso County)

Black Swift (El Paso)

White-throated Swift (El Paso)

Winter Wren (El Paso)

Veery (Bent)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Arapahoe, *El Paso, *Weld)

Acorn Woodpecker (Pueblo)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (*Prowers, *Weld)

American Three-toed Woodpecker (Conejos)

Least Flycatcher (*Bent, *Prowers)

Gray Flycatcher (Boulder, Jefferson, Kit Carson)

Black Phoebe (Boulder)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Yuma)

Cassin's Kingbird (Larimer)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (El Paso, Kiowa)

Yellow-throated Vireo (La Plata)

Chihuahuan Raven (*El Paso)

Gray-cheeked Thrush (*El Paso)

Curve-billed Thrasher (Arapahoe, *El Paso)

Ovenbird (*Boulder, *Bent)

Worm-eating Warbler (Boulder)

Northern Waterthrush (*Adams, Baca, *Bent, *Elbert, *El Paso, La Plata,
*Jefferson)

Golden-winged Warbler (Baca)

Black-and-white Warbler (*Elbert, Prowers)

Tennessee (Jefferson, Otero)

Nashville Warbler (Bent, *Elbert, Pueblo, *Weld)

Northern Parula (Baca, Huerfano, Prowers)

Magnolia Warbler (Fremont, Kiowa, Prowers)

Bay-breasted Warbler (Larimer)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Larimer)

Palm Warbler (Jefferson; Yuma)

Grace’s Warbler (*Pueblo)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Baca, *Huerfano, Lincoln)

Black-throated Green Warbler (Bent)

Scarlet Tanager (*Larimer)

Summer Tanager (Arapahoe, Baca, El Paso, *Fremont)

Painted Bunting (*Baca)

Rufous-crowned Sparrow (*Baca)

Canyon Towhee (*Baca)

Black-throated Sparrow (Conejos)

Indigo Bunting (Bent, La Plata)

Scott's Oriole (Fremont)

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (San Juan)

Black Rosy-Finch (San Juan)

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (San Juan)


*For locations you are not familiar with (e.g. "Lower Latham"), please
refer to CFO's Colorado County Birding site for directions:
www.coloradocountybirding.org


ADAMS COUNTY:

---A Northern Waterthrush was reported by Eric DeFonso at Camenisch Park in
Federal Heights on May 11.


ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

—On May 7 a Summer Tanager was reported by Tim Luez at South Platte
Reservior.

—On May 7 a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported by Jared Del Rosso at
Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve.

--On May 7 the over wintering Long-tailed Ducks were reported by David
Suddjaian at South Platte Reservoir.

—On May 7 a Curve-billed Thrasher was reported by Gene Rutherford in
Englewood Grove on PRIVATE property - not open to public.


BACA COUNTY:

---On May 11 a Black-throated Gray Warbler, 4 Rufous-crowned Sparrows, 6
Canyon Towhees, and 2 m Painted Buntings were reported by David Dowell in
Picture Canyon.

---On May 9 a Golden-winged Warbler was reported by David Chartier at
Picture Canyon.

—On May 8 a Painted Bunting (male) was reported by Glen Walbek at Picture
Canyon.

—On May 8 a Canyon Towhee was reported by Glen Walbek at Picture Canyon.

—On May 8 a Canyon Towhee was reported by Mackenzie Goldsmith at Sand
Canyon.

 —On May 7 a Canyon Towhee was reported by Mike Henwood near Carrizo Canyon
Picnic Area.

—On May 6 two Summer Tanagers were reported by Brandon Percival and other
CFO participants at Two Buttes Reservoir -below the dam.

—On May 6 a Northern Parula (male) was reported by Brandon Percival and
other CFO participants at Two Buttes Reservoir -below the dam.

—On May 6 a Northern Waterthrush was reported by Brandon Percival and other
CFO participants at Two Buttes Reservoir -below the dam.


BENT COUNTY:

---On May 11 at Tempel Grove, Dave Leatherman reported Northern
Waterthrush,  Ovenbird, and 2-3 Least Flycatchers.

---On May 10 a m Indigo Bunting and m Nashville Warbler were reported by
Brandon Percival at Van's Grove.

---On May 10 a f Black-throated Green Warbler was reported by Brandon
Percival at Hasty Campground.

—On May 9 a Red-throated Loon was reported by Gloria Nikolai at John Martin
Reservoir.

—On May 8 a Veery was reported by Steve Brown at Temple Grove.


BOULDER COUNTY:

---On May 11 an Ovenbird was reported by Michael Morton on Skunk Canyon
Trails in Boulder.

—On May 9 a Gray Flycatcher was reported by Mark Minner-Lee at Skunk Canyon
Trails.

—On May 8 a Worm-eating Warbler was reported by Nathan Pieplow (possibly
same bird he found on April 30).  The bird was along Boulder Creek below
the CU Boulder Recreation Center, foraging and calling near the footbridge
nearest Folsom  in the am.

The Worm-eating Warbler continues in the same location as of noon today
(Mon. May