re: [cobirds] Rufous Hummingbirds out of season (according to the bird book)

[Karl Stecher Jr.]

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Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 11:16 PM
To: "Colorado Birds" 
Subject: [cobirds] Rufous Hummingbirds out of season (according to the bird 
book)   
I have had rufous hummingbirds all summer at my feeder. According to the 
book, these guys are only here in migration. I'm not sure how many, or if 
they're nesting. I've seen at least two males and a female, all adults.

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[cobirds] Mew Gull (Larimer)

[Nick Komar]

Dave Wade just spotted a second cycle Mew Gull () at Horseshoe Lake farm 
pond (north side). We are trying to relocate the bird now to get better photos. 

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Rufous Hummingbirds out of season (according to the bird book)

[Joe Roller]

Thanks for your report, Adrian!
I checked eBird records for that coppery, pugnacious "dyno-mite," and "the
book" is almost correct.
There are a few records in June from Mancos and the Durango area, and a few
for early July, plus
many records for mid and late July, of course.

The book is absolutely correct if you consider that for Rufous
Hummingbirds, migration south
can begin in June and early July. So I suppose the book refers to the
hummers' southward migration season,
not the usual autumn months many birders think of when you mention "fall
migration."

Your report is valuable! Do you have specific dates in June when it visited
at your feeder? If so, please
submit your observations to eBird. Birders near you can coach you if you
are not yet "an eBirder."

Joe Roller, Denver

On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 12:56 PM,  wrote:

> Oh, and I forgot to mention, I love in Mancos, Colorado
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[cobirds] Re: Rufous Hummingbirds out of season (according to the bird book)

[adrianateb]

Oh, and I forgot to mention, I love in Mancos, Colorado


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[cobirds] Northern Waterthrush, Estes Park, Larimer Co. 8/5

[Jim Nelson]

 We have been enjoying a nice midsummer visit in Estes Park in Larimer County.  
Today we took a late morning walk at the Matthews-Reeser Bird Sanctuary at Lake 
Estes.  We were delighted to see a Northern Waterthrush doing its distinctive 
tail bob next to a Spotted Sandpiper, similarly bobbing.  The bird was on the 
east side of the pine-covered peninsula that juts into Lake Estes along the 
water line.  The lake level has gone down a bit in the last few days, so there 
is a nice area for foraging along the water's edge.  Checking eBird, I was 
surprised to find no reports of Northern Waterthrush in Colorado from July 1 
until today.  So our bird appears to be the first reported fall migrant.


On our way back to our car, we spotted a post-breeding-plumage male Lark 
Bunting in the grassy area between the concrete trail through the Sanctuary and 
the water outlet from the power plant.  It was hunting in the grass and 
occasionally sitting on the fence by the maintenance yard.  eBird shows only 
one other sighting of this species off the plains since July 1, four birds in 
Little Horseshoe Park in Rocky Mountain National Park on July 10.
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So nice to see some post-breeding migrant passerines.


Jim Nelson
Bethesda, Maryland

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Re: [cobirds] Passing of Dr. Ron Ryder

[Ira Sanders]

I am very sorry to hear that. I knew Dr. Ryder at CSU.  He was always easy
to talk to.

Ira Sanders

On Aug 3, 2016 9:47 PM, "DAVID A LEATHERMAN"  wrote:

> It has come to my àrrention that one of the greats of Colorado
> ornithology, Dr. Ron Ryder, has passed away. The birds are sad. I am sad.
> More later.
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[cobirds] Rufous Hummingbirds out of season (according to the bird book)

[adrianateb]

I have had rufous hummingbirds all summer at my feeder. According to the book, 
these guys are only here in migration. I'm not sure how many, or if they're 
nesting. I've seen at least two males and a female, all adults. 

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[cobirds] Tribute to Ron Ryder

[Virginia Simmons]

Ron Ryder was so knowledgeable and always a gentleman who helped me ENJOY 
birding. As an amateur birder with many questions , I could count on him to 
give me clear, reliable  “yes” or “no” answers. Virginia Simmons. Del Norte

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[cobirds] Upland Sandpiper, Lafayette, Boulder County, right now (and field trip announcement)

[Ted Floyd]

Hello, everybody.

Here I sit in the rainy backyard, enjoying the slow singing of snowy tree 
crickets, *Oecanthus fultoni*. A couple minutes ago, I heard the 
unmistakable liquid flight call (*quiddy quit!*) of an *upland sandpiper* 
on nocturnal migration. If you've got nothing better to do (come on, it's 4 
in the morning), go out in the rain and listen. I bet others are on the 
move.

Oh, and this provides me the opportunity to announce that we will be doing 
our usual, annual meteors-and-migrants field trip during the wee hours of 
the morning next *Friday, Aug. 12.* Our undisclosed location is to be 
somewhere in eastern Boulder County. Will have a more detailed announcement 
shortly. But, for now, if you want to reserve a spot, please contact me 
offline (tfloyd "at" aba "dot" org), and I'll make sure you're included in 
the shenanigans. 

[Female *great horned owl* singing right now. Also, one of the resident 
night-singing *barn swallows* is at it.]

Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County

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