[cobirds] "THE BIG SIT!" at Chatfield State Park - THIS Sunday, October 9th

[Joey Kellner]

Hello Fellow COBIRDERS!

Looking for something to do this Sunday?  How about some leisure birding at
a Big Sit?

What is a "Big Sit" you ask? 

Well a Big Sit is similar to the birding event called a "Big Day", in both
events participants try to count as many species as possible, the difference
is that in a Big Day you travel all over a geographical area whereas during
a Big Sit you sit (or stand) in one location (a 17-foot diameter "circle")
and count as many species seen or heard as possible.  This is a nationwide
event and as of this posting there are already over 100 Big Sit "circles"
registered for this year's event! 

The Denver Field Ornithologists will once again sponsor and Ed Holub will
host "The Big Sit!" at Chatfield State Park this Sunday, October 9th.  This
will be the 14th year for this fun and frivolous event.  It is open to the
public and EVERYONE is welcome!  It will be held from dawn to dusk, come for
an hour or stay all day, whatever works for your schedule.  In addition to a
day list Ed will perform hourly counts so that every hour there are "new"
birds to be added to the hour's count.  
 
"The Big Sit!" at Chatfield will be located at the Heronry Overlook on the
east side of the reservoir.  Just follow the signs located at both
entrances.  Bring your own chair or use the bench seating provided by the
heronry overlook deck.  Bring binoculars, spotting scope (if you have),
food, water, treats to share or whatever you need to spend time birding!
State Parks will be providing a canopy for shade from the sun, or shelter
from rain.  This year's weather looks to be perfect.for once!
 
If you cannot attend "The Big Sit!" at Chatfield create your own!  The
details and rules can be found at:

http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/funbirds/bigsit/bigsit.aspx 

The "DFO Insaniacs" (as we are registered) have had the highest "Big Sit"
count for Colorado 13 years running!  There are at least two Colorado "Big
Sits" that have already registered this year, so come help DFO's Big Sit at
Chatfield stay on top! 

Joey Kellner
Littleton, Colorado


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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Barr Lake Station, 10/3/16

[meredith . mcburney]

A slow banding day that started nice and turned hot and windy.  Only banded 
11 new birds:

White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 4
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

WE ARE CLOSED TOMORROW, TUESDAY, OCT 4.  Next week we will be closed Wed, 
Oct 12.  Otherwise, we are open daily for the next 2 weeks, weather 
permitting. We are opening nets at about 6:50 a.m. and most days we start 
closing between 11 a.m. and 12 
noon. We will open later and/or close earlier if it is very hot, very cold, 
wet, windy, etc. There are school groups most weekday mornings, usually 
arriving around 9:30. Best times to visit, if you like lots of birds and 
fewer humans, are early mornings during the week and Sundays.
 
Meredith McBurney
Bander/Biologist
Barr Lake Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Larimer

[Nick Komar]

The ST Flycatcher is hunkered down in a large shrub (maybe a plum, with reddish 
leaves) on the north side of US287, evading the 50 mph wind gusts. This is 
across the road from the entrance to Forks Lumber. Other birders showed it to 
me, so I will hang for a while in case more birders show up. There is a safe 
pullout on the south side of the road (northbound side). 

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:19 PM, John Shenot  wrote:
> 
> FYI this local rarity was originally reported on the Fort Collins Audubon 
> Society facebook page by Daniel Stangeland, a birder visiting from Florida 
> who probably hasn't heard of COBIRDS. Thanks to Daniel and congrats to David 
> Wade, who hopefully won't be the last local to find this gem.
> 
> John Shenot
> Fort Collins, CO
> 
>> On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 2:16:19 PM UTC-6, David Wade wrote:
>> Trough a series of texts, email, and Facebook posts I heard of a possible 
>> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in northern Larimer today. I was a little 
>> pessimistic about finding it because of my late start but was lucky enough 
>> to find it. It's about a half mile north of Ted's Place (hwy 287 and 14 or 
>> the Poudre canyon turnoff). That's where 287 makes a 90 degree turn to east. 
>> It was perched in the dead trees above a farmhouse on the north side of the 
>> highway. This all private land but it can be seen from a pull off of the 
>> highway there.
>> David Wade
>> Ft Collins CO
>> 
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Larimer

[Megan Miller]

At about 4:15 a few more of us saw the bird. We found it about a mile north
of teds place, on the north side of 287 on the other side from the sawmill.
This is further up the road from where Dave Wade saw it. The road bends
northward at this place and then continues straight north afterwards. The
bird was headed back west when we left.

Good but brief views. The wind is blowing like crazy and it seems to be
struggling to forage.

-Megan, Fort Collins, Co

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 3:19 PM, John Shenot  wrote:

> FYI this local rarity was originally reported on the Fort Collins Audubon
> Society facebook page by Daniel Stangeland, a birder visiting from Florida
> who probably hasn't heard of COBIRDS. Thanks to Daniel and congrats to
> David Wade, who hopefully won't be the last local to find this gem.
>
> John Shenot
> Fort Collins, CO
>
> On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 2:16:19 PM UTC-6, David Wade wrote:
>
>> Trough a series of texts, email, and Facebook posts I heard of a possible
>> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in northern Larimer today. I was a little
>> pessimistic about finding it because of my late start but was lucky enough
>> to find it. It's about a half mile north of Ted's Place (hwy 287 and 14 or
>> the Poudre canyon turnoff). That's where 287 makes a 90 degree turn to
>> east. It was perched in the dead trees above a farmhouse on the north side
>> of the highway. This all private land but it can be seen from a pull off of
>> the highway there.
>>
>> David Wade
>> Ft Collins CO
>>
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[cobirds] Continuing: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Larimer

[Sean Walters]

Continuing on fence across from lumber yard ~3/4 mile north of Highway 14 on 
287. 

Sean Walters
Fort Collins, CO


> On Oct 3, 2016, at 3:19 PM, John Shenot  wrote:
> 
> FYI this local rarity was originally reported on the Fort Collins Audubon 
> Society facebook page by Daniel Stangeland, a birder visiting from Florida 
> who probably hasn't heard of COBIRDS. Thanks to Daniel and congrats to David 
> Wade, who hopefully won't be the last local to find this gem.
> 
> John Shenot
> Fort Collins, CO
> 
>> On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 2:16:19 PM UTC-6, David Wade wrote:
>> Trough a series of texts, email, and Facebook posts I heard of a possible 
>> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in northern Larimer today. I was a little 
>> pessimistic about finding it because of my late start but was lucky enough 
>> to find it. It's about a half mile north of Ted's Place (hwy 287 and 14 or 
>> the Poudre canyon turnoff). That's where 287 makes a 90 degree turn to east. 
>> It was perched in the dead trees above a farmhouse on the north side of the 
>> highway. This all private land but it can be seen from a pull off of the 
>> highway there.
>> David Wade
>> Ft Collins CO
>> 
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[cobirds] Re: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Larimer

[John Shenot]

FYI this local rarity was originally reported on the Fort Collins Audubon 
Society facebook page by Daniel Stangeland, a birder visiting from Florida 
who probably hasn't heard of COBIRDS. Thanks to Daniel and congrats to 
David Wade, who hopefully won't be the last local to find this gem.

John Shenot
Fort Collins, CO

On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 2:16:19 PM UTC-6, David Wade wrote:

> Trough a series of texts, email, and Facebook posts I heard of a possible 
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in northern Larimer today. I was a little 
> pessimistic about finding it because of my late start but was lucky enough 
> to find it. It's about a half mile north of Ted's Place (hwy 287 and 14 or 
> the Poudre canyon turnoff). That's where 287 makes a 90 degree turn to 
> east. It was perched in the dead trees above a farmhouse on the north side 
> of the highway. This all private land but it can be seen from a pull off of 
> the highway there. 
>
> David Wade
> Ft Collins CO
>

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[cobirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Larimer

[David Wade]

Trough a series of texts, email, and Facebook posts I heard of a possible 
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in northern Larimer today. I was a little pessimistic 
about finding it because of my late start but was lucky enough to find it. It's 
about a half mile north of Ted's Place (hwy 287 and 14 or the Poudre canyon 
turnoff). That's where 287 makes a 90 degree turn to east. It was perched in 
the dead trees above a farmhouse on the north side of the highway. This all 
private land but it can be seen from a pull off of the highway there. 

David Wade
Ft Collins CO

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[cobirds] Sabine's Gulls, Boulder Res., 10/3

[Thomas Heinrich]

At 12:10 pm today I found  3 juv Sabine's Gull flying near the dam. 
The Cattle Egret is still amongst the sheep west of 75th about 1/2 mi north of 
valmont.  
Good birding,


Thomas Heinrich
Boulder, CO
nyc...@aol.com

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[cobirds] Northcentral Weld County

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

>From yesterday ...

   - Blue Grosbeak and Ferruginous Hawk [Beebe Draw-area, Weld CR 42/45, 
   Lasalle, Weld]
   - Wilson's Snipe - 12 and Savannah Sparrow - 2 [Weld CR 59 Marsh, 
   Kersey, Weld]
   - Wilson's Snipe - 19 and Great-tailed Grackle - 2 [Woods Lake, 
   Severance, Weld]
   - Multiple 100s and 100s of gulls loafing on north side of draining 
   Windsor Reservoir (need a scope)
   - Horned Grebe and Ruddy Duck {Windsor Lake, Windsor, Weld]
   - Greater Yellowlegs [Weld CR 84 Marsh, Pierce, Weld]
   - Redhead and Ruddy Duck [Crom Lake, Pierce, Weld]

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 3 October 2016

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:  Joyce Takamine
e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:  October 3, 2016
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 3 sponsored by Denver Field
Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.

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

NOTE:  The RBA is using the new AOU checklist and the order of the
famillies has changed

Mallard (Mexican) (Jackson)
Barrow's Goldeneye (*Clear Creek)
Chukar (Montezuma)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Logan)
Red-necked Grebe (Douglas)
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Bent)
Parasitic Jaeger (Arapahoe)
Sabine's Gull (Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jackson, Kiowa,
Larimer, Morgan, Pueblo, Weld)
Laughing Gull (Morgan)
WESTERN GULL (Washington)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Larimer, Morgan, Washington)
Caspian Tern (Denver, Douglas, Larimer, Morgan)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (*Montrose)
TRICOLORED HERON (Jackson)
Green Heron  (Larimer)
Mississippi Kite (Adams)
Broad-winged Hawk (Boulder, El Paso, *Kit Carson, Larimer, Morgan, Weld,
Yuma)
Red-headed Woodpecker (El Paso, Morgan, Yuma)
Acorn Woodpecker (La Plata)
Williamson's Sapsucker (Bent,Custer, El Paso, *Larimer, Mesa)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Weld)
Least Flycatcher (Arapahoe)
Black Phoebe (Mesa)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Lincoln)
Cassin's Kingbird (El Paso, Jefferson, Lincoln, Morgan)
White-eyed Vireo (El Paso)
Bell's Vireo (El Paso)
Blue-headed Vireo (Adams, Kit Carson, Morgan)
Philadelphia Vireo (Adams, Kit Carson)
Chihuahuan Raven (Kiowa)
Curve-billed Thrasher (El Paso)
Sprague's Pipit (Yuma)
Lapland Longspur (Weld)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Kit Carson, Morgan, Yuma)
McCown's Longspur (Lincoln)
Ovenbird (*Bent)
Tennessee Warbler (El Paso, Weld, Yuma)
Nashville Warbler (Adams, El Paso, Larimer, Montrose, Weld, Yuma)
Magnolia Warbler (El Paso, Bent, Larimer)
Blackpoll Warbler (Larimer)
Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Morgan)
Field Sparrow (Douglas)
Sagebrush Sparrow (Costilla)
Northern Cardinal (Morgan)
Bobolink (Larimer)
Great-tailed Grackle (Adams, Custer)

*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:
---On October 1 at Barr Lake Meredith McBurney banded a Philadelphia Vireo
which was seen by Ira Sanders, Megan Miller, and Kurt Hansen.
---On September 30 at Barr Lake, Meredith McBurney banded and Susan Rosine
photographed a Magnolia Warbler.
---On September 29 at Barr Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported Lesser
Black-backed Gull and 150 Great-tailed Grackles.
---On September 22 at Barr Lake, Meredith McBurney reported banding
Blue-headed Vireo and Nashville Warbler.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On September 26 at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve, Christ Rurik reported
Least Flycatcher.
---On September 19, Parasitic Jaeger was reported by Gene Rutherford,
Charles Lawrence, Du Wayne Worthington and Mark Minner-Lee at Cherry Creek
Reservoir and Gene Rutherford reported 4 Sabine's Gulls.  On September 20,
Parasitic Jaeger was reported by Wayne Wathen, Gregg Goodrich,  Anna Troth,
Kay Rasmussen, and Chris Goulart at Cherry Creek SP.  On September 21,
Parasitic Jaeger was reported by Doug Kibbe at Cherry Creek Reservoir.  On
September 22, Aaron Tucker reported Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine's Gull at
Cherry Creek SP.

BENT COUNTY:
---On October 1 an Ovenbird ws reported by David Dowell at Melody Tempel
Grove.
---On September 26 an imm f RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported at Duane
Nelson coming to his feeder in Las Animas.  If you would like to try for
the bird, please contact Duane at dnelson1 AT centurytel.net.  Jill White
Smith was able to get photos of the RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD perched on
September 26.
---On September 24 by the shelter house at entry to Corps HQ below the dam
at John Martin Reservoir, Duane Nelson reported a m Williamson's
Sapsucker.  This is a new county record if accepted.

BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 1, 2 Broad-winged Hawks was reported by Peter Burke at
Flagstaff Amphitheater.
---On October 1 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Candice Johnson near
Foothills and Diagonal highways intersection.
---On September 24 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Steve Frye at Eben
Fine Park in Boulder.
---On September 23 a Broad-winged Hawk was reported by Steve Mlodinow at
Golden Ponds Park and Nature Area in Longmont.
---On September 23 a juv Sabine's Gull was reported by Thomas Heinrich and
Mark Minner-Lee at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder.  On September 24 2 juv
Sabine's Gulls were reported by Mark Miller and Peter Burke at Baseline
Reservoir.  On September 25, Jeff Parks, Bruce Snyder and Sue Riffe
reported Sabine's Gulls at Baseline Reservoir.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY:
---On October 2 a f Barrow's Goldeneye was reported by Temujin Shubodai at
Echo Lake.

COSTILLA COUNTY:
---On September 28, 3 Sagebrush Sparrows were reported by Bob Friedrichs
near the state line between Colorado and New Mexico and W of CR 8.

CUSTER COUNTY:
---On September 24 and 25 at DeWeese