[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge (07 Mar 2017) 2 Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2017
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  0  0
Osprey   0  0  0
Bald Eagle   0  6  6
Northern Harrier 0  0  0
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0  0  0
Cooper's Hawk0  0  0
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk1  1  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  0
Golden Eagle 0  0  0
American Kestrel 0  0  0
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  1  1
Prairie Falcon   0  0  0
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  0  0
Unknown Buteo0  1  1
Unknown Falcon   0  0  0
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  0  0

Total:   2 23 23
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:Gary Rossmiller

Observers:

Visitors:
Several people came up to the platform but no questions. Trail was lightly
used today.


Weather:
Clear, a few thin clouds, lots of haze from the wind. Very windy, wires
whistling first thing this morning. Calmer from noon to 1pm, then wind
changed direction from out of the west to out of the east. Sunny all day
with chilly temps.

Raptor Observations:
2 migrating raptors, a Broad Wing around 10:30 and a RT after the noon
hour. 2-3 local Red Tails through out the day on both sides of the ridge.

Non-raptor Observations:
Very few birds, a couple of robins, solitaires, and magpies. A couple of
crows, in the afternoon several went over heading west. Deer to the south
of I-70, east side of ridge, and on Green Mountain.

Predictions:
Two day's of high wind, tomorrow is supposed to be calmer. Will they
finally start traveling?

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 Goshawk is rare but regular.
Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western
Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican or
Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome. 
The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from Bird Conservancy of
the Rockies from about 9 AM to around 3 PM from March 1st to May 7th.

Directions to site:
>From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under freeway and take
left into first parking lot, the Stegosaurus lot. Follow small signs from
the south side of lot to hawkwatch site. The hike starts heading east on an
old two-track and quickly turns south onto a trail on the west side of the
ridge. When the trail nears the top of the ridge, turn left, head through
the gate, and walk to the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of the
ridge.


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[cobirds] Re: RFI: April Trip (UPDATED)

[Carl Bendorf]

Jeff,

Be sure to also look at the excellent site maintained by the Colorado Field 
Ornithologists which breaks the state down by counties and also by 
specialty species:

http://coloradocountybirding.org/

Carl Bendorf
Longmont, CO
Colorado Birding Adventures 

On Monday, March 6, 2017 at 6:09:05 PM UTC-7, Jeff Cullen wrote:
>
> We will be birding Colorado April 15-24 and will appreciate any 
> information we receive.  We are using the Falcon Guide to Birding Colorado 
> by Kingery and the Colorado Birding Society website to plan our trip.  One 
> member of the group has limited mobility.   In particular, we need 
> information on Lesser Prairie Chickens, and we understand that may actually 
> be in Kansas.  Other Life Birds, for at least one of us, that we could use 
> information about include Chukar, Black Rail, Boreal Owl, and Brown-capped 
> Rosy-Finch.  And if anybody can tell me how to rent a SUV while avoiding 
> the exorbitant rates at Denver International I would appreciate that too. 
>  Thanks, and you can reply off-list.  jcullen at bgcs.k12.oh.us
>
> Jeff & Becky Cullen, Bowling Green, Ohio
>  and Brad Cullen, Clyde, Ohio.
> members of the Toledo Naturalists' Association & the Black Swamp Bird 
> Observatory
>

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[cobirds] Thanks to All Who Identified the Hermit Thrush in my Yard on Sunday

[KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds]

Hello Cobirders,
 
   I received over a dozen responses to my plea for ID help for a  thrush 
who briefly visited my yard on Sunday past.  All said it is a Hermit  Thrush 
and many gave diagnostic clues to the bird's identity.  David  Leatherman 
added a putative ID for the cast seed, possibly from a Pyracantha  bush.
 
Thanks Again,
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial, Arapahoe County
 
Sent from my  Remington Rand Typewriter via my Wall Phone

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 7 March 2017

[Joyce Takamine]

Compiler:   Joyce Takamine
e-mail:RBA AT cobirds.org
Date:   March 7, 2017
This is the Rare Bird Alert for  Tuesday, March 7 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
families has changed.

BRANT (Jefferson)
Trumpeter  Swan (Douglas)
Tundra Swan (Eagle, Pueblo)
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (Weld)
Long-tailed Duck (Larimer)
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Larimer)
Red-necked Grebe (Pueblo)
Greater Roadrunner (Baca)
American Woodcock (Larimer)
Thayer’s Gull (Adams, Larimer, Weld)
ICELAND GULL (Weld)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adams, Douglas, Larimer, Pueblo, 8Weld)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larimer, Pueblo)
Lewis’s Woodpecker (Las Animas)
 ACORN WOODPECKER (Pueblo)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Baca)
Williamson’s Sapsucker (Boulder, Pueblo)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (El Paso)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Baca)
Chihuahuan Raven (Baca)
Winter Wren (Baca, *El Paso)
Curve-billed Thrasher (Prowers, Pueblo)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ( Jefferson)
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Jefferson)
Red Fox Sparrow (El Paso)
Lincoln‘s Sparrow (Boulder)
Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe)
Great-tailed Grackle (Weld)

ADAMS COUNTY:
---On March 2 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal at Lake Ladora, Candice
Johnson reported Lesser Black-backed Gull.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On March 5 at Cherry Creek SP, Christine Alexander reported Rusty Blackbird.

BACA COUNTY:
---On March 3 at Two Buttes Reservoir, Daniel Maynard reported Greater
Roadrunner and 2 Chihuahuan Ravens.
---On March 3 at Two Buttes SWA below dam, Daniel Maynard reported
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, and Winter Wren.

BOULDER COUNTY:
---On March 4 at Heil Valley Ranch, Wapiti Trail, Kathy Mihm Dunning
reported Williamson’s Sapsucker.

DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On February 27 Brandon Percial reported Trumpeter Swan at Chatfield
SP on pond viewed from High Line Canal Trail, accessed from Titan
Road.  On March 3, Gregg Goodrich and Ben Lagasse reported Trumpeter
Swan in SE Pond at Chatfield, best viewed from Highline Canal Trail on
Rampart Range Rd.
On March 4, Joy and Leonard Lake reported Trumpeter Swan viewed from
High Line Canal Trail accessed from W Titan Road.

EAGLE COUNTY:
---On March 3 at Blue Lake in El Jebel, Lynne Hertzog reported 2 Tundra Swans.

EL PASO COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Sinton Pond Open Space, Richard Taylor, David
Tonnessen, Brandon Percival, Kara Carragher and Richard Bunn reported
Red Fox Sparrow.  On March 2 at Sinton Pond Open Space, David
Tonnessen reported Winter Wren and John Bruder reported Fox Sparrow.
On March 4, Chris Brobin reported Winter Wren at Sinton Pond Open
Space.  On March 5, John Drummond reported Winter Wren at Sinton Pond
Open Space.
---On March 3 at Sondermann Park in Colorado Springs, John Bruder
reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  On March 4 at Sondermann Park,
David Tonnessen, Aaron Driscoll, Richard Bunn, and Jan Albright
reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker .  On March 6 at sondermann Park,
Kim Mauritz reported Winter Wren.

JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On February 27 at Indian Tree Golf Course, Brandon Percival
reported BRANT.  On February 28, Heidi Retherford reported BRANT at
Indian Tree Golf Course.  On March 3, Doug Shoffner reported BRANT at
Indian Tree Golf Course.
---On March 1 at Squaw Pass Road, Diane Roberts reported 120
Brown-capped Rosy-Finches and 40 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches.

LARIMER COUNTY:
---On February 26 at Bobcat Ridge, Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooke
reported American woodcock in creek east of ranger’s house.  On
February 27 at Bobcat Ridge, Brandon Percival reported American
Woodcock.  One February 28, Susan Rosine reported American Woodcock at
Bobcat Ridge.  On March 3, Marier Hoerner reported American Woodcock
at Bobcat Ridge.
--- On March 1 at Horseshoe reservoir, Andy Bankert reported 2
Thayer’s Gulls, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and Great Black-backed
Gull.  On March 2 at Horseshoe Reservoir, Robert Beauchamp reported 2
Thayer’s Gulls and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.  On March 3 at
Horseshoe Reservoir, David Wade reported Thayer’s Gull, 8 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls (3 imm, 5 ad) and Great Black-backed Gull.  On
March 3 at Horsehsoe reservoir, Brandon Nooner reported juv Thayer’s
Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and juv Great Black-backed Gull.
---On March 3 at Lory State Park, Cheryl Teuton and Dan Brooke
reported Long-tailed Duck viewed from North Eltuck Bay.  On March 4,
Joe Mammoser reported Long-tailed Duck at Lory State Park, North
Eltuck Bay.
---On March 3 at Boyd Lake SP, David Wade reported Thayer’s Gull and
Lesser Black-backed Gull on the North end.
---On March 5 at Douglas Reservoir, David Wade reported Sharp-tailed Grouse.

LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On March 1 at Lake Dorothy, Chuck Hundertmark reported 12 Lewis’s
Woodpeckers.

PUEBLO COUNTY:
---On February 28 at Pueblo Reservoir, Brandon Percival reported that
the Red-necked