date:20170521

[cobirds] Talon-Grappling Ravens - Southern San Luis Valley

2017-05-21 Thread KevyGudGuy via Colorado Birds

Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Today as I was driving CO 142 from Romeo (Conejos  County) to San Luis 
(Costilla County) I saw what appeared to be  antagonistic behavior between 
two ravens (probably a mated pair) and a third  raven, guessing 100 feet above 
the ground.  The episode climaxed with one  of the pair and the outlier 
bird engaging in a talon grapple, one foot each, and  spiralling/somersaulting 
each other in a plummet toward the ground.  They  broke off about 5 - 10 
feet from earth and both landed upright and hopped away  to be about 20 feet 
from each other.  That's all I saw as I sped by at 65  mph.
 
   I knew that raptors do this and I've seen Prairie Falcons  and Bald 
Eagles doing it, but I didn't know that ravens did it as  well.  Pretty 
spectacular stuff.
 
Keep  Smilin',
Kevin

Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary  Dial Wall Phone

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[cobirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo, El Paso 5/21

2017-05-21 Thread David Tønnessen

At 5:40 I found a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the taller green ash trees on the 
east side of the south end of warbler alley in Fountain Creek Regional 
Park. The continuing Bay-breasted Warbler that has been cooperative for 
many throughout the day I last observed at about 5:30. At 5:50 I left the 
area.

Good Birding,
David Tonnessen
Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] Logan County Shorebirds

2017-05-21 Thread William H Kaempfer

I returned today from a weekend trip to Auburn, NE for the spring meetings of 
the Nebraska Ornithologists Union meeting.  While I had a great time back 
there, I wanted to update Cobirds on some Logan County birds since there have 
been so few reports from that section of the state.

Red Lion marsh was full of birds, and water.  That limited the variety of 
shorebirds to just Killdeer and phalaropes, but the later included both 
Wilson's and at least 15 Red-necked.  A Great Egret was also a slightly 
unexpected presence.

A few miles to the west on CR 85 less than a mile north of US 138 I stopped in 
one spot and could see Upland Sandpiper, Northern Pintail, Savannah Sparrow and 
Burrowing Old on the four points of the compass.

I should also note that when I left for NE on Thursday I counted 47 Stilt 
Sandpipers at Stalker Pond in Wray.

Bill Kaempfer
Boulder

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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy Banding Report - Chatfield Station, 5/21/17

2017-05-21 Thread Meredith . McBurney

Another interesting morning - 41 birds of 19 species, including our first
Cooper's Hawk since 2008:

Cooper's Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Dusky Flycatcher 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
House Wren 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 7
Yellow Warbler 4 new, 1 banded in 2016, 1 in 2015
Black & White Warbler 1
MacGillivray's Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 4
Western Tanager 2
Spotted Towhee 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Lesser Goldfinch 1
American Goldfinch, 1, banded 2016

The banding station runs daily, weather permitting, through June 1 (except
Memorial Day), from 7:00 to approximately 11:30. WEEKEND visitors should
PRE-REGISTER at Denveraudubon.org. We have been very busy through this
weekend but I understand there are plenty of openings for next weekend, the
last of the season, so if you've been waiting now is the time! Weekdays
school groups arrive around10; early weekday mornings are the time to drop
in for a peaceful visit with us and the birds!

Meredith McBurney
Bander
Chatfield Banding Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Red-necked Phalarope, Douglas

2017-05-21 Thread 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds


 Another flock of Red-necked Phalaropes, 38 at Parker Regional Park. You can 
walk to the pond from the parking area off Parker Road, or drive to it via the 
Salisbury Equestrian area.

eBird deemed the phalaropes as Rare. It also deemed rare the two Buffleheads & 
160 Tree Swallows.

As an aside we have a steady flock of Lazuli Buntings (up to 7) eating millet 
under our feeders (while we have them out -- a big bear has informed us that we 
need to take in the feeders when we leave home). I treasure the intense blue of 
their heads as it glows in the light. 

 

Hugh Kingery 
Franktown, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Canada and Black-throated Gray Warblers - Roxborough

2017-05-21 Thread Scott Manwaring


>
> For those wanting a bit more information for the Canada Warbler:
>

The easiest way to get to this area would be to get on Rampart Range Rd and 
head south, as if you were heading to Roxborough State Park. There will be 
a parking lot on the West (left) side of the road in which you can get to 
with no access issues. If you see the Intermediate school on the East 
(right) side of the road, you have gone too far. Coords: 39.472435, 
-105.073662

The warbler was seen in the vicinity of these coords: 39.470713, -105.076160

This is a small east-west sidewalk, slightly north of the pond which is 
directly west of the skate park. It flew north of this area shortly after 
letting me admire it.

Just an FYI, I have not seen it again today. 

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[cobirds] Bay-breasted Warbler in El Paso Co. update

2017-05-21 Thread Brandon

Lots of happy people were able to see the singing male Bay-breasted
Warbler, between Duckwood parking lot and the Fountain Creek Regional
Park Nature Center, along the trail that run along irrigation ditch
(this is known by some birders, as Warbler Alley).  The bird was still
being seen as of 2:05pm.

Thanks to Tyler for the cobirds post, and to the people at Chico Basin
Ranch, who saw the post on their phone, and told me about it.

-- 
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Re: BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, Blackpoll Warbler, Grace's Warbler (El Paso)

2017-05-21 Thread Tyler Stuart

COBirders,

I'm glad many have been able to refind at least the BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at
Fountain Creek Regional Park (El Paso) today, and I want to be sure to give
credit where it's due. Our group was not the first to find these birds.
Unfortunately, I didn't catch the name of the birder who had been
photographing them for at least 10 minutes when we walked up. Much thanks
to him for pointing them out.

Also, the Grace's Warbler at Cheyenne Mountain State Park, first found
yesterday by Debbie Barnes, continues slightly south of Debbie's original
coordinates: 38°43′46″ N  104°49′54″ W. Linda Hodges and I found it
singing, but it took a surprising, patient 15+ minutes to get a look at the
bird.

Tyler Stuart
Colorado Springs

On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 9:12 AM Tyler Stuart  wrote:

> Singing BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and singing Blackpoll Warbler in Warbler
> Alley, Fountain Creek RP, El Paso. Seen by ~15 people. Pikes Peak Birding
> and Nature Festival.
>
> Tyler Stuart
> Colorado Springs
>

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[cobirds] Hooded and Magnolia Warblers at Tempel Grove, Bent County

2017-05-21 Thread Duane Nelson


Birders,

I found a very cooperative male Hooded Warbler at Tempel Grove late this 
morning. Predictably, it was low to the ground in the leaf litter near 
the Melody Tempel Bench. Less predictably, it also posed in the middle 
of the canal road.


The male Magnolia Warbler was less cooperative. Two other birders showed 
up five minutes after it was found, and it never revealed itself again. 
The Magnolia Warbler was just west of County Road 35.


Duane Nelson

Las Animas, Bent County, CO

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[cobirds] West Arapahoe Co. Birding

2017-05-21 Thread Jared Del Rosso

No eastern warblers, but, since Friday (5/19), I've encountered some good
birds otherwise around Centennial & Greenwood Village in west Arapahoe.

On Friday, I had my first Lazuli Bunting of the year; the bird, a female,
was associating with a family of House Finches. Later in the day, I took my
dog for a walk around deKoevend. Along the Big Dry Creek behind the Goodson
Rec Center were two Warbling Vireos and a Dusky Flycatcher. Western Wood
Pewees, as others have mentioned on Friday, were "flycatching" from the
ground. I saw one that, I think, was "flycatching" small ants from a crack
in the sidewalk.

On Saturday (5/20), there was a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk, my first in
Arapahoe Co., at Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve, as well as a couple of
Turkey Vultures. An Olive-sided Flycatcher, my first at the preserve, was
perched along the High Line Canal near the northwestern entrance. At Willow
Spring Open Space, five White-throated Swifts, also my first in the county,
flew west, high over me, inexplicably.

Today (5/21), I took an early walk at deKoevend, where a Plumbeous Vireo
foraged and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak (my first in CO) sang near the S.
University Ave parking lot. There were six or seven Western Tanagers along
the west side of the park. On a later walk on the High Line Canal Trail
(from just south of E. Orchard Rd north toward E. Belleview), I had my
first Swainson's Thrush of the year, another Warbling Vireo, a chattering
Bullock's Oriole, a Western Kingbird, and a family of Great Horned Owls
(with two enormous young). No Yellow Warblers or Western Wood Pewees along
this stretch of the canal, which surprised me.

When I arrived home from the walks, I heard and briefly saw the
MacGillivray's Warbler singing in my yard.

- Jared Del Rosso
Centennial, CO

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[cobirds] Magnolia Warbler, Estes Park (Larimer County)

2017-05-21 Thread John Oliver

Birders,

Ten minutes ago, I just had a very cooperative adult Magnolia Warbler in 
downtown Estes Park (Larimer County) along the riverwalk behind Kind Coffee on 
the east side of town. I have numerous photos.

John Oliver
Estes Park, CO

Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] Alder, Willow Flycatchers, CSR, El Paso Co, Sunday

2017-05-21 Thread Steven Brown

Hey COBirders,

Another great morning banding at Clear Spring Ranch. Today the stars were 
flycatchers: W Wood-pewee, Dusky Flycatcher, 2 Willow Flycatchers, and 1 Alder 
Flycatcher. The last three were all in hand at the same time - so a great time 
for comparison. The Alder did have a longer wing vs. tail, and precise measures 
of the primaries gave the ID.

Other highlights were 6 species of warblers banded (N Waterthrush, Virginia’s, 
Com Yellowthroat, Yellow, MacGillivray’s, YB Chat), and more Lazuli Buntings. 

What a great weekend: the last three days were the busiest spring banding days 
I’ve had, with about 150 birds banded. Wow!

I remember whining the last two springs that migration seemed to be passing us 
by. Not this year!!!

Happy Migration,
Steve Brown
Colo Spgs

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[cobirds] Canada and Black-throated Gray Warblers - Roxborough