[cobirds] CAPE MAY WARBLER still in Pueblo City Park

[SeEttaM]

I ran into 2 birders from the San Luis Valley who reported that they saw
the CAPE MAY WARBLER near the admin building in Pueblo City Park this
afternoon.  While I did not see it today I (and Brandon Percival) watched
and photographed it yesterday afternoon for a full hour.  I was surprised
how colorful it was and delighted that it stayed in one pine tree and in
the lower branches! I have a number of very good photos of it in a variety
of positions showing all of it's plumage.  I have uploaded the batch of
pics to my  Birds and Nature blog

.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com

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[cobirds] Re: Pueblo City Park 11/20

[Brandon]

After I posted this update, there were three Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers at
Pueblo City Park this morning, two on one tree.  I stuck around City Park
for a while this morning, making sure everyone who came got to see the Cape
May Warbler, including a birder who drove up from New Mexico.  I think
since Saturday, maybe 50 people have been able to it.  I wonder how long it
will hang around.  Still surprised the Pine Warbler seemed to be an one
morning wonder (last Thursday).  The Pueblo Reservoir Palm Warbler maybe
gone now (missed by everyone the last two days).  The only other Pueblo
Reservoir highlights today, were Great Black-backed, Lesser Black-backed,
and Iceland (Gull), which all should be around all winter.  Common Loons,
Bonaparte's Gulls, American White Pelicans were present today as well.  Two
Say's Phoebes around on this nice day, one in City Park and one at South
Shore Marina.

Happy Thankgiving all and Good birding,

Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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On Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 9:51 AM Brandon  Both the Cape May Warbler and juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker both in
> front of adminstration building.
>
> Brandon K. Percival
> Pueblo West, CO
>
> Sent from my Android
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[cobirds] SHARE THE VIEW INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST

[Mary Driscoll]

GREETINGS BIRDERS,
  
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Thank you,

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[cobirds] Prospect Ponds Natural Area, Fort Collins (Larimer) on 11/20

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

So, I was at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins this morning and got a text 
from friend Georgia about Evening Grosbeak at Prospect Ponds Natural Area 
(PPNA) across town.  To chase or not chase, that's always the question.  Seeing 
an Evening Grosbeak anytime is cool, in the city is special and seeing any bird 
eating something is really special.  I finished up at the cemetery 
(Golden-crowned Kinglet and Eastern Screech-Owl were the only noteworthy birds) 
and went to PPNA.  I suspected the grosbeak was eating Russian-olives, a 
resource any birder who's paying attention knows is important to a lot of bird 
species.  I also thought there might be a chance of seeing the Rusty Blackbird 
at that site which is becoming a bit of a nemesis individual (I've gone down 
swinging with that darn bird at least 3 times).  The standard mathematical 
description I've thought of regarding chases is that only three things can 
happen: one of them is good and two of them are bad (you see the bird, you miss 
the bird, you miss the bird and somebody else sees the bird after you were 
there).  Expanding on this, when chasing two birds at the same location, there 
are six things that can happen and four of them are bad.  Well, I was thinking 
all four of the latter happened.  No Rusty Blackbird, no Evening Grosbeak, 
others have seen these birds today.  But, there have been other Patagonian-type 
discoveries because of the initial scrutiny of the general area where the 
mythical Rusty was first reported by John Shenot: altivagans Fox Sparrow, 
Harris's Sparrow, Winter Wren.  Today I met a nice birder named Michelle McKim 
who had seen the Evening Grosbeak, not the Rusty and who was hoping for Winter 
Wren for her personal Big Year.  We tried for the PPNA Winter Wren that had 
been in the deep woods north of the bike trail at the point where Lynn Hull's 
adobe & wood blind stands covered in orange plastic netting.  No Winter Wren.  
But right above where it was reported yesterday by John, we heard a strange 
agitation note.  We looked up and two birds were dogfighting their way thru the 
treetops in an obvious agonistic interaction of some sort.  One of them flew 
off, the other landed - a Northern Shrike with a deermouse.  Cool, a species, 
almost assuredly two of them, I had not yet seen this autumn, squabbling over 
an identifiable food item.  The score was squaring up a bit.  Walking back to 
our cars, Michelle indicated Eastern Screech-Owl was another species she was 
hoping for yet this year.  We went to the cemetery, where the owl sat serenely 
in the setting sun.  We also ran into friend David Wade.  Then we saw a fellow 
with a big camera walking about the general area of the owl.  Turns out he is 
Anton Morrison, caretaker for the owls and raptors at the Denver Zoo.  Daily, 
behind the scenes, he nurtures a one-eyed Western Screech-Owl, but had never 
seen a wild screech-owl.  Dave and I showed it to him.  Anton was truly, to his 
marrow, thrilled.


Driving home, I reconsidered this chasing business.  Misses on target birds: 2. 
 Target birds seen by others before, during or after I was there: 2.  New 
friends: 2.  Target bird found for new friends: 2. Text from old friend: 1. Old 
friend seen: 1. Unexpected birds: 2.  Food item: 1.  Today's "new math" chasing 
box score: bad 4, good 9.  I will always value "discovery" above "successful 
chase" but certainly good things can happen during a so-called "unsuccessful" 
chase.  I suspect most of you know this already.  I do, too, but forget from 
time to time.  Thankfully, humans, birds and a mouse helped me remember.  There 
ought to be a holiday for this sort of stuff.


Dave Leatherman

Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery Screech Owl

[Natalie P.]

Good morning!
I'm wondering if the Eastern Screech Owl postings from the past few days at 
Grandview Cemetery are about the rufous/red-phased ESO from last year? Or 
is this a different bird?
-Natalie

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[cobirds] Palm Warbler seen at Bear Creek Lake Park - Jefferson County

[Burke Angstman]

Seen hanging out at the Boat Ramp parking lot about 2:00 PM today.

Burke Angstman
Lakewood, Colorado

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[cobirds] Female Rusty Blackbird, Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County

[Mary Keithler]

Hi all,

Tuesday Birders saw a female Rusty Blackbird at the far edge of the pond east 
of the Swim Beach at Cherry Creek State Park in Arapahoe County.  12:30pm

Mary Keithler, Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Long-tailed ducks at Cherry Creek, Arapahoe County

[Mary Keithler]

Hi all,

The Tuesday Birders found 2 long-tailed ducks at Cherry Creek State Park.  They 
are clearly visible now (11:30 am) from the Tower Loop (NE section of the 
park).  There are also 100 eared grebes here.

Mary Keithler, Arapahoe County near Cherry Creek State Park 

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[cobirds] Vermilion Flycatcher still present Boulder

[Carl Bendorf]

Seen again this morning around 10 am around the entrance to the quarry area 
which is between the Cottonwood Marsh parking lot and the Toevs Pond parking 
lot. 

Carl Bendorf 
Longmont 

P.S. Spotted first by Linda Bendorf

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[cobirds] Pueblo City Park 11/20

[Brandon]

Both the Cape May Warbler and juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker both in
front of adminstration building.

Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 20.

[Joe Roller]

This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 20 at 0630,
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists.

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


Tundra Swan (Delta, *Mesa)

Eurasian Wigeon (Montezuma)

Mexican Duck (Kiowa)

AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (Larimer)

Surf Scoter (Arapahoe, *Jefferson, *Ouray)

White-winged Scoter (*Chaffee, Park)

Black Scoter (Arapahoe, Jefferson, Park)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (*Fremont, Larimer, *Pueblo)

Vermilion Flycatcher (*Boulder)

SEDGE WREN (Eagle)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Boulder)

Rusty Blackbird (Arapahoe, Larimer)

CAPE MAY WARBLER (*Pueblo)

Blackburnian Warbler (Boulder)

Palm Warbler (Jefferson, Pueblo)

Pine Warbler (Pueblo)



ARAPAHOE COUNTY:

---On November 13 at Cherry Creek SP, Bob Righter & Tom Wilberding reported
2 Rusty Blackbirds.

---On November 13 at South Platte Reservoir, Mary Keithler, Cynthia Madsen,
& David Hill reported Surf Scoter & Black Scoter. Neither were seen on Nov
18.


BOULDER COUNTY:

---On November 15 at Walden Ponds, Leslie S reported a Vermilion
Flycatcher, seen daily through November 19.

---On November 13 in SW Longmont, near Airport Rd & Dry Creek Greenway,
Scott Severs reported a 1st winter Blackburnian Warbler.  It continued
through Nov 18 in pines near there.

---On November 13 at CU South, Matt Hofeditz reported a Golden-crowned
Sparrow south of the Parking Lot for Tennis Complex. It continued through
Nov 18.


CHAFFEE COUNTY:

---On November 18 Sally Waterhouse reported a White-winged Scoter at Sands
Lake SWA; it was seen again on November 19.


DELTA COUNTY:

---On November 13 at G50 Rd Bill Harris reported 2 Tundra Swans, which
continued through Nov 18.


EAGLE COUNTY:

---On November 15 & again on the 17, at Lake Creek Village Wetland, Eric
Culbertson reported a SEDGE WREN.  -


FREMONT COUNTY:

---On November 19 Jerry DeBoer reported Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Rouse
Park.


JEFFERSON COUNTY:

---On November 14 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Chuck Aid
& Michael Kiessig reported 2 Black Scoters, seen again on Nov 16 & 18.

---On November 13 at South Platte Reservoir SW Bay, Cynthia Madsen and
others reported Surf Scoter, Black Scoter in the bay and Palm Warbler at
the edge of the parking lot. The Surf Scoter was seen again on Nov 19.

---On November 18 Santiago Tabares reported a Palm Warbler at the South
Platte Res SW Bay hotspot, “...in bushes on western side of fence western
side of the reservoir on west side of road along hill where the Tropical
Kingbird was seen last month.”

---On November 14 at Robert A. Easton Park on S side of Hine Lake, Lindsay
Purifoy and Tim Mitzen reported Palm Warbler.

---On November 18 Frank Farrell reported a Palm Warbler at Denver West
Office Park.


KIOWA COUNTY:

On November 18 Steve Mlodinow reported a Mexican Duck (*Anas diazi*) at
Lower Queens Reservoir.


LARIMER COUNTY:

---On November 15 at North Poudre #3 Reservoir Joe Mammoser reported an
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK.

---On November 15 at Prospect Ponds NA Josh Bruening reported f Rusty
Blackbird.

---On November 16 at Grandview Cemetery John Shenot reported a
Black-and-white Warbler. It was not found on Nov 18.

---On November 18 David Wade reported an imm Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at
Grandview Cemetery.


MESA COUNTY:

---On November 15 at Highline Lake SP, Kathleen McGinley, Mike Henwood, and
Eileen Cunningham reported 5 Tundra Swans, seen again on Nov 17 & 18.


MONTEZUMA COUNTY:

---On November 16 at Industrial Park Pond, Brenda Wright, Coen Dexter, and
Erik Hendrickson reported a Eurasian Wigeon.


OURAY COUNTY:

---On November 19 Brenda Wright reported that the Surf Scoter present for
the past two weeks at Ridgway Reservoir, continues.


PARK COUNTY:

---On November 14 at Eleven Mile SP David Tonnessen, Mark Peterson & Lisa
Edwards reported 8 White-winged Scoters & 5 Black Scoters.  Joey Kellner
reported that both scoter species continued in similar numbers there on Nov
18.


PUEBLO COUNTY:

---On November 15 & 18 at Pueblo City Park, Brandon Percival and Clif Smith
reported juv Yellow-bellied Sapsucker near the admin building. A Pine
Warbler there has not been seen in the past few days.

---On Nov 17 & 18 Brandon & Van Truan & others saw a CAPE MAY WARBLER in
Pueblo City Park. It was seen again on Nov 19.

---On November 18 Glenn Walbek reported a Palm Warbler, continuing at the
Sailboard area of Pueblo Reservoir.



DFO Field Trips...trip details are at the DFO website:   DFObirds.org



Park County Explorations

Friday, November 23

6:00 AM – 3:00 PM

David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)


South Platte River Trail at E 88th Ave and I-76

Saturday, November 24

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Mark Amershek (mamershek AT msn.com; 303-329-8646)


Denver City Park

Sunday, November 25

7:00 AM -- 11:30 AM

Patrick O’Driscoll (patodrisk AT gmail.com;  303 837-0864)



Good birding!

Joe Roller, Denver

jroll...@gmail.com

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