[cobirds] Band-tailed Pigeons Clear Creek

[Larry Modesitt]

Cobirders,

A couple of Band-tailed Pigeons came sporadically today to my place at 294 
E Mountain Avenue in Empire. The town was regular for them 20 years ago, 
but I hadn't seen any in over 10 years. Birders are welcome. Their (the 
birds) perch site is on the wires to the east of the house, which is just 
above the feeders. I've also put a small feeder on the north side of the 
garage. Other feeder birds I've seen in the past week are Evening Grosbeaks 
& Cassin's Finches (regular) and Black-headed Grosbeaks (seem to be regular 
now). Seen once are Pine Grosbeak, Red Crossbill, and Lewis's Woodpecker. 
I'm thankful for the mountains. A birder's best perch site would be between 
the garage and house. 

Larry Modesitt
Arvada and Empire

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Re: [cobirds] Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

[Janet Justice-Waddington]

And, Bob Spencer kept us entertained. "Oh, there's a crane",  "Where?"
"Right over there!"  (It was a construction crane.)

On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 3:43 PM 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Urling & I spent many rewarding hours birding with Bob, starting with a
> Breeding Bird Survey route that started at Cheesman Lake -- one that he
> inherited from Don Thatcher -- an early DFO leader. I remember one time we
> met at that goofy hot dog stand along US 285 near Conifer and carpooled to
> the start of the BBS. At Stop # 17, I locked the keys in my car. We
> hitch-hiked to his car; he drove to Franktown so I could get another key,
> and we drove back to rescue my car.
>
> He contributed a lot to Colorado birding; we'll remember him well.
>
> Hugh
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[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler - Bear Creek Greenbelt, Denver

[Max Miller]

Spotted one (possibly two) males about 5:20pm along the Bear Creek trail in 
Denver. Foraging in willows maybe one half mile east of Sheridan along the 
path, near a reedy, marshy area.

A lifer for me and my partner. Good birding!

Max Miller, Denver

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

[Bonnie Morgan]

This is why I love the Colorado birding community. You are all so willing
to share your knowledge and know how to pay your respects to those who went
before you

Bonnie Morgan
Timber Pines, Florida

On Wed, May 13, 2020, 7:04 PM Larry Modesitt  wrote:

> I thank Joe Roller for pointing out Bob’s and Paula’s Bobolink connection,
> I thank Bob, Jr. for the parental love of delivering Bob and his wheelchair
> to stakeouts, and I thank Bob Spencer himself for, despite his consistent
> knowledge and humor, not taking himself too seriously—a very unusual and
> welcome trait. Bob, you were a boon to both people and birds. All of us
> have been blessed by your having lived.
>
>
>
> Larry Modesitt, Arvada
>
> On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 12:02:16 PM UTC-6, Joe Roller wrote:
>>
>> Today is a somber day, as long-time Denver area birder and friend, Bob
>> Spencer, passed
>> away yesterday. His son, Robert, asked me to post this brief obituary.
>> There cannot be a
>> memorial service anytime soon due to Covid-19, but we'll eventually find
>> a way
>> to gather, share memories and mark his place in our lives.
>> Joe Roller, Denver
>>
>> Dear members of the birding community:
>> It is with sadness that I share with you that my Father, Robert (Bob)
>> Spencer died peacefully yesterday while in recovery from a recent broken
>> hip. He and his new bride, Shirley (died 2006) moved to Golden Colorado
>> from Buffalo/Rochester New York in 1952. They lived in Golden ever since.
>> My Father worked as a printer, but he lived to see birds and share
>> birding with the regional birding community, especially members of the
>> Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) and Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO).
>> While serving as a past president of DFO (circa 1990) he helped invent
>> the Ptarmigan award, which the organization still gives out periodically.
>> Some of his proudest moments was receiving lifetime achievement awards from
>> both organizations.
>> I am so grateful for all of the friendship and support that the birding
>> community has shared with my Father throughout his long life (he was 96
>> years old!).
>>
>> Donations in his name may be sent to: Colorado Field Ornithologists (
>> cobirds.org) OR Denver Field Ornithologists (dfobirds.org).
>>
>> Robert L. Spencer, Ph.D.
>> Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
>> Director of Neuroscience Major
>> Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
>> UCB345
>> University of Colorado Boulder
>> Boulder, CO 80309
>> office room: Muen D465B
>> office phone: 303-492-0854
>> robert...@colorado.edu
>>
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Re: [cobirds] Possible Bell’s Vireo- WELD

[Charlie Chase]

Sounds pretty much like the bushtit's hanging around my hood for the past
few months.  Great fun seeing them nesting in urban sites.

Charlie Chase
Denver, CO



On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 1:12 PM Joey Angstman  wrote:

> In the middle of a video conference I noticed a tiny bird working it’s way
> up my neighbors tree. It was all grayish-white and smaller than the female
> House Finches nearby. Size was more similar to a hummingbird, a little
> larger. The bill and color was not right for Warbling Vireo, nor was there
> a distinct eye-line/ contrasting crown. The color and shape wasn’t right
> for gnatcatcher. The bird really was all one color. I would appreciate any
> thoughts on this as it really was super intriguing.
>
> Joey Angstman
> Greeley CO
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[cobirds] Blackpoll Warbler/Watson Lake/Larimer County

[Carol Sullivan]

Today about noon, I found a nice flock of warblers that included a male
Black-throated Grey and 2 male Blackpolls. They were feeding in the trees
between the road and water on the east side of the lake.  The others were
mainly Yellow-rumps, Myrtle's and Audubon's.

 

 

BPWA_WatsonLake_2020May13_004.jpg

 

Carol Sullivan

Fort Collins

Larimer County

 

 

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[cobirds] Hooded Warbler - Saguache

[jandbcobb]

Bayard and I had a stunning male Hooded Warbler on Spanish Creek in Crestone
this morning. He paused long enough for me to get adequate photos. 8th
record for the valley (per John Rawinski) and only the 2nd I know of for
Saguache - although there may be more Hooded Warblers than birders currently
in Saguache so we will never really know for sure. To date, a Western Palm
Warbler at Russell Lakes May 8 has been the only other warbler
pulse-quickener.  

Stay well,

Bayard and John Cobb

Crestone, Saguache County

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[cobirds] Re: Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

[Larry Modesitt]

I thank Joe Roller for pointing out Bob’s and Paula’s Bobolink connection, 
I thank Bob, Jr. for the parental love of delivering Bob and his wheelchair 
to stakeouts, and I thank Bob Spencer himself for, despite his consistent 
knowledge and humor, not taking himself too seriously—a very unusual and 
welcome trait. Bob, you were a boon to both people and birds. All of us 
have been blessed by your having lived.

 

Larry Modesitt, Arvada

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 12:02:16 PM UTC-6, Joe Roller wrote:
>
> Today is a somber day, as long-time Denver area birder and friend, Bob 
> Spencer, passed 
> away yesterday. His son, Robert, asked me to post this brief obituary. 
> There cannot be a
> memorial service anytime soon due to Covid-19, but we'll eventually find a 
> way
> to gather, share memories and mark his place in our lives. 
> Joe Roller, Denver
>
> Dear members of the birding community:
> It is with sadness that I share with you that my Father, Robert (Bob) 
> Spencer died peacefully yesterday while in recovery from a recent broken 
> hip. He and his new bride, Shirley (died 2006) moved to Golden Colorado 
> from Buffalo/Rochester New York in 1952. They lived in Golden ever since. 
> My Father worked as a printer, but he lived to see birds and share birding 
> with the regional birding community, especially members of the Denver Field 
> Ornithologists (DFO) and Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO). 
> While serving as a past president of DFO (circa 1990) he helped invent the 
> Ptarmigan award, which the organization still gives out periodically. Some 
> of his proudest moments was receiving lifetime achievement awards from both 
> organizations. 
> I am so grateful for all of the friendship and support that the birding 
> community has shared with my Father throughout his long life (he was 96 
> years old!). 
>
> Donations in his name may be sent to: Colorado Field Ornithologists (
> cobirds.org) OR Denver Field Ornithologists (dfobirds.org).
>
> Robert L. Spencer, Ph.D.
> Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
> Director of Neuroscience Major
> Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
> UCB345
> University of Colorado Boulder
> Boulder, CO 80309
> office room: Muen D465B
> office phone: 303-492-0854
> robert...@colorado.edu 
>

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[cobirds] Re: Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

[Larry Modesitt]

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 12:02:16 PM UTC-6, Joe Roller wrote:
>
> Today is a somber day, as long-time Denver area birder and friend, Bob 
> Spencer, passed 
> away yesterday. His son, Robert, asked me to post this brief obituary. 
> There cannot be a
> memorial service anytime soon due to Covid-19, but we'll eventually find a 
> way
> to gather, share memories and mark his place in our lives. 
> Joe Roller, Denver
>
> Dear members of the birding community:
> It is with sadness that I share with you that my Father, Robert (Bob) 
> Spencer died peacefully yesterday while in recovery from a recent broken 
> hip. He and his new bride, Shirley (died 2006) moved to Golden Colorado 
> from Buffalo/Rochester New York in 1952. They lived in Golden ever since. 
> My Father worked as a printer, but he lived to see birds and share birding 
> with the regional birding community, especially members of the Denver Field 
> Ornithologists (DFO) and Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO). 
> While serving as a past president of DFO (circa 1990) he helped invent the 
> Ptarmigan award, which the organization still gives out periodically. Some 
> of his proudest moments was receiving lifetime achievement awards from both 
> organizations. 
> I am so grateful for all of the friendship and support that the birding 
> community has shared with my Father throughout his long life (he was 96 
> years old!). 
>
> Donations in his name may be sent to: Colorado Field Ornithologists (
> cobirds.org) OR Denver Field Ornithologists (dfobirds.org).
>
> Robert L. Spencer, Ph.D.
> Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
> Director of Neuroscience Major
> Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
> UCB345
> University of Colorado Boulder
> Boulder, CO 80309
> office room: Muen D465B
> office phone: 303-492-0854
> robert...@colorado.edu 
>

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[cobirds] Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

['Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds]

 Urling & I spent many rewarding hours birding with Bob, starting with a 
Breeding Bird Survey route that started at Cheesman Lake -- one that he 
inherited from Don Thatcher -- an early DFO leader. I remember one time we met 
at that goofy hot dog stand along US 285 near Conifer and carpooled to the 
start of the BBS. At Stop # 17, I locked the keys in my car. We hitch-hiked to 
his car; he drove to Franktown so I could get another key, and we drove back to 
rescue my car. 

He contributed a lot to Colorado birding; we'll remember him well.  
Hugh 

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[cobirds] Golden Ponds, Longmont (Boulder) 5/13: Blackpoll, Tennessee, E Phoebe

[snowy.owlets]

Hi Everyone,

 

I spent a very birdy morning 5/13 at Golden Ponds in Longmont. In the woods
along the St Vrain: Gobs of yellow-rumps. A singing male Blackpoll Warbler
near pond 3. A female Tennessee Warbler across the river. Yellow and
Orange-crowned Warblers. A friendly Eastern Phoebe at the bridge. Western
Wood-Pewee and a Dusky Flycatcher. Plumbeous and Warbling Vireos. Lazuli
Bunting. Black-headed Grosbeak. Western Tanagers. Bullock's Orioles. In the
ponds themselves: Several trusting Am White Pelicans. An Osprey hunting
right next to me. It never really got dull. Weather was perfect, high
overcast and cool, not too windy. Just happy to be outdoors.

 

Mark Miller

Longmont, CO/Lake Oswego, OR

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[cobirds] Re: Help needed with photo I.D. Of possible Blackpoll Warbler CCSP, Arapahoe

[Caleb A]

Hello,
This picture confirms Blackpoll Warbler to me. The solid black cap that 
turns into a clean white cheek looks good. Your photo picks up the slight 
greenish-grayish tint on the wing, below a white wing bar. Combining that 
with all white underbelly and undertail coverts looks good too. The back is 
"messy" grayish and white which is also good for Blackpoll. I'll attach a 
photo of a Blackpoll Warbler I photographed at Prospect Ponds on Global Big 
Day so you can compare.

[image: IMG_1153 (2).JPG]

*The birds are happy, and so am I*
*~Caleb Alons, Larimer County*

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Re: [cobirds] Help needed with photo I.D. Of possible Blackpoll Warbler CCSP, Arapahoe

[Charles Hundertmark]

While the tail pattern throws me a bit, I think it is a close fit for a 
Blackpoll. Other things that support that are the long undertail coverts and 
what appear to be orangish feet and legs. Check page 177 of The Warbler Guide.
Chuck Hundertmark
Lafayette, CO

> On May 13, 2020, at 2:07 PM, Meg Reck  wrote:
> 
> At CCSP this morning, east of the South Connector I thought I had a Blackpoll 
> Warbler. It did not stick around for a second photo op and I waited quite a 
> while.  
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> got this poor photo. I would appreciate your thoughts.
> 
> Meg Reck
> Arapahoe
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[cobirds] Possible Bell’s Vireo- WELD

[Joey Angstman]

In the middle of a video conference I noticed a tiny bird working it’s way up 
my neighbors tree. It was all grayish-white and smaller than the female House 
Finches nearby. Size was more similar to a hummingbird, a little larger. The 
bill and color was not right for Warbling Vireo, nor was there a distinct 
eye-line/ contrasting crown. The color and shape wasn’t right for gnatcatcher. 
The bird really was all one color. I would appreciate any thoughts on this as 
it really was super intriguing.

Joey Angstman
Greeley CO

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[cobirds] Broad-winged Hawk. Jefferson County (Bear Creek Lake Park). 5/13/20

[A Craig]

[image: broad.winged.hawk.5.12.20.bclp.jpg]

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[cobirds] Stilt Sandpipers at WCR 16 & 51 - May 12

[paulopler]

Evi and I had a bunch of shorebirds at this shallow wetland yesterday. Among 
the large number of long-billed dowitchers were 2 stilt sandpipers. On May 9th 
at the same place there was a black-bellied plover.

Paul Opler, Loveland, CO



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>* Migration Weather Advisory: Monday (May 11) Northern Front Range 
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>* Black-headed Grosbeak in west Centennial, Arapahoe County - 1 
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>* Magnolia Warbler, Blackpoll Warblers, Summer Tanager, and others 
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>* Summer Tanager Boulder 5/10 - 1 Update
>* El Paso County Black-necked Stilt - 1 Update
>* East campus Boulder - 1 Update
>* Monte Vista Global Big Day Results - 1 Update
>* Black-chinned Hummingbird - Weld - 1 Update
>* Norhern Cardinal, Arapahoe County - 2 Updates
>* Tennessee, black-and-white warblers continue at CU East, Boulder 
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>* Willets Galore at Union Res - Weld CO - 1 Update
>* Cliff Swallows - Delaney Community Farm , Arapahoe County - 1 
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> spring migration. It does NOT endorse or encourage illegal travel to see or 
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>Either it has been an exceptional migration and/or “stay local” has 
> its benefits, as the roster below verifies. Suffice it to say certain birds 
> we would all be proud to find/see are seemingly “everywhere”. In the interest 
> of shortening this report, the following species listed recently are being 
> removed: White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, 
> Tennessee Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Palm Warbler, 
> Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Parula, and Summer Tanager. Keep reporting these 
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>Trumpeter Swan (Las Animas)
> 
>Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)
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>Common Tern (Montezuma)
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>Neotropic Cormorant (*Bent)
> 
>MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL (*Fremont)
> 
>Ruby-throated Hummingbird (*Park, 

[cobirds] Blackpoll warbler, Dixon Reservoir, Larimer County

[Libby Edwards]

At 8:30 am two male blackpoll warblers were seen by two people. The birds were 
working the trees south of the road towards the dam about mid height.  At 10:30 
am one blackpoll warbler was refound by three of us on the approach road from 
the north gate, in a tree on the left.

Libby Edwards
Fort Collins
Larimer County

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[cobirds] Huerfano County: Hepatic Tanagers

[Polly Neldner]

We did venture down to Rouse Road over this past weekend. We saw three Hepatic 
Tanagers - two males and one female. 

Rest of the trip was pretty quiet.

Polly Wren Neldner
La Veta, CO

>From Polly's iPad

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[cobirds] Tennessee Warbler (?) Vanderbilt Park Denver County

[Steven Rash]

Peter, 

It sounds like you likely found the bird. It was associating with that flock 
yesterday when I saw it mid day, and again when my fiancée went yesterday 
evening. The back is much more green than an orange crowned, and the underparts 
are are mostly white, the undertail coverts in particular. Look at your photos 
and see if you have any shots of that. The eyeline was definitely distinct. I 
first mistakenly ID’d the thing as a red-eyed vireo and went back to change my 
ID once I got a better look at my photos. 

Cheers,

Steve Rash
Denver, Co. 

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[cobirds] Re: Bobolink and Bobolink

[Joe Roller]

That's a nice story, Bob.
Sounds just like what he'd come up with!
Thanks.
Joe

On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 10:42 AM Robert L Spencer <
robert.spen...@colorado.edu> wrote:

> Hi Joe and Paula,
>
> When I first set my Dad up with an e-mail account, he immediately came up
> with Bobolink — all double-entendres intended: His name, a cool bird, and
> internet link.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On May 13, 2020, at 7:49 AM, Joe Roller  wrote:
>
> Yesterday, immediately after the Cobirds announcement of Bob Spencer's
> passing, Paula Hansley's note hit Cobirds, with news about her Boulder
> BOBOLINK sighting.
>
> "Bobolink" was Bob Spencer's email address.
>
> Coincidence, I guess.
> Or was Bob giving us a chuckle one last time?
>
>
> Joe Roller, Denver
>
>
>
>
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Bobolink and Bobolink

[Robert L Spencer]

Hi Joe and Paula,

When I first set my Dad up with an e-mail account, he immediately came up with 
Bobolink — all double-entendres intended: His name, a cool bird, and internet 
link.

Bob



On May 13, 2020, at 7:49 AM, Joe Roller 
mailto:jroll...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Yesterday, immediately after the Cobirds announcement of Bob Spencer's passing, 
Paula Hansley's note hit Cobirds, with news about her Boulder BOBOLINK sighting.

"Bobolink" was Bob Spencer's email address.

Coincidence, I guess.
Or was Bob giving us a chuckle one last time?


Joe Roller, Denver




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[cobirds] Northern Cardinal, Lazuli Bunting, and other yard birds / Denver

[Dave Cameron]

What a great couple of days of backyard birding, and the hits keep comin!'

I just got yard bird #78 moments ago, with a brief look at a female 
Northern Cardinal.  

Also of note yesterday and this morning:

2 male and 1 female Lazuli Bunting
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Western Tanager
1 Pine Siskin
A dozen or so Chipping Sparrows
1 Cooper's (very common here) AND 1 Sharp-shinned hawk (not very common 
here)
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Wren, Spotted Towhees, RB Nuthatches, Downies and Flickers, BC 
Chickadees, Mourning and Collared Doves, Blue Jays and other obvious yard 
suspects.

Dave Cameron
Denver


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[cobirds] Green heron at Sawhill Ponds, Boulder County

[Dan Zmolek]

The Green Heron was there this morning; we saw it in the sawhill pond just 
south of Ricky Wieser - not sure what that one is called.  Also saw a Bittern 
hiding in the reeds at Duck pond.  And a nice male Rose-breasted Grosbeak 
hanging out, back in the west end where the sawhill trail meets Boulder Creek.  

Good Birding,

Dan Zmolek

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[cobirds] Tennessee Warbler (?) Vanderbilt Park Denver County

[PH Stoltz]

Hey all,

I chased the Tennessee Warbler this morning at 7:45am at Vanderbilt Park.  
I found a warbler fitting the description in a group with yellow rumps at 
the southwest corner of the pond: distinct eye line, olive-ish tending to 
green.  But I am not good at all with warblers, and had I not been looking 
for a Tennessee, I would've called this an Orange-Crowned.  I have some 
pictures, but none good.

Eric Dinkel showed up as I was leaving.  He may have more info.

In any case, if others who are better with warblers would like to chase, 
there's at least a prime suspect still in the area.

I'll file an ebird list soon.

Thanks, Peter

Peter Stoltz
Denver County

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[cobirds] Green heron at Sawhill Ponds, Boulder County

[elena]

There was a green heron on one of the ponds in the northwestern part of Sawhill 
Ponds.  I did not find it, there was someone photographing it when I arrived; 
this was late afternoon yesterday, and since I didn’t see him post it, I 
thought I would. This is west of where one has often been found in the past.  


Elena Holly Klaver
United States Court Certified Interpreter
Conference Interpreter English < > Spanish
303.475.5189
Member: 
American Translators Association
Colorado Translators Association

I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno'éí  (Arapaho), Cheyenne 
and Ute nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and that 
Colorado's Front Range is home to many Native peoples.  Reconozco que vivo en 
el territorio de las naciones Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne y Ute, según el 
1851 Tratado de Fort Laramie, y que el estado de Colorado al este de las 
Montañas Rocosas es territorio de muchos pueblos indígenas. 




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[cobirds] Eastern kingbird - Platte River Trail and Oxford - Arapahoe County

[modise]

Had a glorious look at an Eastern kingbird at about 7:15 this morning - 
landed on the west-side Platte River Trail on the north side of Oxford.

Bryan Arnold
Littleton

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[cobirds] Bobolink and Bobolink

[Joe Roller]

Yesterday, immediately after the Cobirds announcement of Bob Spencer's
passing, Paula Hansley's note hit Cobirds, with news about her Boulder
BOBOLINK sighting.

"Bobolink" was Bob Spencer's email address.

Coincidence, I guess.
Or was Bob giving us a chuckle one last time?


Joe Roller, Denver

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[cobirds] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Teller County

[Gregg Friesen]

My wife’s cousin in Divide in Teller County sent a picture of a Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak in his yard.   A picture is available on request.

Gregg Friesen
Newton, Kansas

Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [cobirds] Bobolink, Boulder County

[J V Rudd]

I saw a couple of Bobolinks in that same spot a couple years ago. So glad
to hear they are back!
Van Rudd
Louisville

On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 11:41 AM Paula Hansley 
wrote:

> CObirders,
> This morning about 8:30 AM while driving towards Louisville from an early
> morning at Walden-Sawhill Ponds, I saw a gorgeous male bobolink sitting on
> a barbed wire fence just across 76th Street from Douglas Elementary School
> (this is just north of Baseline Rd.)!  It actually displayed once, flying
> up in the air and fluttering down, while I watched.  Unfortunately, I was
> in a hurry to get to a meeting and did not get a picture!
>
> Hoping that someone else may see it!
>
> Paula Hansley
> Louisville
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[cobirds] COLORADO RARE BIRD REPORT for WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020

[Patrick O'Driscoll]

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Email: RBA  AT cobirds.org

Compiler:  Patrick O’Driscoll, patodrisk AT gmail.com

Phone:  303-885-6955

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The Colorado Rare Bird report is an informational service.

Because of statewide coronavirus “Safer at Home” orders,* this report is
meant to keep homebound readers abreast of rare bird sightings across the
state during spring migration. It does NOT endorse or encourage travel to
see or "chase" rare birds beyond your local area.*

We urge readers to respect state and local restrictions on non-critical
travel and limits on outdoor activities that include birding.

To ensure the safety of yourself and others while birding, please practice
physical distancing, wear face masks and follow all other Covid-19
precautions.

___



Birders have been helpful by reporting updates to COBirds. Thanks!

CAPITAL LETTERS denote very rare species, as listed by the Colorado Bird
Records Committee at the CFO website.

(*) indicates new information on a species.

For more information on birds seen today, go to cobirds.org and scroll to
the bottom for “Recent eBird Sightings.”

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*Spring migration notes: *

Either this has been an exceptional migration, or “stay local” has its
benefits, as recent sightings attest. Certain birds we would all be proud
to find or see seem to be everywhere. In an attempt to limit an
already-overlong daily report, these recently listed species are being
removed:

*White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Tennessee
Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Palm Warbler,
Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Parula, and Summer Tanager.*

Please continue, however, to report these birds on COBIRDS.

 



Rare birds and some out-of-place or out-of-season birds include:



Snow Goose (*Hinsdale)

Trumpeter Swan (Las Animas)

Long-tailed Duck (Arapahoe)

MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL (*Fremont)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Park, Pueblo)

Whimbrel (Delta)

Short-billed Dowitcher (Bent, Weld)

Red-necked Phalarope (*Broomfield, *Denver)

Red Phalarope (*Mesa)

Least Tern (Mesa)

Caspian Tern (Weld)

Common Tern (*Larimer, Montezuma, Washington)

Arctic Tern (Jackson)

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (*Arapahoe, Denver)

Neotropic Cormorant (Bent)

Glossy Ibis (Boulder, *Larimer)

BLACK VULTURE (*Fremont)

Mississippi Kite (Arapahoe, *El Paso)

Vermilion Flycatcher (Las Animas, Otero)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Jefferson, Las Animas, Otero, Weld)

Gray Vireo (Teller)

Philadelphia Vireo (Cheyenne)

Winter Wren (Larimer)

Gray-cheeked Thrush (Bent, Prowers)

Varied Thrush (Arapahoe)

Bohemian Waxwing (Boulder)

Common Redpoll (Gunnison)

Field Sparrow (Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, El Paso, *Jefferson, Larimer)

Canyon Towhee (Routt, Teller)

Baltimore Oriole (Boulder, *El Paso, Larimer, Otero)

Worm-eating Warbler (Kiowa)

Golden-winged Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson)

Blue-winged Warbler (Baca, El Paso, *Fremont, Otero)

Prothonotary Warbler (Chaffee, *Jefferson, LaPlata, Larimer)

LUCY’S WARBLER (Mesa, San Miguel)

Mourning Warbler (Bent, Prowers)

Kentucky Warbler (Chaffee, Prowers)

Hooded Warbler (Chaffee, Jefferson, *Kiowa, Larimer)

Cape May Warbler (Bent, *Fremont, Prowers)

Pine Warbler (Prowers)

Yellow-throated Warbler (Broomfield, Jefferson, Pueblo)

Magnolia Warbler (*Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa)

Bay-breasted Warbler (Larimer, Pueblo)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Jefferson, Kiowa, Pueblo)

Grace’s Warbler (*Ouray)

Black-throated Gray Warbler (*Pitkin)

Black-throated Green Warbler (Jefferson)

Scarlet Tanager (*Boulder, Fremont, Rio Grande)

Northern Cardinal (Arapahoe, *Boulder)

Painted Bunting (Baca, Otero)

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*ADAMS COUNTY:*

—On May 11 a Field Sparrow was reported at Barr Lake by Daniel Maynard.



*ARAPAHOE COUNTY:*

—On May 12 a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was reported at Cherry Creek Valley
Ecological Park. First reported May 9 by Rajkumar Manikandan.

—On May 11 the continuing, very late Long-tailed Duck was reported by
Quincy Reservoir by G Stacks, who first reported the bird.

- Quincy Reservoir, Arapahoe, Colorado

—On May 10 a Northern Cardinal was heard and reported at Platte River
Park-Northern Wildlife Area by Brian Johnson.

—On May 10 a Varied Thrush was reported “at feeders for last 3 days” at a
private residence in Greenwood Village by Ann Coe. See eBird report.

—On May 8 a Mississippi Kite was seen above Littleton Cemetery by David
Suddjian.



*BACA COUNTY:*

—On May 10 a female Painted Bunting was re-found below Two Buttes Reservoir
dam. Two were first reported May 8 by Joey Kellner.

—On May 8 a Blue-winged Warbler and a Gray-cheeked Thrush also were
reported below Two Buttes Reservoir dam by Joey Kellner.



*BENT COUNTY:*

—On May 10 a Neotropic Cormorant was reported at Lake Hasty below John
Martin Reservoir 

Re: [cobirds] Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

['Andrews Robert' via Colorado Birds]

 
Hello all,

Bob Spencer was one of the first three birders I ever met. The first birding 
trip I made with other birders was a DFO spring count in the Barr Lake area on 
May 13, 1967 (53 years ago today). I met three birders that day, and Bob 
Spencer was one of them (the other two were Lois Webster and Patty Echelmeyer). 
Bob’s infectious enthusiasm and laughter were one of the things that made that 
day so memorable, and on many subsequent days birding. Bob was certainly a 
fixture on the Colorado birding scene and he will be missed.

Bob Andrews

Yekepa, Nimba Co., Liberia, West Africa


On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 12:02:19 PM MDT, Joe Roller  
wrote:  
 
 Today is a somber day, as long-time Denver area birder and friend, Bob 
Spencer, passed away yesterday. His son, Robert, asked me to post this brief 
obituary. There cannot be amemorial service anytime soon due to Covid-19, but 
we'll eventually find a wayto gather, share memories and mark his place in our 
lives. Joe Roller, Denver
Dear members of the birding community:It is with sadness that I share with you 
that my Father, Robert (Bob) Spencer died peacefully yesterday while in 
recovery from a recent broken hip. He and his new bride, Shirley (died 2006) 
moved to Golden Colorado from Buffalo/Rochester New York in 1952. They lived in 
Golden ever since. My Father worked as a printer, but he lived to see birds and 
share birding with the regional birding community, especially members of the 
Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) and Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO). 
While serving as a past president of DFO (circa 1990) he helped invent the 
Ptarmigan award, which the organization still gives out periodically. Some of 
his proudest moments was receiving lifetime achievement awards from both 
organizations. I am so grateful for all of the friendship and support that the 
birding community has shared with my Father throughout his long life (he was 96 
years old!). 
Donations in his name may be sent to: Colorado Field Ornithologists 
(cobirds.org) OR Denver Field Ornithologists (dfobirds.org).
Robert L. Spencer, Ph.D.Professor of Behavioral NeuroscienceDirector of 
Neuroscience MajorDepartment of Psychology and NeuroscienceUCB345University of 
Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO 80309office room: Muen D465Boffice phone: 
303-492-0854robert.spen...@colorado.edu

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