[cobirds] Re: Owls, Riverwalk, Cañon City, Fremont County
Should have specified these are Great Horned Owls. LG On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 1:26:11 PM UTC-6, Laura Gorman wrote: > > This rainy morning, two pale, fluffy young owls were perched on a branch > above their nest (formerly used by red tail hawks) on the Riverwalk Trail. > Also seen on the Trail were lazuli buntings (male and female), chats (seen > and heard!), catbirds, a blue grosbeak pair, and a female black headed > grosbeak. A pheasant and common yellowthroats were seen two days ago at > the MacKenzie end of the Trail. > Laura Gorman > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0f634a41-2ce4-4937-b95a-ad014f2f97e3%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [cobirds] Re: Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! And a suggestion/request!
Good points, John. eBird was not intended as an RBA, due to the reviews for quality control, etc. These can happen at once or after days or even weeks. you point out some of the flaws in the process, but without quality review, we'll find reports of Yellow-billed Magpie from Araphaoe County. The way to get the word out about a rarity to the Colorado birding public is to post on eBird AND COBIRDS, mentioning what you observed, field marks, location, all the details. Then birders can make up their minds about the ID. I trust your ID's, John, but review is necessary and reviewers are swamped at times and are only human. Joe Roller, Denver On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 5:14 PM John Rawinski wrote: > Hi Norm: > > I am trying to learn eBird. It seems to me that on rare species, there is > a delay until someone doing quality control, gives it approval. It happened > to me on a number of rarities here in the San Luis Valley...like the > Scarlet Tanager we also had here. So if someones sighting goes into a > "hopper" then even if those birders posted it to eBird, it may not be on > the next alert. I have heard there was quite a backlog of rare sightings > needing approval. It makes me question how good eBird will be as a RBA kind > of tool. > > John Rawinski > Monte Vista, CO > > On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 11:37:44 AM UTC-6, birdernorm wrote: >> >> I, too, would like to thank the originators and compilers of the RBA from >> over the years. I have checked it virtually every day that I have been in >> town for years. Thanks again for all your efforts. I will miss it. >> >> Now for the suggestion: since the RBA is kaput, and there are lots of >> folks who do not care to manipulate their way through eBird (which is not >> that tough, by the way), it would be nice if those observing a rarity in >> the field, particularly one that is within easy reach of other birders, to >> post it from the location. I have eBird alerts running for numerous >> counties, but I don't get those reports until the next day. My only >> immediate access to interesting sightings is Cobirds. There have been >> several instances recently when an unusual species appeared but no one >> informed the birding community at large. For example, a scarlet tanager >> was recently seen at Harriman Lake, just a few minutes from my house. >> There were fifteen eBird reports filed, which means there were no doubt >> twice that many observers, yet no one took a moment to post the bird to >> Cobirds. I found out about the bird the next day, and it was a one-day >> wonder. Either I missed any reports, or I don't have many friends. >> Perhaps both. But at any rate, it would have been nice to have had a >> chance to pop over there for a look. >> >> Just my two cents. As they say about the pandemic, we're all in this >> together, and I have always found that one of the great joys of birding is >> the sharing of birds with others who like them just as much as I do. >> >> Norm Lewis >> Lakewood >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: 'Andrews Robert' via Colorado Birds >> To: Colorado Birds ; Joe Roller < >> jrol...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Fri, May 29, 2020 4:09 am >> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! >> >> Hello all, >> I would like to join others in showing appreciation for the compilers of >> the RBA we see on Cobirds. Since I spend most of the year thousands of >> miles away from Colorado in West Africa, I don’t get any direct use of the >> RBA for birding. But I did enjoy seeing a compilation of the most >> interesting or unusual bird sightings from Colorado as a way to keep up >> with what is happening in Colorado. Many thanks to Joyce and then Joe and >> his team of volunteers and all of the other compilers who have provided >> this service. >> Bob Andrews >> Yekepa, Nimba Co., Liberia, West Africa >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 09:26:03 AM MDT, Joe Roller >> wrote: >> >> >> Daily updates on rare and interesting birds in Colorado have been shared >> via Cobirds for over 14 years as the "Colorado Rare Bird Alert" (or >> Report). For 13 years, Joyce Takamine tirelessly compiled this list of >> rarities from all over the state, posting it with dates and places >> on the Cobirds listserv and into your email inboxes. >> After Joyce retired at the end of 2018, a few of us continued to compile >> the report. But our team of volunteers is no longer large enough to >> continue this informational service, which has been sponsored for years by >> the Denver Field Ornithologists. In the past we invited volunteers to join >> the RBA team of compilers, but we are no longer seeking those, as the RBA >> is over now. >> By way of history, the RBA continued the early notification work of >> dedicated birders like Dave Martin, Norm Erthal and Dick Schottler, who >> phoned in daily field updates to a DFO voice recorder. Local and visiting >> birders could dial in to hear these daily messages and keep abreast of the >> changing parade
[cobirds] Re: Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! And a suggestion/request!
Hi Norm: I am trying to learn eBird. It seems to me that on rare species, there is a delay until someone doing quality control, gives it approval. It happened to me on a number of rarities here in the San Luis Valley...like the Scarlet Tanager we also had here. So if someones sighting goes into a "hopper" then even if those birders posted it to eBird, it may not be on the next alert. I have heard there was quite a backlog of rare sightings needing approval. It makes me question how good eBird will be as a RBA kind of tool. John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 11:37:44 AM UTC-6, birdernorm wrote: > > I, too, would like to thank the originators and compilers of the RBA from > over the years. I have checked it virtually every day that I have been in > town for years. Thanks again for all your efforts. I will miss it. > > Now for the suggestion: since the RBA is kaput, and there are lots of > folks who do not care to manipulate their way through eBird (which is not > that tough, by the way), it would be nice if those observing a rarity in > the field, particularly one that is within easy reach of other birders, to > post it from the location. I have eBird alerts running for numerous > counties, but I don't get those reports until the next day. My only > immediate access to interesting sightings is Cobirds. There have been > several instances recently when an unusual species appeared but no one > informed the birding community at large. For example, a scarlet tanager > was recently seen at Harriman Lake, just a few minutes from my house. > There were fifteen eBird reports filed, which means there were no doubt > twice that many observers, yet no one took a moment to post the bird to > Cobirds. I found out about the bird the next day, and it was a one-day > wonder. Either I missed any reports, or I don't have many friends. > Perhaps both. But at any rate, it would have been nice to have had a > chance to pop over there for a look. > > Just my two cents. As they say about the pandemic, we're all in this > together, and I have always found that one of the great joys of birding is > the sharing of birds with others who like them just as much as I do. > > Norm Lewis > Lakewood > > > -Original Message- > From: 'Andrews Robert' via Colorado Birds > > To: Colorado Birds >; Joe Roller < > jrol...@gmail.com > > Sent: Fri, May 29, 2020 4:09 am > Subject: Re: [cobirds] Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! > > Hello all, > I would like to join others in showing appreciation for the compilers of > the RBA we see on Cobirds. Since I spend most of the year thousands of > miles away from Colorado in West Africa, I don’t get any direct use of the > RBA for birding. But I did enjoy seeing a compilation of the most > interesting or unusual bird sightings from Colorado as a way to keep up > with what is happening in Colorado. Many thanks to Joyce and then Joe and > his team of volunteers and all of the other compilers who have provided > this service. > Bob Andrews > Yekepa, Nimba Co., Liberia, West Africa > > > On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 09:26:03 AM MDT, Joe Roller > wrote: > > > Daily updates on rare and interesting birds in Colorado have been shared > via Cobirds for over 14 years as the "Colorado Rare Bird Alert" (or > Report). For 13 years, Joyce Takamine tirelessly compiled this list of > rarities from all over the state, posting it with dates and places > on the Cobirds listserv and into your email inboxes. > After Joyce retired at the end of 2018, a few of us continued to compile > the report. But our team of volunteers is no longer large enough to > continue this informational service, which has been sponsored for years by > the Denver Field Ornithologists. In the past we invited volunteers to join > the RBA team of compilers, but we are no longer seeking those, as the RBA > is over now. > By way of history, the RBA continued the early notification work of > dedicated birders like Dave Martin, Norm Erthal and Dick Schottler, who > phoned in daily field updates to a DFO voice recorder. Local and visiting > birders could dial in to hear these daily messages and keep abreast of the > changing parade of rarities moving through Colorado. > Even before that, DFO sponsored a "telephone tree" notification list in > the 1960s and '70s. Each birder in the tree would get a a call from an > excited birder up the list: "Hey! Bruce Webb found a Little Gull at Union > Reservoir today. First state record! Call the next two birders on the list > to let them know!" > Before that? Perhaps birders used two tin cans and a string -- I don't > know. > In any event, the joy of sharing goes back a long time and will continue > beyond the RBA. As many of you already know, eBird provides free updates of > Colorado rare bird sightings as frequently as hourly. (Sign up at > www.ebird.org/alerts) > The CFO website has a section where bird
[cobirds] Re: Prothonotary warbler, Weld county
Sounds like a good day out. On Monday, June 1, 2020 at 8:12:20 PM UTC-6, fiddlenurs wrote: > > There was a prothonotary warbler in some willows near the campground in > Crow Valley. It was working some willows directly south of camping spot 9 > It was in the willows near the Barbed wire fence and the bench. > There is no water at the campground in the creek at all (there’s > freshwater near the campground hosts site. ) I didn’t see any thrushes > other than robins. > There were at least four, nighthawks here! Really good to see, I > hadn’t seen them here for the last couple years I was here. > There were: > Northern mockingbird: 1 > Western kingbirds: lot > Eastern kingbirds:2 >Robins: lots >House wrens: more than lots > Yellow warblers; 2 >Meadowlarks: 6 > Red winged blackbird: 12 >Female black headed grosbeak: 1 > Western wood pewee: 3 >Barn swallows: 2 building nest in picnic area > Blue jays:2 >Catbird:1 >Killdeer :1 > > Thanks, Deb Carstensen > > > Sent from my iPhone > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/95ba3716-3c42-4ad5-8491-0c5e356477b6%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Natural Arch Highlights
Spent a morning out at Natural Arch north of Del Norte. They had received a torrential downpour last night but roads were drained by this morning. Pretty much found all of the expected birds in pinyon and juniper habitat. Best were : Gray Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher W Wood Pewee Woodhouse's Scrub-jay Plumbeous Vireo Warbling Vireo White-throated Swift The controversial Bendire's Thrasher was no where to be found. But July has been the best time to watch for them. John Rawinski Monte Vista, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5467dcc2-089e-4e6d-bcfa-2de004dc66c6%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Creating Hourly ebird RBA (with screenshots to help)
Merlin Bird ID is a free field guide app from Cornell and integrates with eBird. A really excellent resource. I love the bird songs that show the sonograms. And it utilizes the best photos out of eBird. Gregg Goodrich Highlands Ranch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0e18fa20-47a1-44d3-878d-a722522f2511%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Lillian's or not?
The yellow malar region indicates Western Meadowlark I thought. Derek Hill Loveland On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 3:52:43 PM UTC-6, Daniel O'Donnell wrote: > > Here are two photos of the eastern meadowlark at the northern end of Bud > Mielke reservoir taken this morning. This bird looks a little different to > me from the bird I photographed on May 29. The cheek looks a little more > white and the yellow on the breast seems to extend a little further down > and on the side. So could this be the Lillian’s meadowlark that was > observed in the same location earlier in May? I’m not good at determining > the subtle differences between subspecies, so any help would be appreciated. > Thanks, > Dan > > Dan O'Donnell > dj...@me.com > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/73861501-22e6-470e-a2e1-b5ab7aa41191%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Creating Hourly ebird RBA (with screenshots to help)
Hi Caleb, thank you for thinking of us new to birding and cobirds!! I had been able to navigate my option for notifications. What I am struggling with now is finding a good list of rare birds, which I thought would be easy, but I haven't been successful. I imagine that it changes by season and areas, so that it would be pretty extensive. I was surprised to see the redheaded woodpecker being reported here. We saw one at Boyd Lake, Larimer County last Wednesday, and can confirm it with a photo. However, I didn't do a checklist at the time, so is it still of value 5 days later? I did take and pass the ebird essentials online. Are there other free resources to learn more? We just spent a wad on a DSLR camera. Thanks for your help. Bev Head On Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 3:22:31 PM UTC-6, Caleb A wrote: > > Hello, CObirders! > I know there has already been much discussion about the end of the cobirds > RBA, so I won't bog this post down with more of that. Instead, I hope to > make it as easy as possible for this entire community of birders to use > ebird's RBA email system. One last note before I get into it: something > that has personally helped me is getting in contact with other local > birders and joining "text RBA" that way. It's not comprehensive, of course, > but just another fun way to interact with the birding community while > finding great birds! > > Step-by-step to set up HOURLY ebird email alert: > > 1) On your ebird homepage, click on the "Explore" tab in the upper-left > side of the the screen: > > [image: rba1.jpg] > 2) Scroll down a little and click on the "Alerts" button found below the > "Bar Charts" button: > > [image: rba2.jpg] > 3) Once in that menu, you can type in whatever region you would like to > get reports for. Since this is CObirds, I've typed the state of Colorado as > the region in the screenshot: > > [image: rba3.jpg] > 4) Once you click the green "Subscribe" button, you should be redirected > to a page that looks something like this: > > [image: rba4.jpg] > 5) If you only want to subscribe to a daily RBA, then that is the default > setting, and you're done! However, the daily RBA may lead to you missing > reports that occur in the middle of the day and don't show up until the > next morning. To prevent missing any birds, you can change the settings to > receive hourly RBA. To do this, hit the change button with a little pencil > and paper icon next to it: > > [image: rba5.jpg] > That opens a pop up that looks like this: > > [image: rba6.jpg] > You can change this to be daily or hourly. Click "Save" and you're done! > Hope this helps for anyone new to ebird! It's a great website, but > sometimes their features aren't super easy to figure out. > *The birds are happy, and so am I* > *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/fca51784-409c-4998-bf9d-0a4af6161529%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Bird ID help - This is an old photo - Adams County
Hi Kyle! That's a very beautiful photo of a Ferruginous Hawk! *The birds are happy, and so am I* *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5daee469-4e1d-4ac5-8683-d22f7fabf5cd%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Owls, Riverwalk, Cañon City, Fremont County
This rainy morning, two pale, fluffy young owls were perched on a branch above their nest (formerly used by red tail hawks) on the Riverwalk Trail. Also seen on the Trail were lazuli buntings (male and female), chats (seen and heard!), catbirds, a blue grosbeak pair, and a female black headed grosbeak. A pheasant and common yellowthroats were seen two days ago at the MacKenzie end of the Trail. Laura Gorman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5e6996c7-fa87-44d0-8f5a-01fc4f2cd2d2%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [cobirds] Hooded Merganser breeding in Colorado / Jeffco (I think)
In May 2019, I also had a female Hooded Merganser at South Platte Park with chicks. Interesting stuff Ben Sampson Centennial CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d5c573a9-00fd-459f-84ec-c4f401389e03%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] North Parula Quincy Reservoir (Arapahoe County)
Hi all - Just had a gorgeous male Northern Parula feeding in cottonwoods along NE shore of quincy reservoir in auroura. Coordinates 39.633697,-104.772536. Appeared to be moving along shore to SE. Currently attempting to refind to get photo. Ben Sampson Centennial CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c426a995-561a-4595-a73c-344cbbeef5bd%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Bobolinks, Rock Wrens Cherryvale Boulder Co.
There were two male Bobolinks this morning in the meadows surrounding the big Cherryvale Trail parking lot (on the road to Open Space center), along with several "singing" Savannah Sparrows. (They have been at this spot around June 1 for several years) There was also a pair of very active Rock Wrens near the end of the Open Space area, just before the southern end of Cherryvale. To find them, turn onto Cherryvale from Marshall Road, then pull over on the side of the road at the first gate onto the Open Space land (across from the old school/church). Walk east along the fence fence line going up the hill to the canal, where there is a (wide) board bridge. On the east side of the canal, walk diagonally uphill to the first small hogback area. -- R.J. Pautsch 427 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302 rjpaut...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAExgNZ1H%3DMhMpt3c911Skvzw6miG1cJMDsaPa2rRbMVb0zbUXA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Red headed woodpecker, Weld County
This is from the Crow Valley Campground a Pawnee national grasslands. I didn’t find the prothonotary warbler today. Bullocks orioles : 3 Red headed woodpecker: 1 (lifer first me) Blue grosbeak: 2 Western wood pewee:2 Western kingbirds; 6 Yellow warbler : 2 Western meadowlarks:6 Brown headed cowbirds: 3 Yellow breasted chat:2 Gray catbird:1 House wrens:7 Robins:2 Mourning doves: 3 Starling: 2 Common grackles:3 Thanks, Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/A4ACE390-BCF0-461C-93A3-6B1BC5DE68A7%40aol.com.
[cobirds] Bird ID help - This is an old photo - Adams County
Ferrugenous Hawk. Bil Ford/Lakewood,Co. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/930fe5cd-e625-495e-be96-859e1b83a999%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Bird ID help - This is an old photo - Adams County
Ferrugenous Hawk. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/854ed702-197c-41b2-8f63-7f21744b1ee2%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Dickcissel- Larimer County
Cobirders- This morning there were at least two singing dickcissel on the roadside at approximately this address: 624 W County Road 78 Wellington, CO 80549 Jay Breidt Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CADcOKwqzJh3VYVBA_bhx45YjAy-ggF9LTNo_gNn956o5uQUbtQ%40mail.gmail.com.
