[cobirds] Sharing Photos

[Susan Rosine]

You could join a Facebook group to help you ID birds! There are LOTS of 
different birding groups there.
Do you have something, such as the Merlin bird ID app to help you?
Do you have any bird books yet? A lot of people use Sibley's, but there are 
lots of books out there. 
Just some thoughts.
Susan Rosine
Brighton, Adams

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[cobirds] Sharing Photos

[kmedi...@gmail.com]

With the new update whats the best way to share photos. You all are my 
go-tos for bird ID help but it seems sharing photos is done for.

Thanks
Kyle Medina
Westminster, CO

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[cobirds] House Wren, Boulder

[Paula Hansley]

A dead house wren was found by a friend inside her suet cage feeder yesterday 
morning in NW Boulder. 

Where did this poor bird come from?

Paula Hansley
Louisville  


Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] Fwd: Not all cold fronts are created equally... CSR - El Paso Co, Sunday

[Steven Brown]

Hey COBIrders,

I didn’t know what to expect this morning for banding birds at Clear Spring 
Ranch - but I expected I might see some warblers.  Woohoo!  Today I only banded 
10 birds early, before I got blown out by the West Winds, but those 10 included 
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (not a surprise, I’ve had about 30 in the last week). 
The surprises were a juv PALM WARBLER (only my 2nd banded at CSR), and a 
wayward juv N. Waterthrush - the latest I’ve ever had here by over A MONTH. Did 
they come from Canada Won’t know.  Isn’t science fun?

We’ll see now what the front leaves behind tomorrow. Can’t wait!

Happy Migration,
Steve Brown
COS
> 
> COBirders,
> I got some responses to my inquiry about what this next cold front might 
> bring.  Nobody thought this was going to be bringing Canadian, Mexican, or 
> eastern migrants to CO.  Most responses suggested that the birds in place 
> right now would move out with the passage.  Those responses seemed to be more 
> about altitudinal migrants though including my corvid question.  My favorite 
> response was that we should expect murrelets!  It's a wonderful thought, but 
> I am highly doubtful of a movement of murrelets into our location from this 
> flow pattern. However, that does bring up a good point about where this cold 
> front is coming from.  
> 
> The idea that murrelets were suggested is likely because this front is coming 
> from the Pacific.  Winds are coming from the west with this system.  This is 
> a different type of cold frontal passage for us in CO.  They happen more in 
> winter than in fall like we will experience today.  Birds that could move 
> this direction would likely be migrants moving southward along the West Coast 
> at this time of year but following the wind patterns inland instead of along 
> the coast because these are going to be quite strong winds.  This is one of 
> the hardest sets of migrants to get to show up in CO.  The Rockies do a great 
> job of blocking migrants from coming this way.  So I am not expecting much of 
> a change in migrants with this frontal passage.  
> 
> I also believe that some of the altitudinal migrants that come into our area 
> at this time of year might make their numbers more well known (juncos for 
> instance).  Get out before the winds blast us later today if you want to get 
> your birding in.  
> 
> If you are hoping for northern migrants, look no further than Thursday of 
> this week: 
> https://earth.nullschool.net/#2020/10/15/0300Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-105.11,40.20,1064/loc=-105.113,40.203
>  
> .
>  Northern migrants should be flooding the eastern 2/3rds of the US.  I might 
> get a chance to write again before then, but my time is limited this week, so 
> this is your fair warning.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bryan
> 
> Bryan Guarente
> Meteorologist/Instructional Designer
> UCAR/The COMET Program
> Boulder, CO
> 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2020 at 7:57 PM Dave Hyde  > wrote:
> Hi Bryan – I expect the three White-crowned sparrows that have been enjoying 
> the free lunch here near Storm Mountain in Larimer County since Oct 1st to be 
> gone by Monday! I think the juncos will remain, though. :)  - Dave Hyde, 
> Larimer Cty.
> 
>  
> 
> Sent from Mail  for Windows 10
> 
>  
> 
> From: Bryan Guarente 
> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:32 PM
> To: Cobirds 
> Subject: [cobirds] Not all cold fronts are created equally...
> 
>  
> 
> COBirders,
> 
> There is a cold front coming through tomorrow.  I think if you were to ask 
> COBirders whether a cold front meant good birds in Fall or not, I think most 
> would say yes, especially if the front comes with precipitation.  Go birding 
> in bad weather!
> 
>  
> 
> On the East slope, tomorrow's cold front won't be wet nor cold, just cooler 
> with some cloud cover.  On the West slope, it will be a different story in 
> terms of precipitation.  Definitely expecting precipitation.  Hopefully this 
> will help with some of the wildfire situations.  
> 
>  
> 
> So today, I am going to try something different.  Here is the forecast 
> graphic for tomorrow after the frontal passage (map is from 3pm local time).  
> If you were at my CFO presentation the other day, you would know some of the 
> things to look for in terms of good weather for migrants.  Does this look 
> like it will be a good day to get long-distance migrants from Canada?  Should 
> we expect dispersing migrants affected by Hurricane Delta?  Should we be 
> thinking about tropical species coming up from Mexico and the southwest US?  
> Where do you see the flow pattern coming from that would dictate the birds we 
> might expect?
> 
>  
> 
> 

[cobirds] Townsend's warbler

[Jace Wesley Brasher]

Hello, the Townsend's warbler is one of my favorite birds and I have heard
that it is a bumper year for them. Does anyone have any recommendations on
where I should go to see them and to get decent photography opportunities
with them in Larimer county?
Thanks!

Jace Brasher
Loveland
Larimer county

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Re: [cobirds] Not all cold fronts are created equally...

[Bryan Guarente]

COBirders,
I got some responses to my inquiry about what this next cold front might
bring.  Nobody thought this was going to be bringing Canadian, Mexican, or
eastern migrants to CO.  Most responses suggested that the birds in place
right now would move out with the passage.  Those responses seemed to be
more about altitudinal migrants though including my corvid question.  My
favorite response was that we should expect murrelets!  It's a wonderful
thought, but I am highly doubtful of a movement of murrelets into our
location from this flow pattern. However, that does bring up a good point
about where this cold front is coming from.

The idea that murrelets were suggested is likely because this front is
coming from the Pacific.  Winds are coming from the west with this system.
This is a different type of cold frontal passage for us in CO.  They happen
more in winter than in fall like we will experience today.  Birds that
could move this direction would likely be migrants moving southward along
the West Coast at this time of year but following the wind patterns inland
instead of along the coast because these are going to be quite strong
winds.  This is one of the hardest sets of migrants to get to show up in
CO.  The Rockies do a great job of blocking migrants from coming this way.
So I am not expecting much of a change in migrants with this frontal
passage.

I also believe that some of the altitudinal migrants that come into our
area at this time of year might make their numbers more well known (juncos
for instance).  Get out before the winds blast us later today if you want
to get your birding in.

If you are hoping for northern migrants, look no further than Thursday of
this week:
https://earth.nullschool.net/#2020/10/15/0300Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-105.11,40.20,1064/loc=-105.113,40.203.
Northern migrants should be flooding the eastern 2/3rds of the US.  I might
get a chance to write again before then, but my time is limited this week,
so this is your fair warning.

Thanks,
Bryan

Bryan Guarente
Meteorologist/Instructional Designer
UCAR/The COMET Program
Boulder, CO


On Sat, Oct 10, 2020 at 7:57 PM Dave Hyde  wrote:

> Hi Bryan – I expect the three White-crowned sparrows that have been
> enjoying the free lunch here near Storm Mountain in Larimer County since
> Oct 1st to be gone by Monday! I think the juncos will remain, though. :)
> - Dave Hyde, Larimer Cty.
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail  for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
> *From: *Bryan Guarente 
> *Sent: *Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:32 PM
> *To: *Cobirds 
> *Subject: *[cobirds] Not all cold fronts are created equally...
>
>
>
> COBirders,
>
> There is a cold front coming through tomorrow.  I think if you were to ask
> COBirders whether a cold front meant good birds in Fall or not, I think
> most would say yes, especially if the front comes with precipitation.  Go
> birding in bad weather!
>
>
>
> On the East slope, tomorrow's cold front won't be wet nor cold, just
> cooler with some cloud cover.  On the West slope, it will be a different
> story in terms of precipitation.  Definitely expecting precipitation.
> Hopefully this will help with some of the wildfire situations.
>
>
>
> So today, I am going to try something different.  Here is the forecast
> graphic for tomorrow after the frontal passage (map is from 3pm local
> time).  If you were at my CFO presentation the other day, you would know
> some of the things to look for in terms of good weather for migrants.  Does
> this look like it will be a good day to get long-distance migrants from
> Canada?  Should we expect dispersing migrants affected by Hurricane Delta?
> Should we be thinking about tropical species coming up from Mexico and the
> southwest US?  Where do you see the flow pattern coming from that would
> dictate the birds we might expect?
>
>
>
>
> https://earth.nullschool.net/#2020/10/11/2100Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-105.11,40.20,1064/loc=-105,40
>
>
>
> The green circle on that map is around Boulder, CO.  Anyone want to play
> along and give your weather forecast for migrants based on this map?  Are
> you expecting turnover of birds?  Are you expecting most birds to stay put,
> but add other species to the mix with the frontal passage?  Is this going
> to be the pattern that drives even more corvids out onto the Plains?
>
> Harder challenge: anyone want to venture a guess about what birds to
> expect based on the flow pattern?
>
>
>
> All of the previous questions will be answered by the weather and the
> birds tomorrow into Monday, but I will wrap up some thoughts later this
> evening based on what folks have stated to me privately (paraphrased or
> summarized only) and publicly, plus some of my own words to help move the
> conversation along.
>
>
>
> Thanks for playing along,
>
> Bryan
>
>
> Bryan Guarente
>
> Meteorologist/Instructional Designer
>
> UCAR/The COMET Program
>
> Boulder, CO
>
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[cobirds] Re: Field Sparrow- Blanca Wetlands, Alamosa Co.

[mvjo...@gmail.com]

Thanks Christian. I'll send the word out to our locals list.  Nice find

John Rawinski

On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11:10:29 AM UTC-6 paja...@hotmail.com 
wrote:

> Want to get the word out for the local San Luis birders that there’s a 
> FIELD SPARROW here: 
>
> Dropped pin
> Near Creek 2, Alamosa, CO 81101
> https://goo.gl/maps/GtUyDceu716AVff17
>
> [image: image1.jpeg]
>
> About as drab as they come.
>
> Christian Nunes
> Boulder, CO
>

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[cobirds] Sabine's Gulls at San Luis Lake SWA

[mvjo...@gmail.com]

I photographed a pair of Sabine Gull juveniles at San Luis Lake SWA on 
Friday. They are feeding along the mudflats near the boat ramp. Pics can be 
seen on Ebird.  Unusual fall migrant through our area. 

John Rawinskl
Monte Vista, CO

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[cobirds] Stellers jay Horseshoe Park, Aurora

[James CONNELL]

After 20 years of residency I just had a Stellers jay for the 1st time at my 
feeder along with the two Woodhouse jays that have been hanging around for a 
few weeks.
Stellers has to be at least 20 miles east of it's usual habitat.

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