[cobirds] Larimer County spring gull hangout

[Nicholas Komar]

Horseshoe reservoir north of Loveland, Colorado (Larimer County) is turning out 
to be yet again a great gull hang out this spring. Lately the majority of gulls 
have been on the southwest mud flats, but some days there’s a good 
concentration of them along the northwest shoreline. Today the highlight was an 
early Franklin’s Gull, returned from it’s winter grounds along the Pacific 
coast of South America. In addition there are small numbers of Lesser 
Black-backed and Herring Gulls lingering here, and large numbers (hundreds) of 
Ringed-billed Gulls and frisky California Gulls. This reservoir was the site of 
Colorado’s first Slaty-backed Gull in 2000. The Kelp Gull of 2003 often hung 
out there as well.  The best viewing location is the city property at the inlet 
canal along Monroe St. 

A telescope is required for good views. 

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO


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[cobirds] Boulder County Audubon meeting - Tues, March 23, 7:30 pm

[Carol Kampert]

Colorado’s Natural Areas Program: Highlighting and Conserving Natural
Values in Boulder County and Across the State

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Join Boulder County Audubon and Lynn Riedel on Tuesday, March 23 to learn
how a small but important state program is conserving biological and
geological diversity across Colorado. Since 1977, the Colorado Natural
Areas Program (CNAP)  has
recognized and protected natural areas in Colorado with unique or
high-quality features of statewide significance. From prairie floodplain
meadows to high elevation habitats, more than 250 rare, threatened, or
endangered species and communities are monitored and cooperatively
protected at 95 designated sites across the state. Unique geological and
paleontological sites are also highlighted. CNAP-designated areas overlap
with Stewardship Land Trust sites of the State Land Board, State Park
lands, The Nature Conservancy preserves, National Park Service lands, US
Forest Service lands, city and county properties, private land, and
some National
Audubon Society Important Bird Areas
. Lynn will first provide a
sampler of CNAP’s contributions to conservation across the state and then
focus on the four biologically diverse state natural areas in Boulder
County: Colorado Tallgrass Prairie, Boulder Mountain Park, South Boulder
Creek, and White Rocks Nature Preserve.

Lynn Riedel has spent her career in natural areas management in Colorado –
initially working with the National Park Service. Her academic background
is in biology and science education. Since the mid-1990s, she has worked as
a plant ecologist with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Department, specializing in grassland ecology. In Dinosaur National
Monument and in Boulder, her work has included rare plant monitoring and
habitat management, native plant community monitoring and mapping, and
comprehensive natural area management planning. Currently, she serves on
the Colorado Natural Areas Council which helps guide the work of the
Colorado Natural Areas Program.

When: Tuesday, March 23, 2021.   The presentation starts at 7:15 PM.
Everyone is encouraged to join early to work through any connection issues
(the meeting room will be open at ~7:00 PM).

Where: This meeting will be held online. All participants will be muted
upon entry to the meeting room. The chat feature will be on so you can
write questions for the speaker.

Join by web:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85768323001?pwd=VzBKMWl3VEZ6NkZNU0k5TGVxOEROQT09

Join by phone:
+1 669 900 6833 US
+1 253 215 8782 US
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdUKXqKNSQ

Meeting ID: 857 6832 3001

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[cobirds] Sandhill cranes Lingmont

[T]

Hello all;

About 50 Sandhill Cranes flying North over Central Longmont at 4:38pm today.

Best,
Tracy Phrneger
Boulder County

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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (18 Mar 2021) 6 Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2021
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  0  0
Osprey   0  0  0
Bald Eagle   1  8  8
Northern Harrier 0  0  0
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0  1  1
Cooper's Hawk0  0  0
Northern Goshawk 0  2  2
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  4 53 53
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 0  3  3
Golden Eagle 1  3  3
American Kestrel 0  0  0
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  0  0
Prairie Falcon   0  0  0
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  0  0
Unknown Buteo0  4  4
Unknown Falcon   0  2  2
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  1  1

Total:   6 77 77
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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter:Gary Rossmiller

Observers:

Visitors:
3 people on trail, 2 people below powerlines.


Weather:
Cloudless skies but with haze from melting snow! Stable barometer at 24.76,
wind calm - max B2.
Snow was frozen on trails this morning, could walk on top of the snow.
Slushy on the way down. More weather this weekend may keep snow around for
awhile. Trail will be snow or mud for some time.

Raptor Observations:
First 2 RT's at eye level just to the east. Next 2 RT's at valley floor to
the east. Next 2 RT's soaring overhead, next 2 RT's at valley floor. I
considered the valley floor RT's locals. The last 2 went south. Mating pair
of RT's soaring this afternoon, one very vocal, then escorted a GE to the
east. While watching that noticed a sub IV BE heading west!! Bird of the
day was #3 RT, a intermediate or dark Harlan's.

Non-raptor Observations:
Just a few local RT's, otherwise a slow day for all birds; Junco, Robin,
Solitaire, Magpie, Flicker, Crows/Ravens. And a very nice snow penguin
someone made. Small herd of deer past I-70.  

Predictions:
Better than yesterday, I'ld be flying in this weather. Hope they decide to
get going tomorrow.

Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at:
http://www.dfobirds.org


More site information at hawkcount.org:  
https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=123

Site Description:
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is
the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur
Ridge may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of
the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger
long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie
Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned
Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and
Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular.
Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western
Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican or
Dusky Grouse. Birders of any skill level are always welcome.  HawkWatch at
Dinosaur Ridge is generally staffed by volunteers from about 9 AM to around
3 PM from March 1st to May 7th.

Directions to site:
>From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under freeway and take
left into first parking lot, the Stegosaurus lot. Follow small signs from
the southwest end of lot to the hawkwatch site. The hike starts heading
east on an old two-track and quickly turns south onto a trail on the west
side of the ridge. When the trail nears the top of the ridge, turn left,
head through the gate, and walk to the clearly-visible, flat area at the
crest of the ridge.  (Distance: 0.56 miles, Elevation gain: 259 feet)


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[cobirds] Windsor and Crom Lakes (Weld) on 3/18/21

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

Highlights from Windsor Lake this morning were:
California Gull (1a)  FOY for me.
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1a)
Herring Gull (20+)
Double-crested Cormorant (3)  FOY for me.
White Pelican (1)
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Hooded Merganser (1m)
Brown Creeper (1)
Total of 31 species

Surprisingly, almost no waterfowl on the portion of the lake e of Rte. 257.  
The following birds were snapping up abundant midges atop the snow: Red-winged 
Blackbirds and Western Meadowlarks.  House Sparrows were inside old Cliff 
Swallow nests along the ditch on the north side.  Gulls were getting crayfish 
and what appeared to be perch (or maybe bullhead catfish) on the portion of the 
lake which is west of Rte. 257.

Highlights from Crom Lake on Weld CR31 several miles n of SR14:
Canvasback (15)
Ring-necked Duck (1m)
Lesser Scaup (8)
Redhead (2m)
Green-winged Teal (1m)
American Wigeon (2m)
Mallard (couple 100)
Northern Shoveler (1m)
Killdeer (1)
Total of 14 species

East side portion of lake still frozen but not for long.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins


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[cobirds] Osprey Returning/Larimer

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

I saw one Osprey at the Prospect Road nest platform near Sharpe Pointe Road 
in Fort Collins this early afternoon.

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland

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