[cobirds] Re: correction: Western & Mountain Bluebirds, Jefferson County, Chatfield marina,

[rosanne juergens]

> Hi,
> Many Mountain Bluebirds around the boat launch area this morning and one 
> Western that I could ID.
> Rosanne Juergens
> Centennial, CO 
>

-- 
-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
* All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird 
species and location in the subject line when appropriate
* Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/
--- 
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/0305b3ad-af84-4d02-b0f7-16a219b755ean%40googlegroups.com.

[cobirds] Re: Western & Mountain Bluebirds, Chatfield marina, correction - Jefferson cty

[rosanne juergens]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 12:05 PM rosanne juergens 
wrote:

> Hi,
> Many Mountain Bluebirds around the boat launch area this morning and one
> Western that I could ID.
> Rosanne Juergens
> Centennial, CO
>

-- 
-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
* All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird 
species and location in the subject line when appropriate
* Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/
--- 
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/CAFS1TdYccO1N-7tf4RV3iNRXRqt%3DBHH%2BC7nOXcH%2BSu1d4-w5bw%40mail.gmail.com.

[cobirds] FOS birds - El Paso County

[Chris Selvig]

Nothing terribly exotic, but in my downtown Colorado Springs neighborhood I
noted large numbers of American Robins yesterday, which were not present
the day before, and a Great Blue Heron.

Chris Selvig
Colorado Springs

-- 
-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
* All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird 
species and location in the subject line when appropriate
* Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/
--- 
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/CAFeTgoH_FJH6F3HDHBxGj%3Dv2ahTgH17Z%2ByX_WULL7SL-Exi%2BKg%40mail.gmail.com.

[cobirds] Article: "Biological diversity (birds) evokes happiness"

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

Sharing research (bird) article that just came out ... 
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201204110246.htm  

   - One finding: *More bird species in their vicinity increase life 
   satisfaction of Europeans as much as higher income*

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



-- 
-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
* All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird 
species and location in the subject line when appropriate
* Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/
--- 
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/0daddf44-8c5e-43f5-b5f5-dd2e9ed9ba6bn%40googlegroups.com.

[cobirds] DFO's Zoom with Sheri Williamson

[Robert Righter]

Hi all

Two nights ago the DFO’s zoom meeting featured a talk about hummingbirds by 
Sheri Williamson—she was fantastic, extremely knowledgeable and entertaining.

Here are a few interesting tidbits I jotted down from her talk:
Hummingbirds are the smallest, warm-bodied creatures on earth !
Hummingbird’s brain, proportionate  to body size, is larger than the human 
brain to its body size, WoW

And as Sheri also pointed out there is now another reason to step outside and 
go birding is that the Amethyst-throated Mountain-Gem from South America is on 
the move now showing up in odd places in North America. Could Colorado be its 
next stop?

Bob Righter
Denver CO

-- 
-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Colorado Birds" group.
To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
* All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird 
species and location in the subject line when appropriate
* Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/
--- 
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/537055CD-C545-4BDE-AF8C-C29B5B11CAD3%40earthlink.net.

Re: [cobirds] New Options for Birding State Wildlife Areas

[Pam Piombino]

Thanks, Amy, for the information.  Does anyone know if this new category
would also include coverage for any Search and Rescue that is currently
included in the hunting and fishing license purchase?

Pam

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 3:23 PM Amy C  wrote:

> Hello Birders,
>
> I received the below message from CPW today. Starting May 1, you will be
> able to purchase a Colorado State Wildlife Area Pass, similar to a state
> parks pass, to access SWAs. You will no longer be required to purchase a
> hunting or fishing license for access.  See details on pricing and more
> below.
>
> I'm looking forward to exploring these areas and grateful to CPW for
> listening to residents and adding the new option.
>
> Amy
>
> Amy Cervene
> Arvada, Jefferson
>
>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: Colorado Parks and Wildlife 
> Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 10:30 AM
> Subject: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approves new pass for
> state wildlife areas
> To: 
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>
> *Travis Duncan Statewide Public Information Officer 720-595-8294 /
> travis.duncan @state.co.us
> *
> *Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approves new pass for state
> wildlife areas*
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> March 23, 2021
>
> DENVER – At its virtual meeting last week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife
> Commission voted unanimously to approve a new Colorado State Wildlife Area
> Pass as an option to access state wildlife areas. The new pass will go on
> sale May 1, 2021.
>
> “This is an important step in ensuring everyone who visits our state
> wildlife areas is contributing to their management and maintenance,” said
> CPW Director Dan Prenzlow.
>
> The annual Colorado SWA Pass will be available on May 1, 2021 by visiting
> any CPW office or online at cpwshop.com
> .
> The pass will be priced similarly to a resident annual fishing license and
> revenue from the new SWA pass will be used to manage and maintain SWAs.
>
> *Colorado State Wildlife Area Pass*
> annual: $36.08*
> 1 day: $9
> Youth (ages 16-17) annual: $10.07
> Senior (ages 65 and older) annual: $10.07
> Low-income annual: $10.07
> (Fees include a $1.50 Wildlife Education Fund surcharge)
> *Plus a fee of $10.40 for a Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp
>
> The annual pass is valid from March 1 – March 31 of the following year,
> also aligning with the 13-month season for fishing licenses in Colorado.
>
> *History and funding of state wildlife areas in Colorado*
> CPW now manages more than 350 SWAs, all set aside to conserve wildlife
> habitat with dollars from hunting and angling licenses. Those funds are
> also matched with federal income from the excise taxes collected on the
> sale of hunting and fishing equipment.
>
> While these properties have been identified as critical wildlife habitat,
> over the years they have also gained significant value for outdoor
> recreationists.
> Because these properties have always been open to the public, not just to
> the hunters and anglers that purchased them and pay for their maintenance,
> many people now visit these properties and use them as they would any other
> public land.
>
> As Colorado’s population - and desire for outdoor recreation - has
> continued to grow, a significant increase in traffic to these SWAs has
> disrupted wildlife, the habitat the areas were acquired to protect, and the
> hunters and anglers whose contributions were critical to acquiring these
> properties.
>
> That’s why in July of 2020, new regulations went into effect requiring all
> visitors 18 or older to possess a valid hunting or fishing license to
> access any SWA leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
>
> CPW had historically been bound by stringent guidance from the U.S. Fish
> and Wildlife Service on how income earned from these properties could be
> accounted for, making the creation of another kind of pass to access these
> areas financially unfeasible. But in late 2020, CPW received approval from
> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a new accounting approach that made
> adding a pass as an option for access to these properties feasible.
>
> In November 2020, an SWA Working Group was created with CPW staff and
> stakeholders from around the state to determine what a new pass might look
> like.
>
> *A new State Wildlife Area Pass*
> At its January 2021 meeting, the CPW Commission heard recommendations from
> the SWA Working Group on creating a new Colorado SWA Pass.
>
> *Recommendations:*
> The group recommended pricing the annual pass at a similar level to the
> annual fishing license, offering discounted passes to youth and seniors
> priced comparably to youth and senior fishing licenses, offering a 1-day
> pass option priced comparably to the 1-day parks pass, requiring a Habitat
> Stamp and a surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund in
> addition to the pass, and offering a discounted low-income annual pass