[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (19 Apr 2021) Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2021
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0 71 74
Osprey   0  7  7
Bald Eagle   0  6 19
Northern Harrier 0  3  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0 33 47
Cooper's Hawk0 50 61
Northern Goshawk 0  4  8
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  3  3
Red-tailed Hawk  0 93286
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  1
Swainson's Hawk  0  7  7
Ferruginous Hawk 0  1  8
Golden Eagle 0  3  9
American Kestrel 0 46 48
Merlin   0  6 10
Peregrine Falcon 0  4  8
Prairie Falcon   0 11 12
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  4  5
Unknown Buteo0  8 17
Unknown Falcon   0  3  5
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  1  4

Total:   0364642
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 11:00:00 
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter:Karen Fernandez

Observers:

Weather:
Freezing rain and fog on the hill: visibility was less than ten yards.

Raptor Observations:
No birds observed.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
The storm will most likely keep the migrators where they are.

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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Re: [cobirds] Re: How to Use Audio for Bird ID - Seminar April 25 - Nathan Pieplow

[Diana Beatty]

That is the plan.  So unless there are technical issues, it should appear
on the CFO YouTube channel within a few days of the event.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ColoradoFieldOrnithologists

Diana
CFO Board
El Paso County

On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 2:56 PM margo171  wrote:

> Any chance that you will be able to record this Zoom meeting and send a
> link for those of us who can not make the event?
>
> On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 10:54:08 AM UTC-6 otowi...@gmail.com wrote:
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>> When: Apr 25, 2021 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
>>
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>>
>>
>> Nathan Pieplow author of Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds (Western
>> and Eastern)
>>
>> will discuss what every birder should know about recording and using bird
>> sounds in the field.
>>
>> Learn how to use your phone to record bird sounds; how to edit and upload
>> recordings; where to find bird sounds on the web; and the ethics of
>> playback.
>>
>> This is a seminar on how to use the technologies you already own to
>> maximize your enjoyment of birds and contribute to the documentation of
>> their occurrence and behavior.
>>
>>
>> Diana Beatty
>>
>> on behalf of CFO Board
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[cobirds] Re: Unknown sparrow, Horseshoe Park, Aurora

[Caleb A]

Hello Jim!

Yes, that's a Harris's Sparrow! That's a wonderful bird to be able to see 
in Colorado :)

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

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Re: [cobirds] Re: Changing Common Names of birds; example, Steller’s Jay

[Van Rudd]

I can’t think of anything better than listing a Kwish-Kwishee Jay on my eBirds 
tally. 
Van Rudd

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 18, 2021, at 15:43, Emil Yappert  wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>>> On Apr 16, 2021, at 7:27 AM, Nathan Pieplow  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Why should Steller get a jay named after him when he spent only a few hours 
>> with the species and learned virtually nothing about it? He just happened to 
>> be the first European person to shoot one. 
>> 
>> "The Makahs tell a story about how the bird we know as the Steller's Jay - 
>> the bird the Makahs call Kwish-kwishee - got its crest. The mink, Kwahtie, 
>> tried to shoot his mother, the jay, with an arrow but missed. Her crest is 
>> ruffled to this day."
>> 
>> https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/how-stellers-jay-got-its-crest
>> 
>> Doesn't the name "Kwish-kwishee" ring with more romance than "Steller's Jay"?
>> 
>> Nathan Pieplow
>> Boulder
>> 
>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 4:09 PM Ira Sanders  wrote:
>>> Bob
>>> Maybe it will turn out that Steller  was a Confederate general and they 
>>> will change the name to Mountain Jay
>>> Ira Sanders 
>>> 
 On Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 12:30 PM Robert Righter  
 wrote:
 
 Peter the Great,Tsar of all of Russia, invited Georg W. Steller, a German 
 scientist to come to Russia and help explore and catalogue it’s natural 
 history. In 1741 Steller joined the Vitus Bering Expedition in sailing 
 east to discover what was out there. After several weeks   they bumped 
 into new land now known as Alaska. Steller discovered a jay, now known as 
 Steller’s Jay. The expedition sailed west exploring the Aleutians. Out of 
 many of Steller’s new discoveries was a new eagle, now known as Steller’s 
 Sea Eagle.
 
 Doesn’t the eponymic name Steller’s Jay evoke more romance, interest, and 
 wonder than if it was just called, for convenience, say “Mountain” Jay?
 
 Bob Righter
 Denver, CO  
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[cobirds] Re: How to Use Audio for Bird ID - Seminar April 25 - Nathan Pieplow

[margo171]

Any chance that you will be able to record this Zoom meeting and send a 
link for those of us who can not make the event?

On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 10:54:08 AM UTC-6 otowi...@gmail.com wrote:

>
> Colorado Field Ornithologists invites you to a Zoom meeting. 
> When: Apr 25, 2021 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) 
>
> Register in advance for this meeting:
> https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckfuqhpz8tGNeyzoXs7q0rC_kLE6_dG4ZS  
>
>
> Nathan Pieplow author of Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds (Western and 
> Eastern)
>
> will discuss what every birder should know about recording and using bird 
> sounds in the field.
>
> Learn how to use your phone to record bird sounds; how to edit and upload 
> recordings; where to find bird sounds on the web; and the ethics of 
> playback.
>
> This is a seminar on how to use the technologies you already own to 
> maximize your enjoyment of birds and contribute to the documentation of 
> their occurrence and behavior.
>
>
> Diana Beatty
>
> on behalf of CFO Board
>

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[cobirds] Yellow-throated Warbler at Pueblo Nature Center 4/19

[Brandon]

Sounds like some out of state birders saw a Yellow-throated Warbler at
Pueblo Nature Center, Pueblo  County this morning, 19 April, in Cottonwood
trees.

Hopefully a singing male will return at Roselawn Cemetery or Mineral Palace
Park soon.  I hope to get to Roselawn later this week.

This is 2nd eastern migrant warbler this spring in Colorado, I heard about
Northern Parula yesterday from Higbee Valley Road in Otero County.  Warbler
season is on!

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Re: Colorado Birding Challenge Scout Weekend/Weld

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

Turns out the aforementioned Forster's Tern are actually Caspian Tern, 
thanks Nick K., "size of Ring-billed Gull".

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

On Monday, April 19, 2021 at 9:42:03 AM UTC-6 The Nunn Guy wrote:

>
> Hi all
>
> Two WhatBirder participants posted "Glaucous Gull" for my mysterious gull.
>
> https://forums.whatbird.com/index.php?/topic/18194-large-whitish-gull-id/
>
> Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
>
> https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland
>
>
>
> On Monday, April 19, 2021 at 9:12:05 AM UTC-6 The Nunn Guy wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> The Colorado Birding Challenge  is 
>> rapidly approaching. Our team name is "Friends of the Pawnee National 
>> Grassland" and we'll be scouring Weld County birds for the event. I went 
>> out this weekend to scout birds (and locations) in area. I got 77 species 
>> with highlights being:
>>
>>- Tundra/Trumpeter Swan - 2 (Loloff Reservoir)--loaded more photos to 
>>help with ID
>>- Long-billed Curlew - 15 (Antelope Reservoir) present Sat and Sun. 
>>As you approach Antelope Reservoir from the south on CR 37, just before 
>> CR 
>>92 easterly turn, they are on west side of CR 37 in field
>>- Forster's Tern - 5 (Kyger Open Space)
>>- Mysterious "white or pale-looking, large gull" (*need ID help*,* 
>>see photos below*) (Kyger Open Space)
>>- Swainson's Hawk - 3 (Beebe Draw, as usual one atop "Swainson's Hawk 
>>telephone pole" at CR 42/47 :-) )
>>- Sage Thrasher singing up a storm on CR 41 btw 100/102 (video on 
>>homepage below)
>>- Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1, Black-crowned Night Heron - 3 (Glenmere 
>>Park)
>>- Least Sandpiper - 4 (Crom Lake)
>>- Both longspurs (CR 45 btw 112/114)
>>- Sandhill Crane - 23 (Cozzens Lake on shore)
>>- Willet, White-faced Ibis (dozen or so), Long-billed Dowitcher (1-2 
>>dozen), and Baird's Sandpiper (Stewart's Pond)
>>
>> Photos: 
>> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/219/2021-colorado-birding-challenge-weld
>>
>> Along Lower Latham marsh the cattails and taller grasses are all 
>> flattened to ground because of weight of snow from blizzard few weeks ago. 
>> It is silent and devoid of birds--assume because habitat not showing any 
>> signs of resilience yet? Didn't see or hear any expected birds: 
>> Red-wingeds, Yellow-heads, Marsh Wren, ducks, gulls
>>
>> 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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[cobirds] Re: Colorado Birding Challenge Scout Weekend/Weld

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

Two WhatBirder participants posted "Glaucous Gull" for my mysterious gull.

https://forums.whatbird.com/index.php?/topic/18194-large-whitish-gull-id/

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



On Monday, April 19, 2021 at 9:12:05 AM UTC-6 The Nunn Guy wrote:

> Hi all
>
> The Colorado Birding Challenge  is rapidly 
> approaching. Our team name is "Friends of the Pawnee National Grassland" 
> and we'll be scouring Weld County birds for the event. I went out this 
> weekend to scout birds (and locations) in area. I got 77 species with 
> highlights being:
>
>- Tundra/Trumpeter Swan - 2 (Loloff Reservoir)--loaded more photos to 
>help with ID
>- Long-billed Curlew - 15 (Antelope Reservoir) present Sat and Sun. As 
>you approach Antelope Reservoir from the south on CR 37, just before CR 92 
>easterly turn, they are on west side of CR 37 in field
>- Forster's Tern - 5 (Kyger Open Space)
>- Mysterious "white or pale-looking, large gull" (*need ID help*,* see 
>photos below*) (Kyger Open Space)
>- Swainson's Hawk - 3 (Beebe Draw, as usual one atop "Swainson's Hawk 
>telephone pole" at CR 42/47 :-) )
>- Sage Thrasher singing up a storm on CR 41 btw 100/102 (video on 
>homepage below)
>- Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1, Black-crowned Night Heron - 3 (Glenmere 
>Park)
>- Least Sandpiper - 4 (Crom Lake)
>- Both longspurs (CR 45 btw 112/114)
>- Sandhill Crane - 23 (Cozzens Lake on shore)
>- Willet, White-faced Ibis (dozen or so), Long-billed Dowitcher (1-2 
>dozen), and Baird's Sandpiper (Stewart's Pond)
>
> Photos: 
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/219/2021-colorado-birding-challenge-weld
>
> Along Lower Latham marsh the cattails and taller grasses are all flattened 
> to ground because of weight of snow from blizzard few weeks ago. It is 
> silent and devoid of birds--assume because habitat not showing any signs of 
> resilience yet? Didn't see or hear any expected birds: Red-wingeds, 
> Yellow-heads, Marsh Wren, ducks, gulls
>
> 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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[cobirds] Colorado Birding Challenge Scout Weekend/Weld

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

The Colorado Birding Challenge  is rapidly 
approaching. Our team name is "Friends of the Pawnee National Grassland" 
and we'll be scouring Weld County birds for the event. I went out this 
weekend to scout birds (and locations) in area. I got 77 species with 
highlights being:

   - Tundra/Trumpeter Swan - 2 (Loloff Reservoir)--loaded more photos to 
   help with ID
   - Long-billed Curlew - 15 (Antelope Reservoir) present Sat and Sun. As 
   you approach Antelope Reservoir from the south on CR 37, just before CR 92 
   easterly turn, they are on west side of CR 37 in field
   - Forster's Tern - 5 (Kyger Open Space)
   - Mysterious "white or pale-looking, large gull" (*need ID help*,* see 
   photos below*) (Kyger Open Space)
   - Swainson's Hawk - 3 (Beebe Draw, as usual one atop "Swainson's Hawk 
   telephone pole" at CR 42/47 :-) )
   - Sage Thrasher singing up a storm on CR 41 btw 100/102 (video on 
   homepage below)
   - Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1, Black-crowned Night Heron - 3 (Glenmere 
   Park)
   - Least Sandpiper - 4 (Crom Lake)
   - Both longspurs (CR 45 btw 112/114)
   - Sandhill Crane - 23 (Cozzens Lake on shore)
   - Willet, White-faced Ibis (dozen or so), Long-billed Dowitcher (1-2 
   dozen), and Baird's Sandpiper (Stewart's Pond)
   
Photos: 
http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/219/2021-colorado-birding-challenge-weld

Along Lower Latham marsh the cattails and taller grasses are all flattened 
to ground because of weight of snow from blizzard few weeks ago. It is 
silent and devoid of birds--assume because habitat not showing any signs of 
resilience yet? Didn't see or hear any expected birds: Red-wingeds, 
Yellow-heads, Marsh Wren, ducks, gulls

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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[cobirds] Pine Siskins - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

[kevygudguy via Colorado Birds]

Hello Fellow Birders, On this briefly sunny but now ominously dark morning a 
flock of five Pine Siskins joined the usual suspects at the feeders in my 
little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe.  Hadn't seen them here in a 
long, long time. Keep Smilin',Kevin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via 
my Rotary Dial Wall Phone  

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[cobirds] Re: Swan ID help/Weld

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

Even on WhatBird.com forum swans are still identified as "Tundra/Trumpeter 
Swan" in the discussion thread.  I guess sometimes you just have to "walk 
away" not knowing :-)

Thanks
Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland
On Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 2:25:35 PM UTC-6 The Nunn Guy wrote:

> HI All - Saw two swans at Loloff reservoir today at noon.  Can someone 
> help with the ID?
>
> Photos: Loloff Reservoir [Kersey] - Album View - Friends of the Pawnee 
> National Grassland (friendsofthepawneegrassland.org) 
> 
>
> Thanks!
> Gary Lefko/Nunn
> http://friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
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