[cobirds] Re: Long-billed Curlews Barr Lake (ADAMS)

[Thomas Johnson]

I wonder if any of them flew up from the Arsenal today, where we counted 35 
at 10 am this morning. Candice Johnson, Denver

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 5:05:30 PM UTC-6 u5b2...@gmail.com wrote:

> Looking at 13 Long-billed Curlews in the south field, as you are driving 
> to the visitor center.
> Susan Rosine
> Brighton
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[cobirds] Long-billed Curlews Barr Lake (ADAMS)

[Susan Rosine]

Looking at 13 Long-billed Curlews in the south field, as you are driving to
the visitor center.
Susan Rosine
Brighton

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[cobirds] Re: Caspian Terns

[Brandon]

A good day for Caspian Terns, early this afternoon (April 20), Chris Knight
and I saw three flying around Runyon Lake in Pueblo County.  Two were seen
by many birders at the Pueblo West Gravel Pit, Pueblo County on April
17th.  One of the juvenile Neotropic Cormorant continues at the Pueblo West
Gravel Pit on April 20th.

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

On Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 4:16 PM mvjo...@gmail.com  wrote:

> John Stump and I birded San Luis Lake today and were excited to find 4
> Caspian Terns sitting on a sandbar amongst many Ring-billed, and Franklin's
> Gulls. They are rare to unusual in the San Luis Valley. Cold wind made for
> watery eyes through the scope but we did get some pics for eBird.
>
> John Rawinski
> Monte Vista, CO
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Re: [cobirds] Courtesy to a landowner

[Diane Roberts]

He is a really great guy at Stewart’s Pond, who leases the property. I have 
spoken to him a few times in a friendly conversation. I know others have as 
well. He allows birders to go into the cattle area, warning mother cows are 
protective of the calves. 

Diane Roberts
Highlands Ranch, CO 

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> On Apr 20, 2021, at 4:21 PM, 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I'd like to ask about access to Stewart's Pond. I've heard from and seen 
> multiple occasions folks and cars beyond the corral area to view Stewart's 
> Pond. Does anyone have the definitive answer that the landowner is okay with 
> birders on their property? Each time I go near I'm hoping to see someone 
> working there to ask and confirm for myself we have permission.
> 
> Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
> https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland
> 
>> On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 10:05:12 AM UTC-6 lrh...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Frankly, I don’t blame him. Years ago, when my house was the only one on my 
>> road, both birders and hunters would drive down my long driveway looking for 
>> birds or game. It’s perhaps ironic, but the hunters were the ones who would 
>> come to the door asking for permission to be on my land. Birders did not. 
>> They drove on my horse pasture, opened gates they had no business opening, 
>> and smashed a pipe that delivered water from my well to the horses’ water 
>> tank. Please be respectful of other people and their property. 
>> 
>> Lauren Hyde
>> Keenesburg
>> Weld County
>> 
 On Apr 20, 2021, at 9:00 AM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN  wrote:
 
>>> 
>> 
>>> All Birders,
>>> The other day I was picking around in the grass at roadside trying to 
>>> figure out what 3 Long-billed Curlews might be eating when a pickup came 
>>> down a long drive across the way and stopped next to me.  The man, Scott, 
>>> was highly agitated at me and all birders.  He initially blamed us for a 
>>> long litany of offenses including getting him and his PTSD flared up, 
>>> causing his dogs to bark, littering that occurs every week of the year 
>>> especially during Cheyenne Frontier Days, setting fires, cutting his 
>>> fences, hunting on his land, trespassing on the road that may or may not be 
>>> private but that he considers private and more.  Suffice it to say this 
>>> man, who I think is probably a pretty nice guy under his Marine Corps hat, 
>>> is armed and not to be messed with.  The location is a little spur road 
>>> between CR5 and I-25 that goes north from Larimer CR92.  This road goes 
>>> about a mile and ends at a closed gate which leads to the City of Fort 
>>> Collins solid waste treatment plant for use on the Meadow Springs Ranch.  
>>> Scott lives up on the hill to the east of this road in the only house at 
>>> the end of a long driveway.  After a long chat during which he calmed down 
>>> considerably, he said it was OK for me to look at the curlews but that he 
>>> would just like to know who is coming up his road and when.  He gave me his 
>>> phone that could be used for text messaging (970/568-6434).  I know a few 
>>> Larimer folks who go up that road all the way to the gate looking north for 
>>> longspurs, etc. on a regular basis.  The ill-will this might cause is not 
>>> worth a tick mark on a checklist.  Either call Scott in advance or go 
>>> elsewhere.  Be advised.
>>> 
>>> Dave Leatherman
>>> Fort Collins
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Re: [cobirds] Courtesy to a landowner

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

I'd like to ask about access to Stewart's Pond. I've heard from and seen 
multiple occasions folks and cars beyond the corral area to view Stewart's 
Pond. Does anyone have the definitive answer that the landowner is okay 
with birders on their property? Each time I go near I'm hoping to see 
someone working there to ask and confirm for myself we have permission.

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

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 10:05:12 AM UTC-6 lrh...@gmail.com wrote:

> Frankly, I don’t blame him. Years ago, when my house was the only one on 
> my road, both birders and hunters would drive down my long driveway looking 
> for birds or game. It’s perhaps ironic, but the hunters were the ones who 
> would come to the door asking for permission to be on my land. Birders did 
> not. They drove on my horse pasture, opened gates they had no business 
> opening, and smashed a pipe that delivered water from my well to the 
> horses’ water tank. Please be respectful of other people and their 
> property. 
>
> Lauren Hyde
> Keenesburg
> Weld County
>
> On Apr 20, 2021, at 9:00 AM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN  wrote:
>
>  
>
> All Birders,
> The other day I was picking around in the grass at roadside trying to 
> figure out what 3 Long-billed Curlews might be eating when a pickup came 
> down a long drive across the way and stopped next to me.  The man, Scott, 
> was highly agitated at me and all birders.  He initially blamed us for a 
> long litany of offenses including getting him and his PTSD flared up, 
> causing his dogs to bark, littering that occurs every week of the year 
> especially during Cheyenne Frontier Days, setting fires, cutting his 
> fences, hunting on his land, trespassing on the road that may or may not be 
> private but that he considers private and more.  Suffice it to say this 
> man, who I think is probably a pretty nice guy under his Marine Corps hat, 
> is armed and not to be messed with.  The location is a little spur road 
> between CR5 and I-25 that goes north from Larimer CR92.  This road goes 
> about a mile and ends at a closed gate which leads to the City of Fort 
> Collins solid waste treatment plant for use on the Meadow Springs Ranch.  
> Scott lives up on the hill to the east of this road in the only house at 
> the end of a long driveway.  After a long chat during which he calmed down 
> considerably, he said it was OK for me to look at the curlews but that he 
> would just like to know who is coming up his road and when.  He gave me his 
> phone that could be used for text messaging (970/568-6434 
> <(970)%20568-6434>).  I know a few Larimer folks who go up that road all 
> the way to the gate looking north for longspurs, etc. on a regular basis.  
> The ill-will this might cause is not worth a tick mark on a checklist.  
> Either call Scott in advance or go elsewhere.  Be advised.
>
> Dave Leatherman
> Fort Collins
>
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[cobirds] Re: Mountain Birding Apr. 15-16

[mvjo...@gmail.com]

Thanks Jack. Great report. 

On Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 9:34:44 PM UTC-6 Jack Bushong wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> My brother and I spent the last few days birding the mountains and found a 
> few interesting species. Below is a summary (albeit rather lengthy) of the 
> highlights.
>
> Lake County
>
> Crystal Lake: Full of waterfowl including good numbers of Lesser Scaup 
> and a Western Grebe that tripped the filter. In the surrounding sagebrush 
> flats we also found an early Sage Thrasher and several Vesper Sparrow.
>
> Twin Lakes: Mostly iced over. The sliver of open water had a large flock 
> of Western Grebe (114). Also present was a rare (for Lake Co.) Canvasback. 
>
> Chaffee County
>
> Clear Creek Reservoir: Frozen except for the far western side where 
> waterfowl were congregating, including a stunning male Wood Duck. The major 
> highlights were a male Mallard x Mexican Duck and a pair of Red-breasted 
> Merganser.
>
> Field along CR 160: 11 continuing Long-billed Curlew. 
>
> Sands Lake SWA: A stroll around the pond yielded an assortment of ducks, 
> a Savannah Sparrow (perhaps a tad early for the mountains), and a flock of 
> Tree and VG Swallows.
>
> Gunnison County
>
> McCabe Lane Wetlands: The highlight was an adult Black-crowned Night 
> Heron that flushed from the edge of one of the ponds. Also of note was a 
> Merlin near the parking lot.
>
> Blue Mesa Reservoir: We birded the far eastern corner of the reservoir 
> which required a ½ mile slog across the exposed lakebed to get to the 
> water’s edge. There were good numbers of Franklin’s, Ring-billed, and 
> California Gulls, a smattering of ducks including another Mallard x Mexican 
> Duck, and eight Bald Eagles. Also noteworthy was a flock of eight Western 
> Sandpipers and six Least Sandpipers. 
>
> Saguache County
>
> Saguache (town): The eastern corner of the town had lots of activity 
> including an Evening Grosbeak, several Lincoln’s Sparrow, and a rare Blue 
> Jay. The most unusual bird was the San Luis Valley’s first eBird record of 
> an Eastern Phoebe at the intersection of Christy Ave and 11th St. 
>
> Rio Grande County
>
> Home Lake SWA: As John Rawinski mentioned in an earlier post, Home Lake 
> is being dredged which is resulting in fantastic but ephemeral shorebird 
> habitat. Of note was a Western Sandpiper, two Long-billed Dowitcher, 47 
> American Avocet, 13 Greater Yellowlegs, and 24 Lesser Yellowlegs. 
>
> Monte Vista NWR: A large Tree Swallow flock had an early Northern 
> Rough-winged Swallow and Bank Swallow. Also of interest was a flock of 
> lingering Cackling Geese.
>
> Alamosa County
>
> Wetlands along Riverwood Dr: We noticed this place on Google Maps and 
> thought it’d be worth a check. It did not disappoint! A Black-necked Stilt 
> and several Long-billed Dowitchers were on the W side of the road while a 
> Great-tailed Grackle serenaded us from nearby.
>
> San Luis Lakes SWA: The expansive mudflats held a Black-necked Stilt, 
> three Baird’s Sandpiper, three Western Sandpipers, a Least Sandpiper, and 
> many avocets. Also of note were two Bonaparte’s Gulls.
>
> Park County
>
> Antero Reservoir: Mostly frozen except for the far SE corner. In this 
> pocket of open water were many ducks, most noteworthy of which was a male 
> Mexican Duck. Also in the area were 13 American Avocets, two Greater 
> Yellowlegs, and a pair of Wood Ducks. The grasslands nearby had an early 
> (for Park Co.) Lincoln’s Sparrow. 
>
> Overall it was a fantastic trip! Nice to see some migrants beginning to 
> trickle through the mountains. All of the aforementioned species have/will 
> be entered into eBird with an accompanying description.
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Jack Bushong, 
>
> Louisville
>
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[cobirds] Caspian Terns

[mvjo...@gmail.com]

John Stump and I birded San Luis Lake today and were excited to find 4 
Caspian Terns sitting on a sandbar amongst many Ring-billed, and Franklin's 
Gulls. They are rare to unusual in the San Luis Valley. Cold wind made for 
watery eyes through the scope but we did get some pics for eBird. 

John Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Courtesy to a landowner

[Lauren Hyde]

Frankly, I don’t blame him. Years ago, when my house was the only one on my 
road, both birders and hunters would drive down my long driveway looking for 
birds or game. It’s perhaps ironic, but the hunters were the ones who would 
come to the door asking for permission to be on my land. Birders did not. They 
drove on my horse pasture, opened gates they had no business opening, and 
smashed a pipe that delivered water from my well to the horses’ water tank. 
Please be respectful of other people and their property. 

Lauren Hyde
Keenesburg
Weld County

> On Apr 20, 2021, at 9:00 AM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN  wrote:
> 
> 
> All Birders,
> The other day I was picking around in the grass at roadside trying to figure 
> out what 3 Long-billed Curlews might be eating when a pickup came down a long 
> drive across the way and stopped next to me.  The man, Scott, was highly 
> agitated at me and all birders.  He initially blamed us for a long litany of 
> offenses including getting him and his PTSD flared up, causing his dogs to 
> bark, littering that occurs every week of the year especially during Cheyenne 
> Frontier Days, setting fires, cutting his fences, hunting on his land, 
> trespassing on the road that may or may not be private but that he considers 
> private and more.  Suffice it to say this man, who I think is probably a 
> pretty nice guy under his Marine Corps hat, is armed and not to be messed 
> with.  The location is a little spur road between CR5 and I-25 that goes 
> north from Larimer CR92.  This road goes about a mile and ends at a closed 
> gate which leads to the City of Fort Collins solid waste treatment plant for 
> use on the Meadow Springs Ranch.  Scott lives up on the hill to the east of 
> this road in the only house at the end of a long driveway.  After a long chat 
> during which he calmed down considerably, he said it was OK for me to look at 
> the curlews but that he would just like to know who is coming up his road and 
> when.  He gave me his phone that could be used for text messaging 
> (970/568-6434).  I know a few Larimer folks who go up that road all the way 
> to the gate looking north for longspurs, etc. on a regular basis.  The 
> ill-will this might cause is not worth a tick mark on a checklist.  Either 
> call Scott in advance or go elsewhere.  Be advised.
> 
> Dave Leatherman
> Fort Collins
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[cobirds] Location of Glossy ibis at Clear Springs Ranch - El Paso county

[Bill Kosar]

The pictures off this bird on ebird are great! Was it near the entrance to 
the ranch like the ibis last year?

tx

Bill  Kosar   El Paso county

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[cobirds] Courtesy to a landowner

[DAVID A LEATHERMAN]

All Birders,
The other day I was picking around in the grass at roadside trying to figure 
out what 3 Long-billed Curlews might be eating when a pickup came down a long 
drive across the way and stopped next to me.  The man, Scott, was highly 
agitated at me and all birders.  He initially blamed us for a long litany of 
offenses including getting him and his PTSD flared up, causing his dogs to 
bark, littering that occurs every week of the year especially during Cheyenne 
Frontier Days, setting fires, cutting his fences, hunting on his land, 
trespassing on the road that may or may not be private but that he considers 
private and more.  Suffice it to say this man, who I think is probably a pretty 
nice guy under his Marine Corps hat, is armed and not to be messed with.  The 
location is a little spur road between CR5 and I-25 that goes north from 
Larimer CR92.  This road goes about a mile and ends at a closed gate which 
leads to the City of Fort Collins solid waste treatment plant for use on the 
Meadow Springs Ranch.  Scott lives up on the hill to the east of this road in 
the only house at the end of a long driveway.  After a long chat during which 
he calmed down considerably, he said it was OK for me to look at the curlews 
but that he would just like to know who is coming up his road and when.  He 
gave me his phone that could be used for text messaging (970/568-6434).  I know 
a few Larimer folks who go up that road all the way to the gate looking north 
for longspurs, etc. on a regular basis.  The ill-will this might cause is not 
worth a tick mark on a checklist.  Either call Scott in advance or go 
elsewhere.  Be advised.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (20 Apr 2021) Raptors

[reports]

Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2021
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
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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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(No count conducted today)



Visitors:
Official Counters please update this entry if you brave the weather and
hike up today. Carol Cwiklinski


Weather:
Record cold temperatures and new snow precluded access to observation
today. 

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
A chance of snow continues into midweek, but temperatures warm.
Earthnullschool shows some potential for migrant movement into our area
Wednesday and Thursday. 

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


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

[John Vanderpoel]

Yeah, but guys like that call a Buffy in every field.  Or a Blackpoll in every 
bush.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 19, 2021, at 11:00 AM, 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> 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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