Re: [cobirds] Bug question

[Dave Cameron]

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer?

Dave C

On Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 8:19:18 PM UTC-6 Bryan Guarente wrote:

> Ira,
> To not take this too far outside of the realm of birds for too long, this 
> looks like a moth i. The genus *Harrisina*. You can see some more info 
> here:
> https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126906-Harrisina?locale=en-US
>
> I suggest you grab the app called iNaturalist. With this you can insert 
> your photos and it will suggest what it believes the photo is of. It works 
> surprisingly well for everything from trees/plants to birds to herps to 
> insects and fungi. 
>
> Bryan
>
> On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 7:51 PM Ira Sanders  wrote:
>
>> Birders
>> Attached is a photo of a flying bug. It's black with a little orange.  
>>  I realize it's not a bird question but we have delved into bugs before 
>> like black witches so I thought I would give this a shot.
>>  Does anyone know what it is?
>> Ira Sanders 
>> Golden 
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Re: [cobirds] Bug question

[Bryan Guarente]

Ira,
To not take this too far outside of the realm of birds for too long, this
looks like a moth i. The genus *Harrisina*. You can see some more info here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126906-Harrisina?locale=en-US

I suggest you grab the app called iNaturalist. With this you can insert
your photos and it will suggest what it believes the photo is of. It works
surprisingly well for everything from trees/plants to birds to herps to
insects and fungi.

Bryan

On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 7:51 PM Ira Sanders  wrote:

> Birders
> Attached is a photo of a flying bug. It's black with a little orange.
>  I realize it's not a bird question but we have delved into bugs before
> like black witches so I thought I would give this a shot.
>  Does anyone know what it is?
> Ira Sanders
> Golden
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Re: [cobirds] A report on Guanella Pass BBS route June 22, sign of the (bad) times?

[Sally Waterhouse]

What David and John reported from their BBS routes match what we have been 
experiencing here in Chaffee County.  The forests have been exceptionally 
quiet even during late May and early June.  
Sally Waterhouse
Nathrop


On Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 10:25:05 AM UTC-6 mikele@gmail.com wrote:

> I'm wondering if the early snowfall we had last year is at least part of 
> the reason why we are detecting lower numbers in the montane species this 
> year. Thank you for conducting and sharing your observations.
> Mikele Painter
> Lakewood
> (and a USFS biologist for Pike NF)
>
> On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 1:06:09 PM UTC-6 jxdr...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> My Tarryall BBS route (Park County ) was also well down in species this 
>> year 54 versus the usual 65 to 68 .Waterbirds , shorebirds were  about 
>> normal , but missing were many ponderosa , spice/ fir species .So no 
>> sapsuckers,Hammond’s flycatcher , Townsends Solitaire , Cassin’s Finch 
>> ,Evening Grosbeak, Red Crossbill ,Hermit Thrush ,nuthatches , Mountain 
>> Chickadee just one Olive-sided Flycatcher.
>>
>> Spruce/ fir forest showed increasing beatle dieback .
>>
>> Survey run on June 15 .
>>
>> John Drummond 
>> Colorado Springs
>>
>>
>> Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS 
>> 
>>
>>
>> On Friday, June 25, 2021, 11:49 AM, David Suddjian  
>> wrote:
>>
>> One of my Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) routes is Guanella Pass, beginning 
>> above Georgetown in Clear Creek and proceeding along the Guanella Pass 
>> Scenic Byway over the pass and down to Grant in Park County, and then up 
>> Park CR 60 to its end in the upper watershed of the North Fork of the South 
>> Platte. BBS routes have 50 stops along a 24.5 mile route, with 3 minute 
>> samples collected at each stop once each year.
>>
>> I ran the Guanella Pass BBS route on June 22 this year, normal timing, 
>> with good weather conditions. It was the easiest ever because there were so 
>> few birds! The total species I detected was just 29, the lowest ever for 
>> the route and down from the 5 year avg of 46 species. The total number of 
>> individual birds was just 127, the lowest ever for the route, just 33% of 
>> the 5 year avg of 387 individuals. I detected no species at all on10 stops. 
>> It is highly unusual to record zero species during a 3 min. BBS sample when 
>> weather conditions are reasonable. In fact, barring stops with really loud 
>> water noise, I have *never *had zeros on a BBS stop, but 10 on this 
>> survey?!
>>
>> 19 Species that are expected on the route (i.e., found in 3-5 of the last 
>> 5 years) were missed entirely. A number of these misses are species which 
>> were found in every year in recent history, such as Dusky Flycatcher, 
>> Steller's Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Bluebird, Townesend's 
>> Solitaire, Pine Siskin, and Song Sparrow. Of the 29 species found, 15 
>> species were found in numbers 50% or less than the recent 5-year avg. This 
>> included all of the species that form the core of the species assemblage of 
>> the route except for Warbling Vireo and Wilson's Warbler, which were the 
>> only core migrant species in near average numbers  this year. Spruce-fir 
>> forest and the alpine tundra near the Pass were the habitats that were the 
>> most empty of bird song. 
>>
>> ** A summary of missed species and those in low numbers is pasted below.
>>
>> I haven't looked in detail at my other routes, but of the 4 others I've 
>> aready run all had notable low counts of many landbirds and more than the 
>> normal frequency of "missing" species. 
>>
>> David Suddjian
>> Ken Caryl Valley
>> Littleton, CO
>>
>> % of  
>> Species 5 yr avg 
>> Broad-tailed Hummingbird 22% 
>> Red-tailed Hawk Miss 
>> Red-naped Sapsucker Miss 
>> Hammond's Flycatcher Miss 
>> Dusky Flycatcher Miss 
>> Cordilleran Flycatcher 29% 
>> Canada Jay Miss 
>> Steller's Jay Miss 
>> Clark's Nutcracker Miss 
>> Common Raven 22% 
>> Violet-green Swallow 31% 
>> Mountain Chickadee 20% 
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch Miss 
>> House Wren Miss 
>> American Dipper Miss 
>> Golden-crowned Kinglet Miss 
>> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 24% 
>> Mountain Bluebird Miss 
>> Townsend's Solitaire Miss 
>> Veery Miss 
>> Swainson's Thrush Miss 
>> Hermit Thrush 16% 
>> American Robin 50% 
>> Pine Grosbeak Miss 
>> Red Crossbill Miss 
>> Pine Siskin Miss 
>> Fox Sparrow 16% 
>> Gray-headed Junco 36% 
>> White-crowned Sparrow 16% 
>> Song Sparrow Miss 
>> Lincoln's Sparrow 48% 
>> Green-tailed Towhee 42% 
>> MacGillivray's Warbler 50% 
>> Audubon's Warbler 32% 
>> Total Species 64% 
>> Total individuals 33% 
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[cobirds] Common vs Pacific Loon

[Robert Righter]

Hi

An average  Common Loon is about twice the body size of a Pacific Loon. Usually 
in our reservoirs, at this time of year, there are many Western Grebes and  
just based on body size alone they are about equal  to a Pacific Loon. With 
just the right juxtaposition of a Common or Pacific Loon with a Western Grebe 
could also assist in a Common/Pacific Loon identification.

Bob Righter
Denver   

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Re: [cobirds] A report on Guanella Pass BBS route June 22, sign of the (bad) times?

[Mikele Painter]

I'm wondering if the early snowfall we had last year is at least part of 
the reason why we are detecting lower numbers in the montane species this 
year. Thank you for conducting and sharing your observations.
Mikele Painter
Lakewood
(and a USFS biologist for Pike NF)

On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 1:06:09 PM UTC-6 jxdr...@aol.com wrote:

> My Tarryall BBS route (Park County ) was also well down in species this 
> year 54 versus the usual 65 to 68 .Waterbirds , shorebirds were  about 
> normal , but missing were many ponderosa , spice/ fir species .So no 
> sapsuckers,Hammond’s flycatcher , Townsends Solitaire , Cassin’s Finch 
> ,Evening Grosbeak, Red Crossbill ,Hermit Thrush ,nuthatches , Mountain 
> Chickadee just one Olive-sided Flycatcher.
>
> Spruce/ fir forest showed increasing beatle dieback .
>
> Survey run on June 15 .
>
> John Drummond 
> Colorado Springs
>
>
> Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS 
> 
>
>
> On Friday, June 25, 2021, 11:49 AM, David Suddjian  
> wrote:
>
> One of my Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) routes is Guanella Pass, beginning 
> above Georgetown in Clear Creek and proceeding along the Guanella Pass 
> Scenic Byway over the pass and down to Grant in Park County, and then up 
> Park CR 60 to its end in the upper watershed of the North Fork of the South 
> Platte. BBS routes have 50 stops along a 24.5 mile route, with 3 minute 
> samples collected at each stop once each year.
>
> I ran the Guanella Pass BBS route on June 22 this year, normal timing, 
> with good weather conditions. It was the easiest ever because there were so 
> few birds! The total species I detected was just 29, the lowest ever for 
> the route and down from the 5 year avg of 46 species. The total number of 
> individual birds was just 127, the lowest ever for the route, just 33% of 
> the 5 year avg of 387 individuals. I detected no species at all on10 stops. 
> It is highly unusual to record zero species during a 3 min. BBS sample when 
> weather conditions are reasonable. In fact, barring stops with really loud 
> water noise, I have *never *had zeros on a BBS stop, but 10 on this 
> survey?!
>
> 19 Species that are expected on the route (i.e., found in 3-5 of the last 
> 5 years) were missed entirely. A number of these misses are species which 
> were found in every year in recent history, such as Dusky Flycatcher, 
> Steller's Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Bluebird, Townesend's 
> Solitaire, Pine Siskin, and Song Sparrow. Of the 29 species found, 15 
> species were found in numbers 50% or less than the recent 5-year avg. This 
> included all of the species that form the core of the species assemblage of 
> the route except for Warbling Vireo and Wilson's Warbler, which were the 
> only core migrant species in near average numbers  this year. Spruce-fir 
> forest and the alpine tundra near the Pass were the habitats that were the 
> most empty of bird song. 
>
> ** A summary of missed species and those in low numbers is pasted below.
>
> I haven't looked in detail at my other routes, but of the 4 others I've 
> aready run all had notable low counts of many landbirds and more than the 
> normal frequency of "missing" species. 
>
> David Suddjian
> Ken Caryl Valley
> Littleton, CO
>
> % of  
> Species 5 yr avg 
> Broad-tailed Hummingbird 22% 
> Red-tailed Hawk Miss 
> Red-naped Sapsucker Miss 
> Hammond's Flycatcher Miss 
> Dusky Flycatcher Miss 
> Cordilleran Flycatcher 29% 
> Canada Jay Miss 
> Steller's Jay Miss 
> Clark's Nutcracker Miss 
> Common Raven 22% 
> Violet-green Swallow 31% 
> Mountain Chickadee 20% 
> Red-breasted Nuthatch Miss 
> House Wren Miss 
> American Dipper Miss 
> Golden-crowned Kinglet Miss 
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 24% 
> Mountain Bluebird Miss 
> Townsend's Solitaire Miss 
> Veery Miss 
> Swainson's Thrush Miss 
> Hermit Thrush 16% 
> American Robin 50% 
> Pine Grosbeak Miss 
> Red Crossbill Miss 
> Pine Siskin Miss 
> Fox Sparrow 16% 
> Gray-headed Junco 36% 
> White-crowned Sparrow 16% 
> Song Sparrow Miss 
> Lincoln's Sparrow 48% 
> Green-tailed Towhee 42% 
> MacGillivray's Warbler 50% 
> Audubon's Warbler 32% 
> Total Species 64% 
> Total individuals 33% 
>
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[cobirds] Cassin's Kingbird pair, Rio Blanco Co., CO

[Doug Ward]

While scouting my Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) near Rangely (Angora route, Rio
Blanco Co., CO) on Wednesday (23 Jun.'21), we came across a territorial pair
of CASSIN'S KINGBIRDs out in a juniper burn area south of HW 64 on CR 122.
These guys were very vocal, displaying courtship and territorial behavior,
and even having kingbird sex right out in the open - very progressive for
this part of the World.  Cassin's Kingbirds are very unusual in Northwestern
Colorado, and should be repeatable, so if you happen to be in the area and
would like a more specific location, please let me know separately.  I'll be
running the actual BBS this coming Wednesday, so hoping I'm right and they
have set up shop.

 

On the BBS thread, I ran the Yellowjacket Pass route (Rio Blanco & Moffat
Co.) Thursday (24 Jun.'21), and while this is my first year on this route so
don't have the direct comparative stats like David's great summary for
Guanella, I used to live and bird in the area and can make some anecdotal
observations.  Generally the route was pretty busy with breeders and
breeding activity with seemingly good numbers of both species and
individuals.  Missed a few and added a few species relative to the official
list, but nothing too out of the ordinary for the area.  Again, all seemed
normal and a lot of fun to be back in the old stomping grounds.

 

Good Birding,

Doug

Denver

 

PS - Interestingly with the Cassin's, this is the second time I've come
across them in an old juniper burn area on the West Slope; the other being
down in Mesa Verde a couple of years ago.  With all the fires in
pinyon/juniper over there in recent years, wondering if we're seeing an
increase in habitat, and thereby range, for this species?  Keep your eyes
open.

 

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[cobirds] Ouray Black Swift Nest Cam

[Jason Beason]

I recently learned of this impressive achievement by Black Swift researcher
Carolyn Gunn and thought that Colorado birders might like to know about it.

Here is a message from her:

A BlackSwiftCam has been installed at Box Canyon Falls in Ouray, and by
clicking on the link below, you can live-stream a view of an active nest.
The birds arrived May 28, and the egg was laid on June 24. Scroll to the
bottom of the page, under the Black Swift write-up, and click on the white
arrow in the middle of the frame showing the nest. Many thanks to the
Colorado Field Ornithologists' Joe Roller Memorial Grant and a generous
donation from Dr. Charles Collins for funding the project. And a big
thank-you to Rich Willis, I.T. Specialist for the City of Ouray for making
the link possible.

 https://www.visitouray.com/box-canyon-falls

Enjoy!

Jason Beason
currently in Burlington, CO

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