[cobirds] Hawks predating squirrels, another thought

[Leon Bright]

COBirders,

   In an attempt at humor, I may have led some of you to think that young
Red-tailed Hawks regularly prey on fox squirrels. Actually, these squirrels
are really tough little creatures with strong jaws and sharp teeth that can
bite off the foot of a large hawk. Therefore, my photo shows a rare scene.

Leon Bright, Pueblo

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[cobirds] Squirrel control agent, avian

[Leon Bright]

COBIrders,

If anyone needs to control an overpopulation of fox squirrels in your
neighborhood, here is an inexpensive remedy. (Full disclosure, I get no
renumeration for this even though it occurred at my residence.)

Leon Bright, Pueblo.

 

 



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[cobirds] FW: Great Black-backed Gull is back - Same bird??? Pueblo res & county

[Leon Bright]

COBirders—Below, FYI is a copy of a conversion going on among some of us Pueblo 
birders. 

Leon Bright, Pueblo

 

From: Brandon  
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 10:03 AM
To: Mark Yaeger mailto:rade...@hotmail.com> >; Leon 
Bright mailto:urra...@comcast.net> >; Pearle and Clif 
Sandstrom-Smith mailto:cli-...@hotmail.com> >; Margie Joy 
mailto:mar1...@juno.com> >;; Barbara Lockhard 
mailto:lockie...@yahoo.com> >; Rick Clawges 
mailto:rclaw...@gmail.com> >; Dave Silverman 
mailto:silvi...@hotmail.com> >; Richard & Mary Tucey 
mailto:rtu...@gmail.com> >; Van Truan mailto:vtruan4...@msn.com> >; Brandon Percival mailto:flammow...@gmail.com> >
Subject: Great Black-backed Gull is back

 

Right on schedule Nov 10th at South Shore Marina at Pueblo Reservoir.




Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

 

From: Leon Bright  
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2021 10:34 AM
To: 'Brandon' ; 'Mark Yaeger' ; 
'Pearle and Clif Sandstrom-Smith' ; 'Margie Joy' 
; 'Star Jorgenson' ; 'Barbara Lockhard' 
; 'Rick Clawges' ; 'Dave Silverman' 
; 'Richard & Mary Tucey' ; 'Van Truan' 

Subject: RE: Great Black-backed Gull is back - Same bird???

 

Brandon and all—

Every year for the last 30 or so, I have wondered if it’s possible we are 
seeing the same returning bird (“Murray”). The average life span listed on the 
Internet for the GBBG is 10 to 20 years, the record being 27.5 years. Brandon, 
do you have the date of its first sighting? If it weren’t for the consistency 
of its arrival dates I would conclude that it couldn’t be the same bird. So……, 
I’m still romantically attached to possibility we have a world record holder 
here. 

Leon

 

 

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[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Webinar on Bird Molt

[Tyler Cash]

Hello CO Birders,

Please join us next Thursday, November 18th from 11:00am - 12:00pm MST for 
a webinar with Bird Conservancy's Banding Coordinator Colin Woolley about 
Bird Molt. See below for webinar description and registration! Follow this 
LINK 

 to 
register.

Cheers,

Tyler Cash
Camp & Community Coordinator
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
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*Molt 101: An Introduction to Understanding Molt in Birds *

Thursday, November 18th from 11am - 12pm Mountain Time

All birds have feathers, and all birds need to replace those feathers from 
time to time. The study of molt, or feather replacement, is chock-full of 
jargon and can be difficult to approach. What is the difference between 
juvenile and immature? Why do Blue Jays go bald sometimes? Why do some 
birds have a breeding plumage while others look the same all year-round? 
We'll take a close look at all this and more! Join us for our Molt 101 
webinar at 11am MST on Nov. 18th; you'll see how understanding molt can 
enhance your birdwatching skills and further your appreciation of our 
feathered friends. 

The program fee is $3 to attend this webinar.

In order to provide equitable access to all, complimentary tickets are 
available at no cost to the participant thanks to support from generous 
donors.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing the ZOOM 
link to be used the day of the webinar.

*Registration closes at 9:00 am the day of the webinar

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[cobirds] Tonight! Fort Collins Audubon Society hosts Reesa Conrey for “Bald Eagles in Our Backyard"

[Andrew Monson]

 *Fort Collins Audubon* invites you to join a *virtual (and in-person watch 
party) program* featuring *Reesa Conrey,* Avian Researcher with Colorado 
Parks and Wildlife. Reesa will be presenting 
*"Bald Eagles in our backyard:population trends, habitat use, and human 
impacts on Colorado’s Front Range eagles” *tonight, Thursday, November 
11th, 2021; *Announcements at 7:00pm and Program at 7:20pm. *

*Virtual attendees: Enter the following link on your web browser at or 
before 7 p.m. and follow the instructions to join the meeting: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89661688877 
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*In-person attendees: We will host a watch party at the Fort Collins Senior 
Center (1200 Raintree Dr).  Attendees are required to wear a mask.*

”Reesa Conrey, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will present information about 
how CPW and many partners, including Bird Conservancy of the Rockies have 
begun a 4-year study, and monitoring of population trends, habitat use, and 
human impacts on bald eagles along Colorado’s most densely populated 
corridor. The Colorado Front Range is experiencing rapid human population 
growth, accompanied by more housing and commercial development, energy 
infrastructure, and recreational use, and this area contains a high 
concentration of bald eagles, growing from zero nesting pairs in the 1970s 
to more than 90 pairs today 

Reesa Conrey has been an Avian Researcher with Colorado Parks and Wildlife 
since 2012. Based in Fort Collins, she focuses on grassland birds and 
raptors statewide.

Audubon members, the public—all are welcomed to join into this virtual 
program!"
Andrew Monson
PR Chair, FCAS
Fort Collins, CO

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