Re: [cobirds] What do bushtits eat when it's 3 degrees? (Larimer)—AND BOULDER

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I have been getting a flock of bushtits, 12 of them, that are staying in my little garden most of the time. They occasionally go to the bushes and look for things, but I think they’ve cleaned those out and now go to the seed cake, seed column feeder and suet.        In the past, they’ve come to my feeders, stay five minutes and then disappear for hours but now the longest they’re away is about five minutes. They share the feeder, etc.,with downey woodpeckers, black capped chickadees, house finches, and flickers. Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 14, 2024, at 7:24 PM, Ted Floyd  wrote:Thanks, Dave, for raising the question. I pondered that very matter yesterday, Sat., Jan. 13, when the temperature at Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Boulder Co., was minus-4 Fahrenheit (minus-20 Celsius). Dunno whether you'll be able to glean, haha, anything from this video, Dave, but see what you can do:https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/613483712Here's a close-up, fwiw:https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/613483718Of course, most of the time, these days, they feed on THIS:https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/613439173 (Fri., Jan. 12, temp right around 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 degrees Celsius.)O tempora! O mores!(We had eel tempura for dinner. O tempura! O morays!)Say, while we're on the subject of birds finding food in cold weather, here's one finding the good stuff in ample plenitude earlier this relatively balmy (temp all the way up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit, woohoo!, or minus-16 Celsius) Sun. afternoon, Jan. 14:https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/613529221Also in the immediate vicinity: a northern shrike and a swamp sparrow.Ted FloydLafayette, Boulder Co.




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Re: [cobirds] SPOTTED TOWHEE (aberrant or variant plumage)

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Wow, that chest is super weird, especially if you look closer at it and see the spots.Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 1, 2023, at 8:05 PM, 'David Laliberte' via Colorado Birds  wrote:COMMENT: I thought that this Towhee is an interesting example of an "aberrant or variant plumage." I had done a search of the internet with those keyword. The only thingdifferent that I found was a photo of Spotted Towhee that has white spots on it's chest. I didn't find any photos with the markings of my sighting. David Laliberte, Colorado Springs



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Re: [cobirds] Injured/sick Towhee, Arapahoe county

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One last note, it was interesting to learn that the infection starts with a mosquito bite, but then can be passed bird to bird. And humans aren’t in danger of the infection. Any bird found with those symptoms should be double bagged before throwing in the dumpster.Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 25, 2023, at 8:48 AM, Paula Hansley  wrote:Glad that Greenwood helped.  Avian pox! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bird with it.PaulaOn Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 1:40 AM 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:Thanks for everyone’s input on this sick towhee. I never heard from the first organization I called for assistance with the bird, but then followed Paula’s advice of calling Greenwood Animal rehab Center. They said it was indeed, avian pox and called it the wet form of avian pox that hits mucous membranes in areas of the mouth, throat, and then often seen below the beak.Bird was near death when I first found it, so I didn’t think to ask if there is a cure for it, that would be interesting to know. I am glad that towhees don’t come to my feeders for seed and contaminate the other birds. I’ll keep an eye out for the disease in any birds on my feeders. Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 23, 2023, at 9:51 PM, Deborah Carstensen <fiddlen...@aol.com> wrote:Thanks. I appreciate your input. I just think of Greenwood and I bet they would have some information on it. Wishing you well!Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 23, 2023, at 6:08 PM, Paula Hansley <plhans...@gmail.com> wrote:Call Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center— someone there might know.Paula On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 3:48 PM 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I found this spotted towhee sitting in the middle of the road outside my home. It didn't fly away as I drove by and I was able to drive backwards up very close to it without him moving. I thought he must've been stunned by being hit by a car or flying into a window so I put him in a box and left him in a dark room for an hour. When I came back, he had died. I called the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance which is fairly close to me, but did not get an answer.

I couldn't feel any broken bones in his wings or legs. I took pictures of this reddened, bulbous area under his chin, and I wanted to see if any of you are familiar with a disease that might have caused this and have led to his death.

Thanks for your help with this, Deb.


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Re: [cobirds] Injured/sick Towhee, Arapahoe county

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Thanks for everyone’s input on this sick towhee. I never heard from the first organization I called for assistance with the bird, but then followed Paula’s advice of calling Greenwood Animal rehab Center. They said it was indeed, avian pox and called it the wet form of avian pox that hits mucous membranes in areas of the mouth, throat, and then often seen below the beak.Bird was near death when I first found it, so I didn’t think to ask if there is a cure for it, that would be interesting to know. I am glad that towhees don’t come to my feeders for seed and contaminate the other birds. I’ll keep an eye out for the disease in any birds on my feeders. Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 23, 2023, at 9:51 PM, Deborah Carstensen  wrote:Thanks. I appreciate your input. I just think of Greenwood and I bet they would have some information on it. Wishing you well!Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 23, 2023, at 6:08 PM, Paula Hansley  wrote:Call Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center— someone there might know.Paula On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 3:48 PM 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I found this spotted towhee sitting in the middle of the road outside my home. It didn't fly away as I drove by and I was able to drive backwards up very close to it without him moving. I thought he must've been stunned by being hit by a car or flying into a window so I put him in a box and left him in a dark room for an hour. When I came back, he had died. I called the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance which is fairly close to me, but did not get an answer.

I couldn't feel any broken bones in his wings or legs. I took pictures of this reddened, bulbous area under his chin, and I wanted to see if any of you are familiar with a disease that might have caused this and have led to his death.

Thanks for your help with this, Deb.


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[cobirds] Crossbills, Teller county

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I don’t have anything unusual to report other than the unusual numbers a birds 
I saw hiking in Mueller state park today. It might simply be unusual because I 
wasn’t expecting to see many birds today.

I hiked on Outlook Ridge, a trail that starts near the visitor center. 
   Right as I started, there were a pygmy nuthatches and Canada Jays that 
were both a delight to see. There were lots of mountain and black capped 
chickadees, pine siskins,red breasted nuthatches and a downy woodpecker.
   Last night about 3 AM there were owls hooting. It sounded a bit more 
like a flammulated owl than a sawhet to me but I wonder if the time elated owls 
have already migrated out.

 I know that’s not a lot of birds, but it did seem that I was in amongst them 
for the whole 3.5 mile hike. Very nice for autumn!

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Re: [cobirds] A word of caution on the Stearns Lake "Little Blue Heron"

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When reading the Sibley description of foraging habits, he describes snowy egrets as running along in the water and being gregarious. The snowy egrets that I have on my pond are very slow and patient with some move another feet, but never running along the side of the pond.Do others see this behavior in snowy egrets? I certainly seen it in reddish egret and tri colored egrets before.Thanks for your consideration.Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 5, 2023, at 8:22 PM, Christian Nunes  wrote:






Hi all, 




Reports of a "Little Blue Heron" at Stearns Lake, Boulder County, have been coming through since 9/1. Photos show a bird with bright yellow facial skin, pure white wing-tips, and black scaling coming in on the legs. All of these features line up well with a
 juvenile Snowy Egret. Some excellent photos of the bird can be seen here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148893236




David Sibley desribes some of the salient ID features for these two species here: https://www.sibleyguides.com/2012/08/distinguishing-immature-white-little-blue-heron-from-snowy-egret/




Happy birding, 




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[cobirds] Why red winged black bird rare in Elbert county

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I thought red wing blackbirds could be found just about anywhere Colorado other 
than elevations above 10,000 feet or so. Why are they considered wear when seen 
in Agate Colorado?

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Re: [cobirds] Birding at Crow Valley

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Was there water in the creek?Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn May 20, 2023, at 1:51 PM, Jessie M  wrote:Birding Crow Valley and the gravel wildlife scenic road back to Windsor, had some birds we were delighted to see this past Friday:Western Kingbird(s)Yellow Rump WarblerYellow WarblerGoldfinch (a number on ground feeding on dandelion heads, at least 12 males, 2 females)TurkeyBullock OrioleRedstartNorthern ParulaLark Buntings (numerous)Rough-legged HawkMeadowlarksIt was worth the drive!Jessie MeschievitzMarcia MaedaWindsor CO



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[cobirds] Ross’s goose, Arapahoe county

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There’s been a Ross’s goose two days in a row here at Columbine Lakes in 
unincorporated Arapahoe County, basically West Littleton. He seems to be 
hanging out with a couple of Canada geese. The pictures I put on eBird aren’t 
great but his bill and legs were a light pink, dark smile feature on the bill, 
white with black primary tips.

I’ve just not had a Ross’s goose here this late in the season, it’ll be 
interesting to see how long he sticks around. 

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[cobirds] Parula /yellow throated warbler, Boulder

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I went to the area described by Nathan and others on the Boulder Creek just 
east of 17th St. With some time and persistence and luck I saw the northern 
Parula and the yellow throated warbler, both with really excellent views 
people. People also noted how many other birds are in that area and it’s true, 
it’s just filled with a fun variety of birds. I was joined by Edie and Susan 
for part of the time and it was fun to have extra eyes. 

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Re: [cobirds] New year birds - Douglas

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I also had a lone tree Swallow stop by and check out the birdhouse they have used for the past few years. So glad to see him back!Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 7, 2023, at 5:11 PM, 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds  wrote:

 We had new year birds in our Franktown patch yesterday and today: Yesterday, a Common Grackles.

Today  a lone Tree Swallow. We have seen both Western and Mountain Bluebirds for the past week or so. 


 


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[cobirds] Addition to POSS fox sparrow ID help

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The pair were within 100yards on the cement path upstream from Kingfisher 
bridge. Thanks 

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[cobirds] ??fox sparrow?? ID help Douglas county

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I was taking a walk on the trail upstream from Kingfisher bridge at Chatfield 
reservoir when I saw two large sparrows working the grass along the trail. My 
mind jumped to hermit thrush us because they both look so red but they’re 
chests and abdomen‘s were heavily streaked. Their tail was longish and had a 
fair amount of brick/red coloring. The scapulars were also reddish. There was 
some striping on the head, and there was some white under the chin that went 
partway around the neck.
 I took pictures with my iPhone, but have yet to find the birds in the 
pictures.  I would love some help on this ID dilemma. Thanks!
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] Historical perspective on Bohemians?

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Such amazing information!! I really appreciate everyone’s posting on the waxwings. ( I wanted to ask peoples opinion about the history of waxwing numbers in Colorado but was afraid I would just be referred to eBird to try to figure it out myself. ) I can’t believe the huge numbers that have been here in the past, astonishing!Thanks!Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 29, 2023, at 6:59 PM, Matt Newport  wrote:While not having seen more than 2 total birds in Colorado during this invasion and feeling I have been missing out, I was blessed to have run into a large flock yesterday in eastern Aurora. I rolled up to a park and with a couple of smaller Crabapple trees with many robins and a few Ceder waxwings. After a short walk I returned and noted the same number of robins and waxwings. Got back into the car and just as I started the car, I noted a huge flock of birds come in from nowhere...ALL Bohemians. It was magical really to stand 15ft from this huge flock of Bohemians, at least 175 counted.Matt NewportAurora, Arapaho countyOn Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 6:18 PM Bill Schmoker  wrote:Hi Jared- love this and looking forward to also hearing from CO long-timers!I have two stories to tell, starting with 1987.  That year the Boulder CBC tallied 11,284 Bohemian Waxwings, which for years was the all-time Christmas Bird Count high count.  (Can any Boulder long-timers fill in more details on this mega year?)  Anchorage AK has since surpassed that but nice to know that for a while we were record holders.  I didn't participate in the count yet but I remember (as will my then dorm-mate Scottt Severs) seeing big flocks on the CSU campus that winter up in Fort Collins.  The Boulder CBC also had a strong precursor count in 1986 with 2135 and other standout years in 1968 (4200) and 1983 (2530.)  Boulder has tallied Bohemians 24 times out of 81 counts.In 2007 the Longmont CBC tallied a very nice 1366 Bohemians.  That year set my personal high mark, with my team tallying 825 in our territory.  But even better were ~2100 in my Longmont back yard on 29 Dec., a count I arrived at by photographing what I could of the massive flock and extrapolating.  Here's a shot of 698 BOWAs, which I estimated to be 1/3 to 1/4 of the total flock.  I counted each bird by digitally dotting them, changing color every 100 birds to help visualize the magnitude of the flock.Enjoy- Bill Schmoker, Boulder CBC Compilerp.s.  My BOWA count so far this winter is... 0!  :-(On Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 5:24 PM Jared Del Rosso  wrote:I'd love to hear from long-time birders about their experiences with Bohemian Waxwings prior to this year! While eBird tells part of the story, I'd love to hear more about these past encounters -- including but not limited to where, how many, when, what the birds were up to, and anything else that stood out. I think it would help those of us who are newer to the state and/or birding (like me) appreciate the encounters we're having this winter. Here's my contribution, which isn't my contribution.W. H. Bergtold, who I wrote about for the October 2022 issue of DFO's The Lark Bunting, reported Bohemian Waxwings "all over [Denver] in great numbers, from February 22 to April 8, 1917, when the last two were seen in Cheesman
 Park." This brief account appears in The Wilson Bulletin in Bergtold's 1917 list of Denver birds. Oddly, Bergtold has a single account of a Cedar Waxwing listed in the same essay: "Cedar Waxwing. Seen in Berkeley,
 February, 1906." Might Denver's birders have once chased that Cedar as we've been out looking for Bohemians?Finally, I'll note Joe Roller's eBird report of Bohemian Waxwings in his S. Yates home in 1991. Joe had told me that he'd had large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in his yard, but I couldn't find it on the eBird map, thinking his home was closer to Wash Park and the encounter more recent. (Perhaps this is a previous home?) In any case, his brief note on the historical checklist tells us that 1991 was an invasion year for Bohemians: "Had large flocks throughout winter, lingering into spring. Larger than nearby Cedar Waxwings, rusty under tail coverts; 'mean' looking facies." I suspect "facies" is a typo, but with Joe I can't be sure. It's also apparently a medical term! I'll also admit to not realizing that Bohemians appear mean, though I indeed think that of Mountain Chickadees.I checked DFO's newsletter archives, and Bohemians were reported on DFO trips from November 1990 (Barr Lake, three in total) through mid-April of 1991 (150+ in Lakewood). Briefly -- occasional sightings of a female/immature type Cassin's Finch and a White-throated Sparrow in my Centennial yard. Yesterday encountered a flock of robins and a small number of Bohemian Waxwings as they descended on an errant Buckthorn in a neighborhood yard near University and Orchard. I stopped briefly and made everyone in my car ooh and aah. - Jared Del RossoCentennial, 

[cobirds] Fwd: Bohemian/cedar waxwings, Arapahoe city

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I forgot to mention that I was with Chris Koff at the time that I saw the 
Bohemian waxwings.
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Deborah Carstensen 
> Date: January 27, 2023 at 3:19:49 PM MST
> To: Cobirds 
> Subject: Bohemian/cedar waxwings, Arapahoe city
> 
> There were just about 200 waxwings at Davies and Windemere by Ashbaugh Park. 
> There currently are still waxwings in a tall Cottonwood on the east side of 
> the street in the park but the large flock was on the west side of Windemere. 
> They were going back-and-forth to an ornamental cherry (?) tree at the SW 
> corner. There was also a a fair number of robins. There was also a great blue 
> heron fly out which was nice to see 
> Super great. 
> 
> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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[cobirds] Bohemian/cedar waxwings, Arapahoe city

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There were just about 200 waxwings at Davies and Windemere by Ashbaugh Park. 
There currently are still waxwings in a tall Cottonwood on the east side of the 
street in the park but the large flock was on the west side of Windemere. They 
were going back-and-forth to an ornamental cherry (?) tree at the SW corner. 
There was also a a fair number of robins. There was also a great blue heron fly 
out which was nice to see 
Super great. 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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[cobirds] Waxwings blues

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I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time…
Credit: Dr John

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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[cobirds] Bohemian waxwings, Jefferson county

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   There were several Bohemian waxwings, mixed in with cedar waxwings, hanging 
out at the top of tall cotton woods in the wheat Ridge Greenbelt area. I 
recognize them by their grayIsh abdomen, rusty under-tail coverts, and trill 
like high-pitched call.

If you go to the main entrance, park in the main parking area and cross the 
bridge that is right near the  parking area, then go down a side trail to a 
chain-link fence. There are a lot of robins there, eating small, blackish 
berries. The wax wings tended to hang out at the top of the trees nearby, often 
displaying fly catching behavior. . 
 WHEW! I was afraid I would end up missing them during their stay here. 

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Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in Colorado

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I live in a complex with 3 ponds that are aerated and attract hundreds of geese in the winter, (fewer in the summer). My question to the DPW and avian flu hotline was regarding handling and disposing of geese. I didn’t receive much guidance other than to tell me to use gloves and be careful.        What are our options for disposal of these geese to prevent the disease spreading to other geese, raptors and perhaps local predatory animals?Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 12, 2022, at 10:01 AM, Sebastian Patti  wrote:

















sebastianpa...@hotmail.com 
Sebastian T. Patti 
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Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 


CELL: 773/304-7488






From: Sebastian Patti 
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 10:35 AM
To: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper ; John Tumasonis 
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I hope that the public and the local governmental agencies will check for bands on both the geese and the
 eagles   . . .









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From: cobirds@googlegroups.com  on behalf of Rachel Kolokoff Hopper 
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 10:12 AM
To: John Tumasonis 
Cc: Colorado Birds 
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in Colorado
 

We have an outbreak of avian flu here on Long Pond, Larimer County. Multiple Cackling Geese are sick & multiple have already died. We also have multiple Bald Eagles here every day scavenging the carcasses.

At nearby Terry Lake several Bald Eagles were found dead on the lake in late November & did test positive for avian flu.


I called CPW this morning about the situation at Long Pond and all they could say was that they were monitoring the situation. I asked if they were collecting the carcasses before the eagles could consume them but they did not have an answer for that. 


Very tragic situation.

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On Dec 12, 2022, at 8:48 AM, John Tumasonis  wrote:


This update just posted by the Colorado Sun on the Bald Eagles (and other birds and animals) being affected by avian flu.   Much worse than previously disseminated.  Plus, I had no idea how bad the chicken industry was affected.  


https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/12/colorado-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-raptors-wild-bird-deaths/    


Please be careful out there


John Tumasonis, Broomfield CO


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Re: [cobirds] Northeast Reservoirs yesterday

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Doesn’t seem all that there were 30 frozen snow geese? It would seem that they would’ve been able to flyway it any given time before freezing to death. The reason I ask is because I had a goose die on my pond that had symptoms that looked neurological in origin and I was concerned that it was avian flu.      I talked to someone at the avian flu hotline number at CSU and they mentioned that raptors were the second most likely type of bird to get the disease. This made me concerned for the bald eagles in my area, as well as the ones at the Prewitt Reservoir.     Thoughts?Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 5, 2022, at 10:05 AM, Norm Erthal  wrote:Jumbo Reservoir is frozen. There were over 30 SNGO dead frozen into the ice which the 67 Bald Eagles were feasting on.Prewitt Reservoir had a decent amount of open water with large numbers of white geese, MALL, and white-cheeked geese with little else. Well over 100 dead white geese dead on the shore and in the ice. My only guess as to why would be bird flu.Jackson Reservoir completely frozen with mosly white-cheeked geese and little else.Norm ErthalArvada



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Re: [cobirds] Lake McIntosh 11/20

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I’ll add red rocks to the list. I was walking the stairs for exercise the other day and was amazed that I was surrounded by solitaires. I had never heard so much singing, it was a fantastic addition to my exercise!Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 20, 2022, at 4:35 PM, Nathan Pieplow  wrote:Mark et al.,One of the cool things about solitaires is that they sing to defend a breeding territory in spring, and then they sing again in the fall to defend a wintering territory -- preferably one with a lot of berries. So I'm not too surprised to hear of territorial behavior in this species in November!Nathan PieplowBoulder On Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 3:48 PM Mark Miller  wrote:Hi Everyone, Today 11/20 I visited Lake McIntosh in Longmont to get some idea of what's going on with the ice and snow. The lake is 99% frozen, with just a Western Grebe, a few Mallards, scattered Canada Geese, and a clump of Ring-billed Gulls. No real surprise there. As I was walking back to my car, I heard a Townsend's Solitaire singing. I tracked it down and found it in a private yard, singing away (viewed from the street). The bird then flew over to a parked car and sat on the side-view mirror. It alternated between perching on the mirror and attacking its reflection in the driver side window. It's the third week of November and this bird is acting like it's spring. The homeowner came out and we had a brief chat; she saw the bird and seemed interested in it, but she had errands to run. I hope the solitaire gets a grip soon.Mark Miller Longmont, CO 



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Re: [cobirds] Birders too close to a rare bird--Pella Crossing

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I’m wondering if people are taking the time to educate people doing this. If 
done in a non-confrontational, friendly manner, peoples choices can be changed 
by a better understanding of how their behavior affects wildlife.

Obviously it’s not always a good idea to do this, but I find it helpful when I 
can. I volunteered in Indian peaks wilderness for eight years doing the same 
thing. Non-confrontational education can make a big difference in peoples 
behavior. Most people want to do the right thing and a lot of people don’t 
understand how their behavior affects the environment or the animals . Many 
will make a different choice next time. ( Starting with a nice chat about how 
cool the bird is followed by a “we’re you aware…” statement.)

 Don’t try to do this if it doesn’t feel right to you but, if it does, 
please do.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Nov 2, 2022, at 7:01 PM, David Suddjian  wrote:
> 
> 
> Thank you, Ted, for this interesting shift in view on this point. 
> 
> I've been thinking lately on my field trips about the disturbance we birders 
> cause to bird activity through our regular everyday birding. Birds flush, or 
> move away, or otherwise interrupt their normal activities as we approach and 
> watch, and point and call out our finds, as we pull up the car to look or get 
> out of the car. At some locations there are multiple and varied sources of 
> human and other disturbance over the course of a day. This is reality, and it 
> is inevitable in the way we do things to find and enjoy birds. Why, I 
> interrupt and flush my feeder birds everytime I go out the front door, but I 
> don't think it harms them much or any. 
> 
> I think the key is not to deliberately, unnecessarily and repeatedly press 
> birds so that they move or interrupt their actions. This is most problematic 
> when "rare birds" or others that folks really want to see or "get" are sought 
> after intensely by birders over a period of days. But except for our 
> difficulty in seeing the bird ourselves after it has been disturbed, it is 
> often hard to assess what the actual impact is under normal conditions.  I'm 
> not saying there is no impact, but what exactly is it really? Much birder 
> disturbance goes unappreciated by others in the birding community. Several 
> years ago I helped put a good Ovenbird spot on the map with a hotspot in Deer 
> Creek Canyon in JeffCo. I've since wondered about the birders who go up there 
> to that same stretch of road each May and June and play recordings at the 
> Ovenbirds to try to draw them into view. There are countless occasions like 
> that.
> 
> David Suddjian
> Ken Caryl Valley
> Littleton, CO
> 
>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 6:22 PM Ted Floyd  wrote:
>> Hey, all.
>> 
>> Here's a somewhat different perspective on flushing birds:
>> 
>> https://www.aba.org/how-to-know-the-birds-no-53-the-situational-ethics-of-seeing-a-gadwall/
>> 
>> Ted Floyd
>> Lafayette, Boulder County
>> 
>>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 2:51 PM Kathleen Sullivan  wrote:
>>> This morning at about 9:00 I was headed to Heron Pond to see the 
>>> Yellow-crowned Night Heron and witnessed another incident of bad birder 
>>> behavior.   Two birders in the parking lot were just ahead of me and headed 
>>> to the North shore.  I was going at it from the south shore and I met an 
>>> experienced birder who had just seen the bird (within the half hour) and 
>>> gotten a photo and she volunteered to take me right where she had seen it.  
>>> Then from across the pond we saw the two birders I had originally seen at 
>>> the parking lot crawling down the bank almost to the shoreline right where 
>>> the bird had been seen.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> We could not find it again with my scope and her good camera plus another 
>>> man came up who had also seen it from that spot just before.  We stood 
>>> there for half an hour and the two were there for quite awhile but the 
>>> heron did not show obviously driven into the reeds.  Amazingly, some other 
>>> people who did not appear to be birders but had a camera also crawled down 
>>> the bank. 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Folks, we’ve got to get a handle on this.  Please do not approach birds, 
>>> play tape, or do anything that will disturb them.  In addition if you see 
>>> something, say something.  Thank you.  I assure you that if those birders 
>>> were not on the other side of the pond, they would have gotten some 
>>> feedback from me!   Sorry for this long post but it’s important.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Kathleen “Sully” Sullivan, CFO member, former Board member Boulder Audubon 
>>> Chapter.
>>> 
>>> Boulder, CO.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
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[cobirds] Sandhills cranes , Teller county

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Are three small groups flew overi  Mueller Park as I was hiking today.  They 
were small flocks. So great to hear them!

There were tons mountain chickadees and lots of pygmy nuthatches they’re on my 
height. Also ravens Conra downy woodpecker‘s and Canada Jay’s. It was so good 
to see them. They were successfully raising a dog food bowl and having a great 
time join us! 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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[cobirds] Teller county, mountain birds

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There is no rare birds in this report. I am simply reporting a moment of avian 
joy in Mueller state park, south west of Woodland Park. 
I was walking around a pond on the dragonfly trail (a children’s trail).  
It was early evening and initially no birds were heard. Five minutes into the 
walk there was an eruption of activity that really surprised me. There were all 
three nuthatches, mountain chickadees, downy woodpecker, a raven  and, 
according to Merlin, evening grosbeaks. ( I heard them but never saw them so I 
didn’t report them on eBird.) 
The gathering disappeared just as quickly as it appeared. It was such a 
magical moment for which I was immensely grateful. 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] a Williamson's Sapsuckers nest in Boulder County

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My 2 cents worth: To me these marks look more like bear claw markings. I don’t 
think a mountain lion would dig in so deeply into the bark or make such a large 
hole to get to the young. 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Jul 6, 2022, at 5:39 PM, elena  wrote:
> 
> Cara Stiles and I went to Caribou Ranch for the Indian Peaks Bird Count, and 
> had a pair of Williamson’s Sapsuckers feeding young in a nest in an aspen 
> tree.  
> 
> 
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> I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno'éí  (Arapaho) and 
> Cheyenne nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and that 
> Colorado's Front Range is home to the Ute and many other Native peoples.  
> Reconozco que vivo en el territorio de las naciones Hinóno’éí (Arapaho) y 
> Cheyenne, según el Tratado de Fort Laramie en 1851, y que el estado de 
> Colorado al este de las Montañas Rocosas es territorio de los Utes y muchos 
> otros pueblos indígenas. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 6, 2022, at 4:55 PM, Adrian Lakin  wrote:
>> 
>> Yesterday, Kelly Ormesher and I hiked up Mason Creek Trail. We had several 
>> wonderful encounters during the hike: a doe and her newborn fawn, a coyote 
>> pack howling, a Violet-green Swallow entering a nest, beautiful wildflowers, 
>> and lots of great birds.
>> 
>>  
>> We were specifically looking for sapsuckers and woodpeckers and when we 
>> arrived at a known Williamson's Sapsucker nest site area, we found an Aspen 
>> tree that looked like a bear had recently destroyed the nest hole. We 
>> weren’t completely sure if this was the specific nest site as there were 
>> many Aspens with nest holes in that same area, but I later confirmed with 
>> Kathy Kay that it was the same tree where she had seen nestlings being fed 
>> last week.
>> 
>>  
>> We took some photos of the claw marks and destruction to the nest site. 
>> Kathy also suggested that they might be mountain lion claw marks based on 
>> the pix I sent last night.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We are wondering if anyone has experienced this before or has insight into 
>> what animal would have left these marks. I've added a link to the pictures 
>> below...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Pictures
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Adrian Lakin,
>> Mead, CO
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Re: [cobirds] Tricolored Heron in Larimer County

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It might be a interest that, when I was birding in Galveston in April, they 
were reporting the most tri-colored herons they had seen in a long time. I 
don’t have account or anything but there were several people commenting on it 
while I was there. Perhaps more might come our way.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Jun 29, 2022, at 3:01 PM, Nicholas Komar  wrote:
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> A Tricolored Heron was discovered yesterday by Bryan Tarbox flying north 
> over Prospect Road just east of the Poudre River in Fort Collins. Josh 
> Bruening located the bird on the ground at Running Deer Natural Area south of 
> Prospect Rd. It flew north crossing Prospect Rd again.  Jay Breidt relocated 
> it north of Prospect Rd. in a marshy area of Riverbend Ponds Natural Area. It 
> eventually flew to the west shoreline of the big pond in the middle of the 
> property where it was seen by many. This morning it was reported from the 
> marshy area again, east of the big pond. 
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> This is the third report in eBird for Larimer County, with the first being 
> June 17, 2001. I was standing next to Hector Galbraith when he spotted that 
> bird on the far shore of Strauss Cabin Lake. The second one was photographed 
> by a single observer June 8, 2018, also at Riverbend Ponds NA. There are 
> apparently one or two older records from the last century referenced in 
> Colorado Birds (1991). 
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[cobirds] Avian flu

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Does anyone know if local birds, geese, etc. have picked up the bird flu? I’m 
not sure where I could get that kind of information. I am writing an article 
for my local community about it since keys are in heavy population here.
Thanks 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] Broad-tailed Hummingbirds + Plant observations - Arapahoe

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I’m glad you’re fine with getting Hummers. 80% of my hummingbird plants are in 
pots so I restart every year. They love both the black and blue and purple 
salvia and the vermilionaire. They like the Pentstemon to once it starts to 
bloom. Like you, I mostly have one male and one female brought two coming to 
the feeder and flowers. I’m so happy to have them! 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Jun 5, 2022, at 12:09 PM, Jared Del Rosso  wrote:
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> It took me six years, but through a mix of intentional plantings and 
> self-seedings of native wildflowers, I've had daily -- almost day long -- 
> visits from at least one male and at least one female Broad-tailed 
> Hummingbird in my Centennial yard (approx. 5,800 feet). While this 
> "achievement," if we can call it that, won't surprise anyone, owing to the 
> commonness of Broad-tails and the ease of attracting them with sugar-water, 
> it's quite exciting for me. I don't think that they're nesting in my yard; 
> the visits seem more for food and the two eventually fly off. I quite like 
> hearing the male's trill. Now and then, he must chase off another male -- 
> because the sound gets much more intense than when he's displaying otherwise.
> 
> A few observations...
> I've noticed the female Broad-tailed Hummingbird on the ground on a few 
> occasions. 
> Once, she seemed to be foraging in damp, exposed soil in a neighbor's yard. 
> (I was gardening and didn't have my binoculars.) I thought she might have 
> been collecting nesting material, but after she finished on the ground, she 
> perched in an apple tree and preened. 
> Today, after feeding on Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii), she 
> responded to the male's territorial dive by dropping to the stones around my 
> fire pit. He flitted around and toward her -- low -- and she seemed to 
> flutter her wings a bit. I think this may be the "whisking display" of the 
> male, which is described in Birds of the World as part of the bonding of the 
> pair. I'd not observed it previously.
> 
> Currently, Penstemon eatonii is the main food source for the two. I don't 
> remember when I first planted one -- or how (by seed or from a 
> nursery-purchased plant). But it must have been 2016 or 2017. I've learned, 
> though, that one plant labeled for hummingbirds does not make a territory and 
> visits to my yard when there were only a few of this species were irregular 
> at best. The first of this penstemon has reseeded freely, and I've also 
> intentionally planted several more from seed from my yard. There must be a 
> dozen, maybe nearly 20, of these plants currently blooming. This flower seems 
> to bloom in my yard just in time for the last snowfall of the year. Its 
> rather horizontal right now, owing to the wet snow we got at the end of May. 
> Its blooms are nearly spent and its many seed pods are forming.
> 
> I've also seen the Broad-tails visit Penstemon whippleanus, which has a 
> wonderful, dark purple flower. It's native to higher elevations in CO, but is 
> doing well so far in my yard. I started them from seed last year. This is the 
> first year they've bloomed. The timing of their bloom seems similar to 
> Penstemon eatonii (mid-to-late May) -- but I think this is quite a bit 
> earlier than they bloom at higher elevations. Seed can be obtained from 
> Western Native Seeds (https://westernnativeseed.com/).
> 
> Today, I saw one of the Broad-tails (I've already forgotten which, apologies) 
> visit a Mountain Harebell bloom (Campanula rotundifolia), which began 
> blooming last week.
> 
> Penstemon barbatus (aka Scarlet Bugler or Beardlip Penstemon) is just 
> beginning to bloom. Like Firecracker Penstemon, this penstemon has red 
> flowers, though I prefer this penstemon's more open structure to 
> Firecracker's. I believe there are only three flowering plants of this in my 
> yard, so I don't know if it'll be enough to maintain the Broad-tailed pairs 
> commitment to it. However, more harebell blooms should be forthcoming and 
> there are other penstemon species that may begin blooming soon.
> 
> - Jared Del Rosso
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Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller's Mother's Day Recommendations

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I miss Joe’s humor and ability to tell a tale. We need to bring more humor and 
joy of birding back to Cobirds!

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On May 4, 2022, at 3:14 PM, David Suddjian  wrote:
> 
> What a fun post and awesome Joe-Phillips reshare!
> 
> Go Phillips birders!
> 
> David Suddjian
> Ken Caryl Valley
> Littleton CO
> 
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>>> On May 4, 2022, at 3:01 PM, Larry Modesitt  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Joe Roller suspected that honoring Mom on Mother’s Day could be done better 
>> than old-fashioned methods such as personally doing her cooking, decorating, 
>> or gardening. Joe’s advice on Cobirds for Mother’s Day 2009 remain timely 
>> and special today. And Joe would find a way to revere both Mom and bird 
>> habitat by making a special weekend out of Mother’s Day and CFO’s Colorado 
>> Birding Challenge! Since eBird has siphoned off many Cobirders, you might 
>> need to forward Joe’s thoughtful suggestions to your birding friends.
>> 
>> Larry Modesitt,  Arvada
>> 
>> Although I found that the passerine migration was slow a few days ago in my 
>> favorite place, Phillips County, Colorado, other sightings thrilled me, with 
>> both Eared Grebe (2) and Western Grebes (1) representing new county birds. A 
>> lone drake Wood Duck and two Ring0billed Gulls just added to the fun. Where 
>> were these prime birds – why, at the sewage ponds of Haxtun and Holyoke, of 
>> course. The Cooper’s Hawks still hang out near their nest in Holyoke City 
>> Park. Lark Bunting flocks graced the plains, with a few nice shorebirds at 
>> ephemeral ponds. There were no birds at phemeral water bodies, be warned.
>> 
>> It occurred to me that tomorrow, Sunday, being the special day that it is, I 
>> might propose a truly novel suggestion – take Mom to Phillips County for a 
>> Mother’s Day treat she will forever cherish. Your older brother and bossy 
>> sister might have taken Mom to the shore or the mountains or Hawaii, but 
>> I’ll bet they never were thoughtful enough to guide Mother to such a 
>> gem-like destination. Let’s face it, birders can be a little grumpy on this 
>> holiday. Mother’s Day was established to occur in mid-May by some 
>> wrong-headed Congressmen decades ago, smack in the middle of spring 
>> migration. How thoughtless! And though each of us birders loves, honors, and 
>> respects old Mom, ornithophiles would never have established this holiday in 
>> May, but would have voted for it to fall sometime in February, when birding 
>> is slow.
>> 
>> But, make the best of it, take Mom on a grand tour of Phillips County, the 
>> jewel of the northeastern plains, a thrill for her AND a birding opportunity 
>> for you I would consider this gesture generous, not selfish, because let’s 
>> face it, every Mother’s Day up til now has not been warbler-centered, but 
>> has been all about her!
>> 
>> So pack up the SUV, dust off your spare field glasses, head northeast from 
>> almost anywhere in our state and within four to twelve hours, presto, you’re 
>> there. Whether in her birding history Mom has become a seasoned veteran or 
>> remains a rank beginner, Phillips County will surely reveal its avian 
>> treasures to the sharp-eyed. As a warm-up to spotting the avifauna, I’d 
>> start with a meal in the cuisine capital, downtown Holyoke. There nestled 
>> together on a single block are truly savory international places for fine 
>> dining – not just standard American, but Chinese, Mexican, Sub, Donut shop 
>> and Convenience store styles. 
>> 
>> Then how about shopping for a card and gift on cosmopolitan Interocean 
>> Avenue? The Holyoke Hardware Store has a sidewalk display of colorful 
>> hanging floral baskets. Or let Mom go inside and have her pick of Mother’s 
>> Day gifts from the large “75% off rack.” She’ll be surprised at the choices. 
>> And at the Haxtun Super, there are special Mom’s Day sales on Skoal and 
>> Copenhagen for her everyday needs, and for her garden, 25 lbs. of steer 
>> manure for $9.99 (bagged) or for as low as $1.99, “bag it yourself.”
>> 
>> And now to the birding. I’ll bet that Mom’s Phillips County list is pretty 
>> low. Be sure to have a brand-new notebook and a writing implement. She can’t 
>> miss Eurasian Collared-doves, Horned Larks are ubiquitous, and Swainson’s 
>> Hawks can be seen without much trouble. Swainson’s Warblers can be more 
>> difficult to spot. If she is squeamish about odiferous sensations as you 
>> approach the famed ponds, you can assure her that repulsive olfactory 
>> emanations are just not going to be a problem. (Skip over the fact that the 
>> Haxtun Sewage Ponds are adjacent to the Farfal Brothers’ Feed Lot), And it’s 
>> not just those efficient little lakes that work their magic. Good migrants 
>> can be found along County Road 14 and in the hamlets of Paoli and Amherst. 
>> As evening falls, and you wind your way back home, be patient with your 
>> Mother. She will want to relive the details, as 

Re: [cobirds] Re: Brown Pelican unhooked, Chatfield, Douglas

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Incredible! Please thank her for us! Job well done.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Apr 23, 2022, at 2:58 PM, rosanne juergens  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Fantastic work by Tiffany Hansen! I guess this was after it had been seen at 
> Cherry Creek SP in the morning of the 16th.
> Rosanne Juergens
> Centennial
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>> On Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 2:43:39 PM UTC-6 ouz...@aol.com wrote:
>> Here's a part of the Brown Pelican story that we didn't know. Tiffany 
>> Hansen emailed Denver Audubon about her adventure with the bird.
>> 
>> On Saturday, April 16, just before 4 p.m., she kayaked over to watch an 
>> eagle and discovered the Brown Pelican at water level tangled up in a 
>> fishing line and lure. She paddled over and docked her kayak on the fallen 
>> tree. 
>> "A good amount of line was tangled on the fallen tree in the water and 
>> still connected to the lure. The lure had two hooks with 3 barbs each. One 
>> of the hooks was stuck in the outer elbow of the wing. The other was stuck 
>> in 2 places - one in its lower eyelid, the other in the roof of its upper 
>> bill."
>> She backed the barb out of the eyelid, then pulled out the one from 
>> its bill. Then the pelican tried to flee, but then first she had to extract 
>> the line from the bird's wing. 
>> Once she did that, the pelican flew away and landed 50 yards away on the 
>> water. 
>> 
>> What an heroic effort!
>> 
>> Hugh 
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[cobirds] FOS tree swallow , Arapahoe county

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A tree swallow and it’s mate came to my nesting box 2 days ago and has returned 
today. I have never seen the tree swallows here this early! 

Thankfully I had just cleaned out the box earlier that day because a black 
capped chickadee was putting nesting materials in and I hadn’t taken out the 
nest from the previous season. I thought the chickadee nesting activity was 
also a little early.

  Flocks of migrating geese have been flying in and out of the ponds pretty 
regularly now and there hasn’t been a several hoodie dancers hanging out for 
the last couple of weeks.
 The resident geese are all extremely vocal and active as they try to 
secure their nesting areas. (Being vocal is just a nice way of putting it of 
course!)
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[cobirds] Flock of yellow-headed blackbirds drop mysteriously from sky in Mexico – video

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Extraordinary video of yellow headed blackbird‘s crashing from the sky. In 
Mexico.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/feb/14/flock-of-yellow-headed-blackbirds-drop-mysteriously-from-sky-in-mexico-video?CMP=share_btn_link


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Re: [cobirds] Surf Scoters & Long-tailed Duck

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Where did you see these birds?

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> On Nov 24, 2021, at 9:19 PM, Bill Schreitz  wrote:
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> This morning between 7:00 & 7:45 there were 3 Surf Scoters and a male 
> Long-tailed duck successfully feeding together at the north end of the dam. 
> So successfully that their activity attracted the interest of several 
> Ring-billed Gulls viving to share their good fortune.
> 
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[cobirds] Merlin, Arapahoe county

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I watched a Merlin devour a meal on the top of a telephone pole at Littleton 
Boulevard and Gallup Street in Littleton at 1:30. I was sitting at the Lost 
Coffee coffee shop and it was easy to see from there. The meal was a bird but I 
couldn’t tell what it had been. .

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[cobirds] Sand hill cranes, Arapahoe county

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Had a flock of cranes fly over at 7pm traveling East. Unsure of numbers but had 
a nice balance of the whistles of youngsters. 

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[cobirds] Sandhill crane’s, Littleton

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Let’s lock up about 80 Sand Hill cranes just flew over my house in Littleton 
and it’s flying South. 


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Re: [cobirds] Western Meadlowlarks - Front Range

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This is not concerning meadowlarks. In the same vein,however, a friend of mine 
who lives in Aurora and has fed crows for years and years. Last year I was 
there in fall and they had a late flock of >30 grackles and blackbirds, in 
addition to her numerous crows. 
   This year, she has had one crow, one starling and no grackles. Having 
just one crow is quite rare for her since she normally has several. She said 
that no one is eating her bird food.
   Is it possible that west Nile is hitting some of these birds and we’re 
not aware of it?
  

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Sep 1, 2021, at 5:30 PM, Gary Brower  wrote:
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> in my walks through Cherry Creek State Park, I’d say I saw pretty much the 
> “normal contingent” of meadowlarks — maybe slightly less than last year.
> 
> Gary Brower
> Unincorporated Arapahoe County
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 1, 2021, at 5:28 PM, 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds 
>>  wrote:
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>> Denver Audubon received a note from an observer in Central Park, who says 
>> that she hasn't encountered Meadowlarks this year. We Cobirders do well in 
>> posting what we do see, but not so well in discussing what we don't see.
>> 
>> As far as our patch here in Franktown (Douglas) we have about the normal 
>> contingent. They sang quite a bit in June, and have tapered off since then, 
>> as usual.
>> 
>> Do any of you have any thoughts?
>> 
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Re: [cobirds] Bird identification

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I’m wondering if you could be a great blue heron. I think they could have that 
coloration distinction in different lighting or if the picture’s not great.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Jun 16, 2021, at 8:31 AM, Kristen Davis  wrote:
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> Hi all!
> 
> A friend of mine sent me this picture and I can't figure out what species I'm 
> looking at. My first thought was common crane because of the colors on the 
> wings but they don't normally live around here, do they? Perhaps it got 
> caught up with some sandhill cranes?
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> Any ideas are appreciated!
> 
> Thanks! 
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Re: [cobirds] rehabber recommendation resource?

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I give people the 
Wild Bird Rehab number: (303) 927-7348
Greenwood rehab/sanctuary: (303) 823-8455
There is the Pueblo raptor rehab, I don’t have their number. 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> In the CFO and other similar Facebook groups, injured birds are a very common 
> theme and the vast majority of posters do not have information about how to 
> find/contact a local rehabber.  Is anyone aware of a resource that people 
> could be directed to that could be pointed to in these points for people to 
> find help for the birds quickly?
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> Diana Beatty
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Re: [cobirds] Bird behavior in hail storm

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Wow!  What an amazing thing to see! I’ve always wondered how these types of 
birds survive hail. I know that hail can kill larger birds like the pelicans 
killed at a lake in Colorado. Does anyone remember that terrible hail storm 
that killed so many pelicans?

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On May 2, 2021, at 9:34 PM, John Shenot  wrote:
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> This afternoon at my home in Fort Collins I was watching a flock of 30 or so 
> tree swallows flying far over my back yard, several hundred feet high, when 
> hail started falling all around me. A second or two later the swallows dove, 
> as a group, in a straight line at full speed. Fast! When they were just 50 
> feet off the ground they banked hard and disappeared into a large spruce. 
> They sheltered there until the hail stopped.
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Changing Common Names of birds; example, Steller’s Jay

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Don’t forget the ringneck duck! How many times have we called it ring billed 
duck anyway?

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> On Apr 21, 2021, at 12:10 PM, Susan Rosine  wrote:
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> 
> And yet the Scrub Jay is now two Jays; one named for a state, the other named 
> after naturalist Samuel Washington Woodhouse.  
> They really need to address issues such as the Orange-crowned Warbler. Now 
> that's a stupid name!
> And while I'm on my "mini-rant", if Chickadees are named for their vocals, 
> how about renaming Killdeer. It doesn't sound like kill deer to me. And 
> surely we can rename Virginia Rail something like "Kiddick"!
> 
> Susan Rosine
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>> On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 9:11 AM Timothy Barksdale 
>>  wrote:
>> Gentle Birders,
>> Along this line of thinking is the former McCown's Longspur now saddled 
>> with an abomination of a name. When I moved to Montana over 20 years ago, I 
>> found colonies of this species nesting on the tops of several buttes near my 
>> home. The extreme shortgrass was like an extensive putting green, of very 
>> high diversity. The occasional Horned Lark or Long-billed Curlew would 
>> appear in these locations but other wise, the aforementioned Longspur 
>> dominated.
>> 
>> The courtship flight is so utterly adorable- calling while fluttering to the 
>> earth, tail spread so wide it is easily spotted at a distance. The huge 
>> white panels with the narrow, dark and inverted T is so diagnostic and 
>> easily used to identify this species.
>> 
>> I propose that the assigned genus remain the same so the nerd-ornitholigists 
>> obsessed with following archaic protocols have their "win". But along with 
>> many other things, our past time continues to a lot of stupid things which 
>> hurt out growth and thwart more widespread adoption. Not naming birds better 
>> is one stupidity which follows this trend.
>> 
>> Bay-winged, Crescent-chested, or the White tailed- Grey, or even Fluttering 
>> Longspur... anything is better than Thick-billed. Sorry nomenclature 
>> committee that is just a boneheaded name.
>> 
>> Very sincerely,
>> 
>> Timothy Barksdale
>> Choteau, MT
>>> On Monday, April 19, 2021 at 3:56:31 PM UTC-5 van@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I can’t think of anything better than listing a Kwish-Kwishee Jay on my 
>>> eBirds tally. 
>>> Van Rudd
>>> 
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> On Apr 18, 2021, at 15:43, Emil Yappert  wrote:
> 
 +1
>>> 
 
 
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>> 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] Snowy egrets, Arapahoe county

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I have three snowy egrets on my pond this afternoon, the first of the season 
for me. So beautiful to see them! This is the first day for me to have wood 
ducks on the pond as well. I have had wood ducks nesting every summer for the 
past 10 years but I don’t know if they’re going to find a good place this year 
because so many of the older trees have been cut down.

I have had a pair of hooded mergansers on the pond now for several weeks and, 
like in previous years, always hope they find a place to nest here on the 
ponds.(They never do. )  I also have common mergansers and cormorants as well.

So grateful for the arrival of spring!
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] Vesper Sparrow, Larimer Cty.

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You could bring him in, perhaps start him in a box with something warm to bring 
his temp up. If he perks up he could go in the cage. I think it’s supposed to 
be cold tomorrow night too. But if he perks up, acts normally and seems 
agitated in the cage, I would let him out when it warms up tomorrow.

Those are my suggestions. Good luck!

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> On Apr 16, 2021, at 7:10 PM, Dave Hyde  wrote:
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> Hello CObirders,
> Perhaps someone can give me some quick advice. At this moment (7 pm) I 
> have a Vesper sparrow sitting in a little seed bowl under a makeshift cover 
> to protect it from the snow. There’s seed in the bowl but it looks pretty 
> miserable. It survived last night – sat in the same spot covered in snow and 
> I was preparing a rescue attempt when some juncos showed up and it flew off. 
> Well, here it is again and its 24 F with light snow. I figure I’ll keep an 
> eye on it and if it nods off I’ll try and bring it in the house and put it in 
> our spare budgie cage. I dunno,  anyone have any advice? – Dave Hyde/nr. 
> Storm Mtn.
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Re: [cobirds] Snipe flock at Sawhill Ponds

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Is a flock of snipes called snipers?

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> On Apr 14, 2021, at 6:38 PM, Paula Hansley  wrote:
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> Spotted sandpiper is what I thought I typed!  My new phone auto corrects way 
> too much. 
> 
> Paula
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>>> On Apr 14, 2021, at 6:25 PM, DAVID J WALTMAN  wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Now reading Paula Hansley’s report, I assume Emil meant Spotted Sandpiper, 
>> not Common Sandpiper.
>> David Waltman 
>> Boulder
>>  
>>> On 04/14/2021 6:09 PM DAVID J WALTMAN  wrote:
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Common Sandpiper?  Wouldn’t that be a record for the lower 48?
>>> David Waltman
>>> Boulder
 On 04/14/2021 1:23 PM Emil Yappert  wrote:
  
  
 13 snipe at North Teller Lake also, as well as the Common Sandpiper
 
 On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 12:46 PM Paula Hansley < redstart.pa...@gmail.com> 
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 Here is a px of part of the snipe flock at Sawhill this morning.  I 
 counted 12 of them in the area:
 
 
 
  
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Re: [cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county

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Yes, the whole “plucking its feathers “was the error I referenced in the email. 
The Siri error that will live on in infamy!


Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Apr 4, 2021, at 2:29 PM, Ira Sanders  wrote:
> 
> 
> Deb,
> I'm glad you cleared that up. I couldn't figure out what you really meant. I 
> did get Dave's tongue in cheek post.
> Remember the Roadrunner 'plucking' it's feathers post years ago?  That post 
> wasn't proofread either. 
> 
> Ira Sanders 
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 2:22 PM 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds 
>>  wrote:
>> Acckkk!  Dang it!!  I didn’t realize that Siri changed bushtits to pushed 
>> its!  Of course I’ve made much worse errors along this line in the past. 
>>   I have thought it was interesting that I’ve had just one or two 
>> bushtits in my yard where I normally would have a little flock of them come 
>> through in the morning. I was really happy to see the bushtit pull material 
>> out of the baseball size ball of nesting materials that I got at wild birds 
>> Unlimited several years ago. I’ve never seen anyone use it before! I think 
>> the secret was hiding it down in my lilac bush instead of having it in full 
>> view.
>> 
>> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 1:46 PM, Sean Walters  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'll take a shot at an ID. A lone pushed it was nibbling on something tasty 
>>> in the yard the other day. With their typical flocking behavior, I 
>>> suspected pairing off for the breeding season was underway. But then again, 
>>> maybe it was just temporarily separated from comrades? eBird checklist below
>>> 
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S84568163
>>> 
>>> Sean Walters
>>> Fort Collins, CO
>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 1:27 PM Mary Kay Waddington 
>>>>  wrote:
>>>> Umm,  excuse me for being totally uninformed, but in case I'm not the only 
>>>> one, can someone please tell me what you're talking about when you say 
>>>> "pushed his" and "pushed its"  I haven't a clue!
>>>> 
>>>> Mary Kay Waddington
>>>> Arapahoe County
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 12:46 PM DAVID A LEATHERMAN  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Glad to see the AOS finally came to its senses and split Pushed His and 
>>>>> Pushed It's.  They are hard to separate but once you study their behavior 
>>>>> a while, and hear their vocalizations, clearly two species.  You are 
>>>>> lucky to have both in your yard.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dave Leatherman
>>>>> Fort Collins
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds 
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 12:14 PM
>>>>> To: Cobirds 
>>>>> Subject: [cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county
>>>>>  
>>>>> I was surprised to see a tree swallow swoop in and fly around my swallow 
>>>>> nest box. It seems early! Luckily, the boxes are cleaned out. I imagine 
>>>>> it’ll be a while before he’s back.
>>>>>   I’ve also been happy to see pushed his gathering nesting material 
>>>>> from my garden! I’ve never had pushed it’s nest here.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county

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Acckkk!  Dang it!!  I didn’t realize that Siri changed bushtits to pushed its!  
Of course I’ve made much worse errors along this line in the past. 
  I have thought it was interesting that I’ve had just one or two bushtits 
in my yard where I normally would have a little flock of them come through in 
the morning. I was really happy to see the bushtit pull material out of the 
baseball size ball of nesting materials that I got at wild birds Unlimited 
several years ago. I’ve never seen anyone use it before! I think the secret was 
hiding it down in my lilac bush instead of having it in full view.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Apr 4, 2021, at 1:46 PM, Sean Walters  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> I'll take a shot at an ID. A lone pushed it was nibbling on something tasty 
> in the yard the other day. With their typical flocking behavior, I suspected 
> pairing off for the breeding season was underway. But then again, maybe it 
> was just temporarily separated from comrades? eBird checklist below
> 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S84568163
> 
> Sean Walters
> Fort Collins, CO
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 1:27 PM Mary Kay Waddington  
>> wrote:
>> Umm,  excuse me for being totally uninformed, but in case I'm not the only 
>> one, can someone please tell me what you're talking about when you say 
>> "pushed his" and "pushed its"  I haven't a clue!
>> 
>> Mary Kay Waddington
>> Arapahoe County
>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 12:46 PM DAVID A LEATHERMAN  
>>> wrote:
>>> Glad to see the AOS finally came to its senses and split Pushed His and 
>>> Pushed It's.  They are hard to separate but once you study their behavior a 
>>> while, and hear their vocalizations, clearly two species.  You are lucky to 
>>> have both in your yard.
>>> 
>>> Dave Leatherman
>>> Fort Collins
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds 
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 12:14 PM
>>> To: Cobirds 
>>> Subject: [cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county
>>>  
>>> I was surprised to see a tree swallow swoop in and fly around my swallow 
>>> nest box. It seems early! Luckily, the boxes are cleaned out. I imagine 
>>> it’ll be a while before he’s back.
>>>   I’ve also been happy to see pushed his gathering nesting material 
>>> from my garden! I’ve never had pushed it’s nest here.
>>> 
>>> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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[cobirds] FOS tree swallow Arapahoe county

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I was surprised to see a tree swallow swoop in and fly around my swallow nest 
box. It seems early! Luckily, the boxes are cleaned out. I imagine it’ll be a 
while before he’s back.
  I’ve also been happy to see pushed his gathering nesting material from my 
garden! I’ve never had pushed it’s nest here.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] Sagebrush Sparrow, Douglas County ??

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Oops, found the othe email with directions, thanks!

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> On Mar 28, 2021, at 4:44 PM, Deborah Carstensen  wrote:
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> Could you remind us what that location is? Thanks.
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>> On Mar 27, 2021, at 3:26 PM, David & Mary Driscoll  
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>> Seen at same location, long enough for good obs. & a few photos. Found by 
>> new birder Kaleb!
>> 
>> Mary Driscoll 
>> Unincorporated Arapahoe County
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>> MFLD
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Re: [cobirds] Sagebrush Sparrow, Douglas County ??

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Could you remind us what that location is? Thanks.

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> Seen at same location, long enough for good obs. & a few photos. Found by 
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[cobirds] Swainson’s Arapahoe county

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I saw a pair of swainson’s hawks riding the currents up at C 470 and Broadway 
yesterday afternoon. Good to see them back!

As an aside, I’ve had 3 pairs of hooded mergansers on my pond for the past 3 
weeks. Wonderful to watch. It is common for them to be here in March followed 
closely by common mergansers and sure enough, 2 pair of common mergansers 
arrived yesterday. 

So, ok things are awful here lately not the return of these birds give me 
comfort and joy. 

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Re: [cobirds] Boulder White Goose ID

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What are the attributes cause you to think it’s part Ross’s goose? Thanks for 
the thoughts on that.  


Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Mar 25, 2021, at 8:14 AM, DAVID J WALTMAN  wrote:
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> 
> Yesterday, 24 March, I photographed an interesting white goose at Prince Lake 
> #2.  It was roughly the size of nearby Canada Geese, too big for a Ross's 
> Goose.  The bill was too large for Ross's and did not have the perfectly 
> straight vertical base of a Ross's.  The head was not perfectly round like a 
> Ross's.  The bill appeared too small for a Canada Goose and did not have a 
> significant grin patch.  In summary, the head features were intermediate 
> between Ross's and Snow.  I conclude that this is a Ross's Goose x Snow Goose 
> hybrid.  See attached photo.
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Re: [cobirds] Mute Swan - Arapahoe

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It is not uncommon for a mute swan to show up from the Polo club which is 
next-door to South platte park.

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> On Dec 17, 2020, at 3:32 PM, 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds 
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> Paul Malinowski sent a photo of a Mute Swan that he saw on Cooley Lake, South 
> Platte Park. (If Cooley is the first lake north of Mineral & west of the 
> river). He saw it, I think, Dec. 9. 
> 
> Have other seen this bird? Does it remain?
> 
> Did it escape from somewhere? Does it qualify as a 'wild' bird?
> 
> Hugh 
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[cobirds] Re: Joe

['DEBORAH CARSTENSEN' via Colorado Birds]

I’ve forwarded this email for you, best wishes! Deb

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Nov 29, 2020, at 12:05 AM, DEBORAH CARSTENSEN  wrote:
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> This is an email that Robin Biddle, who lives in England, asked me to post.
> 
> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Robin Biddle 
>> Date: November 28, 2020 at 9:24:07 AM MST
>> To: Deb Carstensen 
>> Subject: Joe
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Deb
>> Rum owd times, as we say in Suffolk County
>> I hope you are keeping well
>> I'm not sure if I can post direct to cobirds, I wonder if you could post 
>> this for me please
>> 
>> I would like  to add my voice to the tributes being paid to Joe . I've 
>> 'known' Joe for over 20 years, through his postings, also  having 
>> corresponded a few times. Thank you JoeRobin(England)
>> 
>> I can imagine Joe and Bob Spencer sitting on a cloud, observing the flyways
>> I've not done as much 'birding' as I would have liked, even if iido struggle 
>> to see them.
>> Since social isolation and distancing, the local world has discovered 'my'  
>> local patch. I don't know what your equivalent would be , Time Square, here 
>> it would be Piccadily Circus in London. for crowding/
>> I've still been taking photos for the  parish website, up to 300 now, and 
>> still don't run out of subjects
>> Many Thanks
>> Stay safe
>> Robin
>> 
>>  
>> 
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[cobirds] Fwd: Joe

['DEBORAH CARSTENSEN' via Colorado Birds]

This is an email that Robin Biddle, who lives in England, asked me to post.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Robin Biddle 
> Date: November 28, 2020 at 9:24:07 AM MST
> To: Deb Carstensen 
> Subject: Joe
> 
> 
> Hi Deb
> Rum owd times, as we say in Suffolk County
> I hope you are keeping well
> I'm not sure if I can post direct to cobirds, I wonder if you could post this 
> for me please
> 
> I would like  to add my voice to the tributes being paid to Joe . I've 
> 'known' Joe for over 20 years, through his postings, also  having 
> corresponded a few times. Thank you JoeRobin(England)
> 
> I can imagine Joe and Bob Spencer sitting on a cloud, observing the flyways
> I've not done as much 'birding' as I would have liked, even if iido struggle 
> to see them.
> Since social isolation and distancing, the local world has discovered 'my'  
> local patch. I don't know what your equivalent would be , Time Square, here 
> it would be Piccadily Circus in London. for crowding/
> I've still been taking photos for the  parish website, up to 300 now, and 
> still don't run out of subjects
> Many Thanks
> Stay safe
> Robin
> 
>  
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[cobirds] Thanks

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I wanted to thank everyone for their help with my Ebert questions. It looks 
like I need to go to the website and that’s what I’ll do!

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county

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[cobirds] Photos to eBird

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I’m trying to download a photo of a snowy egret this morning to Iberg. 
Directions say to click on manage media but that doesn’t come up on my iPhone.  
How do I put a photo on?

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county

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Re: [cobirds] Pinyon Jays in uncommon places?

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Hmmm, And I’ve had several visits from what I called a Woodhouse jay in 
Littleton and I’ve not seen them here before. 
Deb Carstensen 

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> On Oct 6, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Diana Beatty  wrote:
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> I have noticed a lot of reports the past few weeks of Pinyon Jays outside of 
> their usual habitat along the Front Range.  It would be interesting to hear 
> from people here who have observed that as well as any thoughts on reasons
> 
> Mountain Chickadees are also showing up a bit lower lately it seems, although 
> that is not quite as unusual
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Diana Beatty
> El Paso County
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Re: [cobirds] Lake County Bird ID

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The first bird looks like a house rent me.

The second bird is really interesting and I don’t know what it is. That heavily 
forked tail is very intriguing!

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county

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> On Aug 23, 2020, at 9:46 PM, julieama...@gmail.com 
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> Good evening!
> 
> Yesterday morning I hiked around Turquoise Lake, near Leadville, and observed 
> two birds I'm not positive in identifying.
> 
> The first looked like a House Wren, but I wasn't positive since this was 
> around 10,000ft. I know it's possible for them to reside at this elevation, 
> and it doesn't quite appear to be another wren, so I wanted to soundboard it 
> with you guys.
> 
> The second I managed to catch only a quick glimpse of. I am rusty with high 
> altitude, forest birds, and while it looked Finch-like, again, wanted to hear 
> thoughts.
> 
> I attached pictures to my drive where they can be viewed (unless I need to 
> attach these in a different manner).
> 
> Wren - 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHQUgl48RbfG7SGhjrD-32KInI5pN4yM/view?usp=sharing
> Wren - 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LQNQIPQ0f97lne7edSycgqPAjPE0zkfD/view?usp=sharing
> Unk - 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1msLdNymu0mw44Pd4DJoqYcbK5q_9JcoQ/view?usp=sharing
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[cobirds] Re: Poorwills, Douglas county

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Poorwills

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> A friend of mine and I went to watch the Perseid meteor shower at Daniels 
> Park early in the morning on Thursday. Like 1 am early. There were at least 3 
> poorwills calling. So nice. We were at a parking area at: 
> 11700 Grig’s rd, Highlands Ranch
>   Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county. 
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[cobirds] Poorwills, Douglas county

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A friend of mine and I went to watch the Perseid meteor shower at Daniels Park 
early in the morning on Thursday. Like 1 am early. There were at least 3 
poorwills calling. So nice. We were at a parking area at: 
11700 Grig’s rd, Highlands Ranch
   Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county. 

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Re: [cobirds] Question about a Hummer

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I don’t know but I wonder if he drank old nectar somewhere that has caused him 
to get a thrush like infection in his esophagus. This can lead to death in 
hummers. What finally happened to the bird?
   Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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> On Jul 4, 2020, at 3:48 PM, Beth Payne (Beth Payne)  
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> Any ideas what is going on?  This bird has been doing this for about 15 
> minutes.  Watch the Video. 
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Re: [cobirds] Help with possible bird ID

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

Perhaps a juvenile hawk or great horned owl. If you look up the juvenile great 
horned owl’s call, that might fit. You can probably tell  a juvenile great 
horned owl from a hawk so if you can find other juvenile calls.  Good luck!

Deb Carstensen 

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> On Jun 9, 2020, at 5:47 AM, Jay Breidt  wrote:
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> 
> Maybe a Cooper’s hawk?
> Jay Breidt 
> Fort Collins
> 
>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 11:06 PM Heidi Haas Williams  
>> wrote:
>> Hey all, first post to the group after hearing a strange bird call/sound 
>> today. Around midday north of Denver (Federal Heights) I heard what I 
>> thought might be a dog toy originally, but it sounded almost like a monkey - 
>> hard to describe but that's what I thought it was originally. It was loud 
>> and sounded a few times so I went to check it out. I was able to spot a 
>> bird/bird of prey up in a tree right outside my house that I believed to be 
>> making the noise. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the call or any 
>> part of the bird via camera but i was able to see a whitish belly and it 
>> seemed a bit fluffy as it hopped from one branch to another. I wasn't able 
>> to see it's head or body shape at all but it seemed hawkish size. I went to 
>> get binocs/camera and couldn't spot it again (may have flown while I was 
>> inside) so that's all the info I have. No history of owls in the residential 
>> area, but occasional hawks/falcons as we do have a prairie dog town nearby. 
>> 
>> Out of plain curiosity, does anyone have an idea of what it could be? It 
>> wasn't the usual hawk or owl sounds I've heard while out (or during visits 
>> to hawkquest etc). It seemed fairly unique and I'm hoping the "monkey-ish" 
>> descriptor might be a clue. 
>> 
>> Sorry if this is a wild goose chase, but I appreciate any suggestions so I 
>> can compare to audio on ebird/merlin/etc!
>> 
>> Thanks!
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[cobirds] Red headed woodpecker, Weld County

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This is from the Crow Valley Campground a Pawnee national grasslands. I didn’t 
find the prothonotary warbler today. 

Bullocks orioles : 3
Red headed woodpecker: 1 (lifer first me)
Blue grosbeak: 2
Western wood pewee:2
Western kingbirds; 6
Yellow warbler : 2
Western meadowlarks:6
Brown headed cowbirds: 3
Yellow breasted chat:2
Gray catbird:1
House wrens:7
Robins:2
Mourning doves: 3
Starling: 2
Common grackles:3
Thanks, Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 


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[cobirds] Prothonotary warbler, Weld county

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 There was a prothonotary warbler in some willows near the campground in Crow 
Valley. It was working some willows directly south of  camping spot 9 It was in 
the willows near the Barbed wire fence and the bench. 
There is no water at the campground in the creek at all (there’s 
freshwater near the campground hosts site. ) I didn’t see any thrushes other 
than robins.
 There were at least four, nighthawks here! Really good to see, I 
hadn’t seen them here for the last couple years I was here.
There were:
 Northern mockingbird: 1
 Western kingbirds: lot
  Eastern kingbirds:2
   Robins: lots
   House wrens: more than lots
  Yellow warblers; 2
   Meadowlarks: 6
  Red winged blackbird: 12
   Female black headed grosbeak: 1
 Western wood pewee: 3
   Barn swallows: 2 building nest in picnic area
Blue jays:2
   Catbird:1
   Killdeer :1

Thanks, Deb Carstensen 
   

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Re: [cobirds] Advocating for the birds - any county, CO

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Great work!!! Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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> On May 22, 2020, at 5:15 PM, Donna Stumpp  wrote:
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> 
> I am so excited to share some good news on the dam-mowing front! I talked 
> with one of the rangers at Standley Lake today (I have volunteered there for 
> a long time so we all know each other well), and she shared that the 
> irrigation district who manages the dam, FRICO, said they had never 
> considered the impact of the mowing on the nesting birds, and would be open 
> to changing the mowing schedule in the future!
> 
> In fact, they even invited the Park Naturalist to their next meeting to share 
> information with the team so they can learn and adjust the mowing schedule 
> accordingly! I am so thrilled. The rangers are diligent in their support of 
> FRICO and the dam by diligently citing people who tresspass, and she 
> suspected these efforts have built goodwill, making them receptive to 
> shifting the mowing. As we all know, those who control the water in Colorado 
> have a tremendous amount of power. I'm so grateful these parties have a good 
> relationship so the birds will fare better going foward!
> 
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Re: [cobirds] Ash throated or Say's phoebe??

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I’d vote for say’s phoebe. The and is darker, a ruddy orange. The ash throated 
has more of a crest. If you can see his tail, it is a much darker brown. 
   Hope you get a good I.D. for your bird!

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> Can anyone tell me who this little guy is? (I'm old and ID-challenged.) Saw 
> him Sunday May 17th at about 6 p.m. in a field behind Louisville's DPW yard 
> on Empire Road, and originally thought he was a kingbird.  Thanks -  Marcia 
> Wade, Lafayette, Boulder County
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Re: [cobirds] Odd Western Tanager, Windsor, Larimer Co.

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I’m wondering if it’s a partially leucistic western tanager. Deb Carstensen, 
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> Hi,
> 
> I've had numerous Western Tanagers (at least a dozen) passing through the 
> yard today. They were  my FOS and a new yard bird. Among them was this odd 
> whitish bird I thought was interesting enough to share. Any thoughts?
> 
> Larry Griffin
> Windsor, CO
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[cobirds] Lark Speros, Douglas county

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There were Lark sparrow‘s at the Kingfisher Ridge parking lot last evening. 
They are so beautiful and are a joy to see.

Speaking of being a joy to see, how long does it take before the fine line is 
crossed from feeling joyous to feeling “I’m over it” for the following birds: 
yellow rumped warblers, house wrens and yellow warblers?
   It is so great to see and hear the birds of spring!
Deb Carstensen, Arapaho County

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[cobirds] Catbirds Jefferson county

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Catbirds were back at Chatfield as well, both heard and seen. (Upstream from 
Kingfisher bridge). Otherwise, the usual subjects-yellow warblers, yellow 
rumped warblers, yellow breasted chats singing out in the open and easy to see, 
house wrens galore, spotted towhees-tons, broadtail hummingbirds etc. 
 It was a beautiful evening with lots of activity and singing (not by me). 
   I found a BLACK LENS COVER, about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. I left it in the 
grass under the “experimental forest” (?trail) sign in the grass. 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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[cobirds] Painted redstart really American.

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Scott Summers you checked out the painted redstart in Chatfield reservoir 
and it really was an American redstart. I also saw a picture of an American 
redstart on Facebook last night from Chatfield so I’m sure that’s what it was.
  Thanks for all the non-judge mental and supportive emails. It makes it a 
lot easier to make a mistake!

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Yellow warblers Douglas county

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What a beautiful walk today (actually Wednesday) in Chatfield State Park, south 
of King Fisher bridge and east of S. Platte River. 
   The predominant birds were yellow warblers, spotted towhees, broad tailed 
hummingbirds and house wrens. I saw only 4 yellow rumped warblers. There were 
white breasted nuthatches, a yellow breasted chat, a say’s phoebe and 
meadowlarks. 
   For drama, a broad tailed hummingbird came within a few inches of my ear 
as he was finishing the downward dive of his courtship loop. I would never say 
that it scared the  out of me... Also, a bald headed eagle flew into a tree 
20 yards from me, something I still find thrilling. 
 (In addition, there was my uncertain viewing of a painted redstart —see 
previous post. )
  
Thanks, Deb Carstensen 
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[cobirds] ???painted redstart Arapahoe county

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I saw a bird today on the trail upstream 1/2 mile from the Kingfisher bridge 
east of the Platte River at Chatfield reservoir. I have an absolutely horrible 
video that shows the white edge tails and white on the wing. He had a bright 
orange chest and abdomen.
  I also had tried to take a recording of it but it didn’t end up being 
audible.
  He had also been seen by another Birder who was in unable to identify 
him. 
So take that for what it’s worth! Please let me know if anyone sees it and has 
it identified as anything else.
  Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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[cobirds] Black crowned herons, Arapahoe county

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A flock of 6 black crowned night herons flew over last night around 8:30. I’ve 
never seen a flock of them before!  
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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Re: [cobirds] paucity of waterfowl at Walden Ponds, Boulder County, and other matters

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This seemed to be true last spring when I went to Walden Ponds. I didn’t see 
near the number of ducks or water fowl that I had in the past, they were 
practically empty. Did this change as the season went on?

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe  County

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> On Apr 16, 2020, at 8:14 AM, Ted Floyd  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hey, all.
> 
> Dick Pautsch mentioned the dearth of ducks at Walden Ponds, Boulder County, 
> and it's something that was striking to me when I was there late yesterday 
> afternoon, Wed., Apr. 15. Dick conjectures that the recent weather may have a 
> role to play, but I would also say that the various waterbodies at Walden 
> Ponds have been relatively duckless for many weeks now. Nearby Teller Lake 
> No. 5 is teeming with ducks, as is Sombrero Marsh, just a bit farther away. 
> So I wonder what's up at Walden.
> 
> It was getting windy when I was there yesterday afternoon, but a Virginia 
> rail was kek-kek...kek-kek...kek-kek...kek-kek'ing steadily, a magnificent 
> great horned owl posed for passersby, and there was an eastern phoebe well 
> upstream from the 75th Street Bridge. (Which I didn't visit.)
> 
> It was gratifying that various walkers and hikers got to see the owl. 
> Everybody was wearing masks and keeping distances considerably greater than 6 
> feet. (Where did this figure of 6 ft. come from? I don't know about you, but 
> my sneezes expectorate aerosol contamination considerably in excess of that 
> distance! I was a social distancer before social distancing was a thing.) 
> 
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Re: [cobirds] Determined nesting goose, Boulder

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Canada geese are nothing if not great parents! DebCarstensen, Arapahoe county

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> On Apr 17, 2020, at 3:07 PM, Richard Pautsch  wrote:
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> This diligent mother was on her nest on a little island in the Boulder kids' 
> fishing pond after the previous snowfall, and sat there all day through 
> yesterday's.  If I see goslings next week, I am going to have some respect 
> for Canada Geese (and I'll understand why there are so many of them around 
> here).
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[cobirds] Tree swallows, Arapahoe county

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FOS tree swallows here checking out my bird houses. So great to see them back, 
twittering, singing, discussing which ones will get to use the box and swooping 
through the skies. 
Yay! 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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Re: [cobirds] 99 TVs heading into Longmont, Boulder County

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Because they don’t want us reporting rare bird sitings anymore! 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Mar 31, 2020, at 2:12 AM, Ira Sanders  wrote:
> 
> 
> Boy am I out of it.  Why is Todd writing about 99 Sony/LG LED'S??
> Ira Sanders
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 7:45 PM Todd Deininger  
>> wrote:
>> As I stepped out the house at 7pm, I had a kettle of Turkey Vultures 
>> directly over the house heading east into town. I am pretty sure I saw the 
>> fist one of the group. 
>> 
>> Might have to plan my dog walk as the weather warms up tomorrow.
>> 
>> #my2cents - Keep the RBA going. Is someone really going to head out from 
>> Denver to see the horned grebe in San Miguel Co.? The RBA helps us get a 
>> better understanding of the status and distribution of the birds moving 
>> through CO this time of the year. 
>> 
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Re: [cobirds] Staying at Home

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In response to your suggestion to suspend this bird list, I would ask that we 
please keep it going! I see birds at my home that I like to report and I like 
to see other peoples reports of birds coming in even if it’s in your backyard.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county

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> On Mar 30, 2020, at 12:45 PM, Chris Goulart  wrote:
> 
> I have been a safety professional for about 25 years, and recently 
> transitioned to working in the healthcare industry as a safety professional.
> 
> I would agree with all of the statements urging being very conservative when 
> it comes to travel for the time being. I understand that means missing spring 
> migration, but any exposure at this juncture is really not acceptable.  I 
> would also agree with the sentiment that posting about birds that are likely 
> to make people take risks in going to see them is not advisable.
> 
> Personally, I would go so far as to say that this google groups list should 
> be suspended until all shelter in place orders have been lifted.  Telling 
> people about the location of interesting birds will only serve to motivate 
> people to travel to those locations to try to see them. Unfortunately, as 
> some people have pointed out, the chances of a traffic crash or other 
> situations where you find yourself exposed to people cannot be completely 
> eliminated when you are out birding. The only way to truly eliminate the risk 
> is to just stay at home.
> 
> Please do not find yourself going to local hotspots to go birding. I know we 
> may all think that we can self isolate, but you still have to potentially 
> interact with other people and the chances of spreading the virus right now 
> are just too high. Remember, it’s not just about your own personal exposure, 
> it’s also about being a potential vector for spreading the virus to others.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris Goulart
> 
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[cobirds] Sandhill cranes Arapahoe county

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Two flocks of sandhill cranes were just circling over my area which is near the 
Bowles and Platte Canyon intersection. One flock had more than 200 and the 
other flock had over 100cranes in it. They are flying west/ Northwest
Yay!!
Deb Carstensen, Unincorporated Arapahoe County
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Re: [cobirds] Osprey etc. at Lagerman - Boulder Cnty

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I thought I saw an osprey on the osprey tower at South Platte park on 3/21. I 
only had my binoculars and didn’t feel completely sure about it and thought it 
might be a bit early for one to be there. 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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> On Mar 21, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Chip Clouse  wrote:
> 
> 
> Cobirders,
> I haven't seen any reports yet this year so this may be the 1st day back for 
> the Osprey at Lagerman. It was actively defending the platform from nearby 
> Bald Eagles more intent on prairie dogs I presume.
> There was also a flock of 21 Mountain Bluebirds on the west side and a single 
> American Pipit working the rocks near the dam spillway.  It's a beautiful day 
> to be socially distant!
> 
> Good birding,
> Chip Clouse
> Golden, CO
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[cobirds] Cormorant, Arapahoe county

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I have a double crested cormorant on the upper pond of Columbine lakes 
townhomes. The crests were easily seen. I can’t remember ever having cormorants 
this early!
 I’ve also been having 9 hooded mergansers for a week on the upper pond. 1 male 
and the rest females! Quite the harem. 

I had to leave for appts. So won’t be there again till this afternoon. 

The property is private but you can come on it briefly with binocs. 

4547 W Ponds Circle, “Littleton”
Deb Carstensen 
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Re: [cobirds] Re: So Many Gulls - Centennial (Arapahoe)

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I’ve seen amazing numbers of gulls flying north to south near Littleton, Platte 
Canyon and Bowles, at sunset. Going to Chatfield? South Platte reservoir?
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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> Hi Jared
> 
> Could not find a "gull in flight ID guide" but found these useful PDFs about 
> gull ID: 
> http://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/i13273.pdf
> http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Laws_Gull_ID.pdf
> This book is excellent: 
> https://www.amazon.com/Gulls-Simplified-Comparative-Approach-Identification/dp/0691156948
> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
> 
>> On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 5:48:04 PM UTC-7, Jared Del Rosso wrote:
>> I've lived in Centennial for four winters now. This winter, like the last 
>> several, significant numbers of gulls move west to east around dawn and back 
>> again at dusk. Tonight, the movement was significant, with several large 
>> kettles of them forming to rise, gracefully, on thermals and even more just 
>> passing by. I didn't count tonight, but the movement spanned thirty or so 
>> minutes tonight. 
>> 
>> I rarely identify them and struggle to do so from far below. Most are, of 
>> course, Ring-billed. There were larger ones mixed in. 
>> 
>> I'm located near Arapahoe and University in Centennial. Most of the movement 
>> occurs right over a line of transmission towers near deKoevend Park, though 
>> of course the birds drift north and south of that. One wonders where they 
>> come from at night (Aurora Reservoir, which is almost due east?) and where 
>> they head. 
>> 
>> Are there any sources on ID'ing gulls in flight? 
>> 
>> Also tonight: a local magpie seemed to be gently, but conspicuously singing. 
>> It was especially endearing, given how noisy and brazen these birds usually 
>> are. 
>> 
>> - Jared Del Rosso
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Re: [cobirds] Bird I.D.? Arapahoe county

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   I think Rachel is probably right and that it’s a first winter blue grosbeak. 
The picture in Sibley’s showed streaking on the breast so I didn’t consider it 
but Have now seen the notation that said unstreaked breast. 
   Thanks so much for the help, Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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> Maybe Blue Grosbeak?
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> On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:22 AM, 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds 
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> 
> I’m having trouble with Facebook so am asking help here. 
>  It’s hard to see in the picture but there were 2 whitish wing bars, chest 
> light brown, abdomen gray, no streaking,  dark large beak, and dark tail. It 
> looks like the tail had white in it in the picture but I saw solid dark. Top 
> of head slightly darker brown. 
>Thanks for helping! The bird was at South Platte park. 
> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county. 
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Re: [cobirds] Binoculars tune-up

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I had heard that Kathy reopened the store. Don’t know place or name
Deb Carstensen, Arapaho county 

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> On Nov 3, 2019, at 7:33 AM, Chuck Aid  wrote:
> 
> Hey, guys!
> 
> Since we lost Kathy at S Optika, does anyone know of a place in the metro 
> area that does realignment work on binocs?  Looking to donate an old pair of 
> Bausch & Lomb 8 x 36 to the Birders’ Exchange.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Chuck Aid
> Evergreen, CO
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[cobirds] Woodcock bd snipe Arapahoe county

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While birding at South platte park, a bird that  had been identified as a snipe 
by another Birder was watched. He had the exact gate of the Woodcock with His 
rump obbing up-and-down continuously. He was going using his beak probe the 
soil. Do snipes also have this type of walking behavior?
We were across the river and I didn’t have my scope. We have pictures on a 
camera that we need to download to a computer before I can share it. 
   I’ll send a location if anyone feels like this would be a Woodcock instead 
of a snipe.

Deb Carstensen Arapahoe county

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[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings , Arapaho county

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For anyone who wants to get their waxwings on, I know a good place to look. 
There is a tree that is currently heavily laden with red berries that robins 
and waxwings love.  
 The tree is on West Ponds Circle 1/4 mile west of Platte Canyon Dr on the 
south side of the road opposite the entrance to parking lot H. It is on private 
property and there was no one home when I tried to ask 
if it was ok for us to look at the tree. The birds are easily seen from across 
the road and fly back and forth across the road to pine trees on the north 
side. 
   If you want to see them, I would suggest coming over in the next 2 to 3 
days because they will been finishing the berries off at some point. 

Deb Carstensen, Arapaho county 

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[cobirds] Lesser, goldfinch,Arapaho county

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I have been enjoying lesser goldfinch coming to my feeder, they rarely used my 
feeders in the past. They tend to hang out in my cosmos on my patio.

Yesterday I saw one of them exhibiting begging behavior and , although I know 
they nest late in the season, I was so surprised to see this behavior this 
late.  Is this common for them to be this late?

Thanks, Deb Carstensen, Arapaho county 

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[cobirds] Hooded warbler Arapaho county

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Hooded warbler was seen in the thickets across the stream at 39.577202, 
-104.982320. 
It is off the gravel trail that goes from Mineral to the west on Lee Gulch 
trail. About 50 yards in there is a dead tree with a limb that comes straight 
out then goes straight up at a 90 degree angle. 
Birders were Claire Montour and myself. 

Grant- it was shortly after you left, closer to Mineral 
Many thanks to Santi Tabares who originally spotted the bird. 
The most amazing birds have been found lately in areas that I’ve never even 
birded before! It was a lifer for me. Thanks

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[cobirds] Nuthatch behavior, Boulder county

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I sat in a forest west of Nederland for four hours today as I played the fiddle 
for families walking through an “enchanted forest “. It was a fundraiser for a 
Nederland ecology/nature center that is going to be built there. 
I enjoyed the wildlife and bemoaned the fact that I hadn’t brought my 
binoculars. Nonetheless, I enjoyed being “forced “ to sit for 4 hours, time to 
let me watch the wildlife at work. 
  Specifically, I watched as a chipmunk stored his seed under a small flat 
rock.  A short while later, a red breasted nuthatch came and stole his stash. 
The chipmunk came back a while later with his cheek pouches full and stored a 
new batch of seeds. Soon after that a white breasted nuthatch came and stole 
the whole stash. 
  Although it was quite the score for the birds, I do hope the chipmunk 
figures it out and gets to store enough for winter!
 It was a beautiful day! 
Deb Carstensen, Arapaho county 

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[cobirds] Gracklepalooza, Arapahoe county

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Yesterday, around nine in the morning, more than 50 grackles took over the 
joint for about 15 minutes and then swooped out.  It was very dramatic and 
noisy! 

I’m down to one hummingbird here which I think is the Calliope female or 
youngster.
I still have more than a hundred cormorants roosting on the ponds at night. 
   The lesser goldfinches are here enjoying the cosmos and I enjoy them as much 
as they enjoy the cosmos. 
 Thanks, Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Hawk Identification help please

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I would vote for the juvenile goshawk! Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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> On Sep 11, 2019, at 8:59 PM, Diana Beatty  wrote:
> 
> Mississippi Kites to my knowledge are unlikely to take a dove as prey; 
> they're not drastically larger than one to begin with, and they commonly take 
> insects that they catch in flight as prey - grasshoppers, odonata, cicadas, 
> etc.  They do also eat small birds and lizards occasionally and have been 
> occasionally observed to take pieces of rabbit carrion, etc.   But I have my 
> doubts they could handle a Eurasian Collared Dove.  Here is a short clip of 
> some young Mississippi Kites I took a week or two ago for comparison - 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVRr7vt7LI
> 
> Diana Beatty
> El Paso County
> 
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 8:53 PM Joe Roller  wrote:
>> This young raptor has several field marks of a Mississippi Kite.
>> Joe Roller, Denver
>> 
>>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:53 PM Vaughn Cottman  wrote:
>>> It looks larger than a cooper's hawk; my guess would be a juvenile goshawk. 
>>> Lucky You!
>>> 
 On Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 7:08:48 PM UTC-6, Pauli wrote:
 I spied this enjoying an Eurasian Collard Dove on my deck, and then later 
 photographed it up at the Highlandlake Pioneer Cemetery. Can anyone tell 
 me what this is? It is pretty much a soft grey.
 
  
 
 Thanks,
 
 Pauli Smith
 
 Mead, Weld County
 
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Re: [cobirds] Ani is upstream, not downstream

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Can anyone tell myself and Dale Peterson where the westerly creek  bridge is? 
Help a poor birder! 
Deb Carstensen

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> On Sep 10, 2019, at 3:22 PM, David Ely  wrote:
> 
> 3:19 Ani is on south side in thicket 5-8 ft. Upstream from Westerly Creek 
> Bridge.  Across from all the backhoe activities.
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 2:00 PM David Tønnessen  
>> wrote:
>> Last observed around 1:30 about 150-200 m east of Westerly Creek Bridge.
>> 
>> 
>> David Tonnessen
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[cobirds] Three toed woodpecker, Boulder (?) county

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I saw a three toed woodpecker at Pawnee campground at Brainard lake last 
evening at about 8pm. He was at campsite 31. Post late because I didn’t have 
WiFi until now. 
  I was disappointed that I didn’t see any Canada jays or Clark’s 
nutcrackers. I did hear hermit thrushes, saw crossbills and there were plenty 
of white crowned sparrows, dark eyed juncos, and mountain chickadees on my hike 
to lake Isabel. 
  A young moose ran across the road going to Brainard and 3 bull moose were 
in the willows south of Brainard. 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] Quail Order ID Help

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I would guess bobwhite as well. There are farms that raise them as game birds 
and they escape on occasion. 
Deb Carstensen, Littleton 
PS The only bobwhite I have ever seen was roaming the driveway at the entrance 
of Swedish Hospital. It took some effort to catch him and then we took him to 
Birdie, the bird rescuer who has since passed.
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> On Jul 8, 2019, at 2:13 PM, Julie Martinez  wrote:
> 
> My coworker just sent me these two photos taken of a solitary bird seen in 
> Aurora by 11th Ave and Airport Blvd. It looks like a Northern Bobwhite to me, 
> but the location doesn't seem within their range. Is it something else I'm 
> overlooking? I'm not great with quail order ID.
> 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/163iyo34qxKG4xwAeXQHcnkddoYqJeXR6/view?usp=drivesdk
> 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1--c-txlcV2mN2VXdufoEmz1bLzQ9KzMX/view?usp=drivesdk
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Fwd: [cobirds] Swainsons, Crow valley, Pawnee grasslands

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 Two feruginous hawks and a red tailed hawk on a nest. 
DebCarstensen Arapahoe county 

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> From: "'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds" 
> Date: May 22, 2019 at 12:10:33 PM MDT
> To: Cobirds 
> Subject: [cobirds] Swainsons, Crow valley, Pawnee grasslands
> Reply-To: fiddlen...@aol.com
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> 
> Thanks to Bill and Ruth, sorry I have forgotten last name, I was able to 
> enjoy a kettle of 36 or more Swainsons hawk. There might of been another type 
> of Hawk but Swainsons was the only one identified . It was at nightfall and 
> they flew under the clouds on their way north. It was beautiful!
> 
> I don’t really have a good list of clothes I’ve seen but I will make a brief 
> list.
> 
> Swainson’s thrush – tons of them
> Gray cheek thrush
> Veery
> Yellow breasted chat
> Robins-tons
> Western an eastern kingbirds
> Lark,vesper,  and chipping sparrows
> Blue gray gnatcatchers
> Red winged black birds
> Cowbirds
> Blue jays
> House wrens
> Loggerhead shrike (I got to watch and catch a grasshopper and impale it on 
> some barbed wire!
> Western meadow larks 
> Mourning doves
> Eurasian collard doves
> 
> I suppose that it for now. 
> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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[cobirds] Swainsons, Crow valley, Pawnee grasslands

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Thanks to Bill and Ruth, sorry I have forgotten last name, I was able to enjoy 
a kettle of 36 or more Swainsons hawk. There might of been another type of Hawk 
but Swainsons was the only one identified . It was at nightfall and they flew 
under the clouds on their way north. It was beautiful!

I don’t really have a good list of clothes I’ve seen but I will make a brief 
list.

Swainson’s thrush – tons of them
Gray cheek thrush
Veery
Yellow breasted chat
Robins-tons
Western an eastern kingbirds
Lark,vesper,  and chipping sparrows
Blue gray gnatcatchers
Red winged black birds
Cowbirds
Blue jays
House wrens
Loggerhead shrike (I got to watch and catch a grasshopper and impale it on some 
barbed wire!
Western meadow larks 
Mourning doves
Eurasian collard doves

I suppose that it for now. 
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Re: [cobirds] El Paso county Bird ID assistance request

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Yikes, that beak looks really thick for a yellow throat,,,I’ll look forward to 
reading the wisdom of others...
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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> On May 19, 2019, at 9:56 PM, kickback  wrote:
> 
> I saw this bird today at Fountain Creek Nature Center. I think it is a female 
> common Yellowthroat but I am not sure of this ID. Any feedback would be 
> appreciated.
> 
> http://www.avoapples.com/birds/1Z7A9159_cr.jpg
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> Thanks
> 
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[cobirds] White fronted, Arapahoe county

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I have a nice pair of white from dickies in a mixture of cackling /Richardson’s 
geese this morning. I don’t remember ever having a pair here before, usually 
just one. They both seem to be first year birds to me.

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Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county
Platte canyon and Ponds Circle 
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Re: [cobirds] Re: ID help requested - Spatula hybrid - Cottonwood Hollow (Larimer)

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I’ve never seen a cinnamon teal with a crescent on its face. I would go towards 
blue winged teal. 

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> On Mar 24, 2019, at 9:09 PM, joe.kippe...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> I agree with Michael...
> The red eye also leads me to think that Cinnamon Teal is in the mix 
> somewhere. Shovelers have yellow eyes and Blue Winged Teal have black eyes, 
> so I don't see where else the red eye could come from. Also, Blue-winged Teal 
> x Shoveler hybrids normally don't have rusty flanks. I would call it a 
> Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler hybrid, but that's just my opinion. I have 
> no idea whether it's possible for all three species to be a part of this 
> birds background.
> I love hybrids - thanks for the photo!
> Joe Kipper
> Fort Collins
> 
>> On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 2:47:21 PM UTC-6, John Shenot wrote:
>> This morning at 10:30 there was a hybrid duck in the big NW pond at 
>> Cottonwood Hollow, the pond with the bench and interpretive sign overlooking 
>> it. I added photos to my eBird checklist: 
>> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54174768.
>> 
>> This is probably a common hybrid but I know next to nothing about hybrids. 
>> It seems to me that we (birders) just assume that if a bird has familiar 
>> traits of two species, it must be a hybrid of those two species. But this 
>> individual has traits (I think) of Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, and 
>> Blue-winged Teal. I'd be very appreciative if somebody could explain, 
>> offline if necessary, why it is in fact an AxB and not an AxC or BxC. Or 
>> perhaps it is unidentifiable. If I knew the answer I wouldn't be asking...
>> 
>> John Shenot
>> Fort Collins, CO
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Re: [cobirds] Advice for an early June visitor?

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

Here are some ideas:
Bear creek in Evergreen- dipper
North entrance of White Ranch- Lazuli Bunting 
  Various warblers
Roxborough park- golden eagle, prairie falcon 
   Black headed grosbeak, blue gray  gnatcatchers

I was just adding in some close areas. Pawnee national grasslands are a great 
place for a lot of birds but definitely a great place for lark buntings. 

Good luck! Deb Carstensen, Littleton 
 

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> On Mar 22, 2019, at 9:41 AM, Joey Angstman  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The one place I’ve seen most of these species is Bobcat Ridge Natural Area 
> which is in Larimer County between Loveland and Fort Collins so it would be a 
> bit of a drive (1.25 hours-ish depending on traffic).
> 
> Estes Park/ Rocky Mountain National Park would also have a lot of these 
> species, but it is still a bit of a drive.
> 
> Maybe someone else has something closer. Best of luck.
> 
> Joey Angstman
> Greeley, CO
> 
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