Re: [cobirds] Re: Yard list questions: How many of CO's 520 species have been seen (or heard) from a yard?

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

 PPS- I should have read the directions a little morel closely- I would say I 
fall into the obsessed category- I keep 10-15 feeders active, depending upon 
the season, and have a semi-wild area on my back hill, as I live in a little 
valley and the upper back yard areas on the street are not developed, which 
gives me about an eighth of an acre of mixed trees and brush.
Whew.  I think that's all!
Norm
On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 08:33:54 AM MDT, Thomas Heinrich 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi all,Another quick update on the lists. In addition to the 350 species on 
Google list that Bryan has set up, I have another 26 species from birders who 
have sent lists directly to me.
So the current total # of species:  376 

Getting close to 400!
I hope to have the list I'm compiling wrapped up this weekend and off to Bryan 
to merge with his Google sheet. The list will include names and counties. 
Please let me know if you would prefer to remain anonymous. Also, if there is a 
particular species (or couple of species) that you ticked off on Bryan's list 
that you would like to have your name next to on the new list, please let me 
know. I'll be attempting to include all who have contributed to the list in an 
equitable way. 
Thanks again to all who have shared and contributed,
Thomas 
On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM Thomas Heinrich  wrote:

Hi all,
Every now and then one of us will share the excitement of adding a rarity or 
new species to a yard list, report yard list totals, or comment on local 
trends. And some of the lists, and variety of species, are really impressive 
(e.g. David Suddjian's, Gary Lefko's). 
Yellow Grosbeak, Pyrrhuloxia, Streak-backed Oriole, Long-billed Thrasher, 
Costa's Hummingbird, Laurence's Goldfinch, and even Anhinga come to mind as 
rarities that have shown up in or been observed from yards. (Perhaps the recent 
Brambling, too?)

As a pretty obsessive yard lister (i.e. binocs always on, camera ready when 
outdoors, much of the time indoors too), I often wonder about others' 
experience with yard-listing. 

How long have you been keeping your list?What's your style of yard listing: 
casual, mainly feeder watching, moderate, dedicated, obsessed?How many species?
Rarest, or favorite species?Most memorable experience?Location/habitat: urban, 
suburban, rural, etc?
And the big question: if we tallied up all our yard lists, how close to 
Colorado's 520 species could we get?
It seems likely that certain families would be less well-represented; 
shorebirds, waterfowl, and gulls, for example. But with neighborhoods lining 
bodies of water such as Boyd Lake, Lake Loveland, Marston Reservoir, Jackson 
Lake, and MacIntosh Lake (in Boulder), among many others, many of those species 
theoretically could have been counted on a yard list. Maybe some lucky person 
living on the shores of Boyd Lake has Long-tailed Jaeger, Slaty-backed Gull, 
and Garganey on their yard list!
Wishing all good health, good birding, and an exciting Spring migration!
--Thomas Heinrich

My answers to the questions above:15 yearsDedicated to obsessive 152 
speciesWood Thrush, Yellow-throated Warbler, N Cardinal, Common Redpoll, 
Bohemian WaxwingWatching spring raptor migration from the roof-top, 35 
Broad-winged Hawks among 130 raptors of 10 species on one high-flow day 
(4/18/2020)Interface between suburban and open space, base of foothills, el. 
5600'
-- 
Thomas Heinrich
Boulder, CO
teheinr...@gmail.com
www.pbase.com/birdercellist


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Re: [cobirds] Re: Yard list questions: How many of CO's 520 species have been seen (or heard) from a yard?

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

 PS- my yard list dates to 1988.
Norm
On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 08:33:54 AM MDT, Thomas Heinrich 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi all,Another quick update on the lists. In addition to the 350 species on 
Google list that Bryan has set up, I have another 26 species from birders who 
have sent lists directly to me.
So the current total # of species:  376 

Getting close to 400!
I hope to have the list I'm compiling wrapped up this weekend and off to Bryan 
to merge with his Google sheet. The list will include names and counties. 
Please let me know if you would prefer to remain anonymous. Also, if there is a 
particular species (or couple of species) that you ticked off on Bryan's list 
that you would like to have your name next to on the new list, please let me 
know. I'll be attempting to include all who have contributed to the list in an 
equitable way. 
Thanks again to all who have shared and contributed,
Thomas 
On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM Thomas Heinrich  wrote:

Hi all,
Every now and then one of us will share the excitement of adding a rarity or 
new species to a yard list, report yard list totals, or comment on local 
trends. And some of the lists, and variety of species, are really impressive 
(e.g. David Suddjian's, Gary Lefko's). 
Yellow Grosbeak, Pyrrhuloxia, Streak-backed Oriole, Long-billed Thrasher, 
Costa's Hummingbird, Laurence's Goldfinch, and even Anhinga come to mind as 
rarities that have shown up in or been observed from yards. (Perhaps the recent 
Brambling, too?)

As a pretty obsessive yard lister (i.e. binocs always on, camera ready when 
outdoors, much of the time indoors too), I often wonder about others' 
experience with yard-listing. 

How long have you been keeping your list?What's your style of yard listing: 
casual, mainly feeder watching, moderate, dedicated, obsessed?How many species?
Rarest, or favorite species?Most memorable experience?Location/habitat: urban, 
suburban, rural, etc?
And the big question: if we tallied up all our yard lists, how close to 
Colorado's 520 species could we get?
It seems likely that certain families would be less well-represented; 
shorebirds, waterfowl, and gulls, for example. But with neighborhoods lining 
bodies of water such as Boyd Lake, Lake Loveland, Marston Reservoir, Jackson 
Lake, and MacIntosh Lake (in Boulder), among many others, many of those species 
theoretically could have been counted on a yard list. Maybe some lucky person 
living on the shores of Boyd Lake has Long-tailed Jaeger, Slaty-backed Gull, 
and Garganey on their yard list!
Wishing all good health, good birding, and an exciting Spring migration!
--Thomas Heinrich

My answers to the questions above:15 yearsDedicated to obsessive 152 
speciesWood Thrush, Yellow-throated Warbler, N Cardinal, Common Redpoll, 
Bohemian WaxwingWatching spring raptor migration from the roof-top, 35 
Broad-winged Hawks among 130 raptors of 10 species on one high-flow day 
(4/18/2020)Interface between suburban and open space, base of foothills, el. 
5600'
-- 
Thomas Heinrich
Boulder, CO
teheinr...@gmail.com
www.pbase.com/birdercellist


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Re: [cobirds] Re: Yard list questions: How many of CO's 520 species have been seen (or heard) from a yard?

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

 Good morning Thomas - In my yard, located on the north side of Green Mountain 
in Lakewood, I have seen 133 species.  By far the most notable was a bronzed 
cowbird.  This bird appeared at a neighbor's feeders in June of 1990, and 
stayed at that location (about a mile from my house) long enough for many 
birders to see it.  To my surprise, one morning it showed up at my feeders, but 
did not linger long.  Other birds that are unusual, either because of season or 
geography, included juniper titmouse, band-tailed pigeon (which I found 
roosting on my back step on a frigid winter morning), orchard oriole, canyon 
wren, common poorwill, purple finch, red crossbill, all three rosy-finches, 
northern shrike, red-naped sapsucker, eastern screech/northern pygmy/saw-whet 
owls, indigo bunting, Carolina wren, brown thrasher and summer tanager.The most 
interesting event observed in the yard was a northern shrike killing a 
rosy-finch and stashing it in a lilac bush.
Thanks for the interesting project!
Norm LewisLakewood 
On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 08:33:54 AM MDT, Thomas Heinrich 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi all,Another quick update on the lists. In addition to the 350 species on 
Google list that Bryan has set up, I have another 26 species from birders who 
have sent lists directly to me.
So the current total # of species:  376 

Getting close to 400!
I hope to have the list I'm compiling wrapped up this weekend and off to Bryan 
to merge with his Google sheet. The list will include names and counties. 
Please let me know if you would prefer to remain anonymous. Also, if there is a 
particular species (or couple of species) that you ticked off on Bryan's list 
that you would like to have your name next to on the new list, please let me 
know. I'll be attempting to include all who have contributed to the list in an 
equitable way. 
Thanks again to all who have shared and contributed,
Thomas 
On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM Thomas Heinrich  wrote:

Hi all,
Every now and then one of us will share the excitement of adding a rarity or 
new species to a yard list, report yard list totals, or comment on local 
trends. And some of the lists, and variety of species, are really impressive 
(e.g. David Suddjian's, Gary Lefko's). 
Yellow Grosbeak, Pyrrhuloxia, Streak-backed Oriole, Long-billed Thrasher, 
Costa's Hummingbird, Laurence's Goldfinch, and even Anhinga come to mind as 
rarities that have shown up in or been observed from yards. (Perhaps the recent 
Brambling, too?)

As a pretty obsessive yard lister (i.e. binocs always on, camera ready when 
outdoors, much of the time indoors too), I often wonder about others' 
experience with yard-listing. 

How long have you been keeping your list?What's your style of yard listing: 
casual, mainly feeder watching, moderate, dedicated, obsessed?How many species?
Rarest, or favorite species?Most memorable experience?Location/habitat: urban, 
suburban, rural, etc?
And the big question: if we tallied up all our yard lists, how close to 
Colorado's 520 species could we get?
It seems likely that certain families would be less well-represented; 
shorebirds, waterfowl, and gulls, for example. But with neighborhoods lining 
bodies of water such as Boyd Lake, Lake Loveland, Marston Reservoir, Jackson 
Lake, and MacIntosh Lake (in Boulder), among many others, many of those species 
theoretically could have been counted on a yard list. Maybe some lucky person 
living on the shores of Boyd Lake has Long-tailed Jaeger, Slaty-backed Gull, 
and Garganey on their yard list!
Wishing all good health, good birding, and an exciting Spring migration!
--Thomas Heinrich

My answers to the questions above:15 yearsDedicated to obsessive 152 
speciesWood Thrush, Yellow-throated Warbler, N Cardinal, Common Redpoll, 
Bohemian WaxwingWatching spring raptor migration from the roof-top, 35 
Broad-winged Hawks among 130 raptors of 10 species on one high-flow day 
(4/18/2020)Interface between suburban and open space, base of foothills, el. 
5600'
-- 
Thomas Heinrich
Boulder, CO
teheinr...@gmail.com
www.pbase.com/birdercellist


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Boulder, CO
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Re: [cobirds] Barr Lake on 9News

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Agreed! The tone of the broadcast was conciliatory, suggesting that everything is just fine. I was hoping for something a little more critical.Norm LewisLakewood Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 21, 2023, at 9:53 PM, Lauren Hyde  wrote:I don’t think this broadcast will do a damn thing. Neither women nor the broadcast was assertive enough to let the public know what is really going on. On Sep 21, 2023, at 9:42 PM, Nathan Pieplow  wrote:Hi all,9News ran a segment on the Barr Lake situation with interviews from Tammy VerCauteren, executive director of Bird Conservancy, as well as with the manager of Barr Lake State Park. Video here:https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/why-trees-are-disappearing-from-barr-lake-park/73-79ef4125-c3ac-432d-80ec-b983b2d7c119Nathan PieplowBoulder



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[cobirds] RFI Prewitt

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Good morning! Could someone who has been there recently give an update on 
conditions at Prewitt.  I was out there in August, and the reservoir was full 
with no exposed mudflats. Not the best situation for shorebirds.
Has the lake been drawn down, or is it still full?
Thanks in advance for any info.

Norm Lewis 
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Re: [cobirds] "Birds of Ecuador" free to good home

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Good luck! I have attempted to give away dozens of great volumes and no one wants them. I’m boxing them up to give to the Jeffco Library to sell off in their annual Whale of a Sale, if even they can unload them. Nobody wants books anymore. It’s really too bad.Norm LewisLakewood Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 18, 2023, at 7:03 AM, dgulb...@gmail.com  wrote:Ridgely and Greenfield, 2 vols, 1600+ pages.Alsol "Birds of New Guinea",  Princeton, 1986If you want them, you'd have to come to my home toget them: just south of Crown Hill Open Space in Lakewood/WheatridgeDavid Gulbenkian  Jeffco



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Re: [cobirds] problem posting to ebird

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EBird has been acting odd for a couple days.NormSent from my iPhoneOn Dec 7, 2022, at 3:30 PM, Charlie Paterson  wrote:I use ebird frequently, but today I had a problem posting an observation.  I researched on ebird and sent a request for help but it looks like it might be days for a reply.Here's the problem:  When I add an observation such as 3 house finch  or  3 hofi  the auto ID line says "can't find your bird?' and when I press that and then press "search all species" it ends my session.  App is up to date, Merlin works fine and the locations I've tried I've used many times before.I'd appreciate any suggestions.Charlie Patersoncharlieapater...@gmail.com



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[cobirds] Red phal at Union

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The bird continues in roughly the same area as reported earlier, north and 
central.  Best seen from the county road just south of the boatyard. Do not 
expect “killer” looks, due to distance and heatwaves, but the bird is 
identifiable with a little imagination……

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[cobirds] Birding books

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Good afternoon! I have a number (I haven’t actually counted, but probably 
fifty-ish) of birding books that I’d like dispose of. They are pretty good 
quality stuff. Includes a complete hard copy of “Birds of North America”. Does 
anybody know of a library or birding organization that might be interested?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Norm Lewis
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Brown Pelican off Old Heronry now at Chatfield

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Brown pelican is currently sleeping at the end of the narrow peninsula that 
borders the west side of the river, extending out to the lake. It is just 
across from a large beaver lodge. Easily viewed from “new heronry overlook”.

Norm Lewis
Lakewood 
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> On Apr 18, 2022, at 1:02 PM, Joey Angstman  wrote:
> 
> My dad (Burke Angstman) found the Brown Pelican at 12:30 downstream from 
> Kingfisher Bridge East.
> 
> Joey Angstman
> Greeley, CO
> 
>> On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 8:43:24 AM UTC-6 dsud...@gmail.com wrote:
>> The pelican moved over to the Platte delta. There plus an alternate Comoon 
>> bc Loon just south of the swim beach. 
>> 
>> David 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone 
>> 
>> > On Apr 18, 2022, at 8:33 AM, David Suddjian  wrote: 
>> > 
>> > Sorry, sent before I was done. It is out in the middle between Old 
>> > Heronry and Fox Run 
>> > 
>> > David Suddjian 
>> > 
>> > Sent from my iPhone 
>> > 
>> >> On Apr 18, 2022, at 8:32 AM, David Suddjian  wrote: 
>> >> 
>> >>  
>> >> 
>> >> Sent from my iPhone 
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[cobirds] SB Gull

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Any sightings this morning?

Norm Lewis
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[cobirds] Belmar long-tail

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If anyone is looking for this bird, it is currently in the little pond just 
west of the office park parking lot.

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[cobirds] RFI wood thrush

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Is it being seen today?

Norm Lewis
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Re: [cobirds] Canyon Wren

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I have had them in my yard on several occasions.  I live in Lakewood about four 
miles from the hogback, so my visitors have definitely wandered away from their 
typical habitat among the rocky cliffs of the foothills.
Norm LewisLakewood


-Original Message-
From: Nicholas Komar 
To: Nicolle Martin 
Cc: David Suddjian ; Colorado Birds 

Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2021 5:32 pm
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Canyon Wren

Yes, Nicolle. Canyon Wrens are occasionally seen on the plains during migration 
and winter, and often associate with man-made structures. 
Nick KomarFort Collins

On Feb 1, 2021, at 5:13 PM, Nicolle Martin  wrote:



Thanks, David! I saw him at my house in the Valley - first time ever. :) 
Nicolle H. Martin Ken Caryl Littleton, CO 
On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 5:07 PM David Suddjian  wrote:

I am not sure where you saw the wren but canyon wren is found year round in the 
hogbacks at Ken Caryl.
David Suddjian Ken Carly Valley, Littleton CO

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Birders, is it possible that I just saw a Canyon Wren in Littleton, CO??? It 
was unmistakably a wren and it definitely had a white neck. It was flitting 
around on the ground in typical wren fashion making a rather sharp annoying 
chirping. 
Thanks for any insight! 
Nicolle H. Martin Ken Caryl, CO 

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Re: [cobirds] Official Response from CPW About Use of State Wildlife Areas

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As soon as this policy was announced, I purchased my (senior) fishing license 
online.  On the license it breaks down the cost (which at $9.85 is a bargain), 
and there is a small charge noted for Search and Rescue.  So if you are of a 
certain age and purchase a senior pass, you have paid for the S function in 
the price of the license.
Norm LewisLakewood


-Original Message-
From: Ira Sanders 
To: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper 
Cc: Pam Piombino ; kevygud...@aol.com; cobirds 

Sent: Sat, Jul 11, 2020 1:44 pm
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Official Response from CPW About Use of State Wildlife 
Areas

So, if you are over 65 and don't have a habitat stamp and search and rescue 
services comes to your aid, are you covered or do you have to reimburse for 
those services?Ira Sanders
On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 1:04 PM Rachel Kolokoff Hopper  
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If you are under 65 you must buy a habitat stamp with your fishing/hunting 
license. 65 and over it is not required. If you buy a license online it is 
automatically added to your purchase.

Sent from my iPhonewww.rkhphotography.netRachel Kolokoff HopperFt. Collins
On Jul 11, 2020, at 12:08 PM, Pam Piombino  wrote:

I stopped in Poudre Canyon to buy my senior fishing license to legally enter 
to SWAs on my way to North Park.  I tried to buy a habitat stamp at the same 
time, but the clerk had no idea how to sell me one.  I am surprised that Tammy 
was forced to purchase one at the same time.  I always thought it was optional; 
am I mistaken?
Do chime in to the CPW that you want to be counted as a wildlife watcher rather 
than a fisherperson or hunter if you don't fit into those categories.  Polly 
Reetz sent an email today with contacts.
Pam Piombino
On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:54 AM Ira Sanders  wrote:

Birders,Tammy bought a fishing license so she could fish on SWA lands and of 
course birdwatch.  She was forced to buy a habitat stamp at the same time. For 
those of you who don't know what that is, it covers you for the cost of search 
and rescue if they have to come and find you if you get lost or injured and 
search and rescue has to come and get you out there. I don't believe I have 
seen that mentioned anywhere in any of the discussions of the issue that has 
been discussed in this thread.Ira SandersGolden
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 8:47 PM kevygudguy via Colorado Birds 
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Hello Fellow Birders,
I have received an official response from CPW concerning use of SWAs for 
birding, hiking, etc.  This came from their Communication Center in response to 
my inquiry about being allowed onto properties that do not allow fishing, if 
all I have is a fishing license.  I have pasted below what I believe to be the 
salient portion of their reply:
You are correct, a valid hunting or fishing license will be required for 
everyone 18 or older attempting to access any State Wildlife Area or State 
Trust Land leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, beginning July 1. This does 
not apply to State Parks. (SWA FAQ). 

Even if the property doesn't have fishing opportunities, a license is still 
required.
The rule change was adopted unanimously on April 30 by the Colorado Parks and 
Wildlife Commission.
SWAs are intended for wildlife habitat and wildlife-related recreation (hunting 
and fishing). Unlike national forests or local government parks, SWAs are not 
“public lands” that provide for multi-use recreation. Most SWAs provide 
important resting, feeding, birthing, or breeding areas for Colorado wildlife. 
In that way, year ‘round outdoor recreation may have negative impacts on the 
wildlife populations in those areas. The license requirement is an effort to 
limit multi-use recreation on these properties, not encourage it. While hikers, 
photographers, birders, and others may in fact be recreating by watching 
wildlife, only those with a hunting or fishing license are contributing to the 
purchase and maintenance of these properties.
...I'm hoping this response from CPW answers everyone's questions and concerns 
about SWA access.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin, west Centennial, Arapahoe
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Re: [cobirds] Trespassing at Box Elder Creek

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After reading Patrick's account, perhaps I need to reconsider!
Norm LewisLakewood 

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Sent: Thu, Jun 11, 2020 5:33 pm
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Trespassing at Box Elder Creek

I was just out there- patrol asked if I were birding. I said yes and waved the 
binos. He said “Great! Have fun!” I think some of those folks have a “because I 
can complex”. I had one try to chase me off the (public) right-of-way over at 
the burrowing owl area. I politely declined and she took off, muttering about 
calling the police. Give some folks a badge, no matter how insubstantial, and 
they tend to get above their raisin’, as they say in country music. 
There is no signage in that area, and I have to doubt if there is serious 
concern about it. If I prove to be wrong, I’ll hit you up for bail.

Norm Lewis
Lakewood 
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> On Jun 11, 2020, at 4:32 PM, Eric Dinkel  wrote:
> 
> So interesting the lack of consistency with this out at Box Elder and 
> surrounding area. I was told a similar thing back in January at the creek 
> itself. Then last week I was tempted by the cassin’s and grasshopper sparrows 
> (and other cool birds) and headed back out. Encountered 3 different patrols 
> (one from inside the fence near runways) and all 3 said a okay- have fun 
> birding. 
> My guess is the airport doesn’t have a clear policy on birding out there so 
> each patrol decides what to say in the moment. Just my two cents. 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Eric Dinkel 
> Denver
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[cobirds] Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! And a suggestion/request!

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

I, too, would like to thank the originators and compilers of the RBA from over 
the years.  I have checked it virtually every day that I have been in town for 
years.  Thanks again for all your efforts.  I will miss it.
Now for the suggestion:  since the RBA is kaput, and there are lots of folks 
who do not care to manipulate their way through eBird (which is not that tough, 
by the way), it would be nice if those observing a rarity in the field, 
particularly one that is within easy reach of other birders, to post it from 
the location. I have eBird alerts running for numerous counties, but I don't 
get those reports until the next day.  My only immediate access to interesting 
sightings is Cobirds.  There have been several instances recently when an 
unusual species appeared but no one informed the birding community at large.  
For example, a scarlet tanager was recently seen at Harriman Lake, just a few 
minutes from my house.  There were fifteen eBird reports filed, which means 
there were no doubt twice that many observers, yet no one took a moment to post 
the bird to Cobirds.  I found out about the bird the next day, and it was a 
one-day wonder.  Either I missed any reports, or I don't have many friends.  
Perhaps both.  But at any rate, it would have been nice to have had a chance to 
pop over there for a look.
Just my two cents.  As they say about the pandemic, we're all in this together, 
and I have always found that one of the great joys of birding is the sharing of 
birds with others who like them just as much as I do.
Norm LewisLakewood


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From: 'Andrews Robert' via Colorado Birds 
To: Colorado Birds ; Joe Roller 
Sent: Fri, May 29, 2020 4:09 am
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT!

 Hello all,I would like to join others in showing appreciation for the 
compilers of the RBA we see on Cobirds. Since I spend most of the year 
thousands of miles away from Colorado in West Africa, I don’t get any direct 
use of the RBA for birding. But I did enjoy seeing a compilation of the most 
interesting or unusual bird sightings from Colorado as a way to keep up with 
what is happening in Colorado. Many thanks to Joyce and then Joe and his team 
of volunteers and all of the other compilers who have provided this service.Bob 
AndrewsYekepa, Nimba Co., Liberia, West Africa

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 09:26:03 AM MDT, Joe Roller  
wrote:  
 
 Daily updates on rare and interesting birds in Colorado have been shared via 
Cobirds for over 14 years as the "Colorado Rare Bird Alert" (or Report). For 13 
years, Joyce Takamine tirelessly compiled this list of rarities from all over 
the state, posting it with dates and places on the Cobirds listserv and into 
your email inboxes.After Joyce retired at the end of 2018, a few of us 
continued to compile the report. But our team of volunteers is no longer large 
enough to continue this informational service, which has been sponsored for 
years by the Denver Field Ornithologists. In the past we invited volunteers to 
join the RBA team of compilers, but we are no longer seeking those, as the RBA 
is over now.By way of history, the RBA continued the early notification work of 
dedicated birders like Dave Martin, Norm Erthal and Dick Schottler, who phoned 
in daily field updates to a DFO voice recorder. Local and visiting birders 
could dial in to hear these daily messages and keep abreast of the changing 
parade of rarities moving through Colorado.Even before that, DFO sponsored a 
"telephone tree" notification list in the 1960s and '70s. Each birder in the 
tree would get a a call from an excited birder up the list: "Hey! Bruce Webb 
found a Little Gull at Union Reservoir today. First state record! Call the next 
two birders on the list to let them know!"Before that? Perhaps birders used two 
tin cans and a string -- I don't know. In any event, the joy of sharing goes 
back a long time and will continue beyond the RBA. As many of you already know, 
eBird provides free updates of Colorado rare bird sightings as frequently as 
hourly. (Sign up at www.ebird.org/alerts)The CFO website has a section where 
bird reports appear the moment a checklist is sent to eBird. (cfobirds.org)On 
behalf of the current team of RBA compilers, thank you for allowing us to share 
the joy of discovery through the decades . . . and good birding! Joe Roller, 
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

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Larry's comments are spot on.  I had the privilege of birding with Bob a number 
of times over the years, and he was a delightful fellow.  However, in doing an 
outing with Bob one would risk "death by a thousand puns".
Norm LewisLakewood


-Original Message-
From: Larry Modesitt 
To: Colorado Birds 
Sent: Wed, May 13, 2020 5:04 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Re: Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020

I thank Joe Roller for pointing out Bob’s and Paula’s Bobolink connection, I 
thank Bob, Jr. for the parental love of delivering Bob and his wheelchair to 
stakeouts, and I thank Bob Spencer himself for, despite his consistent 
knowledge and humor, not taking himself too seriously—a very unusual and 
welcome trait. Bob, you were a boon to both people and birds. All of us have 
been blessed by your having lived.  Larry Modesitt, Arvada
On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 12:02:16 PM UTC-6, Joe Roller wrote:
Today is a somber day, as long-time Denver area birder and friend, Bob Spencer, 
passed away yesterday. His son, Robert, asked me to post this brief obituary. 
There cannot be amemorial service anytime soon due to Covid-19, but we'll 
eventually find a wayto gather, share memories and mark his place in our lives. 
Joe Roller, Denver
Dear members of the birding community:It is with sadness that I share with you 
that my Father, Robert (Bob) Spencer died peacefully yesterday while in 
recovery from a recent broken hip. He and his new bride, Shirley (died 2006) 
moved to Golden Colorado from Buffalo/Rochester New York in 1952. They lived in 
Golden ever since. My Father worked as a printer, but he lived to see birds and 
share birding with the regional birding community, especially members of the 
Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) and Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO). 
While serving as a past president of DFO (circa 1990) he helped invent the 
Ptarmigan award, which the organization still gives out periodically. Some of 
his proudest moments was receiving lifetime achievement awards from both 
organizations. I am so grateful for all of the friendship and support that the 
birding community has shared with my Father throughout his long life (he was 96 
years old!). 
Donations in his name may be sent to: Colorado Field Ornithologists 
(cobirds.org) OR Denver Field Ornithologists (dfobirds.org).
Robert L. Spencer, Ph.D.Professor of Behavioral NeuroscienceDirector of 
Neuroscience MajorDepartment of Psychology and NeuroscienceUCB345University of 
Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO 80309office room: Muen D465Boffice phone: 
303-492-0854robert...@colorado.edu
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[cobirds] Morgan County yesterday, long-tailed ducks

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Good afternoon- sorry for the late post.  Yesterday Nina Routh and myself made 
a run through Morgan County, with a quick dip into Weld.  We began at Riverside 
Park in Fort Morgan, where we found only the usual suspects.  We did push up a 
marsh wren from the marshes along the south side trail.  I should mention that 
on a visit there on Halloween, I found a flock of a dozen eastern bluebirds at 
the same location.  They are probably still around there somewhere. From there 
we took Highway 144 toward Jackson SP, with a stop at the Bijou Creek bridge, 
where we found a nice mix of sparrows and other commoners, plus five Wilson's 
snipe circling and landing here and there.Where the highway crosses the Platte 
we had a northern shrike on the utility line on the north side of the river.  
That bird was also there on Halloween.  On that visit I also had a dozen snipe 
hanging out on a sandbar in the river.We drove up the east side of Jackson 
where we had nice numbers of birds, but the only thing even slightly out of the 
ordinary was a little flock of three mountain bluebirds.  Is three enough to 
constitute a flock? The plan from there was to do my usual run for Lapland 
longspurs up MCR 4 from the north side of the reservoir and into Weld County.  
Dave Leatherman had done this route in reverse (my reverse, not his!) a couple 
of days before and reported good results.  On the drive north we had only a few 
horned larks and one measly longspur.  We ventured several miles into Weld 
County, and finally gave up and turned back south to continue our day at the 
lake.  Just as I was about to call Dave and accuse him of of spreading some 
kind of alternative facts regarding his longspur report, we arrived at WCR 80, 
and were greeted by three harriers and a merlin.  Their passing had apparently 
spooked a flock of larks from the east side of the road, as the sky was filled 
with them.  We quickly lost track of the flock as it settled back down, but we 
took 80 east to see if we could relocate them. About a half mile east of the 
main road we were about to give up when a small trickle of horned larks flew 
from south to north across the road.  The trickle quickly turned into a 
torrent, as hundreds of larks crossed the road directly in front of us. The 
flock movement went on for at least five minutes, and I estimate that there 
were at least 500 birds- probably a lot more.  Out of that flock we were able 
to pick out a couple dozen Laplands, and no doubt missed more than we spotted.  
Dave's veracity remained intact..Returning to Jackson, a quick stop at the 
SWA on the north end yielded mostly pelicans, ringers and large numbers of 
eared grebes. So, we circled the lake and tried scoping from several sites in 
the state park on the west side.  As with my visit on Halloween, there were 
hundreds of ducks, mostly lesser scaup, with lots of smaller numbers of 
dabblers and divers mixed in. Ebird scoffed at my common goldeneye, of which 
there were several. The real prize was two long-tailed ducks, both hanging with 
scaup in the south end of the lake.  For reference, we saw them from the 
southmost picnic area, the first you can access after passing the entrance 
booth.Now for the intriguing piece- Scott Somershoe reviewed my photos of one 
of the long-tails, which were horrid, having been taken from several hundred 
yards with a hand-held 600 mm lens. They may win a "worst in class" award. But, 
I took them just to have some kind photo evidence of the ducks.  However, in 
looking at my post, the ever-alert Scott noted that a scaup in one of my photos 
looked suspiciously like a tufted duck. the duck in question clearly (by the 
standards of a really bad image) had what appears to be a tuft hanging off its 
head.  Unfortunately, I had no other photos that showed a profile of the bird 
in question.So, if you happen to be out at Jackson any time soon, check for the 
long-tails and be on the alert for an even better find, courtesy of my bad 
photography and Scott's attention to detail.
Norm LewisLakewood

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[cobirds] Jackson today

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Nina Routh and I made a run out to Jackson Reservoir and State Park today, with 
some interesting results. Arriving fairly early, we decided to try for some 
migrant songbirds first, and the inlet canal seemed like a good place to start. 
We advanced across the road and up the canal, and immediately started taking 
heavy fire. Oops. Dove season. The gunfire didn't do a thing for the ambience, 
and being unarmed, retreat seemed to be the best strategy. Also productive, as 
in addition to many of the usual suspects, the parking area produced a bright 
male Baltimore oriole. He was a surprise in terms of geography and timing, 
being both off range and about a month late.
After congratulating ourselves sufficiently for the oriole, we decided it was 
time to try for some shorebirds, so we headed up to the SWA on the north end. 
Here we found a nice little flock of peeps, with the usual Baird's being joined 
by several semi-palmated and westerns. There were also three semi-palmated 
plovers, but not much else. The ponds were full of water and totally empty of 
waterfowl, which seemed odd.
Time to check the state park, where we were sure we'd find a plethora of 
migrants among the Russian olives and cottonwoods. Wrong. After and hour and a 
half of bird tails, bird wingtips and bird shadows, we conceded the field. I 
think we must have set some kind of record for the most total crappy looks at 
birds at one location. 
After a brief debate as to the chances that any place else on the west side 
would be likely to have a bird or two, we agreed to take a quick look at the 
far northwest end, beyond the last parking lot, where a small marsh is 
surrounded by an olive/cottonwood thicket. Here we once again got a 
demonstration of the odd nature of birding, as we scored more birds in the 
first five minutes than in the previous hour plus. Right out of the chute we 
had a couple of oddities, a pair of female Bullock's orioles and a 
yellow-breasted chat, at which eBird didn't protest, but certainly raised an 
eyebrow. Over the next ten minutes we had eight eastern kingbirds, 
orange-crowned and yellow warblers, a red-tailed hawk, two western wood-pewees, 
a house wren, Brewer's and clay-colored sparrows and a partridge in a pear 
tree. Well, no partridge, but all of those others, plus some I am no doubt 
forgetting, over the course of a hundred-foot walk. It never hurts to try one 
more spot.




Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Re: Pawnee Grasslands 10April2018 (Weld)

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Perhaps someone could fix us up with the appropriate contact information for 
the authorities there, and the birding community could start making its voice 
heard. It is beyond ridiculous for firearms to be discharged along a route that 
is touted by the Forest Service as a wildlife viewing area.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Rachel 
To: coloradobirder 
Cc: COBIRDS 
Sent: Wed, Apr 11, 2018 11:05 am
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: Pawnee Grasslands 10April2018 (Weld)


I was on the Pawnee last week and there was a guy lying on the ground next to 
his pickup approx. 1/2 mile from his target, shooting ACROSS road 69 near the 
intersection of 96 & 69 with a semi-automatic assault rifle. I did call the 
ranger's office and as usual no-one answered. I thought about calling the Weld 
County Sheriff’s Office but then decided I was gong to get shot so I drove out 
of the area. Really unbelievable. I would suggest extreme caution when driving 
the auto tour these days. I will not be going back.


Perhaps CFO & DFO could band together with all of our members and voice a 
serious complaint to the district. I have left a voicemail with the ranger. 
Hopefully he will call me back.

---
Rachel Hopper
Ft. Collins. CO
r-hop...@comcast.net






On Apr 11, 2018, at 10:32 AM, 'The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds 
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Hi all

I have passed these comments (as anonymous reports) to our U. S. Forest 
Service/Pawnee Ranger District staff asking to investigate.  I'll let you know 
how they respond and/or act.

Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.club/







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Re: [cobirds] Am. Goldfinches - Pueblo

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I was surprised to find a flock of fifteen American goldfinches in the town of 
Briggsdale this afternoon. eBird flagged it.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Leon Bright 
To: Cobirds 
Sent: Mon, Apr 9, 2018 9:46 am
Subject: [cobirds] Am. Goldfinches - Pueblo



COBirders--  While this post doesn’t compare to the others this morning about 
super rarities, I wanted to share my pleasure observing the flock of 12-15 
American Goldfinches that have been visiting my feeders for the last fortnight. 
 It is interesting to observe the variety of stages of molt in the males.  This 
morning one appeared that had almost achieved full breeding plumage while 
others are still in intermediate stages.  Also, a few Pine Siskins have begun 
to show up after an absence of over a year.  I’ve noticed that at times these 
two irruptive species appear to be associated in their wanderings.
Leon Bright
Pueblo

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[cobirds] Texas parks pass

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

This is a bit off topic, but I wanted to throw out an offer. I just returned 
from a trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. For the trip I purchased a 
Texas state parks pass. If any Cobirders might be heading down that way, I'd be 
happy to lend it to you- just contact me off list and we can make arrangements. 
I used it at a lot of the well known spots of the Valley (Estero Llano Grande, 
Falcon, Resaca de las Palmas, etc.) but I imagine it would be useful elsewhere, 
too.


Just let me know if you could use it.


Norm


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] New yard bird - Pueblo

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Wow indeed!


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Brandon 
To: Leon Bright 
Cc: cobirds 
Sent: Tue, Jan 9, 2018 8:24 am
Subject: Re: [cobirds] New yard bird - Pueblo



Wow!


Brandon K. Percival
Pueblo West, CO

Sent from my Android



On Jan 9, 2018 8:15 AM, "Leon Bright"  wrote:


COBirders--  Well, shortly after arising this morning I took a look out our 
kitchen window to check on our feeders, and . . .
 
Leon Bright
Leon Bright, Pueblo


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[cobirds] Barr Lake today

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

I thought I'd follow up on my earlier post about the jaeger (more on him/her in 
minute) with a summary of our outing. I had my monthly museum group out at Barr 
Lake today, and it was a quite productive day. We started by harrassing the 
inimitable Meredith McB at the banding station, where she retaliated with a 
fusillade of Wilson's warblers, intimidating us into a quick retreat. But we'd 
be back.
Next stop was a walk down to the Pioneer Trail blind, where a cooperative 
peregrine falcon posed on a snag for us. A quick scope scan of the lake 
revealed hundreds of western grebes, and with a little imagination we converted 
a few of them into Clark's. That's our story, and we're stickin' to itWe 
had good numbers of orange-crowned, yellow-rumped and Wilson's warblers. 
However, my entry of eight orange-crowns was roundly rebuked by eBird, and it 
didn't like my western wood-pewee either, which kind of hurt my feelings. But I 
persisted, and Mr. eBird relented. We then slunk back to the banding station, 
where Meredith cut us some slack, as well as a couple of good birds. A nice 
Hammond's flycatcher (a small individual with some characteristics overlapping 
with least) emerged from a bag, followed by a hermit thrush. Then came a 
mystery sparrow, which after some discussion we agreed to call a Lincoln's, and 
a sorry one indeed. The poor bird looked like it had been in bar fight and lost.
Elbowed aside by the sixth or seventh busload of grade-schoolers (Meredith, how 
do you do it?), we set out for the lake, where out by the island was a sizable 
flock of gulls that we could no longer ignore with good conscience. The group 
proved to consist of 100+ Californias, with a smattering of ringers, Franklins 
and a herring or two. Some searching turned up a Sabine's lurking behind a 
ponderous Cal, followed by another fly-by Sabine's.
Next up was the Neidrach Trail and boardwalk. Things initially didn't look too 
promising, but we did pick up a couple of eared grebes and a few assorted 
ducks. A couple of birds lurking on the distant grassy beach yielded several 
mis-identifications until we finally decided to trek down the trail for a 
closer look. They quickly proved to be plovers, and finally, two American 
golden-plovers. Other than a couple of killdeer, they were the only shorebirds 
we saw all day. by this time I was beginning to feel like a certified eBird 
reject.
We closed things out with a jaeger sp that was coursing back and forth across 
the lake to the northeast. After following it with binos at considerable 
distance for a minute, we thought we saw it settle on the water far down the 
lake, closer to the dam. So, we hoofed it back to the parking lot and headed 
down to the boat launch to see if we could refind the bird. We could not. I 
will be interest to see if it reappears. While we were walking/driving down to 
the launch, the bird had plenty of time to relocate. Our consolation prize was 
a couple more Sabine's, which may or may not have been the same two we had seen 
to the west earlier.
Please post if you 1) relocate the jeager and 2) have any idea which species it 
is. 


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Burrowing Owls and security guards, Adams county

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

I understand, and this why I encourage other birders not to let themselves be 
pushed around for no particular good reason. I make it a point never to pass a 
"private property" sign, to cross fences or enter anywhere that says "keep 
out". However, I find that more and more I am being harrassed for being in 
areas which appear have public access. "Golf Cart Boy" out at Latham once 
called the sheriff on me (he did it while I was standing there, so I know he 
actually did it; I overheard the conversation). I just stood there while he 
yelled at me that I was ignoring him, to which I replied, "Yep". He left, but I 
waited around for the authorities, who of course never appeared. They probably 
got a good laugh out of his report of a miscreant birder.
Anyway, if law enforcement gives me a valid reason way I should vacate an area, 
vacate I will. Yesterday's "officer" (who must have looking desperately for a 
reason to justify her existence) just sputtered about "DIA" and "private 
property" and really had no good reason why I should leave the area.
That's probably enough on this subject. Please obey all property signs and 
follow the ABA Code of Ethics. But I submit that there is no reason why birders 
should be bullied just because we have a reputation for being rather passive.  


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Diana Beatty 
Cc: Colorado Birds 
Sent: Sat, Apr 1, 2017 11:12 am
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Burrowing Owls and security guards, Adams county



That is funny, but as a Muslim birder this stuff is not much of a joke to me.  
I am afraid to go on any birding expeditions out of the country right now, or 
to even try to get on a plane to go somewhere in this country.  I was harassed 
and followed by security once for birding at the Xeriscape Gardens in Colorado 
Springs - apparently because it is owned by the local utility company the fact 
that I had a scarf and binoculars made me a terrorist.  I just don't trust the 
'authorities' are always going to do the right thing because of my appearance.  
I have heard the same thing from several birders of color.  I encourage those 
of you who are less marginalized to keep standing up when people push you like 
that because you might be indirectly helping out someone who wouldn't be able 
to do so.


Diana Beatty
El Paso County



On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Ira Sanders  wrote:


April Fools!!!



On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Joe Roller  wrote:

I was curious about the extra vigilance you have described, so I researched the 
issue on line.


 It turns out that there was a recent Interpol bulletin about the threats and 
damage to reservoirs, especially
in parts of Great Britain and Germany. Terrorists have been posing as birders 
in order to avoid arousing suspicion 
from security guards. 
Dressed as birders, with binoculars, muddy boots and field guides, these 
miscreants have been found 
lurking close to large reservoirs. When no one seemed to be watching, one Isis 
commando was videotaped 
heaving a gunny sack full of zebra mussels over a fence, where it plopped into 
Fulz Reservoir, which is the
main water supply of Stuttgart, near the air force base.
When caught, he explained (translated from Farsi), "No way was I going to wear 
a suicide vest, so I opted for
the safer act of slowly destroying that reservoir with these noxious, invasive 
bivalves."


Be wary though out this day in early April, and the rest of month too.


Joe Roller, Denver






On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Susan Rosine  wrote:

There is an area where signs are posted No Stopping or Parking (something like 
that), but I've always pulled over every where else along that road. I wouldn't 
worry about it. She must be new. They know birders are always on that road.
Susan Rosine
Thornton

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Ira Sanders
Golden, CO
"My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a 
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[cobirds] Adams County South Platte

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Having had an appointment on the north end of town, and finding myself with an 
extra hour on my hands, I decided to take a quick walk from 78th Ave. north to 
the water tank along the Platte.  My intention was to see if the Barrow's 
goldeneye might still be about, and to check out whatever else might be 
present. First, the Barrow's report: there were three, one male and two 
females. That is the same count I had at this time last winter, and I have to 
wonder if it might be the same three birds. Interestingly, the two females were 
associating with a group of female commons, and the male with another group of 
female commons. Perhaps they have had a falling-out?
Anyway, beyond the Barrow's there was nothing out of the ordinary to report. 
What I found most interesting was the assemblages. Most of the usual suspects 
were present: hundreds of gadwall, shovelers and green-winged teal, dozens of 
pintail and a smattering of mallards. Not a single wigeon in that entire 
stretch of river. Among divers, there were lots of common goldeneye, quite a 
few lesser scaup, and one bufflehead. Not a single merganser of any flavor. One 
pied-billed grebe. The only passerines were two yellow-rumped warblers- no 
juncos, no song sparrows.
All in all, one of the odder collections of common birds I have encountered in 
a while.
On a related note, there is now a road across the river at the railroad 
overpass, with many culverts in a rock dam providing flow for the river. Does 
anyone know the purpose of this? I wasn't sure if it were a permanent crossing, 
or just a temporary structure to accommodate some construction project.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Correction on Black Rail Cherry Creek Res

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Bob, all you have done is to supply a measure of solace to all of us who have 
made bone-headed ID errors over the years. Hey, if Bob can fall victim to the 
dreaded ID gremlin, why not I? 


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: ROBERT RIGHTER 
To: cobirds 
Sent: Wed, May 4, 2016 3:23 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Correction on Black Rail Cherry Creek Res

Hi:

Good Grief, I should have known better, what I was hearing was a Virginia's 
Rail. My apologies to anyone who made the trip to Cherry Creek for the Black 
Rail.

Most embarrassing, my face is now beat red, probably turning to a crimson color 
as type this out. I’m sure the egg on the face will be there shortly


Humbly

Bob Righter

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Re: [cobirds] Juncos - Pueblo

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Same here. I have literally dozens of juncos, but nary a white-winged. I 
usually have one or two over the course of the winter, but not this year. Maybe 
there is something cyclical about their breeding/migration? Perhaps one of our 
experts could weigh in?


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Karl Stecher Jr. 
To: urraca2 ; Cobirds 
Sent: Thu, Feb 4, 2016 2:19 pm
Subject: re: [cobirds] Juncos - Pueblo



Same today in my back yard feeders in Centennial.  Haven't had a white-winged 
all winter.  Lots more variety here today than at any time in the past month.
 
Karl Stecher
Centennial/Arapahoe
 
 
 

From: "Leon Bright" 
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 2:16 PM
To: "Cobirds" 
Subject: [cobirds] Juncos - Pueblo
 

COBirders--  It’s always interesting to me that flocks of Juncos in southern 
(at least) Colorado regularly contain more than one subspecies.  Just now in my 
back yard a flock of seven contained four subspecies: gray-headed, Oregon, 
slate-colored (Rocky Mtn.), and pink-sided.
Leon Bright, Pueblo

 
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[cobirds] Larimer/Boulder today: woodcock-yes, warbler-yes

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Nina Routh and I headed out of Denver this morning to meet Dave Leatherman at 
Bobcat. After almost an hour of searching, Nina finally located the woodcock 
right across from the ranger's house. It faked us out with its recent 
appearances downstream, and that's where we began our search. Tricky rascal. No 
sign of the second bird, but we were more than happy to settle for one. The 
area was not particularly birdy otherwise, but a nice bonus was three eastern 
bluebirds working the corrals. In spite of Dave's best efforts, the menu could 
not be identified. We all swore there was nothing moving and none of the 
bluebirds appeared to have anything in its beak; nevertheless, the birds eyed 
and attacked the ground with gusto, so they must know what they're 
doing..after the woodcock, we could not help but try our luck on another 
unpredictable critter. We arrived at the warbler house on Mountain in Fort 
Collins to find the yellow-throated warbler already on the feeder. Ka-ching. 
Time for lunch, and then the short hop over to Grandview Cemetery, where 
golden-crowned and ruby-crowned kinglets were very accommodating. 
At that point, Nina and I said adios to Dave and started the drive back to 
Denver. Having a little time to spare, we detoured for our only dip of the day: 
no golden-crowned sparrow at Teller Farms. Oh well, you can't always bat a 
thousand or you'll get spoiled. A quick stop at Legion Park (overlooking the 
Valmont complex) yielded a lot of geese, coots and misc. divers, plus a couple 
of cormorants, but no swans. Our last stop, prompted by the informative post by 
Tom Wilberding, was Eerie Lake. From the parking area off 287, with the 
lowering sun at our backs, we were treated to a spectacular array of ducks: 
wigeon, gadwall, redhead, canvasback (lots!), ring-necks, a couple of common 
goldeneye, lesser scaup, coots, Canadas- quite a show in great light. Bonus! As 
we were scanning the ducks, a huge ruckus arose from the north. A subadult bald 
eagle had made a strafing run over a big (1000+) flock of Canada geese, and 
they all swirled over Eerie Lake, revealing eight snow geese among them.
After getting them downloaded, I'll be posting photos on my Facebook page, if 
anyone is interested.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Fun with Flickers and Fun with House Wrens

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Inspired by David's post highlighting the interesting things one can see and 
learn by watching common birds, I thought I'd pass along a tidbit from my 
resident house wrens- considerably after the fact, of course. I have three wren 
houses in my yard, and usually have at least two families of wrens and quite a 
bit of double-brooding. I also have two flicker boxes that A) give the flickers 
a place to nest, and B) more importantly, keeps them from excavating giant 
chunks out of the side of my house.
Sometime in the late fall I undertake the job of cleaning out the wren houses 
to prepare them for occupancy in the spring. Those who have cleaned out wren 
nests know that they are a masterpiece of effort, if not artistic 
accomplishment. Those little rascals make an unbelievable number of trips to 
get hundreds of twigs into the nest cavity, often struggling for several 
minutes to fit a long stick in a small hole. Anyway, after clearing the wren 
houses, I recalled that one of the wrens had co-opted a flicker box for its 
second round of nesting. The flicker box is high enough that I need a ladder to 
get to it, so I had procrastinated a bit. I finally got up there, wondering 
what I would find when I opened the box. When I opened the box, I gasped with 
amazement! Well, not really, but it was pretty interesting: the wren had filled 
that entire box with twigs, and it is a big box. There were so many packed in 
there that it took me five minutes to pry them all out. If I had a little more 
time on my hands, it would have been interesting to count them. It would 
probably have taken only a year or so. There had to be thousands. And every one 
of them represents a round trip by a tiny bird.


Birds never fail to amaze, do they not?


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: David Suddjian 
To: Colorado Birds 
Sent: Sun, Dec 6, 2015 3:33 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Fun with Flickers



This is not a report of unusual birds, but I've had three recent observations 
of interesting Norther Flicker behavior that I thought would be fun to share.


In my yard a few days ago a flicker was attracted to suet hanging in a cage 
from the end of a branch. Apparently deciding he didn't want to, or couldn't, 
land on the cage itself, he perched directly over it, more than a body length 
away. He hung down and pointed his body and neck straight down and extended his 
tongue to the suet. The tongue darted in and out to a length that appeared to 
be over two lengths of the bill as he licked the suet. I'm not sure how much he 
got from the licking, but he stuck at it for several minutes. Other times 
flickers simply land on the cage and get bill fulls of suet; I'm not sure why 
this one did other wise. But it was fun to see that long pink tongue darting 
out so far!


About a week ago two flickers spent most of two hours foraging under the eaves 
of two moderately large buildings on the grounds of St.Mary Catholic Church in 
Littleton. They were after some morsels where vertical outside walls met roof 
overhangs. I've seen flickers work such niches before, but never in such a 
dedicated fashion over such a long period.


Lastly, yesterday a young female Cooper's Hawk perched in a tree near my home 
and was mobbed by three flickers that came to gather round its perch, taking a 
variety of aggressive postures, with much bobbing and bill pointing, some wing 
flashes, and a bunch of raucous calls. They never came less than 2 feet from 
the hawk, which seemed annoyed but unmoved.


David Suddjian
Littleton, CO

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Re: [cobirds] NOTE: NOT a current sighting- RFI past blackburnian warbler

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Thanks to Tom, Ira and Dick.  I now have the info.


Good spring birding to all!


Norm


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Tom Behnfield behnfi...@gmail.com
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Sent: Tue, Apr 28, 2015 8:54 am
Subject: [cobirds] NOTE: NOT a current sighting- RFI past blackburnian warbler


Norm, I am out with a birder named Vince Friedman who saw the BLWA on May 11,
2006. His email is vriedman @Comcast.net.

Tom Behnfield
Lakkewood

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Re: [cobirds] Black Scoter, City Park (Denver)

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Good catch.  In the dying light I clearly missed the thicker bill that does 
indeed, make this bird a ruddy duck.  Sorry for the missed ID.


Norm


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Alec Hopping wahopp...@gmail.com
To: cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com
Sent: Mon, Mar 2, 2015 4:38 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Black Scoter, City Park (Denver)


Hi All,

I am currently looking at a fairly worn male Ruddy Duck in City Park (Denver). 
I 
believe that this is the bird reported yesterday as a Black Scoter. There are 
currently no accepted eBird records of Black Scoter in either February or 
March. 


A photo of the bird can be found at the following link: http://flic.kr/p/rabZwZ

Best,
Alec Hopping
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Black Scoter- Denver

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I went out on a circle around nearby sites this afternoon, mostly to scout a 
route for an upcoming museum birdwalk, but certainly keeping an eye open for 
anything notable.  There were a few birds of interest here and there, but the 
most interesting things I found were assemblages- who was present, and who 
wasn't.
I started at the South Platte at 78th Ave., where most of the usual suspects 
were present, including zillions of shovelers, bazillions of goldeneye, and 
unlikely-sounding numbers of the regulars.  The male Barrow's goldeneye was 
hanging out with commons in the customary spot near the big water tank.  There 
were also good numbers of pintails, which seemed somewhat restless.  A flock of 
a half dozen flew continuously up and down the river while everyone else mostly 
just hung out.  Of note: I saw not a singer ring-neck, redhead, canvasback or 
hooded merg.
From there it was on to Rocky Mountain Arsenal. An open area at the north end 
of Lake Ladora had approximately four hundred redheads, sixty ring-necked 
ducks, eight hooded mergs and one canvasback.  Apparently I had discovered the 
Land of Missing Duckage. A small open area on nearby Lower Derby Lake had 
thirty canvasbacks and not much else.  Go figure.
The most interesting bird there was an odd red-tail.  There always seem to be a 
few dark red-tails along the road out to the east part of the refuge, and today 
I saw at least two.  I got a mediocre look at one of the birds as it flew away 
at some distance.  It was an overall dark bird, and had a white tail with a red 
margin.  This doesn't fit any of the morphs/races of red-tail that I am 
familiar with.  Unfortunately, no chance for a picture. It was either an 
unusual bird or I was hallucinating, which is certainly not out of the 
question.  Maybe it's time for my monthly meds adjustment.
After a quick look at Bluff Lake/Sand Creek, I circled back in the direction of 
the museum and decided to have a quick look at the lakes there. Ferril Lake was 
frozen and empty, so I popped over to Duck Lake to check on the cormorant 
colony.  At least fifty birds are back on nests. There is a very small patch of 
open water at the northeast corner of the lake, and upon taking a quick peek in 
the dying light, I spotted a female black scoter swimming with a few coots. 
With another frigid night coming up, the open puddle may be gone by tomorrow.  
Unfortunately, it was almost dark by the time I found the bird- too late to do 
a quick post.  If the water stays open at all, the bird may still be there in 
the morning.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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[cobirds] Weld/Larimer wanderings

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In an effort to get some kind of itinerary together for a museum trip next 
week, I decided to go racing around northern Colorado in my usual aimless and 
pointless manner.  I picked up a few birds of interest along the way, so I 
though I'd pass along a few.  I menitoned the long-tailed duck ealier from the 
field.  It was at Windsor Lake (the one right in the town of Windsor, for those 
who don't frequent that 'hood too often), doing its best to hide in a raft of 
goldeneye (all commons, I think, but there were enough of them to be worth 
checking for Barrow's).  There were a number of other usual suspects, including 
common mergs (no red-breasted that I could find) and a quarter gazillion 
white-cheeks of both flavors.  A quick stop at the south end of Windsor Res. 
(is there a better spot from which to view this waterfowl gem?) revealed about 
three hundred snow geese.  They were about a Meredith out there (inside 
joke-sorry!); a little too far for me to pick out any Ross's.  There were 
probably a few in there, for those with better eyes/optics.  From there it was 
up to Raptor Alley, where the pickins were fairly slim; a ferrug near Nunn 
and a merlin just north of Pierce were about all I could turn up. Sorry, Gary.  
There is a large wild sunflower patch just north of Pierce where I figured I 
would make my bones by turning up redpolls, but nice numbers of tree sparrows 
were the best I could do.
From there, it was over to Hamilton upon Rawhide (sorry- my British heritage 
is showing) to check up on Dave's swans.  While there, I had a Derek Hill 
sighting, as well as the swans.  There were seven a-swimming, and these were 
at least two Merediths away. Put me right in the holiday spirit for about two 
minutes, before I reverted to curmudgeonness (if that isn't a word, I claim it 
for the crown).  There was also a nice variety of other, widely scattered 
waterfowl, including a white pelican with a busted wing, a couple of horned 
grebes, a mix of the usual dabblers and divers, a bunch of coots, two great 
blue herons, a few cormies, and not a loon in sight.  In fact, didn't get one 
all day.  Kind of odd.
From Hamilton, I decided to make a quick stop at Lake Loveland in the dying 
light.  Birds on the lake were rather sparse, but there were a couple of 
goodies.  There was a red-necked grebe chillin' with a small group of 
westerns- no doubt the same bird reported by Steve a couple of days ago.  
There was one large raft of gulls that consisted mostly of the usual ringers 
and herrings.  There were probably a couple of more interesting ones mixed in, 
but a combination of rapidly failing light and my larophobia (which causes my 
retinas to seize up when presented with second- and third-cycle gulls) 
prevented me from digging any out. The biggest surprise was a large flock of 
Bonaparte's  that were near, but somewhat segregated from, the main gull raft. 
 I counted at least fifty, and more were coming in as it got dark.  I would 
never have picked them out had their smaller size and separation from the main 
group made it fairly easy.
All in all, a good early winter (yeah, yeah, don't come at me with that winter 
solstice stuff- winter starts on Dec. first- that's my story and I'm stickin' 
to it) day.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Loon at Annex #8 (Larimer) on 11/21

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Dave- I think to cast aspersions is what happens if you eat bad cottage 
cheese..


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




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From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN daleather...@msn.com
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Sent: Fri, Nov 21, 2014 1:52 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Loon at Annex #8 (Larimer) on 11/21



I went up to Annex #8 Reservoir today, which is just north of the Fort Collins 
Country Club in the southwest corner of the intersection of CRs 13 and 56.  
Andy Bankert reported a sleeping, unidentified loon on Windsor #8 (res across 
56 from Annex #8 day before yesterday) and a Pacific Loon from Annex #8 
yesterday.  This morning, the loon at Annex #8, after considerable anguished 
observation from a couple different angles and distances, in my opinion is a 
Common Loon.  I have heard a few other observers of today's bird agree with 
this diagnosis.  With all the movement of waterfowl ongoing, it is quite 
possible the bird today and Andy's bird from yesterday are different.  I am not 
casting aspersions, whatever aspersions are?  

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins  
  

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[cobirds] Latham Res. and Golf Cart Boy

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Yep, he's back.  Probably never left, even though I haven't heard any reports 
recently.  I decided to go out to Jackson SP to poke around a bit this 
afternoon, and came up with mostly the usual suspects.  I timed my departure to 
arrive at Latham a half hour before sunset in hopes of spotting a short-eared 
owl (which, predictably enough, I did not).  What I did get, however, was 
another run-in with the infamous (named by me, for lack of a better option) 
Golf Cart Boy, the fellow who comes out onto WCR 48 (which passes through the 
marsh at the south end of the reservoir) in his ATV and harasses birders, takes 
down license numbers and other such nonsense.  To avoid the speeding traffic on 
48 (some cars were passing at more than 60 mph by my estimate), I pulled off 
into the far east end (away from the oil equipment) of the south side oil pad 
and was busily observing a merlin (aside from the lack of owls and presence of 
GCB, the visit was quite productive) when I heard the approach of a vehicle 
with some serious valve problems.  Ignoring the vehicle in the hope of avoiding 
a confrontation, I busied myself with a great view of the merlin until I was 
hailed and informed that I was trespassing.  I inquired if I were speaking to a 
representative of the oil company, and was told no, that the sheriff had 
stopped by and specifically requested that this yayhoo chase people off the oil 
pad.  Well, having long ago had enough of this guy's act, I went back to 
ignoring him, whereupon he called the sheriff's office, phone on speaker so I 
could here the conversation and be appropriately intimidated.  He told the 
office that I was trespassing, arguing and refusing to leave; I plead guilty to 
the latter two.  Based on his demeanor, I interpreted that each of these was a 
felony that carried the death penalty, or worse, and that I was toast.  I asked 
him if the sheriff was on his way and he said yes, and sped off in a shower of 
gravel and epithets cast my way.  Yes, Dave, I think they were 
aspersions..I actually waited around for a half hour, on the shaky pretext 
of looking for owls, but no law enforcement officials appeared.  Apparently 
trespassing, arguing and refusing to leave are not offenses which are high on 
their priority list.


Anyway, I wish that I would get to report a rarity or something every now and 
then.  I'm not sure when I was appointed Official Jerk Magnet of the birding 
community, but I'd be delighted to pass along the mantle if anyone wants it.


And on a birding note, other than the lack of short-eared owls, Latham was 
delightful, with the merlin, several red-tails, multiple harriers of all sexes 
and ages, a few great-tailed grackles, and assorted other typicals.  There is a 
large open area on the south side of the otherwise-frozen reservoir, and there 
was a truly spectacular fly out of Canada Geese (surprisingly, no white 
geese), consisting of at least 10,000 birds in numerous skeins heading off in 
various directions.  Couple that with a spectacular sunset over the marshes, 
and it was a worthwhile, if somewhat annoying, stop.


To sum up, Latham is a great place for a brief sunset stop if you don't mind 
threats and intimidation.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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[cobirds] Forrest Luke contact

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

If anyone has Forrest's contact information I'd like to have it, or if Forrest 
happens to see this, please contact me off-list.


Thanks!  Norm



Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Acorn Woodpecker Jefferson County, Hayman Fire area- yes

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

Anyone looking for these birds might also check down the road a bit farther to 
the west; Wednesday, in addition to an Eric DeFonso sighting, I had a Lewis's 
Woodpecker (no relation) flycatching and moving from treetop to treetop.  The 
Lewis's was maybe a quarter mile from the Acorn/Redheads and made a sweet 
woodpecker triple, all within sight of one another.  I was really pullling for 
a downy, hairy and flicker so I could claim six simultaneous woodpeckers, but 
got the result one usually gets when over-reaching. 


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




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From: Lisa Edwards la...@msn.com
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Sent: Fri, Jun 13, 2014 3:33 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Acorn Woodpecker Jefferson County, Hayman Fire area- yes


All,

The Acorn Woodpecker was found again this morning in the same general area as 
described below. It is continuing to try and hang out with a pair of Red-headed 
Woodpeckers. 

 Take Stony Pass Road head West when you get to the Y you stay to the right 
don't take Goose Creek Road.  You will come up to a larger parking area on the 
right (I think is parking for an unofficial camping area-) there is a second 
small parking  just down the hill (it is marked with small brown sign with a 
P) by small grove of trees on North side of the road. If you cross the creek 
you have gone to far.  The Acorn was hanging out with the Red Headed pair of 
Woodpeckers on the North side just to the west of that parking area.

Lisa Edwards
Palmer Lake, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Wow. That was fast.

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As of just a few years ago, I had a total of one Bushtit sighting in my 
Lakewood yard.  Now they come around a couple times a week (and probably more 
that I am not aware of, considering the hit-and-run nature of their visits).  
My recent visits have been by 2-3 birds (menage a bushtit?) rather than the 
customary dozen, though I have yet to see any young.  Definite range expansion. 
 


Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO




-Original Message-
From: Ted Floyd tedfloy...@hotmail.com
To: cobirds cobirds@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, May 28, 2014 8:58 am
Subject: [cobirds] Wow. That was fast.


Hello, Birders.


Back on January 24, 2014, I saw about 15 Bushtits at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder 
County. Just a rare wandering flock, I figured. Then 5 Bushtits on March 24, 
and then only 2 on March 31, which got me thinking: Could this be a pair 
prospecting for a nest? Since that date, I've observed 1 or 2 adult Bushtits, 
and never more than 2, on at least 17 dates at Greenlee Preserve. Definitely 
suggestive of a breeding pair.


And now the big news. This morning, Wednesday, May 28, I saw and heard at least 
6 recently fledged, dependent young at the preserve. They did it! Woohoo!


Amazing how fast and furious this species has colonized Boulder County in the 
barely 12 years I've lived here.


Ted Floyd


Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

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[cobirds] Crow Valley and Weld County today

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

I joined Toni Rautus and Paul Slingsby for a run up to Crow Valley this 
morning.  This trip was from the A bad day birding beats a good day working 
school of ornithology, as recent sunny, pleasant weather didn't seem to bode 
well for any kind of birdiness.  Once again and as usual- wrong.  As we 
dismounted our vehicles adjacent to the group picnic shelter, one of the 
ubiquitous kingbirds chased something out of its tree.  Bright male Lazuli 
Bunting.  A favorable omen.  Still setting the expectation bar quite low, we 
set off down the south fenceline, and were immediately rewarded with a 
Black-throated Gray Warbler and a female American Redstart, each a highlight in 
a tapestry of common warblers, goldfinches, Blue Jays, pewees, backed by a 
meadowlark soundtrack.  Not bad.  Heading back down the fenceline to the west, 
we had a Gray-cheeked Thrush, a male American Redstart and a Deb Carstensen, in 
more or less that order.  We enjoyed the former two and invited the latter to 
join us.  After running through an assortment of Bullock's Orioles, Yellow, 
Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-headed Grosbeak and a 
Cordilleran Flycatcher (am I allowed to call it that in the spring?), we turned 
up a Northern Waterthrush.  Hmm.  This may not be so bad after all.we made 
the turn toward the campground and came up with a Virginia's   Warbler, an 
Orchard Oriole, a Western Tanager and 765 more Western Kingbirds.  A few 
easterns began to appear, mostly toward the north end of the campground.  Turf 
war, eastern Jets versus western Sharks?  Moving up toward the northwest corner 
(the water is higher than ever, and since we forgot our waterwings, the 
southwest corner was off the table), we watched a MacGillivray's Warbler do 
some very accommodating flitting among the tangles and floating tumbleweeds, 
and followed up with a Black-and-white Warbler.  Then things got interesting. 
Amid the cacophony of mocker and thrasher yak, we spotted a Tennessee Warbler 
working the willows and some other birders got us on a Magnolia Warbler. While 
trying to refind the Mag and figure out a mystery warbler in the treetops (we 
called it a female Virginia's and beat a hasty retreat- why won't some of these 
things fly away when you need them to?), we stumbled over an adjacent 
Nashville.  Not a bad haul for a slow day.  For the cherry on the sundae, Paul 
spotted an American Bittern standing in the grass by the flooded areas to the 
north.
Deb then headed off to try to photograph the bittern, and Paul departed for 
Denver, where a family function was waiting.  Family function.  That guy really 
needs to get his priorities straight.
Toni and I decided to sample the usual Weld County Ponds and marshes on the way 
home.  Along the way we added Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing Owl, and a few of 
the other usual suspects.  Shorebirds were not plentiful, but 59 Pond had 
dowitchers, stilts, avocets and Stilt Sandpipers.  At Loloff the phalarope 
numbers were down somewhat but there were still a lot of Wilson's and a few 
red-necks (phalaropes, not golf cart vigilantes).  At Latham we had (heard 
only) Sora and Virginia Rail, a Great Egret, and the final surprise of the day 
in the grassy marshes- six Whimbrel.  I don't think I've seen that many 
together before.
Without a formal count (eBird chores later), we ended the day somewhere around 
a hundred species.  That'll teach me to dabble in meteorology...




Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


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Re: [cobirds] Today's RBA

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

A hearty second to that motion.  I always look forward to the daily post, just 
for purposes of keeping in overall touch with what is going on in the state.  
And if I am headed off on an excursion away from my home area, I always take a 
quick look at that great county-by-county listing to make sure that I haven't 
missed something in the flurry of posts to Cobirds that we get, especially this 
time of year.


As to birding in Colorado, I remember many years ago, when I was very new to 
birding, I asked my mentor where he would live, if he could pick anywhere in 
the country.  I expected to hear the Valley in Texas, southeast Arizona, or 
somewhere on the west coast.  Instead he said, Right here in Colorado.  After 
all the years, I have to agree.  Other than an ocean, we have everything right 
in our backyard.  When I recently hosted some east coast folks for an outing 
around the state, they were literally astounded at the variety of habitats and 
birds that we have.  Having visited the northwest sage flats, the mountains, 
the prairies, the southeast corner and the Pawnee, they went away with an 
entirely new understanding of birding in Colorado.  I always enjoy seeing our 
home state through the eyes of those not privileged to live here.


Norm Lewis
Lakewood


-Original Message-
From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN daleather...@msn.com
To: COBIRDS cobirds@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sun, May 11, 2014 7:48 am
Subject: [cobirds] Today's RBA



Today's RBA has to be the mother of all RBA's, perhaps in its history.  This 
set of birds would be the envy on any state in the U.S.  This seems like an 
appropriate time to thank its compiler JOYCE TAKAMINE, and all the other folks 
who have done this largely thankless job over the years, including some of the 
early, long-stint compilers like Lynn Willcockson, David Martin, and Duane 
Nelson.  As birders, we are lucky to live in Colorado.  Where else would you 
have a shot at seeing a ptarmigan, a rare eastern warbler, a Zone-tailed Hawk, 
and a Painted Bunting in the same weekend?!

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
  

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Re: [cobirds] Lamar (Prowers) and nearby places of late

['Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds]

To tag onto Dave's post about the weirdness in SECO, after our lesser pchick 
outing, we drove south from Holly to check out a couple of Mountain Plover 
sites.  We picked up a couple of birds, just in the nick of time.  Minutes 
later, a huge wall of dust overwhelmed us, reducing visibility to about ten 
feet.  Shortly thereafter, it started to rain and I experienced my first 
mudstorm.  Making it to the highway, we encountered a semi with a pickup truck 
(whose driver obviously did not see the benefit of slowing down when unable to 
see) buried up its tailpipe.  

I'm still hoping not to hear from the rental car outfit..
 

Norm Lewis
Lakewood, CO


 
 
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From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN daleather...@msn.com
To: COBIRDS cobirds@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, Apr 30, 2014 7:44 am
Subject: [cobirds] Lamar (Prowers) and nearby places of late



It's been windy of late in Lamar, like everywhere else.  But I'll put 
southeastern CO up against anywhere for meteorological extremes.  We need to 
invent some new weather descriptors.  Sunday the big, ominous cloud approaching 
town from the west was the color of milk chocolate.  The small amount of rain 
that fell was more like dilute mud than anything else.  Ask everybody down here 
who owns a white vehicle because dark ones get too hot in the summer.  There 
was a bit of thunder, lightning, and hail mixed in for accent.  The State 
Patrol closed 287 south of town for at least the second time this year due to 
minimal visibility.  Somebody somewhere is getting a lot of free dirt.  The 
City needs to pay stipends, maybe provide lengthy residencies, for creative 
artists to brainstorm beneficial uses for tumbleweeds.  You have to admit, 
watching a platoon (division?) of them advance across a field, they are amazing 
plants.  Night (and day) of the living dead plants.  Botanical zombies.

The word surprised was applied to a Broad-winged Hawk seen here yesterday.  
NOTHING should surprise anyone who has any experience about this place with 
birds, weather, or people (with or without binoculars).

Duane Nelson finds a surreal, crisp Hermit Warbler at Tempel's Grove (Bent).  A 
woman from Rhode Island, who should have been too tired from the demands of her 
grouse tour led by Norm Lewis, finds a beautiful Golden-winged Warbler trying 
to blend in among Yellow-rumps feeding in the cottonwood flowers at Lamar 
Community College.  Mark Peterson finds not one, but two, Summer Tanagers on 
the ground flipping over leaves on Prowers Rd SS a little east of US287, with 
Guinea Hens and Peacocks in the background.  Two Gray-cheeked Thrushes have 
been seen of late, one at a private farm south of Lamar and another at Tempel's 
(in April, no less).  A very rare spring Rufous Hummingbird watched that 
chocolate sky last weekend.  Was it really a Broad-tail that flew thru the 
storm for a make-over?  At least 14 species of warblers have been seen in 
Prowers and Bent Counties so far (in April, no less).  Never in 40 years of 
coming down here have I seen so many Hermit Thrushes and Wilson's Warblers in 
spring as have been present the last few days.  Yesterday a Hermit Thrush was 
on the ground in a patch of prairie south of Holly where Lesser 
Prairie-Chickens have been reported, mixing with Grasshopper Sparrows on 
territory.  Nearby (Prowers Road B west of SR89 about a mile w of the Kansas 
line) two Mountain Plovers pulled cutworms out of a sparse, muddy wheat field.  
Three more Hermit Thrushes were among the depressing dorm foundations in the 
former Japanese-American Relocation Camp at Amache w of Granada, where there 
was also a bright male Audubon's Warbler just sitting on the ground and a Least 
Flycatcher plying calmer air on the backside of a tight juniper windbreak.  Two 
Willets towered over a mixed flock of blackbirds in a flooded corral within the 
City limits of Holly.  The pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers reported near a 
motel in Holly could still be present.  Certainly super windy conditions 
require them to do something special in deference to those posterior plumes. 

Getting back to Hermit Thrushes and Wilson's Warblers, every good patch of 
habitat has multiples of both.  It is like the south winds that preceded these 
relentless north winds brought them in, then sentenced them to three days of 
evolutionary boot camp trying to survive by hiding down low on the south side 
of understory vegetation eating whatever they can find.  

Anyone who thinks birds aren't tough, needs to have been outside the last 
couple days.  

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
  

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