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Re: [cobirds] Zauschnaria sp. and Rufous hummers

2023-07-28 Thread Carol Kampert

Wow, Paula,  How wonderful to have so many rufous hummingbirds in your
garden.  We also have all three species of your red tubular species in our
garden but haven't seen any rufous hummers that I could identify.  We also
have bright red Monarda (Monarda didyma)  and Redbirds in a Tree
(Scrophularia macrantha) flowers, which the hummers love.

Enjoy all the flowers and birds this summer,
Carol Kampert

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 12:26 PM Paula Hansley  wrote:

> CObirders,
> Jean Morgan identified the red tubular flower that attracted the Rufous
> hummers as Zauschnaria sp.  This IS the correct identification— Jean knows
> her flowers!
>
> Paula
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[cobirds] Western Tanagers

2023-05-11 Thread Carol Kampert

We've had two to five male Western Tanagers at our suet feeder in south
Boulder for the past couple of weeks - only one at the feeder at a time,
with the others waiting impatiently nearby for their turns.

Happy Spring to all,
Carol Kampert

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[cobirds] The Other Bugs with Boulder County Audubon

2022-05-22 Thread Carol Kampert

*Flies, Bees, and Spiders, Oh My!*

Join us *Tuesday, May 24* to learn about some species of exquisite insects
and bugs that we often take for granted: wasps, flies, beetles, bees, and
spiders among others. Guided by Scott Severs, we’ll learn their ecological
roles and where to find them. We’ll also spend a little time on photography
tips and tricks that bring out their natural beauty.

Scott Severs is the senior wildlife biologist for the City of Longmont
Parks, Open Space, and Trails, implementing the goals of conservation in
the City’s wildlife management plan. He has previously collected avian data
for wind and solar projects, as well as the primary bird distribution data
for Soapstone Ranch Open Space in Fort Collins. In the summertime he can be
found photographing beautiful insects along a trail.

*When*: Tuesday, May 24, 7:15 - 8:45 pm

*Where*: Online via Zoom.  Zoom link will be provided here on the day of
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Re: [cobirds] Vermillion Fly Baca

2021-05-17 Thread Carol Kampert

I think WTP means the Water Treatment Plant.
Carol Kampert

On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 10:34 AM SeEttaM  wrote:

> I've been to Springfield dozens of times but don't remember any place
> called 'WPT'.  Where is that?
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>> Singing male at entrance to Springfield WTP
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>> Luke Pheneger
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Re: [cobirds] Question about bird call, Fremont County

2021-05-17 Thread Carol Kampert

Laura -

The "Bob White" sound you're heariing may be a *Common Poorwill's
*two-note whistle
which it repeats over and over, especially in the late afternoon and
evenings.  It's a wonderful summer sound.

Enjoy,
Carol Kampert

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> From my backyard here in Canon City, I keep hearing a two- note bird call
> that sounds a bit like “bob white”, stronger on the second syllable,
> repeated at intervals.  The bird apparently does not move around much, as I
> keep hearing it from the same general area. Can anyone take a guess at what
> this might be?
> Thanks,
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[cobirds] Boulder County Audubon meeting - Tues, March 23, 7:30 pm

2021-03-18 Thread Carol Kampert

Colorado’s Natural Areas Program: Highlighting and Conserving Natural
Values in Boulder County and Across the State

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Join Boulder County Audubon and Lynn Riedel on Tuesday, March 23 to learn
how a small but important state program is conserving biological and
geological diversity across Colorado. Since 1977, the Colorado Natural
Areas Program (CNAP)  has
recognized and protected natural areas in Colorado with unique or
high-quality features of statewide significance. From prairie floodplain
meadows to high elevation habitats, more than 250 rare, threatened, or
endangered species and communities are monitored and cooperatively
protected at 95 designated sites across the state. Unique geological and
paleontological sites are also highlighted. CNAP-designated areas overlap
with Stewardship Land Trust sites of the State Land Board, State Park
lands, The Nature Conservancy preserves, National Park Service lands, US
Forest Service lands, city and county properties, private land, and
some National
Audubon Society Important Bird Areas
. Lynn will first provide a
sampler of CNAP’s contributions to conservation across the state and then
focus on the four biologically diverse state natural areas in Boulder
County: Colorado Tallgrass Prairie, Boulder Mountain Park, South Boulder
Creek, and White Rocks Nature Preserve.

Lynn Riedel has spent her career in natural areas management in Colorado –
initially working with the National Park Service. Her academic background
is in biology and science education. Since the mid-1990s, she has worked as
a plant ecologist with the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Department, specializing in grassland ecology. In Dinosaur National
Monument and in Boulder, her work has included rare plant monitoring and
habitat management, native plant community monitoring and mapping, and
comprehensive natural area management planning. Currently, she serves on
the Colorado Natural Areas Council which helps guide the work of the
Colorado Natural Areas Program.

When: Tuesday, March 23, 2021.   The presentation starts at 7:15 PM.
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[cobirds] Boulder Audubon on-line meeting: Tues, Jan. 26, 2021

2021-01-24 Thread Carol Kampert

Burrowing Owls in Boulder County: A tiny owl’s battle for survival! –
ONLINE MEETING

Burrowing Owls with butterfly prey item. Photo courtesy of Audubon Field
Guide.

Join Boulder County Audubon in an online meeting on *January 26th, 2021* to
learn from Sue Cass about the fascinating history of *Burrowing Owls* in
Boulder County and the work done by our County, City, and many BCAS members
who have volunteered to monitor these charismatic owls.

In 1909, Junius Henderson, founder and first Curator of the University of
Colorado Henderson Museum of Natural History, declared Burrowing Owl “our
most abundant owl on the plains”. Boy, have things changed! By the 1990s,
Burrowing Owl had nearly disappeared from Boulder County. In 2008, Boulder
County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS), City of Boulder Open Space and
Mountain Parks (OSMP) and the Boulder County Audubon Society (BCAS), with
support from the Boulder County Nature Association (BCNA), united in a
single cause to locate and monitor every Burrowing Owl nest in the County
and the fact that Burrowing Owl is a prairie dog commensal interfuses
survival challenges for both species here on the burgeoning Front Range!
This is a report on thirteen years of Burrowing Owl monitoring in Boulder
County!
[image: Image of Burrowing Owl standing on one leg on fence post.]

Burrowing Owl. Photo by Steve Jones.

Sue Cass is the proud matriarch of a six generation Boulder family and a
passionate life-long birder. Sue has contributed enormously to the local
ecological community, for which the Boulder County Audubon Society awarded
Sue its 2014 Environmental Conservation Award and in 2015 Sue received
Boulder County Parks and Open Space Environmental Stewardship Award. Sue’s
contributions include serving on the Board of Directors of Boulder County
Nature Association , since 2001, currently as
president; serving on the BCPOS Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee;
coordinating the BCNA Winter Raptor Survey
since 2001; and coordinator the
volunteers for the last 10 years for the BCPOS Burrowing Owl Survey. Sue is
also a Volunteer Naturalist for Boulder County Parks and Open Space since
2001 and provides advanced training in raptor ecology and field ID for new
Volunteer Naturalists and raptor nest monitors in addition to field ID and
instruction on interpretive public programing on the broader subject of the
birds of Boulder County.
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[cobirds] Boulder Audubon meeting January 26, 2021 (Note corrected date!)

2021-01-24 Thread Carol Kampert

Burrowing Owls in Boulder County: A tiny owl’s battle for survival! –
ONLINE MEETING

Burrowing Owls with butterfly prey item. Photo courtesy of Audubon Field
Guide.

Burrowing Owl. Photo by Steve Jones.

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[cobirds] Boulder County Audubon meeting - Tuesday, January 26, 2021

2021-01-21 Thread Carol Kampert

Burrowing Owls in Boulder County: A tiny owl’s battle for survival! –
ONLINE MEETING

Burrowing Owls with butterfly prey item. Photo courtesy of Audubon Field
Guide.

Join Boulder County Audubon in an online meeting on January 26th, 2021 to
learn from Sue Cass about the fascinating history of Burrowing Owls in
Boulder County and the work done by our County, City, and many BCAS members
who have volunteered to monitor these charismatic owls.

Burrowing Owl. Photo by Steve Jones.

*When:* Tuesday January 26, 2021. The presentation starting at 7:15 PM.
Everyone is encouraged to join early to work through any connection issues
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[cobirds] Fwd: American Kestrels with Scott Rashid - Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, 7:15 PM

2020-11-24 Thread Carol Kampert

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American Kestrels with Scott Rashid – ONLINE MEETING TONIGHT: TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 24, 7:00 PM

Join Boulder County Audubon on the evening of November 24th to hear our
speaker, Scott Rashid, who will present a program on American Kestrels, the
smallest birds of prey.  His organization (CARRI
<http://www.carriep.org/american-kestrel-research>) has installed many
Kestrel boxes in the Front Range, some of which have webcams inside.  Get
up close and personal as Scott explores all facets of their natural
history, starting with their courtship and continuing through egg laying,
hatching, feeding and fledging.  We will learn what conservation measures
need to be instituted to make sure that this colorful predator always
graces our power lines.
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[cobirds] American Kestrels with Scott Rashid: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2020, 7:15 PM

2020-11-20 Thread Carol Kampert

American Kestrels with Scott Rashid – ONLINE MEETING

Join Boulder County Audubon on the evening of November 24th to hear our
speaker, Scott Rashid, who will present a program on American Kestrels, the
smallest birds of prey. His organization (CARRI
) has installed many
Kestrel boxes in the Front Range, some of which have webcams inside. Get
up close and personal as Scott explores all facets of their natural
history, starting with their courtship and continuing through egg laying,
hatching, feeding and fledging. We will learn what conservation measures
need to be instituted to make sure that this colorful predator always
graces our power lines.
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Everyone is encouraged to join early to work through any connection issues
(the meeting room will be open at ~7:00 PM).

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Re: [cobirds] Sound ID help?

2020-09-12 Thread Carol Kampert

>From your description, it sure sounds like it must be an Olive Sided
Flycatcher.
Carol Kampert

On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 10:43 AM Gary Brower  wrote:

> COBirders,
>
> While birding a neighborhood right across Belleview Ave. from Cherry Creek
> SP, I had a brief sighting of a medium-sized flycatcher-ish bird. Plain,
> light colored breast, gray-green back. Couldn’t catch a glimpse of
> wing-bars or any thing.
>
> It shot from some eaves of a house into a nearby tree, where it
> disappeared.  It chattered a bit in flight, and very clearly called
> “(Quick) Three Beers” — except without the “Quick”. I waited to see if it
> would call again, but no luck (it may have flown on and I didn’t see it).
> It didn’t look dark enough to be a OSFL.
>
> Any ideas?  Thanks!
>
> Gary Brower
> Unincorporated Arapahoe County
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Gulls flying over Sedalia CO?

2020-04-22 Thread Carol Kampert

On Tuesday, we heard a flock of Franklin's Gulls calling out in the marshy
fields north of Boulder and then saw a flock of about fifteen of them
overhead in close formation, flying northwards.  We wish them luck on their
journey to their nesting areas in the Northern U.S. and Canada after their
long trip from South America!
Carol Kampert

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 6:30 AM Laura Gorman  wrote:

> I believe these are flocks of Franklin’s gulls migrating between South
> America and northern US/Canada.  I’ve seen and heard two flocks in the past
> couple days here in Cañon City, Co.
>
> On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 4:56:17 PM UTC-6, Ghislaine Griswold wrote:
>>
>> This morning I was sure I heard gulls calling from high up, somewhere
>> between me (Sedalia/west Plum Creek) and Devils Head in Douglas County,
>> seemed to be flying south along the foothills. I used to live in NJ, so I
>> thought I knew gull noises.  Does anyone else hear gulls?
>>
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[cobirds] Vermilion Flycatcher at Cottonwood Marsh (Walden Ponds, Boulder)

2018-11-19 Thread Carol Kampert

I was amazed to see the Vermilion Flycatcher flitting around the small
trees and grasses next to the Cottonwood Marsh parking lot this morning at
10:30, a bright red jewel in the morning sunlight.  Shouldn't he be in
Arizona where it's warm?

Carol Kampert

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[cobirds] Re: Next meeting next Tuesday!

2018-11-01 Thread Carol Kampert

Hi Carol,

I'll be there, too.  Elaine  won't be able to come because she and Dave are
in Costa Rica. (All these international travelers in our group!)  It will
be very nice to be together with friends on election day to talk about
butterflies and other wonders of nature!

 Carol K.

On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 9:59 AM Linda Andes-Georges 
wrote:

> I'm coming, and working my way through the book now. It will be good to be
> with like minds on that day.
> Linda
>
> On Nov 1, 2018, at 8:32, R Carol Cushman  wrote:
>
> Hi friends,
>
> Just a reminder that we’re meeting at noon next Tuesday (Election Day!!)
> at my home, 8495 Arapahoe, half-way between 75th & 95th on North side of
> road.  Carol M & Pam, We’ll miss you but look forward to hearing about your
> wonderful travels—would the rest of you let me know whether or not you can
> come.
>
> Carol C
>
>
> Linda Andes-Georges
> Boulder County (W of Lagerman, N of Haystack, E of Table Mtn)
> [Jean-Pierre says: W of Paris, S of Quebec, E of Tahiti]
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[cobirds] Common Redpolls (Boulder County)

2018-02-21 Thread Carol Kampert

Last Sunday, Feb. 18, three of us were thrilled to observe about 20 to 25
Common Redpolls in the shrub/ewill area next to the road between Nederland
and El Dora.  Starting at 10:30 in a freeziing wind, we spent half an hour
observing them foraging for seeds on the ground, periodically flyiing up
into the shrub branches when a Steller's Jay appeared or when we made a
sudden move.  The were still there when we decided to leave.
Unfortunately, we didn't get a photo of these beautiful, hardy red-capped
visitors from the north who seemed unfazed by wind gusts of up to 50 mph.

Happy winter birding, Carol Kampert

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[cobirds] BCAS Scholarship for Teen Birding Camp

2018-02-11 Thread Carol Kampert

*Dear Birders,*

The Boulder County Audubon Society (BCAS) is now taking applications for a
scholarship to the American Birding Association Camp Colorado Birding Camp
in Rocky Mountain National Park, July 3 - 9, 2018. Campers have
opportunities to take their birding skills to the next level, meet with
other young people with similar interests, explore careers in birding and
ornithology, and learn about the birds and natural history of Colorado.
The Camp is open to all birders aged 13 to 18. This scholarship of
$1395.00 includes lodging, all meals and snacks, workshops, programs, field
trips, and park entry fees. The deadline for scholarship application
submission is March 1, 2018.

If you are interested in this scholarship, here’s the link to the page for
more detailed information: Click here
<http://www.boulderaudubon.org/education/#teen_scholarships>

<http://www.boulderaudubon.org/education/#teen_scholarships>

*Please let us know if you have any questions. *

*BCAS Education Committee:*

*Carol Kampertcarolkamp...@gmail.com <carolkamp...@gmail.com> *
*Carol McCasland carolmccasl...@comcast.net <carolmccasl...@comcast.net>*

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Re: [cobirds] Boulder CBC Yesterday

2017-12-19 Thread Carol Kampert

*COAT FOUND! *

To all folks attending the CBC compilation dinner in Boulder, someone left
a heavy men's medium jacket at the dinner at Villa del Prado on Sunday
night.  It's a dark blue/green "686" Mannual Anthem Ins Jacket with a nylon
outer shell and a fleece lining.  Please let me know if it's yours so that
I can return it to you.

Carol Kampert  303-499-3059



On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Bill Schmoker <bill.schmo...@gmail.com>
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> Folks- Yesterday saw the 76th running of the Boulder Christmas Bird
> Count.  We fielded 32 teams who for now have reported 108 species for the
> day (plus 3 count-week additions.)  There are a few teams that I haven't
> heard back from yet so I'm still hoping a CW species or two might upgrade
> to count-day status or that another unaccounted-for bird comes in.
>
> We added three new species to our all-time list- Say's Phoebe (which
> previously had been recorded on count week), Pacific Loon (2 birds, one
> each on Valmont & Boulder Reservoirs), and Hammond's Flycatcher (the second
> recorded on a Colorado CBC.)
>
> Other rarities for the Boulder Count were Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (seen on 1
> prior count), White-winged Dove (2 prior), Red-necked Grebe (three birds on
> Valmont Res) & Common Yellowthroat (3 prior), Common Loon & House Wren (4
> prior), Greater Scaup (5 prior), Ross's Goose (6 prior), and Fox Sparrow
> (10 prior and perhaps our first Slate-colored ssp.)
>
> Undoubtedly the run of mild weather contributed to many of these unusual
> birds lasting through the count, and almost all of the water in our circle
> was still unfrozen.  We'll likely see big changes on future colder counts
> as the Valmont Power Plant is now decommissioned and will no longer
> circulate warm water in the Valmont Reservoir complex.
>
> Thanks to the territory leaders, participants, and feeder-watchers for
> your bird-finding talents and to the amazing crew who organized and set up
> our compilation potluck!
>
> -Bill Schmoker, Boulder CBC Compiler
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Re: [cobirds] Poorwill Behavior - Montrose County

2016-07-16 Thread Carol Kampert

Hi Mike,
The Cornell Lab web site (under the behavior section) says that male and
female poorwills sometimes feign injury to lead predators away from their
nest.  What a treat to see.
Carol Kampert

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Mike Henwood <mhawk...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Yesterday my son and I hiked down into Roubideau Canyon on the Old
> Transfer Bike Trail #251 off the Transfer Road out of Montrose.  We saw a
> Common Poorwill, which are ground nesters, just ahead of us on the ground
> as we descended down a long sloping portion of the trail. The female was
> quivering, wings fluttering, and for a moment had me believing the she was
> really hurt and we were going to pick her up. But as we approached to less
> than 5 yards, the bird fluttered pitifully just a few yards away. It did
> this several times, putting on quite a show feigning injury.  Then it
> started to fly moth like a little further ahead of us on the trail.  After
> several of these forays and about 75 yards from the original spot, the
> female poorwill took flight down below the trail and circled back to the
> original location with no trouble flying.  Wish I had the foresight to have
> my son follow the poorwill down the trail while I stayed at the original
> spot - may have been able to locate the nest.
>
> Knew the bird was a Common Poorwill as it showed a large head, white
> throat, and speckled gray and brown body with no distinct pattern while
> sitting on the ground.  When the bird fluttered and flew a short distance,
> the gray front of the wing with brown primary and secondary feathers was
> quite obvious.   A male poorwill has noticeable white corners on the tail,
> while this bird (and females in general) have buffier tail tips that are
> not near as obvious.  Anyway, I'm nominating this bird for an "Academy
> Award" for the best female actress of the year - Killdeers are a distant
> second.
>
> We were descending down a long trail that had been an old road at one
> time.  Elevation was about 8,000 feet.  The upper side of the trail was
> woodland pinyon/juniper, while the habitat below the trail was Mountain
> Shrub with serviceberry, mountain mahogany, and some scrub oak.
>
> Mike Henwood
> Grand Junction
> Mesa County
> hiking in Montrose County
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Re: [cobirds] re hungry Say's Phoebes in winter

2016-02-03 Thread Carol Kampert

Hi Dave,

I don't have information about birds feasting on wasps under eves (I will
now keep my eyes open for them), but I do have a question about "yellow
jackets" that make the big ball-shaped nests in trees. I've always thought
that the common name for these wasps was "bald-faced hornet".  Are they
actually a type of "yellow jacket?"  I know common names are misleading and
would be interested in the scientific names, too. (I'm fascinated by paper
wasps and their ability to make such beautiful paper, which I have used in
fiber wall hangings in the past.)

Carol Kampert, Boulder



On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 10:43 AM, DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleather...@msn.com>
wrote:

> Recently Bob Righter posed some interesting questions on COBIRDS about
> what an individual Say's Phoebe he observed recently in the Denver area
> might be getting to eat under eaves.  Once I got past my amazement that Bob
> is related by marriage to someone *103* years old, my private response to
> Bob guessed the answer might include European Paper Wasps (*Polistes
> dominula*), an introduced black-and-yellow wasp closely resembling a
> typical "yellowjacket" that reached CO in the early 2000s.  They form small
> combs under eaves and have become quite common.  By contrast, most
> yellowjacket wasps species nest in the ground, with two nesting in aerial
> "hives" in trees with the combs being surrounded by an elaborate, round,
> gray paper mache covering.  Unhatched immature European Paper Wasps, dead
> or alive, in white-capped cells of these combs would seem the most likely
> source of nutrition for a curious insectivore investigating eaves.
> Flycatchers are known to favor bees and wasps, in some situations as much
> or more than flies.  My reply to Bob included photos of the wasp and a
> related situation of a pewee with a yellowjacket in it bill.  Bob suggested
> I post this to COBIRDS.  Thinking the photos were a significant part of the
> response, and since photo sharing on COBIRDS is difficult (why is that?), I
> didn't take him up on his suggestion.  Then he wondered further if perhaps
> what seems like more wintering Say's Phoebes this year than normal could be
> directly tied to the increasing presence of European Paper Wasps on our
> scene.  I told him without direct evidence, it was a stretch, but a
> question worth continuing to investigate.
>
> So, I am asking, has anyone out there seen a Say's Phoebe visiting a
> little wasp comb under an eave?  Have you seen any other bird species
> tearing apart a wasp comb under an eave (flicker, barn swallow, etc.)?
> Inquiring minds want to know.  Assuming, hoping, some meaty anecdotes are
> out there, this might be the subject of a future "The Hungry Bird" column
> in "Colorado Birds".  Thanks.
>
> Dave Leatherman
> Fort Collins
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Olive-backed LEGO Larimer County

2015-12-28 Thread Carol Kampert

I love this whole LEGO dialogue.  Thanks for the great sense of humor from
all of you during this darkest time of year!.
Happy New Year, Carol Kampert

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Ted Floyd <tedfloy...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 6:18:45 AM UTC-7, Ray Brakke wrote:
>
>> What is a LEGO???
>
>
> I thought everyone knew. This is the olive-backed variety:
>
>
> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kkkVXWeHePI/VoCrLs8aznI/Vys/BPwYmOPGV20/s1600/_83837618_poulsom_5.jpg>
>
>
> P.s. A few real birds, if anybody's interested. Yesterday, Sat., Dec. 26,
> at White Rocks Trail, Boulder County, a *northern shrike* and a
> *killdeer.* Today, Sun., Dec. 27, at Boulder Creek, 109th St. crossing,
> Boulder County, an *American pipit*, a *ruby-crowned kinglet,* and
> another *killdeer;* also a nice falcon show in the general area, with *prairie
> merlin,* *prairie falcon,* and many *American kestrels.* Pix, comments,
> and "likes" at CFO's Facebook site. (Leatherman heads for the nearest
> window...)
>
> Ted Floyd
> Lafayette, Boulder County
>
>
>
>> Ray Brakke
>> Morrison, CO
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[cobirds] Cranes in San Luis Valley

2015-10-24 Thread Carol Kampert

Does anyone know if there are cranes at Monte Vista and Alamosa Wildlife
refuges?  We were down there last year about this time and saw large flocks
in the fields and wetland areas.
Thanks,
Carol Kampert

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[cobirds] Sandhill Crane in Pawnee Grasslands

2015-07-08 Thread Carol Kampert

Yesterday afternoon (July 7) my husband and I were amazed to see a
Sandhill Crane in the Sand Creek drainage in the western section of Pawnee
National Grasslands. It was roughly 1/2 mile west of CR 69 and 1 mile
north of CR 96, where there is a grove of large willow trees in the creek
bed (the only trees for miles around). To get there, you can drive or walk
on CR 69 one mile north from CR 96 where you'll see an interpretive sign
about Swainsons Hawks on the left side of the road (next to a two-track
dirt road which would be CR 98, if it were were a real road). You can park
there and walk along the two-track to the grove of trees, which is easy to
see from the road.

We watched the crane for several minutes as it walked about foraging for
food. It was in a field next to a narrow, long pond in the creek drainage
about 200 yards north from the trees where we were standing. I took a few
pictures - pretty fuzzy because of the long distance, a new camera and no
tripod - but I at least have proof that it was there. It had that
characteristic reddish-brown plumage that cranes sometimes get during the
nesting season when they preen their feathers with iron-rich mud. It
eventually flew off towards the north, treating us to its special crane
call as it left. Does anyone know if Sandhill Cranes nest in Pawnee
Grasslands? Or could this one be an early migrant or an individual who's
lost its mate?

Another puzzle for you expert birders: While eating breakfast, Dave and I
watched a female Orchard Oriole for about an hour in Crow Valley
Campground. After seeing her fly into the nest, we then heard her singing
off and on while in the nest, where she was probably incubating eggs. We
know it wasn't the male in the nest because he was in a nearby tree,
preening and singing and occasionally fluttering around the nest to check
it out. The nest is roughly 12 feet off the ground in the fork of a small
tree right next to our campsite (#3) It was easy for us to see her tail
sticking up out of the nest while she was singing. She would occasionally
leave the nest to feed in the vegetation close to the nest, then fly back
in, so we know it was her singing. Does anyone know if it's common for
female orioles to sing a full male song?

One more puzzle: the ground in the fields around Sand Creek was littered
with thousands (millions?) of dead grasshoppers, the huge greenish types
with red legs (maybe the plains lubber?) Does anybody know what might
have caused this die-off? I hope it isn't due to pesticides or herbicides
being sprayed in nearby fields. I worry about the Swainsons Hawks. We saw
three of them: 2 juveniles and one adult.

Non-bird note: Lots of very pregnant pronhorn in the Grasslands right now!
It was also fun to see several females with young, which were running just
as fast as the adults when they saw us.

As Dave Leatherman says, the Grasslands are lusher and greener than any
time in the recent past. All that rain in May June is paying off,
resulting in carpets of wildflowers, too. And this cool, breezy, rainy
weather is perfect for exploring the area by car or on foot.

Thanks to any of you for answers to my questions, and happy birding.

Carol Kampert

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