[cobirds] Aug-Nov 2023 Photos for CO Birds "News From The Field" Article

2024-01-31 Thread George Mayfield 


Greetings, CO Birders!


Once again, we are on the lookout for captivating images for the upcoming 
issue of Colorado Birds, the quarterly journal published by the Colorado 
Field Ornithologists. We are particularly interested in photos captured 
between August and November 2023 for the "News From The Field" article. 
Kindly submit your finest, high-quality photographs featuring rare, 
vagrant, or uncommon bird species within the specified timeframe (refer to 
the guidelines below).


Send your submissions to me at georgemayfi...@gmail.com by February 8, 2024.


We are specifically seeking images of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this period:



   - Brant
   - Trumpeter Swan
   - Tundra Swan
   - Harlequin Duck
   - Surf Scoter
   - White-winged Scoter
   - Black Scoter
   - Long-tailed Duck
   - Red-necked Grebe
   - Common Ground Dove
   - Ruby-throated Hummingbird
   - American Golden-Plover
   - Piping Plover
   - Snowy Plover
   - Whimbrel
   - Ruddy Turnstone
   - Red Knot
   - Dunlin
   - Buff-breasted Sandpiper
   - Short-billed Dowitcher
   - Red Phalarope
   - Pomarine Jaeger
   - Long-tailed Jaeger
   - Black-legged Kittiwake
   - Laughing Gull
   - Short-billed Gull
   - Red-throated Loon
   - Pacific Loon
   - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
   - Vermilion Flycatcher
   - White-eyed Vireo
   - Yellow-throated Vireo
   - Blue-headed Vireo
   - Philadelphia Vireo
   - Purple Martin
   - Carolina Wren
   - Pacific Wren
   - Sedge Wren
   - Wood Thrush
   - Varied Thrush
   - Sprague’s Pipit
   - Common Redpoll
   - Cassia Crossbill
   - White-winged Crossbill
   - Snow Bunting
   - Golden-crowned Sparrow
   - Black-and-white Warbler
   - Prothonotary Warbler
   - Tennessee Warbler
   - Lucy’s Warbler
   - Nashville Warbler
   - Mourning Warbler
   - Hooded Warbler
   - Northern Parula
   - Magnolia Warbler
   - Bay-breasted Warbler
   - Blackburnian Warbler
   - Chestnut-sided Warbler
   - Blackpoll Warbler
   - Black-throated Blue Warbler
   - Palm Warbler
   - Pine Warbler
   - Yellow-throated Warbler
   - Prairie Warbler
   - Black-throated Gray Warbler
   - Black-throated Green Warbler
   - Summer Tanager


   
We appreciate your contributions to *Colorado Birds*. Your dedication and 
generosity play a crucial role in maintaining the excellence of our 
journal, making it one of the finest in the country. Thank you for sharing 
your photographic endeavors with us!


George Mayfield


Photo Editor, Colorado Birds


Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County


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*Photo Submission Guidelines:*


Photos from August - November 2023


Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado Birds 
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*Please use the following format for the photo file names*: 
*species-date-location-county-photographer*. For example, a photo of an 
American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield State Park by John James 
Audubon would be named as follows: 

*American Robin (or AMRO) -20191004-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon.*


Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be 
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(vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in 
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[cobirds] June-July 2023 Photos for Colorado Birds Magazine

2023-11-11 Thread George Mayfield 


Hello CO Birders!

Once again we’re looking for photos for the next issue of Colorado Birds, 
the quarterly journal of the Colorado Field Ornithologists.  We are seeking 
photos taken from June - July 2023 for the publication's “News From The 
Field” article. Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, 
vagrant or just unusual species.

Please submit your photos to me (georgemayfi...@gmail.com) no later than Nov 
17, 2023.

We are specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this time period:


   - 
   
   Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
   - 
   
   Greater White-fronted Goose
   - 
   
   Cackling Goose
   - 
   
   Surf Scoter
   - 
   
   Red-necked Grebe
   - 
   
   Yellow-billed Cuckoo
   - 
   
   Rivoli’s Hummingbird
   - 
   
   Limpkin
   - 
   
   Snowy Plover
   - 
   
   Laughing Gull
   - 
   
   Lesser Black-backed Gull
   - 
   
   Least Tern
   - 
   
   Common Tern
   - 
   
   Arctic Tern
   - 
   
   Neotropic Cormorant
   - 
   
   Least Bittern
   - 
   
   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
   - 
   
   Broad-winged Hawk
   - 
   
   Zone-tailed Hawk
   - 
   
   Gray Vireo
   - 
   
   Red-eyed Vireo
   - 
   
   Cassia Crossbill
   - 
   
   White-winged Crossbill
   - 
   
   Red Crossbill
   - 
   
   Baird’s Sparrow
   - 
   
   Chihuahuan Meadowlark
   - 
   
   Black-and-white Warbler
   - 
   
   Hooded Warbler
   - 
   
   Northern Parula
   - 
   
   Chestnut-sided Warbler
   - 
   
   Townsend’s Warbler
   - 
   
   Hepatic Tanager
   - 
   
   Summer Tanager
   - 
   
   Rose-breasted Grosbeak
   - 
   
   Painted Bunting
   

On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the 
country!

George Mayfield

Photo Editor, Colorado Birds

Wheat Ridge, CO

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Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado Birds 
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credit images with the photographer’s name.

Photos must be named as follows: species-date-location-county-photographer. 
For example, a photo of an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield 
State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows: 

American Robin (or AMRO) -20191004-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon.

Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be 
considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels 
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Re: [cobirds] AOU, Changing bird names

2023-11-02 Thread T. Luke George 
I don't think the definitions of how racist some of these ornithologists
may have been will change now that they have exposed. Best to rip off the
bandaid and move on. Below are Sibley's thoughts.

“As I’ve learned more about eponymous bird names over the last year, it’s
become clear that these names carry a lot of baggage,” Sibley said. “If we
cringe a little bit when we say or hear a bird’s name, that’s a barrier to
communication. … It’s different from the free and uncomplicated flow of
information that we can have when we talk about the Surf Scoter, or
Warbling Vireo or Yellow Warbler.”

Sibley said that implementing a raft of name changes in field guides and
other birding references will require a lot of time and adjustment, but
it’s eminently doable: “The hardest part will probably be convincing the
birding community that this is worth the trouble. Education will be key to
that. It’s a small step in the big landscape of racial and social
injustice, but I think it’s important and definitely worth doing.”

Luke George

On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 3:28 PM Robert Righter 
wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I would hope the American Ornithological Union would pause before changing
> common names of birds that are named after historic ornithologists as that
> could be divisive . Currently we are living in a period of time where
> accusations of racism are rampant and consequently we are currently judging
> past historic figures based on our current definition of how racist they
> may have been. This is how history becomes distorted and historic
> individuals unfortunately become misjudged. Let’s wait a decade or so and
> revisit the topic again when hopefully our lenses are clearer, less
> tainted. Why are we in such the rush to change the common names of birds
> that have been established for centuries. We all need to take a deep breath
> or two and wait to see what transpires.
>
>
> Bob Righter
>
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Re: [cobirds] Migrant Poorwill doesn't flush until I touch him

2023-10-05 Thread T. Luke George 
The bird was probably in torpor to save energy during the cold evening and
morning period.

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 11:28 AM dgulb...@gmail.com 
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> Nightjars are known for roosting in plain sight during the day,
> relying on their amazing camouflage.
> I've looked right at a Potoo without seeing him until he was pointed
> out to me.  But today's Poorwill was a stunner.
> At 10 this morning I was slowly advancing on a pair of canoe cushions
> along the side of my tennis court, which is edged with river rock, to see
> if
> I could spot any hard-to-see spurge weeds amid the rocks.
> I wasn't making any noise, except for moving the back cushion ahead
> and sliding onto it.  I noticed an odd-shaped bundle between the
> chain-link fence and the rocks, but paid no attention to it. Even when I
> was
> seated right alongside of it-- less than 12" away--I noticed nothing,
> but spent some time picking up some debris on my other side.  Maybe I
> shouldn't have been wearing my distance glasses!  Anyway, my curiosity
> finally kicked in and I put my hand on it to pick it up.  It flushed
> exactly like
> a Grouse (like an airplane taking off), startling the heck out of me.
> Was it asleep until I touched it?  Possibly, but I think it more likely it
> was
> awake by then and just was relying on its camouflage.
> David Gulbenkian
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Re: [cobirds] Barr Lake on 9News

2023-09-22 Thread T. Luke George 
Folks in the state and the NGO community have to be careful as all (for the
parks employee) and much (Bird Conservancy) of their funding comes from
public sources. It is those of us who are from the outside to be rabble
rousers.

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 10:10 AM 'Norm Lewis' via Colorado Birds <
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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 Lewis
> Lakewood
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On 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-b983b2d7c119
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> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
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Re: [cobirds] Re: Barr Lake vegetation removal

2023-09-20 Thread T. Luke George 
Thanks for the heads up. I called and left a message.
Luke George

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 1:10 PM Norm Erthal  wrote:

>
> As Nathan said, FRICO owns the land, dam, and water.The legislature has
> absolutely no authority over them at all. There is one state agency with
> authority but only in a limited way. That is the Office of the State
> Engineer and their only authority is in regards to dam safety. This is
> relevant regarding the increase of storage and could be what is causing the
> placement of the riprap.
>
> The Endangererd Species Act would be the only other means of restricting
> work. This likely only applies to a certain distance restriction from a
> nest site.
>
> The only other possibility is in what rights Parks has regarding the lease
> and I doubt if Frico gave them any authority regarding the storage of water
> in the lake. The biggest problem I can see going forward is how the
> increased storage level impacts the trees around the reservoir. The years
> in which the reservoir stayed fairly full in the winter has caused the loss
> of old cottonwoods and I can only see this becoming worse. There is little
> to no regeneration of cottonwoods due to how young trees develop. I doubt
> if the Endangered Species Act could be used to stop the storage increase
> even if it results in the loss of trees that would effect nest sites.
>
> Norm Erthal
> On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 1:49:06 PM UTC-6 Nathan Pieplow wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Tammy VerCauteren at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies let us know this
>> morning that an unfortunate situation is unfolding at Barr Lake State Park.
>> FRICO, the ditch company that built the reservoir and owns the water
>> rights, recently increased the water level in the reservoir to accommodate
>> more irrigation needs and water storage and other municipal needs. However,
>> this has caused issues with trails getting washed out and the overall
>> integrity of the lake. To mitigate, they are removing a great deal of
>> shoreline vegetation and replacing it with rip rap.
>>
>> They have already completely cleared the area from the NE corner of the
>> dam to the boat ramp, and are installing rip rap there now. The cleared
>> area is at least 30 feet wide. Yesterday they started work on a second
>> section, from the boat ramp to the Pioneer Boardwalk. Again they have
>> removed all vegetation including 100+ year old cottonwoods.   The current
>> plan is to continue this method all the way to the large bald eagle viewing
>> gazebo on the south end of the park. This would completely clear out the
>> area where the Bird Conservancy Banding station is, not to mention almost
>> all the rest of the shoreline vegetation along the east side of the lake.
>> The plan is to complete this work in the next couple of weeks.
>>
>> Our understanding is that FRICO has extremely broad legal latitude to do
>> what it is doing, even though Barr Lake is a state park, because FRICO owns
>> the lake. The effects on habitat and wildlife are going to be severe,
>> especially at the banding station which has been in place for 35 years.
>> This is particularly galling because when the company filed a grant
>> application to increase the water level, they touted the area as a great
>> birding destination and argued that raising the water level would only
>> enhance it. Now the exact opposite is happening.
>>
>> To change the outcome is probably going to require a strong and immediate
>> public outcry. You can contact FRICO at:
>>
>> Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company
>> 80 South 27th Avenue
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/80+South+27th+Avenue%C2%A0+Brighton,+CO+80601?entry=gmail=g>
>> Brighton, CO 80601
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/80+South+27th+Avenue%C2%A0+Brighton,+CO+80601?entry=gmail=g>
>>
>> P: (303) 659-7373
>> in...@farmersres.com
>>
>> You might also consider reaching out to your state and local government
>> representatives. If you are a member of a group that would like to get
>> involved, contact Tammy VerCauteren ,
>> who is working to initiate a wide-ranging response.
>>
>> Nathan Pieplow
>> Boulder
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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[cobirds] Spring 2023 Bird Photos Needed

2023-08-05 Thread George Mayfield 


Hello Colorado Bird Photographers!

Once again we’re looking for photos for the next issue of “Colorado Birds”, 
the quarterly journal of the Colorado Field Ornithologists. We are seeking 
photos taken in Spring 2023 (March - May) for the publication's “News From 
The Field” article. Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, 
vagrant or just unusual species for a given location (please guidelines 
below).

Please submit your photos to me (georgemayfi...@gmail.com) no later than. 
August 
10, 2023.

We are specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this time period:

Rare/Vagrant

   - 
   
   Reddish Egret
   - 
   
   Acadian Flycatcher
   - 
   
   Bohemian Waxwing
   - 
   
   Lucy’s Warbler
   - 
   
   Red-faced Warbler
   
Unusual

   - 
   
   Brant
   - 
   
   Eurasian Wigeon
   - 
   
   Mexican Duck
   - 
   
   Long-tailed Duck
   - 
   
   Red-necked Grebe
   - 
   
   Lesser Nighthawk
   - 
   
   Black Swift
   - 
   
   Ruby-throated Hummingbird
   - 
   
   Snowy Plover
   - 
   
   Piping Plover
   - 
   
   Hudsonian Godwit
   - 
   
   Sabine’s Gull
   - 
   
   Laughing Gull
   - 
   
   Great Black-backed Gull
   - 
   
   Neotropic Cormorant
   - 
   
   Brown Pelican
   - 
   
   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
   - 
   
   White Ibis
   - 
   
   Common Black Hawk
   - 
   
   Harris’s Hawk
   - 
   
   Vermilion Flycatcher
   - 
   
   Great Crested Flycatcher
   - 
   
   Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
   - 
   
   White-eyed Vireo
   - 
   
   Yellow-throated Vireo
   - 
   
   Blue-headed Vireo
   - 
   
   Philadelphia Vireo
   - 
   
   Pacific Wren
   - 
   
   Winter Wren
   - 
   
   Curve-billed Thrasher
   - 
   
   Varied Thrush
   - 
   
   Gray-cheeked Thrush
   - 
   
   Wood Thrush
   - 
   
   Black-throated Sparrow
   - 
   
   Golden-crowned Sparrow
   - 
   
   Eastern Meadowlark
   - 
   
   Scott’s Oriole
   - 
   
   Worm-eating Warbler
   - 
   
   Golden-winged Warbler
   

On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
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George Mayfield

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Re: [cobirds] RFI: Steller's Sea Eagle

2023-06-16 Thread T. Luke George 
That would be incredible. Given how many birders visit Dixon, I would be
surprised if it was missed but I’d love to see the pictures.
Luke George

On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 9:07 AM John Shenot  wrote:

> I spoke this morning with a not-very-serious birder who saw a very large
> bird in fall of 2020 at Dixon Reservoir (Larimer) that he struggled to ID.
> He claimed to be familiar with Bald and Golden Eagles, including immatures,
> and Ospreys. Saying he felt sure it was not one of those, he looked around
> on the internet but the only thing he could find that looked right
> was Steller's Sea Eagle - a species he learned had never been observed
> anywhere remotely close to this part of the world. He convinced himself it
> couldn't be that, it had to be something else like a "mutant bald eagle",
> and let the mystery fade. Until he learned about the vagrant sea eagle seen
> that year in Alaska (before his mystery bird sighting) and Texas (after his
> sighting).
>
> FWIW, his description of the bird he saw matched the field marks
> for Steller's Sea Eagle. I don't know the guy but he didn't strike me as a
> hoaxer, or someone seeking glory.
>
> I'm only posting this to ask if anyone else ever heard anecdotal stories
> or speculation about that famous sea eagle perhaps migrating across/over
> Colorado? Obviously there are no documented sightings but I didn't know if
> there were any rumors?
>
> And finally, the fun part: this guy says he had pictures but his hard
> drive died. He is trying to find a part so he can restore the hard drive.
> If he succeeds with that, and shares a photo, I'll let this community know
> of course. Until then, it's just an intriguing story.
>
> John Shenot
> Fort Collins, CO
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Re: [cobirds] RIP Paul Opler

2023-03-03 Thread T. Luke George 
Thanks for sharing this, I had not heard the news. He was a great birder,
entomologist, writer, and one of kindest people I have known. I’m very
sorry to hear that he has passed.
Luke George

On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 2:32 PM John Shenot  wrote:

> I'm sorry to share the sad news that Paul Opler, friend to the Colorado
> birding community and shining star in the world of butterflies and moths
> passed away last month. I don't believe anyone shared the news on COBIRDS.
> The many of you who knew Paul will undoubtedly miss him. Those who didn't
> know him missed out, truly. You can read an obituary here:
> https://www.kibbeyfishburn.com/obituary/paul-opler.
>
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[cobirds] Great-horned Owl nests in Fort Collins

2023-01-26 Thread T. Luke George 
Hi All,
I would like to show my CSU wildlife class a Great-horned Owl nest site in 
Fort Collins. I will be respectful of the nesting birds and will not 
approach the nest closely enough to push them off, I am more interested in 
showing them the kinds of sites that the birds use. If anyone knows of an 
accessible nest site on publicly accessible land, I would greatly 
appreciate it.
Best,
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[cobirds] Request for Photos for Colorado Birds - August-Oct 2022

2023-01-18 Thread George Mayfield 


Hello Colorado Bird Photographers!

Once again we’re looking for photos for the next issue of Colorado Birds, 
the quarterly journal of the Colorado Field Ornithologists.  We are seeking 
photos taken from August - October 2022 for the publication's “News From 
The Field” article. Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, 
vagrant or just unusual species for a given location (please guidelines 
below).

Please submit your photos to me (georgemayfi...@gmail.com) no later than. 
Jan 25, 2023.

We are specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this time period:

Rare/Vagrant

   - 
   
   BRANT
   - 
   
   PURPLE SANDPIPER
   - 
   
   LESSER NIGHTHAWK
   - 
   
   RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
   - 
   
   ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
   - 
   
   RED KNOT
   - 
   
   LITTLE GULL
   - 
   
   ARCTIC TERN
   - 
   
   YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
   - 
   
   SULPHUR-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
   - 
   
   PACIFIC WREN
   - 
   
   SEDGE WREN
   - 
   
   MOURNING WARBLER
   - 
   
   CAPE MAY WARBLER
   - 
   
   CANADA WARBLER
   - 
   
   BRAMBLING
   

Unusual

   - 
   
   Trumpeter Swan
   - 
   
   Tundra Swan
   - 
   
   Surf Scoter
   - 
   
   White-winged Scoter
   - 
   
   Black-Scoter
   - 
   
   Yellow-billed Loon
   - 
   
   Red-throated Loon
   - 
   
   Long-tailed Duck
   - 
   
   Red-necked Grebe
   - 
   
   Red Phalarope
   - 
   
   Piping Plover
   - 
   
   Snowy Plover
   - 
   
   Am. Golden Plover
   - 
   
   Whimbrel
   - 
   
   Ruddy Turnstone
   - 
   
   Dunlin
   - 
   
   Buff-breasted Sandpiper
   - 
   
   Short-billed Dowitcher
   - 
   
   Parasitic Jaeger
   - 
   
   Black-Legged Kittiwake
   - 
   
   Laughing Gull
   - 
   
   Short-billed Gull
   - 
   
   Little Blue Heron
   - 
   
   Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
   - 
   
   Thick-billed Kingbird
   - 
   
   Yellow-throated Vireo
   - 
   
   Blue-headed Vireo
   - 
   
   Philadelphia Vireo
   - 
   
   Purple Martin
   - 
   
   Carolina Wren
   - 
   
   Gray-cheeked Thrush
   - 
   
   Wood Thrush
   - 
   
   Varied Thrush
   - 
   
   Sprague's Pipit
   - 
   
   Common Redpoll
   - 
   
   Snow Bunting
   - 
   
   Golden-crowned Sparrow
   - 
   
   Black-and-white Warbler
   - 
   
   Tennessee Warbler
   - 
   
   Hooded Warbler
   - 
   
   Northern Parula
   - 
   
   Magnolia Warbler
   - 
   
   Bay-breasted Warbler
   - 
   
   Blackburnian Warbler
   - 
   
   Chestnut-sided Warbler
   - 
   
   Blackpoll Warbler
   - 
   
   Black-throated Blue Warbler
   - 
   
   Palm Warbler
   - 
   
   Pine Warbler
   - 
   
   Prothonotary Warbler
   - 
   
   Nashville Warbler
   - 
   
   Grace’s Warbler
   - 
   
   Black-throated Gray Warbler
   - 
   
   Black-throated Green Warbler
   - 
   
   Summer Tanager
   

West Slope sightings of the following species:

   - 
   
   NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
   - 
   
   CASSIA CROSSBILL
   - 
   
   Broad Winged Hawk
   - 
   
   Red-headed Woodpecker
   - 
   
   Eastern Phoebe
   - 
   
   Brown Thrasher
   - 
   
   Orchard Oriole
   - 
   
   Rusty Blackbird
   - 
   
   Northern Waterthrush
   


On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the 
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Re: [cobirds] Lake McIntosh 11/20

2022-11-21 Thread T. Luke George 
Hi All,
Male and female Townsend's Solitaires sing and defend territories around
patches of junipers in the winter. They usually establish their territories
in the fall and then settle down and though they continue to defend them,
they usually become less aggressive for the remainder of the winter. I've
seen a number of them singing and chasing one another in the past week or
two which seems a bit odd but not too out of the ordinary. I am wondering
if there are late arrivals in our area that either failed to establish a
territory elsewhere or established a territory, depleted the berries and
now are moving into more urban/suburban areas looking for juniper patches
to defend. Either way, it's always nice to have them bless our
neighborhoods through the winter.
Best,
Luke George

On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 3:48 PM Mark Miller  wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Today 11/20 I visited Lake McIntosh in Longmont to get some idea of what's
> going on with the ice and snow. The lake is 99% frozen, with just a Western
> Grebe, a few Mallards, scattered Canada Geese, and a clump of Ring-billed
> Gulls. No real surprise there. As I was walking back to my car, I heard a
> Townsend's Solitaire singing. I tracked it down and found it in a private
> yard, singing away (viewed from the street). The bird then flew over to a
> parked car and sat on the side-view mirror. It alternated between perching
> on the mirror and attacking its reflection in the driver side window. It's
> the third week of November and this bird is acting like it's spring. The
> homeowner came out and we had a brief chat; she saw the bird and seemed
> interested in it, but she had errands to run. I hope the solitaire gets a
> grip soon.
>
> Mark Miller
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[cobirds] June-July 2022 Photo Request for Colorado Birds Magazine

2022-10-12 Thread George Mayfield 


Hello Colorado Bird Photographers!

Once again we’re looking for photos for the next issue of Colorado Birds, 
the quarterly journal of the Colorado Field Ornithologists.  We are seeking 
photos taken from June - July 2022 for the publication's “News From The 
Field” article. Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, 
vagrant or just unusual species for a given location (please guidelines 
below).

Please submit your photos to me (georgemayfi...@gmail.com) no later than. *Oct 
19, 2022*.

We are specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this time period:

Rare/Vagrant

   - 
   
   MEXICAN WHIP-POOR-WILL
   - 
   
   YELLOW RAIL
   - 
   
   AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
   - 
   
   SNOWY PLOVER
   - 
   
   RED KNOT
   - 
   
   LEAST TERN
   - 
   
   ARCTIC TERN
   - 
   
   NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
   - 
   
   YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
   - 
   
   WHITE IBIS
   - 
   
   MISSISSIPPI KITE
   - 
   
   ZONE-TAILED HAWK
   - 
   
   EASTERN MEADOWLARK(Chihuahuan)
   - 
   
   CANADA WARBLER
   

Unusual

   - 
   
   Pacific Loon
   - 
   
   Red-necked Grebe
   - 
   
   Long-tailed Duck
   - 
   
   Least Bittern
   - 
   
   Black-bellied Plover
   - 
   
   White-rumped Sandpiper
   - 
   
   Laughing Gull
   - 
   
   Lesser Black-backed Gull
   - 
   
   Common Tern
   - 
   
   Broad-winged Hawk
   - 
   
   Acorn Woodpecker
   - 
   
   Vermilion Flycatcher
   - 
   
   Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
   - 
   
   Gray Vireo
   - 
   
   White-eyed Vireo
   - 
   
   Scott’s Oriole
   - 
   
   Cassia Crossbill
   - 
   
   Nashville Warbler
   - 
   
   Hooded Warbler
   - 
   
   Northern Parula
   - 
   
   Chestnut-sided Warbler
   - 
   
   Townsend’s Warbler
   - 
   
   Black-throated Sparrow
   - 
   
   Hepatic Tanager
   - 
   
   Summer Tanager
   - 
   
   Scarlet Tanager
   - 
   
   Painted Bunting
   

County/Region Specific

   - 
   
   Least Flycatcher (La Plata County)
   - 
   
   White-winged Crossbill (Gunnison County and other W. Colorado counties)
   - 
   
   Black-and-white Warbler  (La Plata County)
   - 
   
   Dickcissel (Garfield County)
   - 
   
   White-throated Sparrow (Moffat County)
   - 
   
   Clay-colored Sparrow (Gunnison County)
   

On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the 
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[cobirds] Photos for Colorado Birds journal

2022-04-04 Thread George 
Hello CFO Photographers,

We are seeking photos taken from DECEMBER-FEBRUARY 2021-2022 for the 
publication's “News From The Field” article.  

Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, vagrant or just 
unusual species for a given location (please guidelines below).

We are specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this time period:

Rare/Vagrant

BRANT
EURASIAN WIGEON
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL
SNOWY OWL
GYRFALCON
PACIFIC WREN
SEDGE WREN
RUFOUS-BACKED ROBIN

Any images of the following during the  DECEMBER-FEBRUARY 2021-2022 of the 
following species would also be most welcome:

Cattle Egret
Dunlin
Solitary Sandpiper
Black-legged Kittiwake
Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
Short-billed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Goshawk
Wood Thrush
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Common Redpoll
Snow Bunting
Black-throated Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Canyon Towhee
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler

On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the 
country!

George Mayfield
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Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado 
Birds permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We 
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Please label your images as follows: **species name(or 4-letter 
code)-date-location-county-photographer**. For example, a photo of 
an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield State Park by John James 
Audubon would be named as follows: AMRO-04Oct2019-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon.

Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be 
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[cobirds] Request for Photos from: August-November 2021

2022-01-12 Thread George 
Photographers,

Colorado Birds is seeking photo submissions for the Spring 2022 issue. 
Specifically, we are looking for images of rare birds and 
infrequent/unusual migrants taken from *August-November 2021*. Please send 
us high resolution jpegs using the following naming convention:


*Magnificent Frigatebird-20211012-Adams County-John James Audubon.jpg.*
Have a particularly stunning photo? We are always looking for outstanding 
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with a minimum of background distracting from the subject. Bonus points for 
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Re: [cobirds] what flock was that? Larimer County

2021-10-18 Thread George Cresswell 
My guess is Snow Geese which often moves in flocks of thousands.

On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 09:28 Nathan Pieplow  wrote:

> A flock of gulls sounds like a good bet. This time of year, I see large
> flocks of Ring-billed Gulls heading northwest over my house toward Boulder
> Reservoir in the early evening, on their way to roost for the night.
>
> Nathan Pieplow
> Boulder
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 8:29 AM 'ronbco' via Colorado Birds <
> cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> had a flock of many hundred slowly stream high over my house west of
>> Berthoud yesterday
>> they perhaps were heading to Dry Creek Res which is just a mile north of
>> me
>> so, yes they were heading north
>> they were high enough that I could not pick out any field markings and it
>> is driving me to distraction wondering what they were
>> the sun and their vector was such that all I could make out was: smaller
>> than sandhill and canada, bigger then mallard/duck, no color except perhaps
>> white on the back/underside, chunky body with a bit of an extended neck...
>> they were silent
>> flew in somewhat disorganized V's, needed steady, but smooth, flapping...
>> no gliding
>> could there be a flock of snow geese that large in the area?
>>
>> Ron Bolton
>> Berthoud
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[cobirds] Photo request for upcoming Colorado Birds publication

2021-10-11 Thread George 
Photographers,

Colorado Birds is seeking photo submissions for the [Winter 2022] issue. 
Specifically, we are looking for images of rare birds and 
infrequent/unusual migrants taken from *March-July 2021*. Please send us 
high resolution jpegs using the following naming convention: *Magnificent 
Frigatebird-Adams County-Your Name-20211012.jpg*.

*Cover Photos*

Have a particularly stunning photo? We are always looking for outstanding 
images for the journal cover. Cover photos must be sharp, high quality and 
with a minimum of background distracting from the subject. Bonus points for 
portrait orientation!

Best,

George Mayfield
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[cobirds] Request for Photographs from December 2020 - February 2021

2021-08-10 Thread George 


Hello Colorado Bird Photographers!

Once again we’re looking for photos for the next issue of *Colorado Birds* 
for the Winter 2020-2021 issue. We are seeking photos taken from *December 
2020 - February 2021* for the publication's “News From The Field” article.

Additionally we are also looking for photos of the *Yellow Grosbeak* seen 
in Huerfano in May, 2021 for an article in the upcoming issue. Your 
submissions are appreciated!

Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, vagrant or just 
unusual species for a given location (please guidelines below). Here is the 
list of specific birds included in the “News from the Field” article :

*Rare/Vagrant*


   - Brant
   - Eurasian Wigeon
   - Glaucous-Winged Gull
   - Glaucous Gull
   - Snowy Owl
   - Gyrfalcon
   - Purple Finch
   - Eastern Towhee

*Unusual*


   - White-winged Scoter
   - Black Scoter
   - Long-tailed Duck
   - Dunlin
   - Least Sandpiper
   - Black-legged Kittiwake
   - Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
   - Laughing x Ring-billed Gull (hybrid)
   - Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (hybrid)
   - Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
   - Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
   - Great Black-backed Gull
   - Red-throated Loon
   - Pacific Loon
   - Boreal Owl
   - Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker (hybrid)
   - Red-bellied Woodpecker
   - Carolina Wren
   - Wood Thrush
   - Varied Thrush
   - Bohemian Waxwing
   - Common Redpoll
   - White-winged Crossbill
   - Snow Bunting
   - Black-throated Sparrow
   - Field Sparrow
   - Golden-crowned Sparrow
   - Canyon Towhee
   - Rusty Blackbird
   - Northern Parula
   - Black-throated Blue Warbler
   - Palm Warbler
   - Pine Warbler
   - Wilson’s Warbler
   - Summer Tanager
   - Western Tanager

Thank you for sharing your photographs! Your hard work and generosity help 
to make our journal one of the best in the country!

George Mayfield

Photo Editor, Colorado Birds

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Photos from December 2020 through February 2021. Photos of the Yellow 
Grosbeak from May 2021.

Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado Birds 
permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always 
credit images with the photographer’s name.

Photos must be named as follows: species-date-location-county-photographer. 
For example, a photo of an *American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield 
State Park by John James Audubon* would be named as follows: 
*AMRO-20191004-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon*.

Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be 
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(vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in 
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[cobirds] Request for Photos for "Colorado Birds" taken from Aug-Nov 2020

2021-05-26 Thread George 
Hello CO Birders!

I'm looking for photos taken between August 1 - Nov 30 2020 for the Fall 
2020 “News From The Field” article.  

Please send me your best, high quality photos of rare, vagrant or just 
unusual species for a given location (please guidelines below).

I am specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this time period:

*Rare/Vagrant*

for August - Nov 2020

Brant
Eurasian Wigeon
Tufted Duck
Ruddy Ground Dove
Lesser Nighthawk
Mexican Whip-Poor-Will
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Red Knot
Buff-Breasted Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-Tailed Jaeger
Little Gull
Western Gull
Arctic Tern
Yellow-Billed Loon
Magnificent Frigatebird
Neotropic Cormorant
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Reddish Egret
Black Vulture
Swallow-Tailed Kite
Common Black Hawk
Zone-Tailed Hawk
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
Cave Swallow
Purple Finch
Snow Bunting
Leconte’s Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Hermit Warbler

*Noteworthy:*

Any images of the following during August-November 2020 are also most 
welcome:

Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Black-legged Kittiwake
Laughing x Ring-billed Gull (hybrid)
Iceland Gull (kumlieni)
Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker (hybrid)
Alder Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Pacific Wren
Sedge Wren
Wood Thrush
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Sprague’s Pipit
Common Redpoll
White-winged Crossbill
Chipping x Field Sparrow (hybrid
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid)
Scott’s Oriole
Rusty Blackbird
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend’s x Hermit Warbler (hybrid)
Black-throated Green Warbler
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Painted Bunting
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Piping Plover
Ruddy Turnstone


On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the 
country!

Best,

George

*George Mayfield*
*Photo Editor, Colorado Birds*

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August-November 2020

Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado Birds 
permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always 
credit images with the photographer’s name.

Photos must be named as follows: species-date-location-county-photographer. 
For example, a photo of an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield 
State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows: 
*AMRO-20191004-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon.*

Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be 
considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels 
(vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in 
the largest resolution possible (300 dpi is preferable) we will crop and 
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[cobirds] Leucistic Bird Photos wanted

2021-03-03 Thread George 


Hi All,

The summer issue of Colorado Birds will have an article on leucism: “A 
partial loss of pigmentation in a human or other animal, resulting in 
white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, fur, or feathers but 
not the eyes.” (https://www.thefreedictionary.com/leucistic)

We are in search of photos of leucistic birds for the article, especially 
any high-quality photos of the leucistic Red-tailed Hawk that frequented 
the Greater Denver area in years past. If you have any photos of “white 
birds” that you would like to contribute for this article please get in 
touch: pho...@cobirds.org.

Thanks much!

George Mayfield
Colorado Birds Photo Editor
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[cobirds] Request for Photographs from December 2019 - February 2020

2020-12-23 Thread George 
Hello COBirders!

Once again we’re looking for photos for the next issue of *Colorado Birds*, 
the quarterly journal of the Colorado Field Ornithologists, for the Winter 
2019-2020 issue.  We are seeking photos taken from December 2019 - February 
2020 for the publication's “News From The Field” article. Please send us 
your best, high quality photos of rare, vagrant or just unusual species for 
a given location (please guidelines below).
We are specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in 
Colorado during this time period:

*Rare/Vagrant*
Brant
Gyrfalcon
Pacfic Wren
Snow Bunting
Yellow-billed Loon

*Unusual*
Black Scoter
Black-and-white Warbler
Carolina Wren
Great Black-backed Gull
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-necked Phalarope
Red-throated Loon
Varied Thrush
White-winged Scoter
Winter Wren

On behalf of *Colorado Birds*, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the 
country!

George Mayfield
Photo Editor, Colorado Birds
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Photos from December 2019 through February 2020

Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give *Colorado Birds* 
permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always 
credit images with the photographer’s name.

Photos must be named as follows: *species-date-location-county-photographer*. 
For example, a photo of an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield 
State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows: 
*AMRO-20191004-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon.*

Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be 
considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels 
(vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in 
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[cobirds] Seeking Photos for Fall 2020 "Colorado Birds"

2020-09-18 Thread George 
Hi Everyone,
 
This is George Mayfield, Photo Editor for Colorado Birds, requesting photo 
submissions for the Fall 2020 issue.  We are seeking *photos taken from 
September-November 2019* for inclusion in the publication's “News From The 
Field” article. Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, 
vagrant or just unusual species for a given location.
 
Species we are specifically looking for photos of the following species: 

   - Tufted Duck
   - Groove-billed Ani
   - Anna’s Hummingbird
   - Broad-billed Hummingbird
   - American Woodcock
   - Parasitic Jaeger
   - Long-tailed Jaeger
   - Arctic Tern
   - Yellow-billed Loon
   - Gyrfalcon
   - Eastern Wood-Pewee
   - Wood Thrush
   - Purple Finch
   - Smith’s Longspur
   - Eastern Towhee
   - Eastern Meadowlark
   - Mourning Warbler
   - Prairie Warbler


*Photo Submission Guidelines:*
 
Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado Birds 
permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always 
credit images with the photographer’s name.
 
Photos must be named as follows: date-species-location-county-photographer. 
For example, a photo of an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield 
State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows: 
20191004-AMRO-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon.

Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be 
considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels 
(vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in 
the largest resolution possible (300 dpi is preferable) we will crop and 
resize as needed.  Email your submissions to pho...@cobirds.org.  

On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your 
hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the 
country!
 
Sincerely,
 
George Mayfield
Photo Editor, Colorado Birds

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[cobirds] Re: Lucy Warbler, Mesa Count questions

2020-06-20 Thread George Miller 
Use eBird's Explore to get to the Top Hotspots of Mesa County.  
Click on number nine, Gateway Cottonwoods. 
At the left, click on any list.
Under the Date at the top of the list is a the location and a Flag that 
will take you to the location.


On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 7:57:42 PM UTC-6, Brian Johnson wrote:
>
> Hello, 
> I'm going camping this coming week and
> I have seen reports of Lucy's Warblers
> At a ebird hot spott called Gateway Cottonwoods. I have not been to Mesa 
> County before and would appreciate some info on how to get there and where 
> to go to hopeful find them. I tried to look this place up on the internet 
> but I could only find a resort. Do I need to stay visit the resort to reach 
> the birds? 
> Thank you 
> Brian Johnson, 
> Good birding 

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Re: [cobirds] Interpretation of state-wide Public Health Order (NO SIGHTINGS)

2020-03-30 Thread George Miller 
 Neither Polis’ Executive Order D2020 017 (https://tinyurl.com/uremtjh) nor 
supporting Order 20-24 (https://tinyurl.com/r7sq4yy ) from the Executive 
Director of the CDPHE contains any language restricting travel to your city 
or county.

Nonetheless, let common sense prevail.

George Miller
Nathrop, CO


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[cobirds] Re: THE Neotropic Cormorant

2019-03-23 Thread George Miller 
Seen where?

On Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 5:24:31 PM UTC-6, Glenn Walbek wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
>
> I and many others observed the previously reported Neotropic Cormorant 
> during the course of the day. The bird is significantly smaller than the 
> many, nearby DCCOs. Careful examination in the field, coupled with 
> photographic evidence show a bird with a smaller, narrower bill, longer 
> tail, rounder head and thinner neck than those DCCOs. The cincher is the 
> gape and lores. This smallish, fish eater has no yellow above the bill, 
> dark lores and a pointed gape, edged in white. These features would be 
> difficult for a DCCO to sport!
>
>
> Glenn Walbek
>
> Castle Rock, CO
>

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[cobirds] Re: RFI: Northern Shrike at Bear Creek Greenbelt

2018-12-20 Thread George 
Hi Andrew,  We saw the NOSH a this location last Saturday during our CBC.

39.665744, -105.090269

Good luck!

George Mayfield
Wheat Ridge, CO

On Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 10:08:45 AM UTC-7, andrew melnykovych 
wrote:
>
> Hi-
>
> I will be visiting from Kentucky next week and would like to track down 
> the Northern Shrike that's been reported several times from the Bear Creek 
> Greenbelt between Wadsworth and Kipling. Can somebody please provide me a 
> more precise location? I have walked the trails in the area several times 
> on prior visits, so i know it reasonably well. Thanks
>
> Andrew Melnykovych
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Western Gull Still At Blanca Wetlands

2016-07-12 Thread George Miller 
John,
Can you post a link to a map showing the Pond Numbers?

Thanks
Greg

On Monday, July 11, 2016 at 4:56:45 PM UTC-6, mvjo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> During official bird surveys this morning, I re-found the Western Gull 
> (Alamosa County) reported earlier by others. It is on Pond #115, which is 
> on the way to "South Mallard". You can drive right to this lake and the 
> gulls are hanging out here with 100 Am W Pelicans. The Blanca Wetlands area 
> is still closed but will be open to birders on Sat July 16th.  Lots of 
> shorebirds present today including Willet, Marbled Godwit, Western 
> Sandpipers, and Stilt Sandpiper. Pond #016 remains the best for shorebirds.
>
> John Rawinski
> Monte Vista, CO  
>
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Booby thoughts

2016-07-01 Thread George Miller 


Peter Gent wrote:
...

Finally, someone asked about California Condors.  All the birds that have 
> been seen in Colorado have had big wing tags with numbers on them, which 
> means they are released birds.  Thus the Records Committee decided not to 
> include this species on the state list.  I believe the population is 
> reproducing naturally now, so when one of these birds is seen in Colorado, 
> then it will be added to the state list.
>


Peter,
The condors at Vermillion Cliffs are reproducing in the wild (as they are 
at other sites), but the wild-born are trapped, examined, and then tagged 
just like captive-born birds. Tag numbers and status can be found here -

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/upload/CondorChart20150703.pdf

It will be a while before we see condors without wing tags.

Greg Mihalik 

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[cobirds] Brown Pelican - Ireland Reservoir #5

2016-04-28 Thread George 
Karen Drozda and I stumbled upon the missing Brown Pelican (adult, breeding 
plumage) at Ireland Reservoir #5 around noon today.  The pelican was seen 
across the lake from the spot where County Rd. 49 heads due north away from 
the reservoir.  It was standing on some stumps and logs surrounded by 
flooded willows against the SE shore.  The bird flew off while we were 
watching to points unknown.

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[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings in Boulder

2013-02-23 Thread George Oetzel 
Interesting to see about Bohemian Waxwings in Niwot. We have had Cedar
Waxwings flocks in our back yard on Feb 20  22. On the 20th, there were 26
in our apple tree, and they quickly emptied the heated birdbath. On the
22nd, only 14 with similar effect on the birdbath.

George Oetzel

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[cobirds] 8/28 - Little Blue Heron-Lowell Ponds SWA-Adams

2012-08-28 Thread George Mayfield 
The Little Blue Hereon was still in the pond this afternoon at 3PM just west of 
the Lowell St. parking lot and south of Clear Creek. 

George Mayfield


On Monday, August 27, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Art Hudak wrote:

 
 On Monday, August 27, 2012 10:43:39 PM UTC-6, Art Hudak wrote:
  I located the Little Blue Heron today 8/27, at 3:11 pm.  The bird was in 
  the pond west of the parking lot.  
   
  Art Hudak
  Denver Count
  
 
  
  

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[cobirds] Northern Cardinal Green Heron - Prospect Park

2012-08-01 Thread George Mayfield 
Hello All, 

Just wanted to report that I saw a male Northern Cardinal in Prospect Park in 
Wheat Ridge this morning about 7:20 AM.  Great view of him sitting in a low 
tree in the sunlight just south of the board walk that runs through the marsh 
east of West Lake.

Also a nice view of a Green Heron perched on the west side of Prospect Lake on 
the little platform dock with a group of Double Crested Cormorants and Canada 
Geese. 

Great birding all around the Park this morning as well. 

George Mayfield
Wheat Ridge, CO

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