[cobirds] Re: When do Hummingbirds arrive in the Denver area?
Thanks for all the inputs everyone! Looking forward to the return of these beautiful birds! Jan Gorski Douglas County On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 8:24:24 AM UTC-6 camil...@comcast.net wrote: > in 2020, my FOS was March 30th in my yard, Stonegate, Parker > > On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 5:17:33 PM UTC-6 Jan G wrote: > >> I've seen a lot of hummingbird feeders out in my neighborhood in Douglas >> County. >> >> Does anyone know when the first hummers start arriving and/or have you >> seen any yet this spring? If so where/at what elevation? >> >> TIA! >> Jan Gorski >> Douglas County >> > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/29e64456-68fd-4d22-8e7d-e1e9595ff783n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] When do Hummingbirds arrive in the Denver area?
I've seen a lot of hummingbird feeders out in my neighborhood in Douglas County. Does anyone know when the first hummers start arriving and/or have you seen any yet this spring? If so where/at what elevation? TIA! Jan Gorski Douglas County -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/2f3a0fe2-f40a-49b3-8c55-f52b52626524n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Recommendations for good migration locations between Denver & La Junta
Heading to La Junta next Fri for a few days - any recommendations for good spots for migrating birds along the way or in the areas near La Junta? Thanks! Jan Gorski Douglas County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/eee1ea20-51f2-47c6-8aa2-e52fb69c28f3n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [cobirds] Official Response from CPW About Use of State Wildlife Areas
So if I already have a CORSAR card do I also have to purchase a Habitat Stamp as well as a fishing license to bird at SWAs if I'm under 65?? Jan Gorski Highlands Ranch, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3ff09115-6646-491a-be62-ecd74436c4c1o%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Yellow-Rumped Warblers
Flock of at least 10 Yellow-Rumped Warblers seen feeding in trees & bushes, at 1pm on 4/17, on Eaglewatch Lake, just east of restrooms and South Platte Reservoir parking lot (Arapahoe County). Also had several Mountain Bluebirds and a few more YRWA along the South Platte trail just south of the Mineral Road bridge. Photos and checklists here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S67367801 https://ebird.org/checklist/S67369340 Jan Gorski Douglas County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/403f3e2a-d63a-466b-8ac9-628560d3511f%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] American Dipper South Platte Park Mineral Bridge
Saw an American Dipper today under the Mineral Street Bridge at South Platte Park bopping away and swimming in the cold current for food. Tried to upload a video, but my only options were photos or audio, so it appears eBird only allows certain people or certain formats of a certain size... I also think I saw a Says Phoebe which isn't common there this time of the year. I posted a photo on eBird and would welcome comments. It had a definite phoebe slanted head crest that I was not able to capture before it flew off. Checklist is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S64515762 Jan Gorski Douglas County, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/2e0f6765-dea7-481c-8a3d-06922ebe3e9c%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Common Nighthawks, Smith Reservoir, Costilla (story, no rarities)
What an amazing encounter Eric! You might consider taking a video of this behavior if you see it again! Jan Gorski Highlands Ranch, Douglas, CO On Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 8:14:08 AM UTC-6, Eric DeFonso wrote: > > Hi all, > > Indulge me if you will, I want to share a very lengthy but hopefully > entertaining account of what for me was an unusual and astonishing > experience with a common species...or at least one that many COBirders have > been lamenting this year as not being as common as usual. > > I was setting up to camp at Smith Reservoir SWA in Costilla County, near > Fort Garland. Around 7pm I was on the SE corner of the reservoir with > magnificent early evening light behind me illuminating the place, when I > spotted a Common Nighthawk (CONI) bounding in the northerly breezes over > the water. It's always a delight to catch sight of a CONI flying relatively > low and close, allowing for nice looks in the scope, especially in that > nice light. > > A few moments later, I noticed a second CONI flying near it, also doing > the same bounding flight in the breeze. I watched them both carefully, and > thought for a moment that I should check to see if by chance one of them > might be a Lesser Nighthawk (LENI). Neither fit that description, but I > kept checking anyway just to be sure. My one Colorado LENI was seen with > the delightful pair of Coen and Brenda over in Nucla a few years ago, also > coursing over water with a bunch of CONIs, so it seemed proper to be alert > to it here too. > > I scanned the rest of the reservoir as well, looking for ducks, herons, > and any other waterbirds that might be of interest. I've not spent much > time over the years in Costilla County (and apparently not all that many > other Colorado birders either, judging from eBird), so county lifers were > fairly easy to come by that day. I went back to check on my nighthawks, and > now there were 4. I mean 5! Cool. All of them doing the same thing, > bounding in the breeze, and working their way towards the middle of the > reservoir. I noticed at that point that they'd get to about the middle of > the water, and then let the strong breeze blow them all the way back to the > south shore, at which point they'd start the process again of working their > way to the middle. It was a kind of "conveyor belt" of CONIs, as they > hoovered up low-flying insects over the water in their version of a feeding > frenzy. Again, I kept checking to see if any of them were LENIs, and none > of them fit the bill, but my attention was drawn in now and I kept checking > each bird anyway every minute or two, because "you never know". > > After several more minutes, I counted the CONIs once more and now there > were 10! Wow, that's cool, I'm not used to seeing all that many in one > place at one time. Oh sure, maybe when they've just arrived after migration > and they are accrued in a few concentrated spots, but I hadn't seen that > myself in quite some time, so it was again neat to see. And all of them > again engaging in the same "conveyor belt of CONIs", providing a bit of a > scanning challenge when they peeled off to start over but also providing a > chance for steady viewing if you followed one in the scope as it slowly > coursed its way to the middle of the reservoir. > > After another several minutes, I counted 16! Wow, now I was getting close > to seeing as > many as I've ever seen at one place and time. Still checked for LENIs as > best I could, but all of them sported very pointed wings. I should mention > that the scene was pretty quiet except for the sound of the steady breeze > blowing. It was cool to watch all this bird activity occurring in silence. > The Eared and Western Grebes seemed curious to see this growing number of > CONIs flying over them and foraging so differently from their preferred > subaquatic style. > > Around 7:30ish it seemed like there were more than 16, so I carefully > counted again and now there were 40! Holy cow, that's definitely way more > than I've ever seen at once. I figured that seeing that many at once may be > typical of a migration flight. but that's something I'd not personally > witnessed, so this began to feel like an extraordinary occasion. I thought > back to those COBirds posts about the disappearance of CONIs from various > local spots in the Front Range, and thought, well, no shortage here at > least. I should mention that the surrounding terrain is largely > sage/rabbitbrush shrubland and ag areas. > > It was quite a challenge at this point to keep track of any individual > bird even in the scope. There was no shortage of choices of birds to watch > of course, but like trying to watch a single swallow among a cloud in > binoculars, a single CONI in the scope proved elusive simply because of all > the other choices that were moving about in the scope's field of view. A > happy problem to have of course, but it didn't make the
[cobirds] Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler feeding in a debris pile on the Yampa river behind the Yampa Botanic Gardens near the osprey nest. Seen 6/3 for several hours working up & down the pile last seen at 11:45am. Will post photos to ebird later. Jan Gorski Routt County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/762c203e-f549-4da7-bd30-abf0c26f6ece%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Western Tanagers
3 Male Western Tanagers and a female appeared in my backyard in Highlands Ranch (Douglas County) yesterday (5/16) afternoon. They continue to feed on suet in my backyard today (5/17) and have brought a few of their friends along. I've seen up to 5 Males and 3-4 Females throughout the day. They are such a joy to watch!! Jan Gorski Highlands Ranch Douglas County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/911ce10b-c1c9-41f7-b9af-1dbbf55f70ca%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Woodcock - Bobcat Ridge NA - Larimer
Thanks! What time of the day did you see it?? Jan G Littleton, CO On Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 9:45:15 PM UTC-7, Ira Sanders wrote: > > Birders, > Today, Tammy and I went up to Bobcat Ridge where the really helpful Ranger > showed us where 1 of the 2 Woodcocks were. The bird was in the shade > (making pictures a little difficult) and was actively feeding and appeared > to be finding food. > > -- > Ira Sanders > Golden, CO > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/cbb83eb8-73a0-490c-9199-a4968b4f84e7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
