[cobirds] This Thursday - February 8 - Fort Collins Audubon hosts Arvind Panjabi talk on stopping the decline in bird populations
February's meeting of Fort Collins Audubon Society will feature a guest lecture by Arvind Panjabi, Senior Research Scientist at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, on “Three Billion Birds Lost…and Counting: Can we stop the decline and bring them back?” All of us who enjoy observing birds should want to know what's causing the decline in numbers and how we can reverse the trend! The meeting will run from 7-9pm on Thursday Feb. 8, with Arvind's talk starting at about 7:20pm. As always, we invite people to join us live and in-person at the Fort Collins Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive, FoCo) or on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83890405859. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/2342cb13-ee85-4c88-99ad-6d107b8d7c29n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Updated Access Policy for Timnath Reservoir - Larimer County (no bird observations)
Fort Collins Audubon Society (FCAS) has worked to maintain access for birders to Timnath Reservoir ever since the town adopted a restricted access policy several years ago. The policy is a frequent source of confusion for birders. After a recent conversation with town officials, I thought it might interest some in the COBIRDS audience to update/reiterate the town's current policy for public access. See below. Feel free to contact me if you have questions. John Shenot FCAS President Fort Collins, CO Timnath Reservoir is one of the top birding destinations in all of Colorado, with 270 different bird species observed there throughout the years. However, *signs at the Timnath Town Park entrance and information on the town website state that access is for permit holders only.* I have some good news to share about that. But first, some background. The Town of Timnath has a lease agreement with the water company that owns Timnath Reservoir that allows for recreational uses on the water and shoreline. The town adopted a policy limiting those uses to permit holders. *Town residents can get an annual shore use permit for free, but must pay to obtain a permit for boating. All others must pay to obtain a permit for shore use or boating – with one important exception.* *FCAS secured an informal agreement with the Town’s Parks and Recreation Department that allows FCAS members in groups of 5 or fewer people to have free access without a permit to the reservoir shoreline, including the park on the southwest side of the reservoir, for wildlife viewing (including birding) only.* Larger groups must notify and get prior permission from town parks department staff. *If a town employee asks to see your permit, tell them you are a member of FCAS and you will be allowed access for birding*, but not for boating, fishing, dog walking, disc golf, or any activity other than wildlife viewing. *You will not have to show proof that you are an FCAS member.* If for any reason a town employee insists you need a permit, please don’t argue with them. Be respectful, leave the area as requested, and notify FCAS so we can try to fix the problem. *Access by a non-town resident is a privilege, not a right, and it is important that all of us follow the rules and observe good birding ethics if we want this privilege to continue.* -- -- 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/41a50d11-4f9c-455e-8077-8862d2b132d9n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Type 1 Evening Grosbeak - Red Fox Meadows (LARIMER)
Yesterday (Sunday morning 10/15), on my daily dog walk, I heard an Evening Grosbeak making flight calls as it flew toward me. For once(!), I was quick enough to get a good audio recording. After reviewing the spectrograph, I concluded that it was Type 1, not the Type 4 that is expected for Colorado. Nathan Pieplow kindly reviewed my recording and confirmed Type 1. My checklist with the recording is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S152315350. Nathan suggests we may be having an invasion of Type 1s, so here's another reminder to audio record the birds you hear! Happy Bird-day to you all, John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/d00d0a70-cea2-4592-b0cb-77eb34f38dccn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] RFI: Steller's Sea Eagle
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 -- -- 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/3cdf6163-093b-4d81-9b08-e6fa06c4052fn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Interested in First Edition of "The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century"?
Fort Collins Audubon Society recently received a First Edition of *The Birds of North America: Life Histories for the 21st Century* as a donation, and we are considering whether to sell or auction it as a fundraiser. Step 1 is to get a sense of how much interest there might be, if any, among Colorado birders. If anyone on this listserve might be interested, please reply and let me know. Background: From 1992-2003, the AOU published life histories for 718 North American bird species. The life histories come in the form of glossy 8.5x11 booklets, typically 16 pages each, encased in 18 slip cases. SEE PHOTOS BELOW. There were only 2400 copies of the first edition and we have a certificate of authenticity for our copy. But... full disclosure... of the 718 accounts, 2 were unfortunately missing from what we were donated so I will be obtaining reprints to make the set complete. I realize nobody reads paper any more and some of the information is now out of date, but this is more of a collector's item or a showcase for someone with an in-home library. At one time, this was the definitive reference on North American birds. [image: Capture.JPG] Regards, John Shenot, FCAS President Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/39dfdeb9-5eac-457e-bc47-493ce65b8a6cn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] RIP Paul Opler
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. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/4c99d5b6-7703-42ac-9f31-a497a1f5792bn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Fwd: Intermountain West Shorebird Surveys: Last Call, Training Links and Save the Dates!
Forwarding this message from National Audubon, with apologies if it has already appeared on COBIRDS. They are looking for volunteers to survey shorebirds in AUGUST and again next spring. Signup info in the message below. John Shenot Fort Collins -- Forwarded message - From: Malmquist, Max Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 3:15 PM Subject: Intermountain West Shorebird Surveys: Last Call, Training Links and Save the Dates! To: Cc: Blake Barbaree [image: cid:image001.png@01D88A4B.CB8F5C20] <https://forms.gle/eQupas3kiAKT2fhs7> Greetings Chapter Leaders, Thank you all who have taken the time to promote and recruit volunteers for the Intermountain West Shorebird Survey Program. With your help, coordinated, synchronous surveys for migratory shorebirds are resuming across the Intermountain West this August and next April for the first time since 1995! With our peak migration window for this fall fast approaching, we wanted to provide another opportunity to share the sign up form, but also provide training links and important dates coming up in the following weeks: *It’s not too late to join surveys this fall! Interested in volunteering this August or next April?** Sign up HERE <https://forms.gle/eQupas3kiAKT2fhs7>* **Mileage reimbursement options are available** *Live Training Webinars *(recordings will also be distributed to our volunteer email list) - *July 20th, 2022 at 5-6:30pm PST – Project Intro and Basic Training Webinar * - *Zoom Link <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89451414510?pwd=aVRQQ0pCbWVqNW1ySHAzclNuRzNYUT09>* - *August 2nd, 2022 at 3-4:30pm PST – Survey Protocol and Techniques Webinar * - *Zoom Link <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84787863953?from=addon>* - *April 10th and 17th, 2023* *– Survey Protocol and Techniques Webinars* - Details TBD. *Survey windows: *(same dates used for a minimum of 3-5 years at each site) - *August 9th - 22nd, 2022. Fall Survey Window – get out and count shorebirds!* - Hold 1-2 days for field work and data reporting within each window. - *April 24th - 30th, 2023. Spring Survey Window – get out and count shorebirds!* Thanks again for your dedication to migratory bird conservation! Please reach out with any questions, *Max Malmquist* Outreach Associate, Saline Lakes Program (801)-554-8574 *National Audubon Society* 231 West 800 South, Ste. E Salt Lake City, UT 84101 audubon.org/westernwater [image: audubonpridelogo] -- -- 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/CAO1Urb2vXRGmiD5m2Bq02MqfhxaHXcn7jwZBwqneCMb7qijz5g%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Re: Thursday, May 12th - Fort Collins Audubon Society hosts Dr. Sheila Turbek for "The Bird Genoscape Project"
I just got a sneak preview of tomorrow's presentation and it looks to me like it will be absolutely fascinating (with gorgeous images, too)!!! Seriously, science/bird geeks won't want to miss this one! John Shenot President, Fort Collins Audubon Society Fort Collins, CO On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 8:14:53 AM UTC-6 Andrew Monson wrote: > *Fort Collins Audubon* invites you to join a* virtual (and in-person > watch party) program* featuring *Dr. Sheila Turbek*, postdoctoral > researcher in Dr. Kristen Ruegg’s lab at Colorado State University. Dr. > Turbek will be presenting* “The Bird Genoscape Project: Harnessing the > power of genomics to advance migratory bird conservation” *this *Thursday, > May 12th, 2022; Announcements at 7:00pm and Program at 7:20pm.* > > *Virtual attendees: Enter the following link on your web browser at or > before 7 p.m. and follow the instructions to join the meeting virtually: * > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86537729303 > *We will be enabling live closed-captioning for Zoom attendees to utilize > as they wish.* > > *In-person attendees: We will host a watch party at the Fort Collins > Senior Center (1200 Raintree Dr). * > > "According to recent research, North American birds have plummeted by > nearly 30% since 1970, a staggering population decline that corresponds to > almost three billion birds. The Bird Genoscape Project is a > multi-university initiative to map the population-specific routes of > migratory birds using genomic tools.. This talk will highlight some of the > ways in which the project applies genomic tools to connect migratory bird > populations across time and space and understand how populations may > respond to future environmental stressors. > > Dr. Sheela Turbek is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Kristen Ruegg’s lab > at Colorado State University. Her doctoral research at the University of > Colorado Boulder focused on the role of mate choice and migratory behavior > in generating and maintaining avian diversity. Lately, she is interested in > using genomic tools to advance the conservation of threatened avian > species. > > JOIN US for this information program meeting. It is free and the Public is > welcomed! > > Additional Note: The Audubon Spring 2022 Special Issue magazine features > “The Wonder of Migration” including an article “Birds of a Feather” that > writes about the work of Kristen Ruegg's lab at CSU." > Andrew Monson > PR Chair, FCAS > Fort Collins, CO > -- -- 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/f6906fb3-1631-4734-b914-acacdb93cd8an%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Hybrid(?) duck ID help - LARIMER
Not much traffic on COBIRDS this week so I'll share something that isn't too exciting. Yesterday I saw an *Aythya *duck in Fort Collins, at the pond where Drake and Ziegler roads meet, that didn't look quite right for Ring-Necked or (in my opinion) Greater or Lesser Scaup. I know some of the readers on this group enjoy identifying hybrids, so I welcome your thoughts. As usual, my digiscoped iPhone photos are crap but maybe enough for diagnosis? https://ebird.org/checklist/S97972611 If it's a hybrid, I'd also welcome any information about how common or rare this combination might be. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/bd090d57-ad3b-4686-a3fd-ed44002e6754n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Bird song ID help request - from today (Larimer)
I recorded a song sparrow this morning singing in a way I'm not accustomed to hearing. I'm not saying there is anything rare here but I'm curious if SOSP subspecies vary in their songs, and if I might have heard a locally uncommon subspecies. Or, more likely, it's just an ordinary local song sparrow singing an ordinary song I've never paid attention to! ebird checklist with very clear recording at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97827068 Be gentle on me, please... I hesitated to post this but my curiosity won over my fear of being embarrassed. :) John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/cd86079b-da9a-45f4-a9d1-52797f095945n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Brant in Fort Collins on 19Nov2021 (Larimer)
The Brant located and reported by Dave Leatherman on 11/19 is present again this afternoon at Sheldon Lake in City Park, Fort Collins. Seen by many but I didn't see any updates here. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 2:03:32 PM UTC-7 Dave Leatherman wrote: > There is a black Brant at Fort Collins City Park (Sheldon Lake). It is > hiding within approximately 500 white-cheeked geese and is similar in size > to a cackling. Last time I saw it, it was in the northeast corner. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > Sent from my iPhone -- -- 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/181915e0-f745-49e3-b851-ce3cb0fcccd9n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Ash-throated Flycatcher - McMurry Natural Area (Larimer)
This morning I found and photographed (poorly) an Ash-throated Flycatcher in the large field beyond the north boundary of McMurry Natural Area, straight north from the easternmost pond. I understand that others have looked for the bird today with mostly negative results but I thought I'd report it anyway. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/ea3c5846-5357-42e6-82ac-ba1984a0cec2n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Singing female Cassin's Finch?
Does anyone on this list have knowledge about or experience with singing female Cassin's Finches? I recorded a Cassin's Finch singing at Grandview Cemetery (Larimer) today, that appears to me to be female. Checklist with photo and audio here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S87201022. I'd love to know if anyone can share information about how normal or unusual it is for a female CAFI to sing like this, OR tell me that this female-type is not actually a female. I ask with humility: I don't pretend to have any knowledge of this subject. BTW: This could be, in fact probably is, the same individual bird reported by Dave Leatherman on cobirds a couple of days ago. Thanks, John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/424a8dc6-fef1-4183-80e8-2683e7b6e3b4n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Bird behavior in hail storm
This afternoon at my home in Fort Collins I was watching a flock of 30 or so tree swallows flying far over my back yard, several hundred feet high, when hail started falling all around me. A second or two later the swallows dove, as a group, in a straight line at full speed. Fast! When they were just 50 feet off the ground they banked hard and disappeared into a large spruce. They sheltered there until the hail stopped. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/CAO1Urb0oA2XXheY_2Y%3D2EW%3DcY%2Bm%3DUYg-mFFHXz9Z4RJ4EDGFKA%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Recording of Dave Leatherman's presentation to Fort Collins Audubon Society now available
Dave Leatherman delivered an excellent presentation to Fort Collins Audubon Society on March 11, featuring his usual AMAZING stories and photographs! If you missed the live event, you can view a recording at your leisure: Grandview Cemetery, My Quality-Of-Life Saver During A Pandemic <https://youtu.be/g7JiaGGg7S4>. (There are a couple of brief gaps in the presentation audio caused by a momentary hiccup in my internet service during the live event. Our apologies to Dave and to viewers for this minor glitch.) John Shenot FCAS President Fort Collins, CO -- -- 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/94606f77-3a4d-4ef6-a2fd-24b79e224154n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Fort Collins City Park on 3/15/21
Dave et al., I photographed a very dark Merlin a few miles from there (Prospect Ponds) in January that I also thought might be Pacific race, but lacking your experience and ID skills I was reluctant to report it as such. See photo on eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S79421827. Maybe it's the same bird and it's been hanging around all winter? What's the normal range for a wintering Merlin? John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:59:09 AM UTC-6 Dave Leatherman wrote: > Yesterday at Fort Collins City Park I was checking Sheldon Lake from the > boardwalk when a small falcon flew past carrying prey. I tracked this bird > down in an elm northeast of the lake and discovered a very dark Merlin > eating what I think was a mostly headless European Starling (blackish bird > with speckles and long pink legs with giant pink feet). As with > accipiters, apparently the sweetbreads get consumed first. > > I am thinking this is a dark (Pacific) subspecies, which I've only seen a > couple times in Colorado. Any comments on whether it is a Pacific vs. > Taiga welcome. I definitely don't think this individual is our typical > Prairie subspecies. > > > > > > > The storm seems to have pushed a good number of Cassin's Finches into the > City Park/Grandview Cemetery area. The Spotted Towhee (two of them) that > have wintered in the block of neighborhood east of the cemetery are singing > off and on. Big infusion of robins of late. Tree damage has been > significant but the moisture will soon create 6-foot-tall daffodils I > suspect. > > As an aside, I was told my presentation given recently to Fort Collins > Audubon Society about the cemetery was recorded and put on YouTube. For > anyone interested who was unable to attend live, go to the FCAS website for > access details. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > -- -- 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/553587ac-fd65-4d35-a633-932d5334cce5n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Tonight! Fort Colllins Audubon Society hosts "Translocation as a Conservation Tool for Lesser Prairie-Chickens"
Update: our speaker tonight has just today requested that we NOT record the presentation, so if you are interested you'll need to tune in tonight. Sorry about the last minute change... John Shenot President, FCAS Fort Collins, CO On Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 10:14:56 AM UTC-7 Andrew Monson wrote: > *Fort Collins Audubon* invites you to join a *virtual program* (via Zoom) > featuring *Jonathan Reitz*, a Wildlife Biologist for Colorado Parks and > Wildlife. Jonathan will be presenting *"Translocation as a Conservation > Tool for Lesser Prairie-Chickens"* tonight, Thursday, February 11th, > 2021; *Announcements at 7:00pm and Program at 7:20pm. *The presentation > will also be recorded for future viewing. > > > * Enter the following link on your web browser at or before 7 p.m. and > follow the instructions to join the meeting: > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81322534840 > <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81322534840>* > > "The lesser prairie-chicken is an icon of Colorado's southeastern > prairies. Due to a long list of environmental and anthropogenic factors, > they nearly become extirpated in extreme southeast Colorado and > southwestern Kansas, in an area that was considered one of the species' > core areas. In an effort to recover the species on and around the Comanche > and Cimarron National Grasslands, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Kansas > Wildlife Parks and Tourism, and Kansas State University partnered up and > embarked on an unprecedented project for lesser prairie-chickens. Over the > course of four years, a small army of biologists, wildlife technicians, and > graduate students caught and translocated over 400 lesser-prairie chickens > to the US Forest Service Grasslands. First and foremost, project partners > wanted to take a significant step towards recovering this dwindling > population on the sandsage prairie. But, another major goal was to > determine if trapping and transplanting could even work and if it can be a > viable "tool" that should be included in the "lesser prairie-chicken > conservation tool box". In many ways, this challenging project was the > first of its kind. Biologists had no idea whether or not the bird's own > instincts and behaviors would get in the way of success." > -- -- 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 --- 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/2f9703e1-7420-4c10-b079-a81a95e47f30n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Fort Collins Audubon Invites you to Virtual program on Crossbills presented by Dr. Craig Benkman
Several people have asked, so I will respond here. FCAS is not recording our programs at this time. The Board of Directors considered this question when we started using Zoom and decided against it. First, some of our speakers prefer NOT to be recorded. But second, we are trying as best we can to encourage people to attend our LIVE meetings and to make the meetings interactive, just like our in-person meetings always were. I'm a little concerned that if we record the presentations, fewer people will attend and we'll lose that feeling of the chapter meeting being a social event. Sorry you missed it - Dr. Benkman's talk was FANTASTIC! John Shenot FCAS President Fort Collins, CO On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 8:36:52 AM UTC-7 Bird Lover wrote: > was this program recorded? If so, can I access it? > > On Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 10:07:06 AM UTC-7 jlmes...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Fort Collins Audubon Society is hosting and invites you to join a Virtual >> program presented by: Dr. Craig Benkman, Evolutionary Ecologist, >> Ornithologist, Professor, University of Wyoming. “Some Crossbill >> Natural History and the Cassia Crossbill.” Thursday, November 12, 2020. >> Announcements: 7:00 p.m., Program 7:20 p.m. >> >> ***This will be an online meeting using Zoom*** >> Enter the following link on your web browser at or before 7 p.m. and >> follow the instructions to join the meeting: >> *https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81677523880 >> <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81677523880>* >> >> Jessie Meschievitz, Program Committee Chair. Fort Collins Audubon >> Society, Fort Collins, 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/3e162ada-1698-4a62-81c6-ae88fe60ad77n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Pacific Loon and loon (sp.) - Douglas Reservoir (Larimer)
Yesterday at Douglas Reservoir I found a Pacific Loon which I was unable to photograph, and then separately from that individual I also found two loons that I was able to digiscope. I recorded them both as Common Loons and I think that's right for the one on the left, but studying my photos this morning I have lingering doubts about the one on the right. Hoping for a confident ID and explanation from the experts at COBIRDS. https://ebird.org/checklist/S75318869 Sorry for the slow report. I realize the weather makes these unchaseable... John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/82df300a-3717-4f05-9d62-25ba0af466bfn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Great Crested Flycatcher - North Shields Ponds Natural Area, Fort Collins (Larimer)
This morning I found a Myiarchus flycatcher at North Shields, in the NW corner farthest from the parking lot, where the trail runs due east-west. Dave Wade came over and relocated it and ID'ed it as a Great Crested. It was later seen and photographed by many other birders. It was working trees on both sides of the trail. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/d11246af-3d7f-4cfd-93cd-44e0c53e638cn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Rarity in disguise, Jefferson County
Great find, Tom! Hooded Mergansers have been breeding at a gravel pit pond in Fort Collins since at least 2015. There is at least one eBird checklist documenting an adult with chicks. I have no idea why they favor that site. As you note, it isn’t where they are supposed to breed! John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/180cc070-8520-428f-913e-42c173418f58%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Unknown bird!
Oops. Hit “post” too soon. Indigo can hybridize with Lazuli. A hybrid might have wingbars. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/87bfe78a-ae6a-473b-b93a-ce4e7f08c475%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Unknown bird!
Jace, Did you consider Indigo Bunting? They are occasionally seen in the foothills in spring and summer. Depending on the light, they can look bright blue to black. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/111bc899-db55-430c-97f5-0daeccc6eb49%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Northern Parula - Dixon Reservoir (LARIMER)
Brad Biggerstaff found a Northern Parula yesterday and it continues today. Brad and I saw it from The dam at the north end of the reservoir in the trees and brush north of the Dam, more toward the east end of the dam. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/89a97c9e-faaa-4c95-aa1d-36243acf5ad7%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Louisiana Waterthrush -- Larimer County
The Louisiana Waterthrush was very cooperative this morning and seen by many birders. I'm only posting here to note that this is a first county record for Larimer County, according to the updated checklist published by Fort Collins Audubon Society in November 2017. Our checklist is based on all available historical records we can find, not just eBird but also the CFO's Colorado Bird Records Committee data. Andy Bankert even searched CSU records back more than a century. So, perhaps this species has been seen here before, but this is the first documented sighting in the county. Congrats to Jessie and Matthew on this find, thanks for sharing it, and please file a report with the Records Committee! John Shenot Fort Collins, CO President, Fort Collins Audubon Society On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 8:49:46 PM UTC-6, Caleb A wrote: > > Hello CObirders, > I chased a Louisiana Thrush that was initially reported by Jessie Reese > and Matthew DeSaix at Spring Park, Larimer County > <https://ebird.org/hotspot/L6595151>. It was still there, and although > the sun was down, I managed to get a few photos. > Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S67653417 > Hopefully this migrant sticks around through the night! This was a fun > county life bird to see. Good luck to any chasers tomorrow! > *The birds are happy, and so am I* > *~Caleb Alons, Larimer 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/e6a7a4bb-929f-44bd-b6b4-e609034186de%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Stating the Obvious: All Fort Collins Audubon Field Trips are Canceled
Due to the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, Fort Collins Audubon Society has canceled all field trips from now until at least the end of April, including the one scheduled for tomorrow Saturday 3/28. We also canceled the April Board and chapter membership meetings. Decisions about the May chapter meeting and May field trips will be announced at a later date. I'm sure this announcement is obvious but I wanted to dot every I and cross every T. FCAS encourages all our members and friends to enjoy spring, including birds and all the rest of nature, in ways that conform to social distancing advice and public health guidelines. "Nature therapy" can help us stay mentally healthy in difficult times! John Shenot FCAS President Fort Collins, 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/58c09c02-161c-4108-b380-a858e481ab73%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Talk tomorrow night in Fort Collins
After considerable debate among the Board of Directors of Fort Collins Audubon Society, we have decided to proceed with our monthly chapter meeting tonight as planned. We made this decision after talking to City of Fort Collins staff at the site, and reviewing information from the Larimer County Health Department. If you have any concerns, please stay home. If you or anyone you've been in contact with in the last two weeks are showing ANY cold or flu-like symptoms, please stay home. If those caveats don't apply we hope to see you tonight for a fun event with Dave Leatherman and Janeal Thompson talking about spiders. John Shenot President, Fort Collins Audubon Society On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 7:05:59 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote: > > COBIRDERS, > To those who might be interested, my friend Janeal Thompson and I are > giving a talk to the Fort Collins Audubon Society (FCAS) tomorrow night at > the Fort Collins Senior Center at 7pm. The topic is spiders. Janeal, an > avid birder in Lamar whom many of you know, has been smitten by spider > photography the last few years. When the program person at FCAS asked me > about doing a program this year, I decided it was time to show off Janeal's > photographs. We are NOT spider experts but have gone to school on > arachnids putting this together. I put a little bit about birds eating > spiders in the talk and I suspect spiders are a very underappreciated, > underestimated part of bird diets. Most of them are just so darn small, > documentation of birds eating spiders is quite difficult. > > So far, the event has not been cancelled. If you are interested in the > subject, please feel free to attend. We will have a live tarantula > available for spider therapy. Janeal's 9-year old granddaughter who won > last fall's statewide "11th Annual How Big Is Your Cat Faced Spider > Contest" will be in attendance with her trophy. It should be fun. > > In the event the Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive, which is one block nw > of the intersection of S Shields and W Drake in sw Fort Collins) issues a > cancellation of events, watch COBIRDS tomorrow. If you don't see anything, > it is a "GO". > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > -- 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/2f74fd32-bfba-4fac-825d-cfc37bb56214%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Stub-tailed wren - Poudre River Trail at Lee Martinez Park (LARIMER)
Today at around 1245pm I got brief looks at a Winter or Pacific Wren adjacent to the bike trail at the northwest corner of Lee Martinez park, where a little stream that drains a cattail marsh next to the trail passes under the trail. This is the same location where a Mourning Warbler was seen by many last spring. This bird was silent and I couldn't ID it to species level. I had three brief glimpses in two minutes, and then it disappeared for at least an hour. Lots of places for it to hide, but maybe someone can relocate it and ID it! John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/b5b4a50d-25b8-424b-aba8-a26c8d1f2290%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery (LARIMER) - 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers still present
I saw both male sapsuckers this afternoon. One on golf course pines as reported by other birders, but second was in pine near maintenance shed in SE corner, not near entrance as previously reported. Second looked like same bird I and others have seen near entrance- I doubt there are 3 of them here! John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/b7976f1e-de10-4ea1-a65e-a23d242c42cb%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] YB Sapsucker and Northern Shrike - Grandview Cemetery (LARIMER)
This morning I observed one of the two(?) male Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers reported by Dave Leatherman. It was in the trees over the building at the Mountain Avenue entrance to the cemetery. I can't say which of the two sapsuckers it was, but it was definitely a male. I also saw a Northern Shrike on top of a spruce very near the center of the cemetery. This is my first observation of this species at Grandview and the first in eBird (but probably seen there by Leatherman before he was using eBird?). A group of Bushtits was present, but in smaller numbers than reported by Dave. I didn't see or hear any crossbills. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/777f953f-7f0b-4235-bbf3-697e2121c3bc%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches - Lory State Park (Larimer)
Checking my photos at home, I discovered that I had photographed at least one Hepburn's (coastal) GCRF. A little embarrassed I overlooked that detail while I was staring at the live bird! John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Friday, November 29, 2019 at 11:42:52 AM UTC-7, John Shenot wrote: > > There was a group of about 25 Rosy-Finches feeding on the first rock face > from the parking lot on the Well Gulch trail this morning 11:00-11:30ish. > All gray-crowned, no Hepburn’s. > > John Shenot > Fort Collins 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/aba0a540-8ed1-4f48-8111-1902e757241c%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches - Lory State Park (Larimer)
There was a group of about 25 Rosy-Finches feeding on the first rock face from the parking lot on the Well Gulch trail this morning 11:00-11:30ish. All gray-crowned, no Hepburn’s. John Shenot Fort Collins 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/81297604-d530-43ce-9136-660873a02849%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Gyrfalcon, yes or no, Larimer County
And gone at 7:40. I hope it returns for ithers to see today. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/24d6d96c-08f5-4675-ab46-c0fa02351917%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Gyrfalcon, yes or no, Larimer County
Bird is presently (7:26am Saturday) on piwer pole west of highway at Trilby. John Shenot Fort Collins 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/021bdcbc-3b29-46a1-80b1-c6bb9f004a1f%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Re: RMNP count
Scott, would you want Fort Collins Audubon Society to mention the RMNP CBC in our newsletter? 100% up to you. If so, are you the contact and can we put your email address in our newsletter? On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 11:07:20 AM UTC-7, Scott wrote: > > Hi all, > > The Estes Park/RMNP Christmas count will be on Saturday January 4th. > > We will meet at the Estes Park Visitors Center, on HWY 34 > > Scott Rashid > > -- 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/d0f6a1b7-0215-4c58-bb71-967e0f94704a%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] 5 Swans on Douglas Res./Larimer
They are all Tundras. I’m with a group closer to them than Rachel is. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/c85f18cb-8ed1-43ee-a772-d1420286435a%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Pacific Loon - Douglas Reservoir- LARIMER
This morning there were two, possibly three, Common Loons and one Pacific Loon on Douglas Reservoir. I initially IDed the Pacific and pointed it out to Lori Pivonka and Fawn Simonds, but started to doubt my ID, so I didn’t report it. Tonight I saw Fawn’s photos (on her eBird checklist) and she got ID confirmation from Nick Komar. I hope it sticks around for others to see. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/2cf7843e-ac85-4bf3-af7c-bdf052c9b677%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Least Flycatcher singing at Lory State Park (LARIMER)
For the second year in a row I've observed a Least Flycatcher singing on the Well Gulch Trail in Lory State Park in June. Same location as last year; possibly or probably the same individual. Near interpretive sign post #5, south of the trail. His singing was relentless this morning. He seems to be a courageous or confused fellow, or both. I alternately admire and feel sorry for him given the low odds of successfully finding a mate in this location. I wish I had such pluck and determination. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/df8b7f5a-d189-4f49-a0fe-97da26010be6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Mourning Warbler/Larimer
Still present in essentially same location at 840am today. Seen next to ditch on north side of bike path by Mark Miller and me. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/7b7cb04c-cce0-469a-9519-be42aa50a6d7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins (Larimer) on 4/30
The Gray Flycatcher was still present this morning. I ran into Dave Leatherman there and we both saw it. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 8:16:17 AM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote: > > Birding on nasty spring days can be glorious, albeit physically > uncomfortable. Watching birds cope is always a reminder of just how good > they are at survival. > > On a tip from Josh Bruening (thank you) regarding a Gray Flycatcher seen > at Grandview Cemetery earlier in the day during a snow squall, I headed > that way in late afternoon. It was still snowing until about 5, when > things moderated a bit and I actually saw a few slivers of blue and the sun > briefly. Here are the highlights of a two-hour visit that only involved > the southeastern corner (Section 9) near the pumphouse. > > Gray Flycatcher - like most of the other birds, it hunted the mini-refuges > under the big spruce trees. With regularity, it spied an insect prey item > (ants?), dashed to the ground and quickly retreated to a dead lower branch, > always on the move, usually giving itself away with "whit" call notes. It > worked all of Section 9 and occasionally got into Sections 7 and 8. > > > > Long-tailed, mostly gray flycatcher with long bi-colored bill, yellow > lower mandible with black tip, whitish outer tail feathers, even eyering > and, oh yeah, it wagged its tail properly (downward motion first, unlike > upward-first other empids). > > Yellow-rumped Warblers (at least 15 of them) were mostly feeding atop the > snow under hackberry trees on adult hackberry gall-making psyllids. > Apparently the egg-laying of these little insects was interrupted by the > storm and they washed off branches and swelling buds above in good > numbers. On the white snow, these dark insects were easy pickings. Many > of the warblers of both types plus intergrades allowed close approach. > Awesome episode. > > > > > > Orange-crowned Warbler (FOY for me) mostly at the base of a smallish > spruce (aphids?) and up in a budding elms/hackberry (usually looking in the > area *under* branches (see photo)). > > > > Hermit Thrush (2, FOY at the cemetery). On the ground under spruce, > suspiciously close to one group of warblers getting psyllids under a > hackberry. Uncommonly bold, as many birds can be when the rigors of food > procurement trump (sorry) normal caution. > > > > Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 heard only). > > Broad-tailed Hummingbird (1 male heard repeatedly in the same area). Did > not see it, could not figure out what it could have been foraging on unless > it was wet dandelion pollen or maybe Ohio buckeye tree flowers. Pine sap > would have been available at some of the sapwells made by the recently > departed Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers but the bird was not near those areas. > Days like the last two would elevate the value of feeders beyond just > facilitating our observation of the birds. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > > -- 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/da170108-44c2-4f88-b1f0-04f1a8074b0b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Riverbend Ponds, Larimer
I saw this bird briefly at 10:40 AM in the rabbit brush between the Cherly Street parking lot and the pond due west of that lot behind the house with the tree fort. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/b70ec946-95f5-43c9-b152-081af1e71042%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] ID help requested - Spatula hybrid - Cottonwood Hollow (Larimer)
This morning at 10:30 there was a hybrid duck in the big NW pond at Cottonwood Hollow, the pond with the bench and interpretive sign overlooking it. I added photos to my eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54174768. This is probably a common hybrid but I know next to nothing about hybrids. It seems to me that we (birders) just assume that if a bird has familiar traits of two species, it must be a hybrid of those two species. But this individual has traits (I think) of Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, and Blue-winged Teal. I'd be very appreciative if somebody could explain, offline if necessary, why it is in fact an AxB and not an AxC or BxC. Or perhaps it is unidentifiable. If I knew the answer I wouldn't be asking... John Shenot Fort Collins, CO -- 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/41b3a369-bd18-4f91-890d-b0b72557e0d7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Barrow’s Goldeneye - Cottonwood Hollow (Larimer)
Great views of a male Barrow’s this morning, with several Common Goldeneyes, in the southwestern pond (closest to the river). Much closer than most recent sightings at Fossil Creek Reservoir. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/e7a47605-a6cf-434c-b88b-e33d29934ed7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery male and female sapsuckers - update (Larimer)
This afternoon, I saw a MALE Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the SE corner of the cemetery. It had a completely red throat, completely bordered in black, and no red on the nape. Another gentleman and I saw this bird in a leafless tree across the ditch from the pine tree where I saw and photographed a FEMALE YBSA last week. I was unable to get a photograph today. Reviewing my photos and those included in eBird checklists filed by other people throughout this current winter season, there is overwhelming evidence indicating that two YB sapsuckers over-wintered in the cemetery and are still present. Photos of each are sprinkled across eBird reports throughout the winter months. Josh Bruening reported yesterday (in an eBird checklist) that he saw the male YBSA chasing the female, also near the SE corner. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/3815fdc3-7017-427e-a196-56d9919be2ee%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker continues at Grandview Cemetery (Larimer)
Reviewing photos in my eBird checklists after I got home, it dawned on me that I saw a female YBSA today (white throat) and a male last month (red throat). There have been *two* individuals over-wintering in the cemetery! Now I’m curious if the male is always seen on the golf course pines and the female always by the maintenance buildings?! Also: I watched a Pine Sisken gathering big mouthfuls of nest material. I think it was spiderweb. In a conifer (I forget which) near the extreme SW corner of the cemetery. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/54a14f2f-288a-48e2-b1cc-cb6ab69106af%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker continues at Grandview Cemetery (Larimer)
This winter visitor is still present. Seen today 1:00 pm in the pine in the SE corner next to chainlink fence around maintenance buildings. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/02b47f54-46d1-4bca-86a3-0e43d353583a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Long-tailed Duck - Fossil Creek Reservoir (Larimer)
Nick Komar and I saw a female (or juvenile?) Long-tailed Duck at Fossil Creek Reservoir around mid-day today. It was seen earlier in the day by another birder and may be the same individual bird reported at this site earlier in February. We saw it from the pier near the parking lot. More than a dozen other duck species were also seen. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/d2357311-9683-4467-922e-edabf925ac11%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - Fossil Creek Reservoir (Larimer)
A male Barrow's was seen by several birders around mid-day today from the east blind at Fossil Creek Reservoir. It was quite distant but identifiable. This species has been reported at this site recently and is probably a persisting individual. With thousands of ducks on the water, it could easily be overlooked. NO SIGHTING today of the Long-tailed Duck recently reported at this location. I reported 16 duck species in total - worth a visit especially but not only for those with spotting scopes. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/08df2bf6-2365-4b93-ae83-e375d8128a98%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Larimer County gull report
I was with Nick the last 20 minutes the mystery gull was present. My own description and digiscoped photos, which are no better and probably worse than Nick's, are on my eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50984286. I interpret Nick's post as welcoming input and continued attempts to document a possible rare gull that seems to be lingering around Larimer County. That's all I'm doing, too. John Shenot Fort Collins On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 7:45:09 PM UTC-7, Nick Komar wrote: > > Like yesterday, the bulk of the Larimer gull flock was hanging out late > this afternoon at Warren Lake, about 5 miles northeast of the county > landfill. The gulls present are listed in my eBird checklist (below). One > of these may have been Slaty-backed Gull (see low-quality photos by > clicking on the link for the eBird checklist). > > Note that there was no Great Black-backed Gull(s). This species is > reported almost daily of late but has never been photographed. If you see > it, please make an effort to photograph it for documentation. Thanks. > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins CO > > *eBird Report * > > Warren Lake, Larimer, Colorado, US > Dec 26, 2018 3:03 PM - 4:42 PM > Protocol: Stationary > 13 species (+1 other taxa) > > Cackling Goose (Richardson's) (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii) 20 > Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 60 > Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1 > Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 300 > California Gull (Larus californicus) 1 > Herring Gull (American) (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 130 Tally > Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (Larus glaucoides thayeri) 3 Two adult, one > juv > Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) 10 > Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) 1 Pink legs. I’m unsure of the > species identity. Could be SBGU or maybe a pink-legged fourth-winter LBBG. > Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) 1 > Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) (Larus argentatus x hyperboreus) 1 > Continuing > Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 > Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 > Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1 > > View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50979146 > > -- 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/3ebb623b-91c2-4df1-a866-2b95013a6863%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Long-Eared Owls/Wellington
For the record, I didn’t mean to chastise or embarrass the person who posted this. I meant to educate newer birders/posters on an important point about birding ethics. I’m not perfect, I’ve done things I regret, and I still have so much to learn. I apologize if my tone was harsh. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/f7ae9ef6-8905-4f2b-b245-12fea6e9a44b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Long-Eared Owls/Wellington
The moderator of this list serve should delete this post immediately. People: owls are NOT to be flushed on purpose. I personally don’t think their locations should even be revealed publicly, but others don’t go that far. I hope we can agree that Advising anyone to flush an owl is crossing an ethical line. I hope the posters will learn from this. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/e4535765-0694-4a4f-aea8-9970b1c4e415%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler at Grandview Cemetery, Ft. Collins (Larimer), etc.
Seen again in mixed flock in section 9, at 8:30am today (Thanksgiving). Scattered when a hawk flew through. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/c2395684-4350-43a4-93ee-fe0220a6a7fe%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Prospect Ponds (LARIMER) - Winter Wren yes, other rarities no
I spent all morning at Prospect Ponds NA in Fort Collins. No sign of the Rusty Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, or Harris’s Sparrow seen just yesterday. As far as I know, several other birders dipped on these too. I did relocate the Winter Wren reported by Dave Leatherman and others. It was seen all too briefly hiding under stumps and tree roots along the bank of the creek just where Dave reported. This is the creek that flows south along the east side of the natural area, then turns to the east and parallels the bike path. Cross the bike path bridge, then take the social trail to the north of the bike path through the grove of mature trees. I saw it on the opposite bank from the trail. John Shenot Fort Collins 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/d02068af-dacc-4be3-98bf-6afd1493131a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black-and-white Warbler at Grandview Cemetery, Ft. Collins (Larimer), etc.
I relocated the B Warbler at 2:55pm today on the ground beneath 2 large spruce trees south of the road that heads almost due west when you cross the entrance bridge, before that road branches off in 3 directions. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/c2e91a63-214a-4042-a9ea-d95cedd5786d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Rusty Blackbird - Prospect Ponds NA (Larimer)
This morning, I chased two birds reported by Lori Zabel at Prospect Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins (on Sharp Point Drive). I came across Lori Pivonka and Sheila Webber and we searched unsuccessfully for the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. However, we found and photographed a female Rusty Blackbird in non-breeding plumage which had been tentatively ID'ed by Lori Zabel yesterday. The blackbird was seen by other birders and still present as of noon. It was seen in the Russian-olives between the bike path and the northernmost pond (closest to E Prospect Dr). This is just north of the natural area parking lot closest to E Prospect Dr. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/796aba0b-501c-4d48-81f0-325548665ccb%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Possible Yellow- billed Cuckoo at Larimer Prospect Ponds
I (with other birders) was unable to relocate the cuckoo this morning. HOWEVER... see my other post about a Rusty Blackbird at same location. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 4:39:36 PM UTC-6, Lori Zabel wrote: > > Currently on view in bushes honest side of Poudre Trail at SE corner of > natural area parking lot across from Liberty Common School. > > Lori Zabel > Ft Collins, 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/ccfa81ba-682f-4185-ad79-41b03a365f84%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Scoters at Douglas Reservoir
Black Scoter reported to eBird this morning is still present, as is a Surf Scoter. Black with grebes in middle of the Reservoir and surf toward south end. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/5a1f6e8c-e825-4b95-b015-a7ff4ef2f1a2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: DFO Field Trip to Timnath Reservoir
Gregg, DFO Field Trip Participants, and all interested readers, I just wanted to remind everyone about unique access issues at Timnath Reservoir. I've posted about this on COBIRDS in the past, but it bears repeating. The Town of Timnath decided a few years ago to restrict access to the reservoir and the town park to town residents only. A permit is required for access, and only town residents can get a permit. When the town made this decision, I contacted officials in my role as President of Fort Collins Audubon Society and explained how important Timnath Reservoir is to birders. Town officials decided that they would make an exception and not enforce the permit requirement for birders. They communicated this to the volunteers and employees who work in the town park and sometimes ask to see permits, as well as to Town police. I want you to know that the sign at the park entrance still says permit required, and the town *ordinance* still restricts access to town residents only. All we have is verbal agreement and an email from town officials (who may or may not still be in office!) saying the requirements will not be *enforced*. They could reverse this policy at any time, so it is incredibly important to the birding community that we are respectful, friendly, polite, and nice to everyone we encounter near the reservoir. Be ambassadors for birds and birding! If you are asked to show a permit or show proof of town residence by any police officer, employee, or volunteer working in the park, DON'T BE OFFENDED. Don't get snippy. Politely explain that you are birding, and that it's your understanding that the town exempts birders from the permit requirement. If anyone representing the town doesn't know about the exemption and tells you to leave, don't argue with them. Just leave - and again be polite and nice, no matter how frustrating or annoying it might be. Fort Collins Audubon will follow up with the town if this happens and try to rectify the situation. Have a great outing, John Shenot President, Fort Collins Audubon Society On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 7:01:24 AM UTC-6, Gregg Goodrich wrote: > > Cobirders > > I will be leading a half day DFO field trip to Timnath Reservoir on > Tuesday morning September 11. The shorebirds and terns have been great > there so far this year. Maybe an unusual gull or goose will show. Nick > Komar has graciously agreed to lead us around the area at sunrise. Signup > for the trip by going to the link below. > > https://dfobirds.org/FieldTrips/UpcomingTrips.aspx > > Gregg Goodrich > Highlands Ranch > > > -- 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/c4135c67-3e18-4cf3-ace9-27220adfecea%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Common Gallinule at Running Deer Natural Area
The gallinule reappeared later this morning as well, but that's not why I'm writing. Here are some tips for chasers: 1) Bring sunscreen and a hat, and consider bug spray. There is no shade whatsoever. There are mosquitoes and biting flies but they aren't bad at all. 2) A step stool or short ladder will help if you really want to photograph this bird. A couple of feet of elevation is the difference between obstructed and unobstructed views. You'll have to carry it a few hundred yards from the parking lot. 3) Be patient and have fun chatting with other birders! I hope Robert Beauchamp or someone with a camera (i.e., not me) will be submitting documentation to the Colorado Bird Records Committee. Good luck, John Shenot On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 6:24:46 AM UTC-6, John Shenot wrote: > > Seen very briefly at 6:15am today July 4. > > John Shenot > Fort Collins 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/2ca692af-e826-4548-911c-7722bbd7e275%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Common Gallinule at Running Deer Natural Area
Seen very briefly at 6:15am today July 4. John Shenot Fort Collins 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/568c8eac-6311-479a-b1b0-cae1314f838b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Boxelder Creek CR 15 (Larimer)
Since several people have asked: North CR 15 crosses Boxelder Creek between CR 78 and CR 82. This is north of Fort Collins and SW of the Rawhide Power Plant. I only had the one good luck in 50 mins of watching but others found the cuckoo after I’d left. Not able to confirm if there are 2 or just 1. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/1edf7b63-1d74-40a5-b904-54a8afacbfbb%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Boxelder Creek CR 15 (Larimer)
Seen in trees west of bridge over creek at 10:25am. Possibly a pair! John Shenot Fort Collins 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/4a85b95a-f933-452b-94a4-7f84afe64a46%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Larimer County Ruddy Turnstone
Still present 6:15am Saturday. South shore of Rigden Res. John Shenot Fort Collins 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/4b0c8389-7cad-434c-a389-4fd52747eae5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red-necked Grebe - Green Ridge Glade Reservoir (LARIMER)
During today’s Loveland CBC, Michael Costello and I found a Red-necked Grebe on Green Ridge Glade Reservoir. I believe it was an adult in non-breeding plumage. The Reservoir is on N County Road 29. A second RNGR was also seen in the Loveland count circle today, at Carter Lake! John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/c9a25108-4dff-40f4-ae9f-650b9b2ed16c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Harris’s Hawk still present (Larimer)
The famous hawk was in a tree next to the frontage road north of Prospect from the Welcome Center. Heeding the advice of Michael Tincher, I didn’t stop or pull over near the hawk. I viewed it with a scope from the already-busy RV dealership parking lot several hundred yards away. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/ff6c93df-aa20-4883-8063-7adb67f3fe9e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Harris's Hawk, Larimer cty, 12/18
I looked unsuccessfully from 1:45-4:45 today.I won’t pretend I wasn’t disappointed. But, this is a great place to go birding. I recommend to anyone chasing the hawk that they walk around and see what’s there! -- 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/107af5fd-0760-466d-9480-e0ba24c02f5c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Harris’s Hawk (Larimer) update
I also tried and failed to find this bird from roughly 12:30-2:00. While I was at Running Deer, Sue Riffe came by and told several hopeful birders she had seen it fly north from Riverbend Ponds Natural Area. Everyone sped north, apparently to no avail. I went to Roselawn Cemetery myself, knowing there are panoramic views to the north. Surprised to find Red Crossbills (this is flat, low elevation, urban habitat), harrier, coopers, redtail, but no hints of Harris’s Hawk. Then I chased a false alarm back at Running Deer. Then I came to my senses and went home. I don’t often let myself chase rarities. It sets me up to be disappointed when I dip, instead of enjoying what I *do* see. This time I remembered to enjoy the process and seeing birding friends. Stating the obvious (?) for locals, the hawk seen by others was at the edge of our CBC circle, and flew north into the circle. Count week starts Wednesday! John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/10bb9bfd-f9e5-4121-8167-1062cb6f85e8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Black-and-white Warbler(BAWW), Larimer
This bird was still present as of 10am today (Sun 12/3) in the same location. It was hanging out with BC Chickadees and Am Goldfinches. This is the first December observation of the species in Larimer County in eBird (or will be when I enter my checklist). I realize that doesn't mean it's the first December observation. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 11:59:03 AM UTC-7, Nick Komar wrote: > > The BAWW reported yesterday to CFO Facebook page, is currently being seen > by several birders north of the ELC parking lot along the paved bike trail. > Southeast Fort Collins. It is hanging with a small group of creepers > chickadees and nuthatches. > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins 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/1860622a-bf60-48ca-80ad-570c66e32b9a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Nashville Warbler, Larimer County
This bird is still present 9:47am Tuesday . Seen from dam at north end. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/7da58297-05ac-4d7f-900d-e9bf2ddee7f3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Black-bellied Plover (not Pacific Golden-Plover) - Larimer
My post yesterday about a Pacific Golden-Plover at Bartels Reservoir in Larimer County was, predictably, posted in haste and in error. My thanks to those of you who replied publicly and privately with ID tips on *Pluvialis* plovers, with which I have very little experience. I thought I should re-post here as a thank you, and since Black-bellied Plover is rare enough to merit a COBIRDS post. This served as a good reminder to me of some smart birding advice. 1) Consider all the clues and not just plumage - some of you noted posture, bill shape/size, and overall shape/size. 2) Look at multiple field guides. I still feel that none of the 3 field guides I looked at really captured the look of the bird I saw, but looking at 3 instead of just Sibley's (which I had in the field) brought me around to BBPL even before your replies starting trickling in. 3) The collective wisdom of the COBIRDS community vastly exceeds what is captured in any field guide. Credit goes to another birder, Lori Pivonka, for finding and correctly identifying (on eBird) this Black-bellied Plover. Thanks, John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/975223c2-903a-4aad-aa0f-3ea8cc08f151%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Pacific (?!) Golden-Plover - Larimer
Uh-oh. I'm leaning now toward adult female Black-bellied Plover, as originally reported by another birder. I'd appreciate opinions from better birders than me who are willing to look at the eBird report. Sorry about the multiple posts and likely false alarm. John Shenot Fort Collins On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 7:10:04 PM UTC-6, John Shenot wrote: > I was chasing an eBird report of a Black-bellied Plover this evening that > turned up, instead, what I believe to be a Pacific Golden-Plover. It was at > the north end of "Bartels Reservoir", actually a farm pond on Giddings Rd > north of Douglas Road in Larimer County. Anyone inclined to chase should > know that this is private property, viewed from the road, but there are no > truly good places to pull off on this 50mph busy road. > > The bird: larger than adjacent killdeer, black throat, breast and flanks, > some white mixed in on flanks, speckled tan/golden back and wings, dull tan > cap, white belly and undertail. Photographs to be added within an hour to > my eBird report. > > It looks like this would be the first Larimer County record in eBird, so I > will not be offended or embarrassed if (when?) someone offers a different > ID for this bird! But for goodness sakes, whatever it is, if you chase it, > BE SAFE! > > Happy birding, > John Shenot > Fort Collins, 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/2a4b5d6e-df63-4793-b545-985018cda738%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Pacific (?!) Golden-Plover - Larimer
I was chasing an eBird report of a Black-bellied Plover this evening that turned up, instead, what I believe to be a Pacific Golden-Plover. It was at the north end of "Bartels Reservoir", actually a farm pond on Giddings Rd north of Douglas Road in Larimer County. Anyone inclined to chase should know that this is private property, viewed from the road, but there are no truly good places to pull off on this 50mph busy road. The bird: larger than adjacent killdeer, black throat, breast and flanks, some white mixed in on flanks, speckled tan/golden back and wings, dull tan cap, white belly and undertail. Photographs to be added within an hour to my eBird report. It looks like this would be the first Larimer County record in eBird, so I will not be offended or embarrassed if (when?) someone offers a different ID for this bird! But for goodness sakes, whatever it is, if you chase it, BE SAFE! Happy birding, John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/bfd7d92f-c7f4-4fc9-8ab8-09488f34c893%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Dickcissel - Reservoir Ridge Natural Area (Larimer)
I found and photographed a very cooperative adult female Dickcissel at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area this evening. She was in the first big field near the Overland Trail parking lot, on the fence to the right (north) of the trail. Maybe 150 yards from the parking lot? This species was seen at this location by multiple observers this summer, but I wanted to post here as this appears to be the first August or later record in eBird for Larimer County. So I guess this is late. Still a chance for any listers who have missed this species in 2017! John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/00848ab2-dfa2-4d06-9e75-22c2ce3762cf%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] American Bittern continues at Reservoir Ridge NA (Larimer)
An American Bittern was calling Friday evening at Reservoir Ridge, after 7:30pm. Possibly earlier but it was windier earlier. I heard this same bird (presumably) LAST Saturday, also in the evening. It had been previously reported on eBird by other birders who may or may not follow COBIRDS. Reservoir Ridge NA has multiple parking areas. This bird could be heard from the east-west trail that starts at the Overland Trail parking lot. It was in the reeds around the pond that is south of the trail about 0.5(?) miles from the parking lot. We don't get many bitterns in Larimer County. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stay on the trail. Don't approach the pond. Hearing the bird is good enough. Don't make me regret posting here, which I do with some hesitation but with thanks for all of you who share so much information here. Also: bobolinks are present here in numbers, and some other lovely birds, but I didn't find the Dickcissels reported yesterday morning. John Shenot Fort Collins 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/31b7e34f-a5c1-4878-9af7-33fc483acffd%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Fort Collins Audubon Society (LARIMER): field trip this Saturday to RMNP
Fort Collins Audubon is sponsoring a field trip to Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 3, starting at 8:30am. I wanted to mention it on COBIRDS not to drum up interest but because we had to change the date after our newsletter was mailed. There will be no trip on June 10. The correct date is June 3. Corrected trip details can be found on our website calendar page ( http://www.fortcollinsaudubon.org/pages/calendar.html) and on our facebook page. Sorry for the confusion. P.S. Non-members are welcome to attend. John Shenot FCAS President and Field Trip Coordinator Fort Collins, 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/00b76f09-404f-4c80-8937-1a004b424fba%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Possible Gilded Flicker, Fort Collins
I observed what may have been the same individual bird at the Museum feeders twice in December 2015 and once in January 2016. Each time I recorded the observation in eBird as an intergrade Northern Flicker with red malar but yellow shafts. I don't carry a camera when birding, so no images to share. I am unclear whether this definitively supports or refutes Nick's theory of a possible Gilded Flicker. The principal pieces of scientific evidence in support of Gilded would be: 1) I've always maintained that if I ever had the good fortune to see a first state record, I would surely mis-ID the bird; and 2) I once said to Nick with no evidence whatsoever (though he wouldn't remember this) that I figured there had been Gilded Flickers seen in Colorado, just not properly identified. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/244cf84c-fc0b-4050-be1c-ee6299bea577%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Larimer
FYI this local rarity was originally reported on the Fort Collins Audubon Society facebook page by Daniel Stangeland, a birder visiting from Florida who probably hasn't heard of COBIRDS. Thanks to Daniel and congrats to David Wade, who hopefully won't be the last local to find this gem. John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 2:16:19 PM UTC-6, David Wade wrote: > Trough a series of texts, email, and Facebook posts I heard of a possible > Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in northern Larimer today. I was a little > pessimistic about finding it because of my late start but was lucky enough > to find it. It's about a half mile north of Ted's Place (hwy 287 and 14 or > the Poudre canyon turnoff). That's where 287 makes a 90 degree turn to > east. It was perched in the dead trees above a farmhouse on the north side > of the highway. This all private land but it can be seen from a pull off of > the highway there. > > David Wade > Ft Collins 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/f55096d0-ccce-4fa0-9ff6-87a7bd751900%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Big Day by Bike -- May 14
Way to go, Chris! Doug Swartz and I did a Big Day by bike on the 14th as part of the Fort Collins Audubon Society Birdathon. We well understand the challenges you faced (we also had to deal with a tire puncture) and the rewards. Doug and I purposefully limited ourselves to the Poudre River corridor in order to bring attention to local efforts to get it designated by National Audubon as an Important Bird Area. Our purpose-driven itinerary gave us a good hook for Birdathon fundraising but being in essentially the same habitat all day long limited our species count to 84. We also spent a long time watching a mixed flock of 500-1000 swallows because we decided that was more fun that trying to maximize our species count. But that meant we were there when a Peregrine Falcon came. Watching a Peregrine hunt swallows was just breathtaking!!! Aerial acrobatics at their best. I echo your recommendation that people give Big Day by Bike a try! John Shenot Fort Collins, CO On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 9:00:48 AM UTC-6, Chris Rurik wrote: > Hello all -- > > On Saturday I made my first attempt at a Big Day on Bike. My route was > basically St. Vrain Mountain - Allenspark - Old St. Vrain Road - Lyons - > Longmont - Union Res - Sandstone Ranch, with lots of additional stops > thrown in. In the weeks leading up to it I had no time for scouting and > very little time for e-scouting, so I just went for it. > > No rare birds, but lots of highlights: > > - Sunrise in the mountains. First bird Brown Creeper, second bird > Townsend's Solitaire, then I heard an irregular tapping and found a > Williamson's Sapsucker! The hot start continued with Cassin's Finch, all > three nuthatches, singing Ruby-crowned Kinglets, etc. A calm gray morning. > > - Just below Ferncliffe I hit another great batch of birds: Brewer's > Blackbirds, Mountain Bluebirds, a Red-naped Sapsucker, Vesper Sparrow, > White-crowned Sparrow, and more. > > - Then the mist descended again and I feared for my day. Bombing down St. > Vrain Canyon was wet and frigid. The few times I was able to detect a bird, > it was near-impossible to see through my binoculars. I did manage a Dusky > Flycatcher. Since I wasn't pedaling much in the downhill wind chill, my > feet turned into blocks of ice. > > - Hall Ranch and Old St. Vrain Road. I got warmed up again and the > colorful birds came quickly: Western Tanager, Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed > Grosbeak, American Dipper, Plumbeous Vireo, BG Gnatcatcher, Western > Bluebird, Bullock's Oriole, etc. etc. With some additional care along the > road I found Lincoln's, Clay-colored, Lark, Song, and Brewer's Sparrows, > Swainson's Thrush, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing. This was probably my > favorite birding spot all day. > > - Working the small reservoirs and agricultural areas west of Longmont I > managed Eastern Kingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Wilson's Warbler, GBH, Barn > Owl, Savannah Sparrow, Loggerhead Shrike, and a few other new birds. > > - McIntosh Lake, which I had scheduled just for a quick scan, turned out > to be clutch with Western Grebe, another Dusky Flycatcher, Redhead, all > three teals, and a Least Sandpiper with an impressive number of Spotteds. > > - Union Res. was largely a bust with significant heat waves, but some Bank > Swallows were cruising around near the S entrance. At this point I had no > idea how many birds I had seen nor if it was worth trying bird my last > planned stop... > > - At Sandstone Ranch I loaded my bike into the car and got to leisurely > bird with Mimi. We found three species new for the day: Green-tailed > Towhee, Wild Turkey, and Wood Duck. > > - I had been sick as a dog on Wednesday night, so I was glad to be feeling > great on my bike. The day left me energized, not exhausted! > > > A few lessons for future biking big days: > > - This is awesome. I love being outside all day, no car to hide me from > the elements and birdsong. I'll definitely be doing more big days on my > bike. Hugely encourage others to try. > > - Several factors limited my success: lack of scouting, lack of targets > (i.e. I didn't really know if I should stay in a certain place and try to > dig out more species), slowing down throughout the day to meet up / bird > with Mimi, and often only having one set of eyes and ears. > > I must hugely thank Mimi for driving me to the start point and > accompanying me throughout much of the day. What a grand day it was. > > Oh yeah! A species total: 101. > > Chris Rurik > Denver 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
[cobirds] White-winged Dove - Museum of Discovery feeders - Fort Collins (Larimer)
Locally very uncommon just now; flew toward bike trail John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/fc320bf1-74d1-418b-a287-54d00818f4b4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Global Big Day - May 14!
Another Global Big Day option: It's not too late to register a team for the Fort Collins Audubon Society Birdathon. We want teams to bird on May 14, but it's a fundraiser, so if May 14 won't work for you we're allowing teams to count birds in any 24-hour period from May 13-22. Download forms from our website at http://fortcollinsaudubon.org/birdathon. John Shenot FCAS President Fort Collins, CO On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 1:23:10 PM UTC-6, David Suddjian wrote: > Dear COBirders, > > The second annual Global Big Day > <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406=b2854cad0d=06dc851e6e> > kicks > off this Saturday, 14 May. > > The concept is simple: how many birds can a global community of birders > find in one day? To answer that question, we’ll need as many people > birding as possible on 14 May—all entering their observations into eBird > <http://cornell.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406=602225bceb=06dc851e6e> > . > > Last year, the first annual Global Big Day engaged more than 14,000 people > from 140 countries to submit almost 40,000 checklists, featuring > 6,158 species of birds. Perhaps most importantly, this event introduced > eBird to thousands of new people around the world. Many became year-round > eBird participants, whose data now regularly inform science and > conservation. > > There are many ways to get involved with Global Big Day. At its simplest, > participating in GBD2016 means that you go birding and submit an eBird > checklist on 14 May. That day is also International “Migratory Bird Day”, > the “North American Migration Count”, the “World Series of Birding” in New > Jersey, and the “Great Canadian Birdathon.” Please support our global and > local partners by taking part in these events—and submit your sightings to > eBird, automatically making these data part of Global Big Day! > > More info can be found here: > Taking Part in Global Big Day > <http://cornell.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406=71c2e6b36a=06dc851e6e> > (how > to participate) > Global Big Day HQ page > <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406=3cd740db87=06dc851e6e>, > > a one-stop-shop for GBD info. > See the main eBird GBD2016 Facebook Event here > <http://cornell.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b35ddb671faf4a16c0ce32406=6f1edc064b=06dc851e6e> > . > David Suddjian > Littleton, 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/add718f1-4bd0-47a4-b21d-6509aabf7eeb%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Participants Wanted - Fort Collins Audubon Society Birdathon Fundraiser
FCAS is still looking to add teams for our Birdathon event. We are flexible about the dates and we don't require any minimum fundraising level or donation. I hope some of you will sign up. Now, the main reason for this update: I learned last night that some of the links on the FCAS web page might not be working the way we expected. If you already tried to register a Birdathon team, we might not have captured the data. (Sorry!) So... if you want to register for the FCAS Birdathon, the best option is to download the form on our website, fill it out, and email a copy or a scanned copy to our Birdathon coordinator, Bill Miller, at 5mcorpATcomcast.net. You can also email Bill if you are looking for Birdathon teammates, or want to make a pledge. Regards, John Shenot FCAS President Fort Collins, CO On Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 11:21:12 AM UTC-6, John Shenot wrote: > Fort Collins Audubon Society is holding a Birdathon fundraiser in May. We > are allowing teams to count birds in ANY 24-hour period between May 13 and > May 22. If you would like to register a team or make a donation, please > visit our website at *http://www.fortcollinsaudubon.org/birdathon.html* > <http://www.fortcollinsaudubon.org/birdathon.html>. > > (I believe the list-serve rules allow me to post this announcement about a > non-profit organization fundraiser. My sincere apologies if this is > out-of-bounds.) > > John Shenot > FCAS President > Fort Collins, 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/1cbba4a6-efdd-44de-a1c3-ca6ddf3790b8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Scarlet Tanager still present - Lee Martinez (Larimer)
Seen by two of us at 6:10pm in the previously reported location. Maybe 30 yards downstream of the dam. Yay! John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/3ae90927-8a50-467b-821b-21a6ed37e50d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Lee Martinez Park, Fort Collins (Larimer) - no tanager but...
I spent about two hours this morning at Lee Martinez and failed to locate the Scarlet Tanager reported Monday and Tuesday. I believe two or three other birders also tried and -- as far as I know -- had no luck. Perhaps this guy has moved on. I hope others will look and maybe find what I missed. On the bright side, I heard a Green Heron call several times from about 8:00 to maybe 8:15 from the swampy area north and just slightly west of the parking lot, where the bike path forks. There was also a Loggerhead Shrike perching at the top of the tallest trees along the little creek next to the bike path, just north and slightly east of the parking lot. Nice consolation birds on a lovely morning. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/11b3e222-70e1-4f6f-9a67-ea17fb8b3808%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Participants Wanted - Fort Collins Audubon Society Birdathon Fundraiser
Fort Collins Audubon Society is holding a Birdathon fundraiser in May. We are allowing teams to count birds in ANY 24-hour period between May 13 and May 22. If you would like to register a team or make a donation, please visit our website at *http://www.fortcollinsaudubon.org/birdathon.html* <http://www.fortcollinsaudubon.org/birdathon.html>. (I believe the list-serve rules allow me to post this announcement about a non-profit organization fundraiser. My sincere apologies if this is out-of-bounds.) John Shenot FCAS President Fort Collins, 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/30d429bd-3d08-478c-b8c7-6c3332c54101%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Clark's Grebe - Douglas Reservoir (Larimer)
At mid-day there weren't many birds at Douglas Reservoir but there was quality: a Clark's Grebe in a small group of Westerns; a Lesser Black-backed Gull; and a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/14800fe4-b1f5-46a3-b557-a062aef085f0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Sandhill Crane - N Poudre Reservoir #3 (LARIMER)
There was a lone crane on the north shore of N Poudre #3 this morning. I had distant but unobstructed views from the roadside. This reservoir also had huge numbers of white-cheeked geese and various ducks. Nearby Douglas Reservoir had two adult plumage Lesser Black-backed Gulls. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/5543f2c6-a03e-4fe9-9c8b-54e6ddea4c3e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Yellow-throated Warbler Fort Collins
I observed this warbler from 8:28-8:32am today. My fifth attempt, and so happy to have seen such a beautiful bird! It was present for about a half hour before I saw it, observed by the homeowners and by Andy Bankert. When the warbler left the feeder, it flew into the pine tree on the other side of the east fence. I couldn't tell if it stayed there or moved elsewhere, and I had to leave. I want to add my thanks to Luke and his entire family for being not just tolerant but welcoming and supportive of all the birders invading their backyard. The birding community owes them a big thank you! John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/f149d252-a915-4b9d-bdf3-f93e75d6699c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Eastern Bluebirds - Bobcat Ridge (LARIMER)
4 Eastern Bluebirds were seen this morning at the western intersection of the Powerline and Valley Loop trails during the Fort Collins Audubon Society field trip/monthly survey. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/c0b8b36c-35cb-4a8e-b06c-eb38d1c12580%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Trumpeter Swan, Lon Hagler Reservoir, Loveland, Larimer county
The swan was absent at 8:49am and duck hunters were present with many decoys in the water and on the west shore. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/142cf310-17c3-49c1-8d7a-de536250d6b2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Gray-crowned Rosy Finches - Livermore Community Church (LARIMER)
Hoping that the snow had chased some winter finches down from the mountains, I headed up to Livermore this morning. The roads were not great, and it was considerably colder than in Fort Collins - close to zero. I was rewarded with a flock of about 30 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches sitting under the feeders behind Pastor Ken's home when I got out of the car. I checked to confirm that they were all Gray-crowned. Then they flew off before I could get an exact count or photos, and did not return before my extremities went numb and I went home. (A single one remained behind which I digiscoped - look for my eBird report if interested.) Nothing else out of the ordinary present. A couple of siskins and some tree sparrows, and other common birds. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/520d0850-3b47-4067-a4c4-f7bd56ebd575%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Tennessee Warbler at PERC, CSU, Fort Collins (Larimer), noon on 11/19
I spent an hour and a half looking for the warbler this morning without success. Joe Mammoser was with me most of the time. I wouldn't discourage others from trying: it was fairly birdy with chickadees, juncos, bushtits, and an RC kinglet. It would have been easy to miss a lone warbler. We flushed a bird from the ground that had the GISS of a shorebird. Smaller than a killdeer and bigger than a peep. Joe and I were Baffled by that, given that the property has no water. Woodcock? (Baseless speculation) John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/fff021ec-bca3-4da1-bf3f-19fb04d20413%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Tundra Swans - N Poudre Res #4 (LARIMER)
5 Tundra swans on the ice right now at this small reservoir. Yellow in front of eyes visible. Trying to digiscope. John Shenot Fort Collins -- 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/d644d1e0-83c4-449a-a17a-04b323b7b811%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Re: Eastern Larimer County 11/1
I wasn't with Andy but also saw the Dunlin and Dowitchers at Timnath this morning. One very late American Avocet was also still there (continuing from previous reports). John Shenot Fort Collins On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 1:56:29 PM UTC-7, Andrew Bankert wrote: > I hit a few reservoirs in northeastern Larimer County today with the > following highlights: > > Douglas Lake: First of Season Bonaparte's Gull > Tri-Lakes Area: nothing of interest > Cobb Lake: 3 Ring-necked Pheasants > Timnath Reservoir: Dunlin (continuing) with 5 Long-billed Dowitchers; 2 > Lesser Black-backed Gulls > > Overall, the duck numbers and diversity seem to be increasing. > > Good Birding! > > Andy Bankert > Fort Collins > -- 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/7beb4164-a779-4d0e-b870-56336a00cd2b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Phalaropes and Stilts at Duck Lake (LARIMER)
This morning there were phalaropes and black-necked stilts on Duck Lake, on Carpenter Rd (Hwy 392) near Fossil Creek Reservoir. Most of the phalaropes were definitely Wilson's but at least 2 Red-necked were also present. Since I found none of these species at Fossil Creek Reservoir, maybe these are the same birds other birders saw at Fossil Creek a couple of weeks ago? Fossil Creek Res had high numbers of grebes, egrets, gulls, and ducks, but I didn't find any unexpected species. The number of Franklin's Gulls was impressive, as previously reported by other birders. Thank you all for sharing sightings and happy birding! John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/13550d13-e977-4d6c-8942-be8e0325ef75%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Timnath Reservoir (LARIMER) - no sightings - update on access policy for non-residents
Sean Walters reported earlier this month that the Town of Timnath had adopted a policy excluding non-residents from access to Timnath Reservoir and the town park on the west side of the reservoir. I've been in touch with town officials on behalf of concerned birders and in my capacity as chapter president of the Fort Collins Audubon Society (FCAS). Today I received an encouraging email from Brian Williamson in the Community Development Department, saying he had discussed our concerns with the Town Manager and they decided to allow members of the Audubon Society to access the reservoir for the interim time while we work on a possible update to the Policy. FCAS has accepted an invitation to talk to the Town Council at their 7/28 meeting about the policy. It is not likely that any decisions will be made at that meeting, but our remarks will inform any future policy updates. We have no guarantee that the Town will permanently change its policy, but I'm doing the best I can. For the time being, Audubon members have access. Mr. Williamson said he would alert Shane, who greets people at the reservoir, and the Police Department of this temporary update to the Policy. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/054b7bb6-9f78-41f5-8154-0e2d681f6929%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [cobirds] Timnath Reservoir Apparent closure, Larimer county
I have been in contact with Timnath town officials asking questions and raising concerns about the new policy. I'm hoping that if the Colorado birding community is RESPECTFUL of the town's rules and authority we will be able to get this misguided policy changed to allow birders access. PLEASE - no nasty messages to town officials and no confrontations with employees who try to enforce it. We need to demonstrate to Timnath that they have a property that is very important and special to birders, and that birders could be an asset rather than an unwanted intrusion. We may ultimately have to PAY for this privilege just as town residents (I'm told) are paying for park passes. Please contact me if you want to strategize on how to get a positive outcome. (But note I will be out of town all week and slow to respond.) John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/bbaec790-40da-47a8-8ec5-824f31098a1d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Another(?) Chestnut-sided Warbler - Poudre River Trail/Nix Farm (LARIMER)
I found (or refound) a Chestnut-sided Warbler this morning near the Poudre River Bike Trail at about 10:45am. The RBA says SIMONDS reported one yesterday on the Poudre trail, without location details, but the trail is very far from where WALTERS reported one last week. The one I saw today was in the triangle between the bike trail and the river, north-northwest of the Nix Farm buildings, very near the river, just down river and down hill from the bluff and 'waterfall'. I confess that I didn't note whether it was a male or female, which would have helped (perhaps) with figuring out if there is more than one of these around. Didn't really study how extensive the chestnut sides were. Oops. For what it's worth, I remember the crown being very bright yellow and the black stripes on the face being distinct, perhaps suggesting a male. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/acab0a62-ce37-4b37-89d2-9d9f42e3b702%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Golden-winged Warbler - Butterfly Woods (Larimer)
I found this bird at butterfly woods at the south end of the bridge. Photographed by cole wild. Approximately nine am. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/60b0f616-922f-46c9-8f3b-3fe359bd3014%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Golden-winged Warbler - Butterfly Woods (Larimer)
This is a Fort Collins Natural Area. Park at Larimer County Lions Park on Overland Trail. Follow bike path down river and across river on foot bridge to Butterfly Woods. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/e30ae252-5d44-4136-a982-edf9cbd24511%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Red-headed Woodpecker - Poudre Trail/Butterfly Woods (LARIMER)
I tried and failed to refind the Great-crested Flycatcher reported by Biggerstaff, and missed all the rare birds reported by Edwards and by Komar at Lions Park. My consolation prize was a Red-headed Woodpecker, behind the brown house near the bend in the Poudre Trail south of the river at Butterfly Woods. Same property also had a Wild Turkey. John Shenot Fort Collins, 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/5d4936ec-b4ca-4fcb-be68-d65dcc22cc0e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
