[cobirds] Re: Bird Conservancy of the Rockies IMBCR story map

[Mikele Painter]

Thank you Matt, for posting this link and to BCR for all you do for 
wildlife.

I think it's important for everyone to know that funding from the USDA 
Forest Service for IMBCR is not a given each year in the Rocky Mountain 
Region. If anyone wants to contact the Regional Forester and share your 
thoughts about the program and the agency's continued support for it you 
can do that here... 
https://www.fs.usda.gov/contactus/r2/about-region/contactus. 

Mikele Painter
Jefferson County, CO
USDA Forest Service Biologist

On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 4:05:09 AM UTC-6 
matt...@birdconservancy.org wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Bird Conservancy of the Rockies science team has just released a new 
> ArcGIS Story Map that explains and describes our Integrated Monitoring of 
> Bird Conservation Regions (IMBCR) program.  
> I figured this story map might be of interest to birders in the state and 
> in the region.  Please take some time to check out the interactive story 
> map here: 
> https://birdconservancy.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=bf23599f073b4d8b97f876283dbb3ffa
> The IMBCR program is our largest annual field effort, and provides 
> opportunities for new and old biologists and birders to participate in our 
> work, often in very remote and exciting places.  Keep your eye on our 
> Careers page (https://www.birdconservancy.org/about-us/employment/) for 
> opportunities to participate in this project and others!
> (Full Disclosure: I am on the Science team, but not involved in the IMBCR 
> project.  I did, however, spend a season as an IMBCR technician back in 
> 2012, and will always remember what an incredible season that was!)
>
> Matt
>
>
> *Matthew M Webb*
>
> Avian Ecologist and Motus Wildlife Tracking System Coordinator
>
> *Bird Conservancy of the Rockies*
>
> Motus project #281
>
> 970.482.1707 x36 <(970)%20482-1707> (office)
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[cobirds] Re: Gunnison Sage-Grouse Question

[Mikele Painter]

Paper maps are great, but if you want the digital version, here's the 
website for the GMUG (Grand Mesa - Uncompahgre - Gunnison National Forests) 
MVUMs: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gmug/home/?cid=stelprdb5191814

Here's the contact info for the GMUG headquarters.. 
https://www.fs.usda.gov/contactus/gmug/about-forest/contactus 

The digital maps are all georeferenced and useable on your phone or tablet 
with the Avenza map app, which is free for up to 3 maps at a time. Download 
the map you want before you go to the field and then it will be ready to 
use while you are offline out of cell range.

Mikele Painter
Lakewood

On Sunday, August 7, 2022 at 1:37:48 PM UTC-6 mvjo...@gmail.com wrote:

> If it is on National Forest, then each Forest has what is called a MVUM, 
> or Motor Vehicle Use Map. They are free at the FS office in Gunnison. They 
> are also on line, but are hard to print and see due to small scale. 
>
> BLM, at least in the San Luis Valley also has motor vehicle use maps and 
> they too are on line and easily printed. I would guess the BLM in Gunnison 
> also has them on their website. Good luck!
>
> John Rawinski
> Monte Vista, CO
> Retired US Forest Service
>
> On Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 3:08:58 PM UTC-6 Mike wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I'll be visiting the Gunnison area later this month with my family (first 
>> time to Colorado), staying in Crested Butte. My son and I are interested in 
>> trying to look for a Gunnison Sage-Grouse during our time there. We know 
>> that these birds are probably quite difficult/impossible to see outside of 
>> the breeding period, and are aware of the importance of not disturbing them 
>> or their habitat.
>>
>> We have looked at the general area on eBird where the grouse are found, 
>> but had a couple questions about looking for them:
>> 1.  Which public roads or open access trails would at least be a 
>> possibility for seeing these birds? 
>> 2. Is early morning generally best for seeing them?
>>
>> If it's best to contact me off of the public forum, you can contact me 
>> directly at mzwebby AT gmail.com.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can provide,
>> Michael
>>
>>
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[cobirds] PUBLIC INPUT REQUEST: Habitat management on Pike National Forest

[Mikele Painter]

Greetings Public Land Supporters,

A multi-stakeholder interdisciplinary team working with the USDA Forest 
Service is seeking public feedback regarding the direction of future 
vegetation and habitat management projects within a large swath of the 
South Platte Ranger District of Pike National Forest. The area of interest 
extends west of Sedalia and Perry Park to Bailey. Please follow the link 
below for further details and to access to the survey. All input is greatly 
appreciated.

*Feel free to share this input request widely.*

Anyone can reach out to southplattesur...@gmail.com for more information or 
to request a hard copy of the survey.

*https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RSYP7X6* 


 

 

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[cobirds] Re: Brown Pelican unhooked, Chatfield, Douglas

[Mikele Painter]

Hooray Tiffany! SO glad you were able to fix that situation.

On Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 2:43:39 PM UTC-6 ouz...@aol.com wrote:

> Here's a part of the Brown Pelican story that we didn't know. Tiffany 
> Hansen emailed Denver Audubon about her adventure with the bird. 
>
> On Saturday, April 16, just before 4 p.m., she kayaked over to watch 
> an eagle and discovered the Brown Pelican at water level tangled up in a 
> fishing line and lure. She paddled over and docked her kayak on the fallen 
> tree. 
> "A good amount of line was tangled on the fallen tree in the water 
> and still connected to the lure. The lure had two hooks with 3 barbs each. 
> One of the hooks was stuck in the outer elbow of the wing. The other was 
> stuck in 2 places - one in its lower eyelid, the other in the roof of its 
> upper bill." 
> She backed the barb out of the eyelid, then pulled out the one 
> from its bill. Then the pelican tried to flee, but then first she had to 
> extract the line from the bird's wing. 
> Once she did that, the pelican flew away and landed 50 yards away on 
> the water. 
>
> What an heroic effort!
>
> Hugh 
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[cobirds] Bird feeders to give away

[Mikele Painter]

Hello all,

I have four used bird feeders to give away. They are all from Wild Birds 
Unlimited:
1 cylinder feeder with squirrel cage and weather guard
1 finch mesh feeder
1 finch tube feeder with squirrel cage
1 Eliminator squirrel-proof feeder

Please email me if you are interested in any of them. 
mikele.pain...@gmail.com
Lakewood

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Re: [cobirds] A report on Guanella Pass BBS route June 22, sign of the (bad) times?

[Mikele Painter]

I'm wondering if the early snowfall we had last year is at least part of 
the reason why we are detecting lower numbers in the montane species this 
year. Thank you for conducting and sharing your observations.
Mikele Painter
Lakewood
(and a USFS biologist for Pike NF)

On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 1:06:09 PM UTC-6 jxdr...@aol.com wrote:

> My Tarryall BBS route (Park County ) was also well down in species this 
> year 54 versus the usual 65 to 68 .Waterbirds , shorebirds were  about 
> normal , but missing were many ponderosa , spice/ fir species .So no 
> sapsuckers,Hammond’s flycatcher , Townsends Solitaire , Cassin’s Finch 
> ,Evening Grosbeak, Red Crossbill ,Hermit Thrush ,nuthatches , Mountain 
> Chickadee just one Olive-sided Flycatcher.
>
> Spruce/ fir forest showed increasing beatle dieback .
>
> Survey run on June 15 .
>
> John Drummond 
> Colorado Springs
>
>
> Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS 
> <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661>
>
>
> On Friday, June 25, 2021, 11:49 AM, David Suddjian  
> wrote:
>
> One of my Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) routes is Guanella Pass, beginning 
> above Georgetown in Clear Creek and proceeding along the Guanella Pass 
> Scenic Byway over the pass and down to Grant in Park County, and then up 
> Park CR 60 to its end in the upper watershed of the North Fork of the South 
> Platte. BBS routes have 50 stops along a 24.5 mile route, with 3 minute 
> samples collected at each stop once each year.
>
> I ran the Guanella Pass BBS route on June 22 this year, normal timing, 
> with good weather conditions. It was the easiest ever because there were so 
> few birds! The total species I detected was just 29, the lowest ever for 
> the route and down from the 5 year avg of 46 species. The total number of 
> individual birds was just 127, the lowest ever for the route, just 33% of 
> the 5 year avg of 387 individuals. I detected no species at all on10 stops. 
> It is highly unusual to record zero species during a 3 min. BBS sample when 
> weather conditions are reasonable. In fact, barring stops with really loud 
> water noise, I have *never *had zeros on a BBS stop, but 10 on this 
> survey?!
>
> 19 Species that are expected on the route (i.e., found in 3-5 of the last 
> 5 years) were missed entirely. A number of these misses are species which 
> were found in every year in recent history, such as Dusky Flycatcher, 
> Steller's Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Bluebird, Townesend's 
> Solitaire, Pine Siskin, and Song Sparrow. Of the 29 species found, 15 
> species were found in numbers 50% or less than the recent 5-year avg. This 
> included all of the species that form the core of the species assemblage of 
> the route except for Warbling Vireo and Wilson's Warbler, which were the 
> only core migrant species in near average numbers  this year. Spruce-fir 
> forest and the alpine tundra near the Pass were the habitats that were the 
> most empty of bird song. 
>
> ** A summary of missed species and those in low numbers is pasted below.
>
> I haven't looked in detail at my other routes, but of the 4 others I've 
> aready run all had notable low counts of many landbirds and more than the 
> normal frequency of "missing" species. 
>
> David Suddjian
> Ken Caryl Valley
> Littleton, CO
>
> % of  
> Species 5 yr avg 
> Broad-tailed Hummingbird 22% 
> Red-tailed Hawk Miss 
> Red-naped Sapsucker Miss 
> Hammond's Flycatcher Miss 
> Dusky Flycatcher Miss 
> Cordilleran Flycatcher 29% 
> Canada Jay Miss 
> Steller's Jay Miss 
> Clark's Nutcracker Miss 
> Common Raven 22% 
> Violet-green Swallow 31% 
> Mountain Chickadee 20% 
> Red-breasted Nuthatch Miss 
> House Wren Miss 
> American Dipper Miss 
> Golden-crowned Kinglet Miss 
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 24% 
> Mountain Bluebird Miss 
> Townsend's Solitaire Miss 
> Veery Miss 
> Swainson's Thrush Miss 
> Hermit Thrush 16% 
> American Robin 50% 
> Pine Grosbeak Miss 
> Red Crossbill Miss 
> Pine Siskin Miss 
> Fox Sparrow 16% 
> Gray-headed Junco 36% 
> White-crowned Sparrow 16% 
> Song Sparrow Miss 
> Lincoln's Sparrow 48% 
> Green-tailed Towhee 42% 
> MacGillivray's Warbler 50% 
> Audubon's Warbler 32% 
> Total Species 64% 
> Total individuals 33% 
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[cobirds] Re: looking for education /career recommendations

[Mikele Painter]

Youth Conservation Corps groups can be a great step towards a career in 
natural resources. Here's a link to the Colorado Youth Corps 
Association... https://www.cyca.org/join-a-corps/

For those that have the flexibility and support to do it, volunteering with 
a natural resources group or agency is also a great way to get practical 
experience when one is just starting out. Ideas include CPW, county open 
space departments, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, city parks departments, 
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Audubon chapters, US Forest Service, 
National Park Service, etc.


On Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 8:00:32 AM UTC-6 otowi...@gmail.com wrote:

> I am teaching a high school summer school birding class this month to 
> students who have failed a lot of courses through the pandemic.  Topics 
> will have a field science/ environmental science flavor but focus is birds 
> and birding.
>
> Anyway, I am hoping to spark some of these students' interest in going 
> further either as a hobby or possibly a career direction.  I can compile 
> some resources for those interested in it as a hobby.  But I am looking for 
> some suggestions for those interested in pursuing a career path.  
>
> Given that these students have struggled academically, going straight to 
> 4-year competitive programs may not be the best fit for many of them.  So I 
> am curious if anyone has recommendations for directions these kids could go 
> if interested in wildlife or other field science-like career options - 
> perhaps two year programs, perhaps ideas they could start straight out of 
> high school, etc.  It doesn't have to be specifically birds  but thinking 
> working outdoors and/or with flora/fauna/earth science or other field 
> science flavor to it might be of interest.  If you have any suggestions 
> that might fit this demographic let me know.  Would prefer programs in 
> Colorado - the class is in Colorado Springs - but if something is 
> particularly well-suited elsewhere I'd be happy to hear about it.
>
> Diana Beatty
> El Paso County
>
> -- 
>
> **
>
> All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the 
> old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
>
>
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: looking for education /career recommendations

[Mikele Painter]

Community colleges also offer 1- to 2-year programs in things like biology, 
zoology, wildland fire science, outdoor leadership and recreation, and 
water resources.

On Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 8:00:32 AM UTC-6 otowi...@gmail.com wrote:

> I am teaching a high school summer school birding class this month to 
> students who have failed a lot of courses through the pandemic.  Topics 
> will have a field science/ environmental science flavor but focus is birds 
> and birding.
>
> Anyway, I am hoping to spark some of these students' interest in going 
> further either as a hobby or possibly a career direction.  I can compile 
> some resources for those interested in it as a hobby.  But I am looking for 
> some suggestions for those interested in pursuing a career path.  
>
> Given that these students have struggled academically, going straight to 
> 4-year competitive programs may not be the best fit for many of them.  So I 
> am curious if anyone has recommendations for directions these kids could go 
> if interested in wildlife or other field science-like career options - 
> perhaps two year programs, perhaps ideas they could start straight out of 
> high school, etc.  It doesn't have to be specifically birds  but thinking 
> working outdoors and/or with flora/fauna/earth science or other field 
> science flavor to it might be of interest.  If you have any suggestions 
> that might fit this demographic let me know.  Would prefer programs in 
> Colorado - the class is in Colorado Springs - but if something is 
> particularly well-suited elsewhere I'd be happy to hear about it.
>
> Diana Beatty
> El Paso County
>
> -- 
>
> **
>
> All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the 
> old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
>
>
>
>

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[cobirds] Re: Feeding dry rice instead of birdseed

[Mikele Painter]

Thank you. My mother usually puts out birdseed and suet in the winter, but 
in this last storm she ran out and couldn't restock, but still wanted to 
put something out for the birds. She thought it would be okay this once to 
give them dry rice and oatmeal that she had in her pantry. I did find that 
article from Cornell, which made me feel better.

Cheers!
Mikele Painter, Lakewood

On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 7:41:51 AM UTC-6 Greg Levandoski wrote:

> Hi Mikele,
>
> If Cornell thinks it's safe, it probably is.  Sounds like it could be 
> somewhat messy if it gets wet though.
>
>
> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/im-getting-married-next-month-is-it-true-that-rice-causes-birds-stomachs-to-explode/
>
> From another perspective, sunflower kernels have 50-100% more calories per 
> gram and more than 3x the protein than white rice, so while rice may not 
> hurt them, it might not as easily provide the fat calories they need to 
> stay warm during our winter nights.
>
> Please let us know if you see any concerning results if you try out rice. 
> It might be best to start in conjunction with other food types to see what 
> they prefer.  And if anyone knows how well the other nutritional (vs. 
> caloric) needs of wild birds are met (or not) by what we feed them, I'd be 
> interested in that myself. 
>
> Best,
> Greg Levandoski
> Longmont, CO
>
>
> On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5:19:55 PM UTC-6 mikele@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've heard conflicting stories about the safety of feeding uncooked rice 
>> to wild birds. Does anyone care to make recommendations for or against this 
>> practice? 
>>
>

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[cobirds] Feeding dry rice instead of birdseed

[Mikele Painter]

Hi all,

I've heard conflicting stories about the safety of feeding uncooked rice to 
wild birds. Does anyone care to make recommendations for or against this 
practice? 

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