[cobirds] Marauding Magpies and Bad Boy Blue Jays in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    Paula Hansley's recent post about a flock of Bushtits chirping and chipping 
at her suet prompts me to report on a phenomenon I've not seen before in my 
little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.    In the past 
month or so gangs of 30+ Black-billed Magpies and 24+ Blue Jays have taken over 
my yard, demolishing a brick of suet in an hour or less and terrorizing the 
smaller birds (except the male Broad-tailed Hummingbird who continues to patrol 
the hummer feeder and isn't afraid of anyone).  I finally stopped putting out 
suet because it takes me a couple of hours to make a batch of 6 bricks and I 
was starting to feel like Sisyphus.   I've had both species coming to my yard 
over the years, but never before in such large flocks.  I'm also seeing them 
foraging in the lawns around here, I'm hoping they're looking for the Japanese 
Beetles & their grubs which have also shown up here in abundance this summer.  
Another interesting note is that the small murder of American Crows that 
usually is in the neighborhood has not been around lately.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my 
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[cobirds] New Summer Yardbird - Mountain Chickadee - west Centennial, Arapahoe county

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 I've had Mountain Chickadees visit my little townhouse yard 1/4 mile northwest 
of the intersection of Holly St & Arapahoe Rd in the winter, not every year but 
often enough to not be a surprise. It was a big surprise today, July 22nd, when 
one stopped by to sample my offerings of seed and suet.
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[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    I often get one or two Mountain Chickadees in my little townhouse yard near 
Holly Street & Arapahoe Road during the winter, but today's visit was the first 
time I've ever seen one here in the summer.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin1/4 mile northwest of Holly & Arapahoe in west 
Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my 
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[cobirds] New Yardbird - Western Kingbird - at my Little Townhouse Yard in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    I awoke ~ 7:30 this morning to a curiously melodic whirring sound wafting 
in the open bedroom windows.  There was also an occasional chatter that I have 
heard  before somewhere else but I couldn't peg it.  Looking up into the leaves 
of the 60-foot aspens just outside the window I could see bits of bright yellow 
near the top.  I put Merlin on the task and he didn't respond to the whirring, 
but the first chatter he heard he identifed as Western Kingbird.  Once he told 
me that I recognized it as well, the fact that it was 'out of place' had kept 
me from identifying it.  What I had was a pair of Western Kingbirds feeding 
four fledglings!  Assuming they hadn't flown in from eastern Colorado I have to 
guess they'd been nesting somewhere close by, but I've never before seen or 
heard them in my little townhouse neighborhood 1/4 mile northwest of the 
intersection of Holly & Arapahoe.
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Re: [cobirds] Digest for cobirds@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics - 6/29/2023

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Following up on the email comment expressing frustration about folks using 
4-digit codes instead of the actual species name... I agree wholeheartedly that 
we should not assume that everyone who reads CoBirds knows all the 4-digit band 
codes.  When I went to the official government website to look up this CAQU 
code I did not find it in their list of band codes.

Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my 
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6/29/2023 2:20:32 AM Mountain Standard Time, cobirds@googlegroups.com writes: 

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   -  Possible CAQU at Browns Park - 3 Updates
   -  Fremont County Hepatic Tanager new hotspot - 1 Update
 Possible CAQU at Browns Park 
|  Donna Stumpp : Jun 28 05:11PM -0700  

The CAQU was approved this morning. I wanted to share out the enhanced 
recording so others could hear it. There are two recordings - one of the 
single call which I have in my recording but improved, and one where the 
improved single recorded call is repeated 5 times so you get a better sense 
of it.
 
1. Single call enhanced 
- 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpxXU63Ee_gKNrqvAFTkccwfxJ3brDrt/view?usp=drive_link
2. Single recorded call repeated 5 times 
- 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOV1LwTdZHftUqLaXDBjljvO_t3DmjWT/view?usp=drive_link
 
Donna Stumpp
Weld County, CO
On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11:30:52 AM UTC-6 Donna Stumpp wrote:
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|  Donna Stumpp : Jun 28 05:19PM -0700  

The CAQU was approved this morning. I wanted to share out the enhanced 
recording so others could hear it. An expert birding friend made the 
enhanced recording. There are two recordings - one of the single call which 
I have in my recording but improved, and one where the improved single 
recorded call is repeated 5 times so you get a better sense of it.
 
1. Single call enhanced - 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpxXU63Ee_gKNrqvAFTkccwfxJ3brDrt/view?usp=drive_link
2. Single recorded call repeated 5 times - 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOV1LwTdZHftUqLaXDBjljvO_t3DmjWT/view?usp=drive_link
 
Donna Stumpp
Weld County, CO
 
On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11:30:52 AM UTC-6 Donna Stumpp wrote:
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|  Gary & Sharon : Jun 28 07:38PM -0600  

Why are people using these 4-letter codes lately on CoBirds? I thought the 
rules are to use the full name of the bird species. Not everyone has these 
codes memorized. Also, please, everyone, include location and county.
 
Respectfully,
 
Sharon Norfleet
 
Louisville
 
Boulder County
 
Sent from my iPad
 
On Jun 28, 2023, at 6:11 PM, Donna Stumpp  wrote:
 
The CAQU was approved this morning. I wanted to share out the enhanced 
recording so others could hear it. There are two recordings - one of the single 
call which I have in my recording but improved, and one where the improved 
single recorded call is repeated 5 times so you get a better sense of it.
 
Single call enhanced - 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpxXU63Ee_gKNrqvAFTkccwfxJ3brDrt/view?usp=drive_link
 
Single recorded call repeated 5 times - 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOV1LwTdZHftUqLaXDBjljvO_t3DmjWT/view?usp=drive_link
 
Donna Stumpp
 
Weld County, CO
 
On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11:30:52 AM UTC-6 Donna Stumpp wrote:
 
I was at Brown's Park NWR in NW CO last Wednesday and heard a quail. I am 
seeking input and guidance on evaluating this recording to determine if it is 
indeed a CAQU, or simply a talented YBCH.
 
I heard it just west of the Swinging Bridge Campground near the trail. There is 
a pond on the north side of that trail, and it was just north of that. I walked 
north along the hillside on the east side of the pond, hoping to get closer and 
get a better recording, and maybe even a sighting, but the one call is all I 
have.
 
The shape of the call aligns with a CAQU, and I counted 8 YBCH in the area. I 
have attached the recording. The quail sound is at the 22 second mark.
 
At the recommendation of a very experienced birder friend, I've added the bird 
and the recording to my eBird list. You can hear it here: 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S142299120
 
If there is consensus here that it may be a quail, I will submit it to the 
records committee.
 
Donna Stumpp
 
Weld County, CO
 
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[cobirds] Female Black-headed Grosbeak in Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    An adult female Black-headed Grosbeak was at the seed and suet in my little 
townhouse yard in west Centennial yesterday, near Holly & Arapahoe. 

Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my 
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[cobirds] Grassland Bird Study at Daniels Park

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 I'm posting the message below on behalf of a friend who is involved in the 
subject study.  Her contact info is in the message.  Please reply to her, not 
to me...
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my 
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Subject: Grassland Bird Study at Daniels Park. Call for Volunteers. We are 
looking for volunteers to help conduct a grassland bird study at Daniels Park 
in Sedalia (Douglas County) in conjunction with Denver Mountain Parks and 
Denver Zoo. Daniels Park has been managed with one species in mind since 1938, 
the American Bison. The park is a preserved piece of prairie landscape that 
connects to 12,000 acres of open space, making it an important conservation 
site. Research documenting avian populations at this site has not been done 
before, so this point-count study aims to gain insight into the grassland bird 
population in the park.  Our goal is to create a small team of volunteers who 
are experienced in grassland bird identification to work in pairs, with one 
observer and one recorder. We are looking for birders who are confident in 
their grassland bird identification skills with species such as Say's Phoebe, 
Western Kingbird, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Western 
Bluebird, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Song 
Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Black-headed Grosbeak.  The 
study is currently planned to run from May 22- June 9, M-F from about 6-10 am 
daily. Volunteers are expected to work 1-2 days a week for the three-week study 
time frame.  Training will be held in early May to prepare for the count. The 
24 survey points are located in the SW and SE bison pastures, which are not 
open to the public. Safety training while working in proximity to bison is a 
top priority. Please email Jennifer Redmond at redmo...@miamioh.edu to express 
your interest in participating or give her a call at (303)250-3180 if you have 
questions.    
  

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[cobirds] Western Bluebirds at Cherry Creek State Park and Along the Greenwood Gulch Trail in Greenwood Village - Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 Last Saturday (Jan 27) a group of birders I was with saw a couple of Western 
Bluebirds at Cherry Creek State Park.  Today Feb 5) I saw another small flock 
of 1/2 dozen or so Western Bluebirds along the Greenwood Gulch Trail between 
Orchard Drive and the trail's end at the Highline Canal near the Marjorie Perry 
Preserve. Can Spring be far behind?
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[cobirds] Robin Horde in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    My neighborhood 1/4 mile northwest of Holly St & Arapahoe Rd was overrun by 
robins this morning; the shriveled fruits on the various crabapple trees didn't 
stand a chance.   I counted only 18 while counting birds in my little townhouse 
yard for Project FeederWatch, but when I later took a walk I encountered 
several different flocks of 25 - 30, totaling between 150 - 300 birds.  There 
were a few Cedar Waxwings mixed in with some of the flocks, including some 
identifiable as 1st-year birds.
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[cobirds] Lingering Lesser Goldfinch in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   A month ago I reported a single male Lesser Goldfinch was visiting the 
feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe.  A month later he 
is still hanging around, along with this Spring's crop of Great-horned Finches.
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[cobirds] Pine Siskins and a Lesser Goldfinch in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    Yesterday it was a Western Tanager gracing my little townhouse yard near 
Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  Today a Lesser Goldfinch is here, and the 
over-wintering group of 4 Pine Siskins has multiplied to 10-plus.  Oh, and the 
tanager is still here.
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[cobirds] New Yard Bird in west Centennial this Morning!

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    This morning my wife heard, then observed a hen Mallard as it flew through 
the narrow space between the Forsythia and Blue Spruce that guard the back gate 
of my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe.  The duck wandered around 
under the feeders for a few minutes, then left.
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[cobirds] Spotted Towhee and Oregon Junco - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
    Both of these birds have been visiting my little townhome yard near Holly & 
Arapahoe in west Centennial this past week.  Can winter be far behind?
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[cobirds] Bullocks Oriole in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders, This afternoon a female Bullock's Oriole paid a quick 
visit to my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  
She perched atop the shepherd's crook for about 2 minutes before moving on.  
Hadn't seen one here in quite a while. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest 
Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my 
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[cobirds] Magpie Flyby - west Centennial near Holly & Arapahoe, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders, While sitting on our east-facing porch this afternoon my 
wife and I observed a flyby of at least 100 magpies.  They were flying west in 
squadrons of 2 to 8 birds, 10 - 20 seconds apart.  All on the same 'path' 
through the trees.  Mostly quiet, just a few calls from time to time. When we 
came into the house an hour later there about 10 magpies at the feeders and on 
the ground in our little townhouse yard.  Annihilated the suet cake! Keep 
Smilin',Kevin CorwinWest Centennial in Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington 
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[cobirds] Wilson's Warbler in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,    Yesterday evening (June 18th) a male Wilson's Warbler 
took center stage at the top of an aspen in my little townhouse yard near Holly 
& Arapahoe in west Centennial.  Not a common bird around here. Keep 
Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington 
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[cobirds] Western Tanager - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,    Just had a Western Tanager on the suet in my little 
townhouse yard near Holy & Arapahoe in west Centennial.   Based on Sibley's 
drawings the bird wasn't in breeding plumage, which seems a little late.  A few 
minutes later a Chipping Sparrow was at the sunflower seed. Keep Smilin',Kevin 
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[cobirds] FOS 'Great-horned' House Finches in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,    This morning the feeders in my little townhouse yard 
near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial were graced by 5 Great-horned 
(fledgling) House Finches along with their proud parents.  First fledge of the 
season, I'm sure there'll be many more. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest 
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[cobirds] Chipping Sparrow - west Centennial Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders, Today a lone (so far) Chipping Sparrow has joined the 
finchian flocks at the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly & 
Arapahoe in west Centennial.  Last year I had a pair mating here on May 11th, 
perhaps this is one of them... Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin west Centennial, 
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[cobirds] Pine Siskins - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders, On this briefly sunny but now ominously dark morning a 
flock of five Pine Siskins joined the usual suspects at the feeders in my 
little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe.  Hadn't seen them here in a 
long, long time. Keep Smilin',Kevin Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via 
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[cobirds] Say's Phoebes along Greenwood Gulch in Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders, During our daily constitutional along the gulch-side 
trail that runs northwest from the intersection of Arapahoe Road and Orchard 
Drive (not Road) and ends at the Highline Canal at the southeast corner of 
Marjorie Perry Preserve, my wife and I encountered two Say's Phoebes about 
1/4-mile apart.  We also encountered a swarm of ?midges? along the way. Keep 
Smilin',Kevin CorwinCentennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand 
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[cobirds] Where Have All the Goldfinches Gone? west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders, Up until a week or so ago I had a flock of about 2 dozen 
American Goldfinches eating me out of house and home every day, at my little 
townhome yard near Holly & Arapahoe.  Now, they have suddenly evaporated.  Even 
during the light snow we had earlier this week there were only 3 or 4 at the 
feeders, and only briefly.  Everybody else is still showing up for the picnic: 
House Finches, Red- & White-breasted Nuthatches, Bushtits, etc., etc.  Any 
ideas, facts or theories are welcome.  Thanks! Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest 
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[cobirds] Harlan's Hawk along Greenwood Gulch, Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,    Saw a dark-morph Harlan's Hawk along the section of 
the Greenwood Gulch walking path that runs northwest from near Holly & Orchard 
to its terminus at the Highline Canal.    I've seen such a bird in this area 
most winters, so I'm guessing this is the same one.  Mild weather makes it feel 
early. Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my 
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[cobirds] FOS Junco in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Early yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, before the big cold front blew through, a 
Slate Junco showed up in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe.  
They're always here in the winter, never here in the summer. Keep Smilin',Kevin 
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[cobirds] Official Response from CPW About Use of State Wildlife Areas

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Hello Fellow Birders,
I have received an official response from CPW concerning use of SWAs for 
birding, hiking, etc.  This came from their Communication Center in response to 
my inquiry about being allowed onto properties that do not allow fishing, if 
all I have is a fishing license.  I have pasted below what I believe to be the 
salient portion of their reply:
You are correct, a valid hunting or fishing license will be required for 
everyone 18 or older attempting to access any State Wildlife Area or State 
Trust Land leased by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, beginning July 1. This does 
not apply to State Parks. (SWA FAQ). 

Even if the property doesn't have fishing opportunities, a license is still 
required.
The rule change was adopted unanimously on April 30 by the Colorado Parks and 
Wildlife Commission.
SWAs are intended for wildlife habitat and wildlife-related recreation (hunting 
and fishing). Unlike national forests or local government parks, SWAs are not 
“public lands” that provide for multi-use recreation. Most SWAs provide 
important resting, feeding, birthing, or breeding areas for Colorado wildlife. 
In that way, year ‘round outdoor recreation may have negative impacts on the 
wildlife populations in those areas. The license requirement is an effort to 
limit multi-use recreation on these properties, not encourage it. While hikers, 
photographers, birders, and others may in fact be recreating by watching 
wildlife, only those with a hunting or fishing license are contributing to the 
purchase and maintenance of these properties.
...I'm hoping this response from CPW answers everyone's questions and concerns 
about SWA access.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin, west Centennial, Arapahoe
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[cobirds] Re: Colorado's 350 State Wildlife Areas

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As I read the guidance CPW has put out on use of SWA's, I wonder if the idea of 
simply buying a fishing license to gain access to all the SWA's really works.  
In their FAQs on this subject there is an entry that reads:"Question:   If I 
have a hunting license does it allow me to engage in any activity I wish on a 
SWA?  Answer:   No. All other regulations still apply. It allows you to engage 
in the outdoor activities authorized for that specific property." (emphasis 
mine).  Many SWA's do not list fishing as an activity authorized on the 
property.
Chuck Hundertmark, in an earlier post in this thread, suggested: "When 
questions about policy or intent of the agency arise, the best approach is 
probably talking to the agency."  I think that is an excellent idea, and I'd 
like to suggest that one or more of our birding organizations (DFO, CFO, 
Audubon Rockies...) contact CPW to get clarification that they can then 
disseminate to the birding community.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin, west Centennial, Arapahoe County
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[cobirds] Lesser Goldfinch, west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   A black-backed male Lesser Goldfinch just deigned to grace my little 
townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe with his presence a few minutes ago.  Not 
the first time I've seen a Lesser here, but rare enough to warrant reporting.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin 
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[cobirds] Copulating Chipping Sparrows, west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Copulating Chippies,In my little back yard,Copulating Chippies,Make me speak 
like the Bard.Copulating Chippies,In my big ol' pine tree,Copulating 
Chippies,Making birdy whoopee.
...with apologies to Shakespeare, the jazz community, and everyone with any 
sensibilities.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County
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[cobirds] Swainson's Hawk - Just west of Barr Lake State Park in Adams County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   I saw my first-of-season Swainson's Hawk today.  On a light pole alongside 
Buckley Road at 128th Ave.  A friend calls them the 'Tax Day Bird' because they 
usually show up around April 15th.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Pine Siskin in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   A Pine Siskin  just showed up at the feeders in my little townhouse yard 
near Holly and Arapahoe in west Centennial.  First one I've seen here in a year 
or two.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County
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[cobirds] Four Robins and a Cooper's Hawk along Little Dry Creek Trail, west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
Today's constitutional was on the trail along Little Dry Creek, from where it 
crosses Holly Street just north of Arapahoe Road toward the northwest to 
trail's end where it meets the High Line Canal Trail a little ways south of 
Orchard Road.  Just as we were approaching the canal trail bridge over the 
creek there was an explosion of frantic bird chatter immediately behind and 
above us.  I looked up to catch a glimpse of 5 birds in close formation flying 
very fast and passing about 20 feet above.  I was able to peg a couple of them 
as robins and guessed another two were also, but the trailing bird was a little 
larger and had a banded tail - Cooper's Hawk!  They disappeared into the 
overstory and a few seconds later the chatter stopped.  Then a few seconds 
after that two of the robins reappeared and flew - rather nonchalantly it 
seemed to me - back in the direction from which they came.
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin;  west Centennial in Arapahoe County 

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[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   I just had a Mountain Chickadee hitting the feeders in my little townhouse 
yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  There have been years in the 
past that I've had them here all winter, but I had not seen any here this 
winter.
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[cobirds] FOS Tree Swallow at Greenwood Gulch Trail in Greenwood Village, Arapahoe county

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Hello Fellow Birders,
Yesterday, April 4, as my wife and I were walking the Greenwood Gulch trail 
that runs from near Orchard & Monaco northwest to join the Highline Canal trail 
at Marjorie Perry Preserve, we were cussing and discussing the recent hatch of 
small flying insects (midges?, mosquitoes?) that were swarming around us as we 
walked.  Shortly after I querulously queried "Where are the swallows when you 
need them?" we saw our first-of-season Tree Swallow.  Just one.
Keep Smilin',Kevin
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[cobirds] Turkey Vulture Over west Centennial Last Thursday - Palos Verde Park in Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   I got so excited about this that I forgot to post it!  Last Thursday, March 
26, I saw my first-of-season Turkey Vulture floating above Palos Verdes Park 
near the intersection of Monaco and Orchard.
  Is there any better harbinger of Spring?
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County
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[cobirds] Re: So does anyone else have favorite Avian signs of Spring?

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...Replying to Mary Kay Waddington's post...
One of mine is the Sandhill Cranes staging in the San Luis Valley on their trek 
from New Mexico to their nesting grounds.  Their primordial calls take me back 
to my childhood in the Pleistocene.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapahoe County
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[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   While idling at the intersection of University & Dry Creek I spied a flock 
of ~ 15 Cedar Waxwings in the only ghost of a tree at the southeast corner of 
the intersection.  They flew off toward the northeast, perhaps heading toward 
my little townhouse yard?
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[cobirds] Sandhill Cranes Over Greenwood Gulch, Greenwood Village, Yesterday

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   I forgot to post this yesterday... My wife and I heard, then saw a V of 
about 85 - 90 cranes heading southwest directly overhead during our daily walk. 
 Greenwood Gulch runs northwest from near Holly & Arapahoe towards the Marjorie 
Perry Preserve and the Highline Canal.
   Always a magical moment when we hear them...
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial
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[cobirds] New Cornell Lab Project: Nest Quest Go

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   Many of you remember the Cornell Nest Card project of the late 1900's, some 
of you probably participated in it.  That project ran from the 1960's into the 
1990's and they amassed over 300,000 handwritten notecards of bird 
observations.  Cornell now has a computer system to work with that data and 
they need an army of people to transcribe the info from scanned images of the 
cards.  This is a great opportunity for all of us to pitch in a little and make 
a big impact.  You can read more about it and sign up to help at this link:  
Read more about this project here.
 
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial
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[cobirds] Bullocks Orioles in west Centennial Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
A pair of Bullock's Orioles deigned to favor my little townhouse yard near 
Holly and Arapahoe with their presence today.  The suet was their reason for 
stopping by, they fed at it several times during the afternoon.  They added the 
orange blend to the primary colors of the House Finches and American 
Goldfinches, brightening a dreary day.
A pair of Chipping Sparrows have become an irregular part of the cleanup crew - 
gleaning tidbits on the ground dropped from the various feeders.  They started 
showing up mid-Winter, I'm surprised they're still hanging around.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial
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[cobirds] American Tree Sparrow and Cedar Waxwings in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   Recent unusual visitors to my little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapaho 
include an American Tree Sparrow and a flock of 7 Cedar Waxwings.  The waxwings 
were one-day wonders this past Monday, the sparrow has hung around for a few 
days.  A month or so ago a Song Sparrow was here for a couple of weeks before 
moving on to greener pastures.  Some of the Pine Siskins I reported a few 
months ago continue to come in with the American Goldfinches, though numbers of 
both have diminished.
Keep Smilin',Kevin Corwinwest Centennial, Arapaho County
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[cobirds] Waxwings! In west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   A small flock of Cedar Waxwings just invaded my little townhouse yard in 
west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  Gobbling down the little fruits on the 
"crabapple" tree (I have no idea what kind of tree it really is, something the 
builder planted when these places were built in the early 80's).
   We've also been inundated by robins the past few days.
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[cobirds] FOS Dark-Eyed Junco - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
   An Oregon Junco just showed up in my little townhouse yard in west 
Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  First one of the season.
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[cobirds] Black Grosbeak and Apparently Breeding Chipping Sparrows in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   A Black Grosbeak has been hitting the cup of peanut pieces in my little 
townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  I'm guessing it's a 
first year bird, though I can't tell them apart from adult females.
 
   Also, I started seeing an adult Chipping Sparrow (never saw two) around my 
yard in early- to mid-June.  About 2 weeks ago I observed it several times in 
my front lawn and each time it was collecting small insects.  It would then fly 
up into a large silver maple tree.  About a week ago I watched it collect bits 
of seed from under the feeders.  It then flew into a dense crab-apple tree from 
which a din of chips then erupted - it was feeding fledgling(s).  A few days 
ago I started seeing Chipping Sparrows with streaky breasts (kids) foraging 
under the feeders.
 
   As for the flock of crossbills that graced my yard with their presence for a 
couple of months, they have moved on.  I took down the feeders in mid-June 
because I was seeing sick House Finches, plus I was going to be out of town for 
a couple of weeks.  Haven't seen the crossbills since.
 
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[cobirds] 65 Dickcissels Total in Baca, Kit Carson and Yuma Counties - On BBS Routes

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Saw a couple of reports on Cobirds recently about Dickcissel sightings, 
thought I'd add my 2 cents.
 
   I ran my BBS routes the first 3 days of June and encountered Dickcissels on 
all three routes:
Edler route in Baca: 1 Dickcissel
Burlington route in Kit Carson: 32 Dickcissels
Abarr route in Yuma: also 32 Dickcissels
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Unusual Yard Birds in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   The flock of ~ 15 Red Crossbills I first reported in mid-March is still 
hanging around my little townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & 
Arapahoe.  Sometimes we see one or two, sometimes the whole gang.
 
   More recent visitors include a Chipping Sparrow who's been here this past 
week, a few Pine Siskins who were here for a week or so but appear to have 
moved on, and yesterday's cameo by a male Black-headed Grosbeak.
 
   Chickadees are on eggs, resident Broad-tailed hummers are back, and the 
first fledge of 'great-horned' House Finches are haranguing their Dads for food 
while their Moms are probably incubating the next batch.  Which reminds me, 
Happy Mother's Day to all who have earned that title.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] White-crowned Sparrows in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Two White-crowned Sparrows are currently hitting the suet in my little 
townhouse yard in west Centennial, near Holly & Arapahoe.  I don't think I've 
ever seen them in my yard before.
 
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[cobirds] Sticky Crossbills in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
The Red Crossbills I reported visiting my little townhouse yard last Wednesday, 
which I expected to be one-hit wonders, have been seen here every day since, 
except Friday.  Each time it's a 5 - 10 minute visit.  We have only seen them 
once each day and at different times, which is probably due to the fact we're 
not watching the yard every moment of every day.
 
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[cobirds] Interesting Variations of Common Birds at the Monte Vista Crane Festival, Rio Grande County - Plus Tidbits

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Saw a few interesting variants during the MVCF this past weekend:
 
-  A melanisitic Lesser Sand Hill Crane whose neck and head feathers looked 
'terrible'.  Speculation was that it might have feather lice.
 
-  A white-headed Redhead duck.  This year-old female was a real trick to 
identify; my companion and I finally pegged her as a partially leucistic female 
Redhead because she was in the company of a standard male Redhead and her body 
feathers were consistent with a female Redhead.  But how, you might ask, did we 
know she was a year-old bird?  Well, when I described her to a USFWS person who 
works on the Refuge he said he'd banded a juvenile female Redhead with a white 
head last year!
 
- A Cinammon/Blue-winged Teal hybrid was seen and photographed by several 
people (not me, I just saw the photos).
 
Tidbits: 
- There were still all three species of Rosy-finches at the Hochstettler 
property.
- Lots of Mountain Bluebirds moving through.
- A paucity of raptor species, but lots of Red-tailed Hawks and Great-horned 
Owls.  One Prairie Falcon, one Bald Eagle, One Rough-legged Hawk, a couple of 
American Kestrels.  I saw no Ferruginous Hawks, Merlins, Peregrines or Golden 
eagles - all species I've seen there in past years.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
 
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[cobirds] Long-billed Dowitcher, San Luid Valley, Rio Grande County, Sunday, March 11

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   I apologize for the late post, I needed to get confirmation.
 
   The bird was first seen around 7:30 Sunday morning and left the pond around 
10:30.  It was in a near-empty retention pond at the NE corner of Rio Grande 
County Roads 8S & 5E.  I took several photos that require significant 
enlargement to identify the bird, they arte not included here but I'll email 
them to anyone who asks.  A local birder told me it might be an early record 
for the Valley but that's not yet been determined.
 
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Kevin
 
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[cobirds] Need Tripod Advice

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   I just bought a Vortex Viper scope and need a tripod for  it.  I know 
nothing about tripods, except that I want one that is stable in  the wind and 
easy to operate.  If you have any advice or recommendations  I'd love to 
hear from you.  Please reply off-list to me at  kevygud...@aol.com.  Thanks!
 
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[cobirds] FOS Junco in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Yesterday (10/6) I saw the first junco to visit my little  townhouse 
yard near Arapahoe & Holly this season.  Winter's  coming...
 
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[cobirds] Early Towhee, Late Hummingbird in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   An unidentified hummingbird made a quick stop at our hummer  feeder this 
morning.  I'm guessing it was a migrator passing through  because we hadn't 
seen the resident birds recently.
 
   At the other end of the migration spectrum a Spotted Towhee  was 
bouncing along our fencetop this morning.  We typically see one or two  here in 
winter, not in summer.
 
   From my little townhouse yard near Holly &  Arapahoe...
 
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[cobirds] White-Breasted Nuthatch in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   A few weeks back there was a thread on CoBirds about  Red-breasted 
Nuthatches.  For the past week or so a White-breasted has been  visiting my 
little townhouse yard near Holly and Arapahoe.  I've only seen  him at the 
water 
and on the Blue Spruce, not at the feeders.  I'm hoping  he'll stick around 
and add a much-needed bass voice to the a cappella chorus of  Red-breasteds 
in the neighborhood.
 
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[cobirds] Re: DFO September meeting moved to Sept 18

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Is the DFO meeting on Sept 18 still at 7:30 or was it moved to 5:30?
 
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In a message dated 9/4/2017 2:34:07 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
cobirds@googlegroups.com writes:

 
_cobirds@googlegroups.com_ 
(https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/topics)
_Google Groups_ 
(https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest_medium=email/#!overview)

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*   _Sabine's Gull, Lake  Deweese, Custer County_ 
(mip://0cf389a8/default.html#group_thread_0)  - 1 Update  
*   _Nathan's new sound  guide--to the rescue_ 
(mip://0cf389a8/default.html#group_thread_1)  - 2 Updates  
*   _Gulls and Phoebe at  Chatfield State Park (Douglass & Jefferson 
respectively)_ (mip://0cf389a8/default.html#group_thread_2)  - 1 Update  
*   _DFO September meeting  moved to Sept 18_ 
(mip://0cf389a8/default.html#group_thread_3)  - 1 Update  
*   _Towndsend's Warbler in  Sangres_ 
(mip://0cf389a8/default.html#group_thread_4)  - 1 Update  
*   _Colorado Rare Bird Alert,  3 September 2017_ 
(mip://0cf389a8/default.html#group_thread_5)  - 1 Update  

_Sabine's Gull, Lake Deweese, Custer County _ 
(http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/cd2763c4d6afa87f?utm_source=digest_medium=email)
 
cteuton  : Sep 03 07:12PM -0700 

A  juvenile Sabine's Gull was present this afternoon at Lake Deweese. It  
hung out near the west end in the time that we were there.
Cheryl  Teuton 
Aurora
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_Nathan's new sound guide--to the rescue _ 
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Jeff Kehoe  : Sep 03 09:05AM -0700 

The  link didn't work for me.
Nathan Pieplow  : Sep 03 10:48AM -0600 

Thanks  to Bob Righter for his kind words about the *Peterson Field Guide  
to
Bird Sounds*. The correct link to the website is:

_http://petersonbirdsounds.com_ (http://petersonbirdsounds.com/) 

No  purchase of the book is necessary to listen to the 5,500 sounds on  the
website! The geographic area covered by the eastern volume  extends west
only to about I-25, but I am hard at work on the western  volume right now.

Nathan Pieplow
Boulder,  Colorado

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_Gulls and Phoebe at Chatfield State Park (Douglass &  Jefferson 
respectively) _ 
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Joey Kellner  : Sep 03 09:47AM -0700 

This  morning on the Marina sandspit (Douglas) there was the lingering  
sub-adult *Lesser Black-backed Gull* and a juv. *Sabine's Gull*. The  
*Black 
Phoebe* remains north of the swim beach (Jefferson) near the  remnants of a 
drying pond.

Joey Kellner
Littleton,  Colorado
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_DFO September meeting moved to Sept 18 _ 
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David Suddjian  : Sep 03 10:21AM -0600 

The  Denver Museum of Nature and Science has *changed DFO’s monthly  meeting
date to **September 18, 2017*. The speaker and all other  details remain
the same.

DFO will not have a meeting on  Sept 25.

David Suddjian
Littleton,  CO
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mvjohn...@gmail.com: Sep 03  07:51AM -0700 

Took a nice hike up Rito Alto Creek,  Saguache County, yesterday and 
watched birds along the trail. Went  to Blind Lake (no fish) and it was a 
healthy climb. I saw my first  Townsend's Warbler of the year. Another bird 
I don't see very often  is Golden-crowned Kinglet and it was there with 
many 
Ruby-crowned  Kinglets. Dipper, Yellow-rumped warbler, Junco, Thrush 
spp, and  Hairy Woodpecker rounded out the day. 

John  Rawinski
Monte Vista, CO
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_Colorado Rare Bird Alert, 3 September 2017 _ 
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Joyce Takamine  : Sep 03 04:31AM -0600  

Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT  cobirds.org
Date: September 3, 2017

This is the Rare  Bird Alert for Sunday, September 3 sponsored by Denver
Field  Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the  Rockies.

Highlight species include: (* indicates new  information on this species)
NOTE: The RBA is now using the new AOU  checklist and the order of families
has  changes.

Cackling Goose (*Larimer)
Wood Duck  (Costilla)
Gunnison 

[cobirds] Red-breasted Nuthatches in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   These little dynamos have always livened up my little  townhouse yard 
near Holly and Arapahoe, ever since we moved in ~ 13 years  ago.  They are 
here year-round, nest in the neighborhood and bring their  kids to our feeders. 
 These neighborhoods were built in the early 80's and  have lots of mature 
coniferous and deciduous trees.
 
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[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   A slightly tardy post... Yesterday morning a Mountain  Chickadee joined 
the crowd at the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly  & Arapahoe 
in west Centennial.  Not unusual to see one or two here in  the winter, but 
I don't recall ever seeing one here this time of year.  
 
Keep  Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west  Centennial
Arapahoe  County

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[cobirds] Blue Grosbeaks near Larkspur, Douglas County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Yesterday (Tuesday, July 25) our intrepid nestbox  monitoring team 
spotted a pair of Blue Grosbeaks within 100 yards of where we  saw a singing 
Dickcissel two weeks ago.  Just west of Spruce Mountain Road  about 2 miles 
south of Larkspur, they were in a small thicket of bushes and  trees.  Another 
lifer for one of our crew!  We also saw a Lesser  Goldfinch in the same 
location.
 
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Kevin Corwin

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[cobirds] Dickcissel near Larkspur, Douglas County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Another Dickcissel sighting to add to the long list this  year.  While 
checking bluebird/swallow nestboxes just west of Spruce  Mountain Road about 
two miles south of Larkspur three of us  encountered a singing male 
Dickcissel.  He gave us great looks, turning a  couple times atop his mullein 
to 
ensure we saw him from all angles.  A  lifer for one of our crew!
 
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[cobirds] Dickcissels and a Mountain Plover on Burlington BBS Route, Kit Carson County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   I apologize for the tardy posting.  Last week  I worked the Breeding 
Bird Survey that runs north and south on Kit Carson  County roads about 8 miles 
east of Burlington.  I occasionally get a  Dickcissel on this route, most 
years I don't.  This year I detected  Dickcissels at 20 stops for a total of 
46 birds!  I also detected the  first-ever-for-this-route Mountain Plover 
foraging the lightly weedy corner of a  center-pivot plot just north of 
I-70.
 
   I'd recently read that populations of Red-winged Blackbirds  are in 
decline.  On this BBS route I see lots of Red-wingeds disappearing  into the 
wheat, I'm guessing they're nesting there as they would a cattail  marsh.  But 
it seems to me that if the wheat gets harvested before the  nests come to 
fruition they'll lose those nests and the habitat in which to try  again.
 
Keep  Smilin',
Kevin

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[cobirds] Talon-Grappling Ravens - Southern San Luis Valley

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Today as I was driving CO 142 from Romeo (Conejos  County) to San Luis 
(Costilla County) I saw what appeared to be  antagonistic behavior between 
two ravens (probably a mated pair) and a third  raven, guessing 100 feet above 
the ground.  The episode climaxed with one  of the pair and the outlier 
bird engaging in a talon grapple, one foot each, and  spiralling/somersaulting 
each other in a plummet toward the ground.  They  broke off about 5 - 10 
feet from earth and both landed upright and hopped away  to be about 20 feet 
from each other.  That's all I saw as I sped by at 65  mph.
 
   I knew that raptors do this and I've seen Prairie Falcons  and Bald 
Eagles doing it, but I didn't know that ravens did it as  well.  Pretty 
spectacular stuff.
 
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[cobirds] Turkey Vultures over west Centennial

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Winter is waning, and here comes the cleanup crew!  I saw 5+ Turkey  
Vultures circling low over the vicinity of Arapahoe Road & University Blvd ~  
10:30 this morning.  A half hour later I saw 5 again, circling over Dry  Creek 
Road & Holly Street and continuing in a generally southeastern  direction.   
Possibly the same birds...
 
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[cobirds] Monte Vista Crane Festival last weekend

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The Sandhill Crane migration is in full swing in the San Luis  Valley.  I 
was there during the official festival weekend and saw the  expected 
thousands of feeding, loafing and flying cranes, geese and ducks.   Always an 
amazing spectacle.
   Four unexpected sightings were:
- Seeing a dozen Bald Eagles congregate into a thermal just north of  Home 
Lake late Friday morning, ride the air up and head north.
- A very leucistic Red-tailed Hawk hanging around near the intersection of  
Roads 8S & 5E, reported by others later as being harassed by a  
Rough-legged Hawk.  The bird had a few random dark feathers and an orangey  
bill.  A 
friend got pictures that I'll share with anyone who's  interested.
- A lone Tundra Swan seen Friday evening in the ponds along Colo 15 just  
south of the old Refuge HQ, seen again flying the next morning.
- An extended flow of cranes from the south Sunday morning, apparently  
they'd flown up overnight from the Bosque del Apache region.  Line after  line 
(do we call them skeins when they're cranes?) of birds appearing as  dust 
flecks in binoculars trained on San Antonio Mountain, a new line appearing  
every few seconds for the two hours I watched, getting closer and closer  till 
visible with the naked eye.  I've seen the feeding flocks  and flyouts many 
times over the years, but this is the first time I've  experienced a 
massive influx of cranes migrating up from the south.  It was  something to 
behold.
 
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[cobirds] Thanks to All Who Identified the Hermit Thrush in my Yard on Sunday

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Hello Cobirders,
 
   I received over a dozen responses to my plea for ID help for a  thrush 
who briefly visited my yard on Sunday past.  All said it is a Hermit  Thrush 
and many gave diagnostic clues to the bird's identity.  David  Leatherman 
added a putative ID for the cast seed, possibly from a Pyracantha  bush.
 
Thanks Again,
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] With Apologies to Mr. Poe...

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Once upon this morning dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
While I  nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently  rapping, rapping at my chimney capping...
 
...As I was debating whether to get out of bed on this grey grim morning, I 
 heard, for the first time this year, a Northern Flicker drumming on the 
chimney  cap of my little townhouse in west Centennial.  Seems hormones are  
rising.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Cruisin' for Cottontails

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Yesterday evening, around 7pm, I was driving about 30  mph down a street 
in my neighborhood when a Cooper's hawk overtook and  passed me, going 35? 
- 40? mph at about 3 feet off the ground and parallel to me  about 10 feet 
to my left.  She was flying easily, an occasional flap-flap  and mostly 
glide.  I watched as she went on ahead straight down the street,  then made a 
left turn at a side street and continued down that street till I  lost sight of 
her.  The streets around here are bordered by lawns and we've  had a bumper 
crop of bunnies this year.  I'm guessing she was hoping  to pick one up for 
dinner.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Wilson's Warbler in western Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   The Great Migration has officially begun!  I saw a male  Wilson's 
Warbler in my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in  western Arapahoe 
County this morning.  I've also noticed significant growth  of the flock of 
Mourning Doves recently, and the Bushtits just returned en  masse about a week 
ago.
 
Keep Smilin',
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[cobirds] Chipping Sparrows - west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
Okay, this is getting ridiculous.  Yesterday, May 10, at least 5  Chipping 
Sparrows joined the cavalcade through my little townhouse yard near  Holly & 
Arapahoe.  I usually get a Spring migrant or two this time of  year, but 
this makes 5 species in 5 consecutive days!
 
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[cobirds] Lazuli Bunting in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Again,
 
   Just now, Monday afternoon, a Lazuli Bunting was eating peanut  bits at 
the feeders in my little townhouse yard near Holly &  Arapahoe in west 
Centennial..  Maybe there is something to this  migration story, after all.
 
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[cobirds] Pine Siskins Join the Parade in west Centennial, Arapahoe County (Denver Metro)

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Hello Again,
 
   Mid-afternoon on Mother's Day a flock of 5+  Pine Siskins joined the 
parade of birds through my little townhouse yard in west  Centennial.  Three 
unusual species in three days.  You'd think there  was some kind of migration 
going on!
 
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[cobirds] More Towhees and a Bullocks Oriole in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Well!  Yesterday morning (Saturday) I reported  hearing a Spotted Towhee 
in my yard near Holly & Arapahoe the previous  evening.  Later in the day I 
was planting stuff in my little  townhouse yard and noticed two towhees 
gleaning under the bird feeders not 15  feet away.  A boy and a girl!  Just now 
on this Mother's Day  morning a female Bullock's Oriole hit the suet!
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Spotted Towhee in west Centennial, Arapahoe County (Denver Metro Area)

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   I was chatting on the phone ~ 7pm last night (Friday, May 6),  when I 
heard that distinctive "Drink, Drink, Drink your tea-ea-ea-ea"  song.  I heard 
it a couple of times before it registered that I was  hearing a towhee in 
my little townhouse yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west  Centennial.  An hour 
or so later I also heard it call, then sing some more.  Never did see it.
 
   I have occasionally seen a towhee in my yard in the winter  months, and 
had one here pretty regularly the past winter.  I suspect this  is that same 
bird, apparently it lost its map and doesn't know the way back to  the 
foothills.
 
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Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] White-faced Ibis at 'Tower Lake', Adams County, on Wednesday, April 20

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   I apologize for the late post.  There were 2 W.F. Ibis  and ~ 20 
American Avocets at the man-made playa that appears whenever we have a  
significant 
rain/snow event, on the east side of Tower Road where 100th Ave  would 
intersect if 100th existed at that latitude.  It's a few miles due  south of 
Barr Lake.  There were also a few Red-headeds, Shovelers,  Killdeer, probably 
others I couldn't see on the far side without  binoculars.  Just be aware of 
the heavy high-speed traffic on Tower.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Thanks for the Pictures of Pinyon Jays and Sharp-tailed Grouse

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   All I can say is: "Wow! What a response!"  Late last  night I put out a 
call for help and early this morning I had received great  pictures of both 
species from a half-dozen luminaries of the Colorado  birding community.  A 
deeply heart-felt Thank You to all who responded so  generously and so 
quickly.
 
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[cobirds] Pictures Needed of Pinyon Jays and Sharp-tailed Grouse

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   I am in dire need of a few good pictures of Pinyon Jays and of  
Sharp-tailed Grouse, for a little presentation I'll be doing for a the  
Wimberley 
Birding Club in Texas.  Ample credit will be given to  contributors.
 
   If you would be willing to share a couple of pictures please  attach 
them to an email and send them to me at _KevyGudGuy@aol.com_ 
(mailto:kevygud...@aol.com) .  Thanks!
 
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[cobirds] Brown Creeper in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
This morning a Brown Creeper paid a brief visit to my  little townhouse 
yard near Holly & Arapahoe in west Centennial.  It  first landed on a 
silver maple, then flew around but did not land on a small  grove of aspens, 
then 
worked the trunk of a long-needled pine before flying to  the back yard and 
working up a blue spruce.  That's the last I saw of  it.
 
   Incidentally, yesterday the DFO hike group at the Wheat Ridge  Greenbelt 
heard and saw 3 Brown Creepers.
 
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Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Grackle Hordes and a Junco in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Yesterday a Gray-headed Junco showed up in my little townhome  yard near 
Holly and Arapahoe, first of the season.
 
   A horde of Common Grackles descended on my yard last  Monday.  They're 
still here, eating me out of house and home.
 
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[cobirds] Western Scrub Jay - New Yard Bird in west Centennial - Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Just had 2 Western Scrub Jays visit my little townhome yard  near Holly 
& Arapahoe in west Centennial.  First time in the 11 years  I've been in 
this place.
 
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Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Spotted Towhee & Bushtits in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Bushtits are usually year-round denizens of my neighborhood  near Holly 
& Arapahoe, but they were missing in action all summer till  about a week 
ago when I heard a good-sized flock moving through the area.   Today they 
finally deigned to stop by my yard and get a little suet.
 
   A single Spotted Towhee also visited my yard today.  I  typically see 
one each Fall, though usually much later than this.  If the  past forecasts 
the future this bird will stick around a few days then be  gone.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial
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[cobirds] Wilson's Warbler in western Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   A male Wilson's Warbler made a brief appearance in my little  townhouse 
yard near Holly  Arapahoe in western Centennial this  morning, apparently 
attracted by the hubbub at the feeders.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Unexpected Birds in West Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   My little townhouse yard near Holly  Arapahoe in west  Centennial has 
had three unexpected visitors the past three days.  A  White-breasted 
Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee and what I believe is a juvenile  Chipping Sparrow 
have all been hanging around since Saturday.
 
   I host a couple of Mountain Chickadees here throughout the  winter and 
rarely hear or see a White-breasted Nuthatch in the neighborhood, but  to 
have these three show up simultaneously mid-summer has been unique.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Tail-less Birds

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Every once in a while I see a House Finch with no tail  feathers at my 
feeders.  I've wondered about it, but never gave it very  much thought till 
this year, when I noticed other species with the same  condition.
 
   This Spring/early summer I've seen an American Crow in my  neighborhood 
(who on first glimpse made me think Black Vulture!), a  Mourning Dove in 
my yard, and a Black-billed Magpie about 2 miles from my  house, all of whom 
had no tails.  Now they have me wondering why birds of  various species 
occasionally lose all their tail feathers at once.   It's obviously not their 
typical molt pattern.  I've not seen missing  primaries or secondaries, and in 
the dove which I could observe up close over  many days I didn't see 
problems or 'baldness' on the body of the bird; and it  has since grown in a 
new 
set of retrices.
 
   If anyone has theories or factual knowledge of why birds might  lose all 
their tail feathers at once I'd love to hear what they are.   Thanks!
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
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[cobirds] Stumped by Bird Song in Yuma County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Sunday I encountered a bird song that I can't figure  out.  The bird was 
in a small grove of some green/some decadent deciduous  trees, all that 
remains of an old farmstead about 25 miles SSE of the town of  Yuma and about 
20 miles WNW of Idalia.
 
   It was a simple, seven note song, short whistles in two  alternating 
pitches.  First note was higher, second lower, third  higher, etc., ending on 
the high note.  It reminded me of a Tufted Titmouse  Peter song but slower 
and always seven notes.  I never got a good  look at the bird, the only 
'jizz' I got was it seemed about the size of a  tanager or large finch and 
seemed to have a seed-eater's bill.
 
   Any suggestions or ideas would be gratefully received, please  contact 
me off-list.
 
   Thanks!
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial in Arapahoe County
 
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[cobirds] Cedar Waxwings at Last Chance, Washington County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   I encountered a small flock of about a dozen Cedar Waxwings at  the 
'migrant trap' park at the intersection of US 36  CO 71 today.   One landed at 
a puddle within 3 feet of me to get a drink, seemingly oblivious  to my 
presence.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial, Arapahoe County
 
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[cobirds] Cancellation of DFO Trip to Riverside Cemetery on Sunday, April 5

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I hurt my back yesterday and cannot lead the trip on Sunday.  My  apologies 
to all who signed up for it.  We'll try it again soon.
 
Kevin Corwin
 
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[cobirds] FOS Tree Swallow - Chatfield State Park, Jefferson County

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The FOS reports in CoBirds today reminded me that yesterday, March 21,  
several of us saw our first 4 Tree Swallows of the season.  They were  circling 
above us and chittering as we cleaned out nestboxes just north of the  
ASGD's Audubon Center at the south end of Chatfield State Park, along the trail 
 
the parallels Wadsworth Blvd.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial, Arapahoe County
 
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[cobirds] Bluebird Monitoring Class - Denver Metro Area

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The folks at the Colorado Bluebird Project are  planning to host an 
educational session for anyone interested in monitoring  nestboxes and/or 
learning 
about bluebirds in general.  It will be held at  the Audubon Center at the 
south end of Chatfield State Park (no Parks Pass  required) on Saturday, 
March 21st, from 10 AM till Noon.  We will have a  45-minute presentation on 
the 
birds' nesting cycle, nestbox design and  installation, nest monitoring 
protocols, reporting to Cornell's NestWatch  database, handling problems and 
predators, etc.  We will also show a  10-minute nestcam video that shows the 
entire nesting cycle inside the nestbox,  from nest-building to fledging.  
There will be display boxes containing the  nests and eggs of various box 
users such as bluebirds, tree swallows, etc., a  variety of literature to 
peruse, and we will have the best nestboxes in the  world available for sale 
(we 
know they're the best because we made them!)   There will be several 
experienced nestbox monitors available to chat with and  answer your questions. 
 
Refreshments will be served.
 
   Please RSVP to 303.973.9530 so we know how many chairs to set  out and 
how many cookies to bake!
 
   Directions to the Audubon Center from C-470 and  Wadsworth:  Drive south 
on Wadsworth about 4.4 miles, just to the point  where it starts turning 
west.  Turn left onto Waterton Road.  Drive  about 100 yards and make the 
first left at the large stone sign that says:  Audubon Center at Chatfield 
State Park / Discovery Pavilion.
 
   For those of you who have a group of folks interested in  setting up and 
monitoring nestboxes, but are not in the Denver area or just  can't attend 
on the 21st, we can also bring our 1-hour program to you at no  cost to you. 
 Contact Kevin Corwin at _CBPKevin@aol.com_ (mailto:cbpke...@aol.com)  to 
learn more about  it.
 
Kevin  Corwin
Colorado Bluebird Project

 
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[cobirds] Spotted Towhee in western Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hello Fellow Birders,
 
   Just had a Spotted Towhee in my little townhome yard in  western 
Centennial, near the intersection of Holly  Arapahoe.  Also  had a pair of 
Great 
Horned Owls dueting in the neighborhood around 11pm last  night.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Mountain Chickadee in western Centennial, Arapahoe County

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Hi Again,
 
  Guess I should have waited a few minutes before sending my previous  
message about the towhee and owls, a Mountain Chickadee just showed up in my  
little townhome yard in western Centennial.  Gee, you'd think a change of  
weather was on the way...
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
western Centennial, Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Birds at Roxborough State Park, Jefferson Co. on Tues, 9/9 and Mon Evening, 9/8

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A few birds of note from my hike on the Fountain Valley trail  today, Sept 
9, not including the usual suspects:
 
- I put up a flock of ?200? chipping sparrows on the west leg of the loop  
just north of the fork.  I glassed about 20, did not see anything but  
chippies.
 
- As I was glassing 2 Cooper's hawks circling above I noticed swarms of  
small birds far above them, silhouetted against the overcast.  Too small to  
see with the naked eye, I guessed by their general shape and behavior they 
may  have been cliff swallows.  They were flying in disorganized patterns as 
if  they were hunting insects, moving in a general northerly direction.  They 
 covered a large area of the sky, perhaps a tenth of it, and I would guess 
there  may have been thousands of them up there.
 
- A lone Swainson's hawk grabbed some air over the Dakota hogback and  
circled up to several hundred feet, then broke off and made a beeline due  
south.  I watched it till it disappeared from view, and I had a broad view  of 
the sky.  I guess not all Swainson's migrate in flocks.
 
Monday evening the folks on the moonlight hike (Ha! dark as pitch with  
thick cloud cover) were serenaded by upwards of 4 poorwills.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial
Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Followup on New Species on BBS Routes in South-, Central- and North-Eastern Colo

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Hello Again,
 
   Following up on my post this past Tuesday in which I  asked for ID help 
on birds I'd seen on my BBS routes... 
 
   Quite a few people reviewed the pictures I had of what I  thought might 
be an Ash-throated Flycatcher in Baca County and what I thought  might be a 
Hooded Oriole in Kit Carson County.  The consensus was that the  
Ash-throated Flycatcher ID was correct and the Hooded Oriole ID was not - the  
bird is 
actually a first-year male Orchard Oriole.
 
   I thank everyone who helped me on this.  Over a  dozen people responded, 
which I think speaks volumes to the remarkable nature of  the folks on this 
listserv.
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] New Species on BBS Routes in South-, Central- and North-Eastern Colorado

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I just finished my BBS Routes in Baca, Kit Carson   Yuma Counties, had a 
few surprises including two birds I need  identification help on.
 
Baca County south of Springfield was very wet and  produced the biggest 
surprise: an ephemeral lake near County Roads N  and 42 that held a 
Canvasback, an Avocet, 3 Wilson's Phalarope and 5  Blue-winged Teal; all new 
species for the Edler BBS Route.  Later I saw  what I believe to be an 
Ash-throated Flycatcher at County Roads N and 1/2  mile east of 32, another new 
species 
for the route and one I need help ensuring  I got it right before I report 
it.  I did get a couple of pictures of it,  not great, but I think good 
enough to be diagnostic.
 
Kit Carson County east of Burlington, despite winds  in the mid-20-mph 
range all morning, produced a ton of Lark Buntings along with  a few Blue 
Grosbeaks, Orchard Orioles and Brown Thrashers.  The new bird  for the 
Burlington Route was a Hooded Oriole in a small clump of trees (which  also 
produced 2 of the thrashers and 1 of the grosbeaks), on County  Road 57 between 
CR's JJ  KK.  This oriole is the other  new species that I need help in 
identifying, I have a few pictures of it as  well.
 
   Yuma County southeast of the town of Yuma failed to produce  two of my 
favorite 'semi-regulars', Greater Prairie Chicken and Upland  Sandpiper.  
Lark Buntings were rather scarce but it seems to be a banner  year up there for 
Lark Sparrows, they were everywhere.  I was surprised to  see 2 Northern 
Rough-winged Swallows on County Road 10 between CR's Y.5 and AA;  though 
they'd been seen on the Abarr Route sometime in the past I  hadn't seen any in 
all the years I've run the route.
 
   On the way home I got good looks at a male Baltimore Oriole in  fine 
breeding plumage, at the bridge on US 36 over the Arickaree  'River' at the 
east/south end of the town of Cope in Washington  County.  He had a singing 
male Bullock's Oriole for company.
 
   Please, if you would be willing to render an opinion on the  ATFL and/or 
HOOR please let me know and I'll email you my pictures  off-line.  Thanks!
 
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Male Indigo Bunting in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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An Indigo Bunting has joined the Lesser Goldfinch I reported a  couple of 
days ago, in my little townhouse yard near Holly   Arapahoe.
 
 
Keep Smilin',
Kevin Corwin
west Centennial
Arapahoe County

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[cobirds] Lesser Goldfinch Chipping Sparrow in west Centennial, Arapahoe County

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This morning's sighting was the first time I've ever seen a Lesser  
Goldfinch in my little townhouse yard near Holly  Arapahoe.
 
Had a Chipping Sparrow pass through yesterday.  Had seen a couple here  a 
few weeks ago.
 
 
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Kevin Corwin
west Centennial
Arapahoe County

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