[cobirds] Re: A Goldfinch challenge for David Leatherman/// Similar behavior with hummingbirds
Hello all, I’ve been witnessing a similar behavior with the Broad-tailed Hummingbirds at my house.One will hover near the cement mortar around the brick exterior and then fly in and peck at that mortar, for several times. I’ve witnessed this on more than one occasion. I also have watched the females fly down to exposed dirt and peck (for lack of a better word) at the dirt. They will even sit on the ground and peck at the dirt. I had thought they might be gathering nesting material, but they just flew up to an overhanging limb and sat there. (This limb is not somewhere they built a nest, just a favorite sitting limb.) With the cement mortar, I was wondering if they are getting calcium from that Open to comments. Maureen Blackford Boulder County 8500’ elevation From: mailto:dgulbenk...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2023 9:04 AM To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] A Goldfinch challenge for David Leatherman Why would a Goldfinch cling to a brick wall for a minute and a half? At 7 AM when I walked into my garden I was treated to a brilliant Amer. Goldfinch male who flew directly from my Bachelor Button patch to the side of my yellow-brick garage. The brick has an extremely rough texture, so it was easy to cling to. Although there were lots of "gnats" in the air, there weren't any near the wall, which is protected by a 3' overhang. I expected the bird to immediately move on, but he lingered and lingered, making little pecking movements at the brick and perhaps at the mortar. It came to mind that Amazon parrots peck up clay, but it seems unlikely that 80-year-old mortar would be digestible. Maybe a small spider or spider eggs? After the bird left, I examined the wall but could see absolutely nothing. If it was a small spider, how extraordinary that the bird saw it in the shade from 25 yards away. P.S. to gardeners: Bachelor Buttons are incredibly easy to grow, and they self-sow, so there's almost no work involved in having a patch. Bees, including some native bees, love it, and American Goldfinches, Lesser Goldfinches, and House Finches will come to it from time to time for the developing seeds. David Gulbenkian, Crown Hill area, Jeffco -- -- 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/4cc2b5af-ef44-47ab-9669-cf7c3914ac86n%40googlegroups.com. -- -- 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/01586A00B0884440B2F79DE03651634A%40MaureenLaptop.
Re: [cobirds] Re: History - Old bird checklists
This is a nice tribute to Hugh Kingery.Thanks to Hugh and his wife. I hope you find a place to store your records. Maureen BlackfordBoulder County, C Original message From: Patrick O'Driscoll Date: 9/6/21 9:23 AM (GMT-07:00) To: Charles Hundertmark Cc: Jeff Percell , Colorado Birds Subject: Re: [cobirds] Re: History - Old bird checklists I wholeheartedly agree with Chuck.Pre-eBird paper lists are important artifacts of our birding history, especially as so much of our recordkeeping has shifted to digital.And Jeff, your remarks are a great reminder for all of us to archive our earlier lists on eBird.Those of us eBirders who regularly visit Denver City Park know something about this.Sometime after the Cornell Lab invented eBird, a prominent Colorado birder who visited City Park regularly in his youth transferred all of his written birding lists from there into the database.Between 1947 and 1950, young Hugh Kingery recorded hundreds of visits and sightings in the park.eBird tells us now that Hugh was responsible for the first 80 species sightings in Denver City Park, all in that period. (More than three decades later, in 1987, he added two more first sightings.)Hugh's 320 "Denver City Park" eBird lists far outnumber those of the rest of us.His is a shining example of the importance of saving all of our sightings to the Cornell Lab's brilliant invention.Good eBirding!Patrick O'DriscollDenverOn Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 7:48 AM Charles Hundertmark wrote:Veteran field ornithologists like Hugh should check into archiving their old checklists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. It’s an excellent archive housing the records of several of the prominent field ornithologists from Colorado’s past.Chuck HundertmarkLafayette, COOn Sep 6, 2021, at 7:41 AM, Jeff Percell wrote:You should add the checklists onto eBird, so that everyone can benefit from the data.https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48001158707-get-started-with-ebirdThanks,Jeff PercellErie, COOn Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 4:58:36 PM UTC-6 ouz...@aol.com wrote: Does anyone know of a place that might have an interest in saving old bird checklists? I have a packet several inches thick of everything from Chatfield to Rock Creek to Durango to Bonny and I'm ready to give them away or to toss them. Hugh Kingery -- -- 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/919aa48f-e227-4019-ac47-d440ab02a332n%40googlegroups.com. -- -- 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/BA28D1F6-E928-4BB0-9B3C-011F0D579E6D%40gmail.com. -- -- 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/CAMNEzJMcj1QrsLRDL0hw4yrPpiCd7VaY83-AXwcg19jb%2Bm%2BD5Q%40mail.gmail.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
RE: [cobirds] Re: Aggressive Owl in Superior
When Storage Tech was in Superior, a friend of ours was out jogging early in the morning by that facility. An owl flew at him from behind and knocked him down. Luckily it didn't use talons. Maureen Blackford Boulder County, CO Original message From: "mvjo...@gmail.com" Date: 2/3/21 12:22 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Re: Aggressive Owl in Superior Agree. Seems better to let it be. Maybe warn hikers of that situation. John Rawinski Monte Vista, COOn Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 12:52:49 PM UTC-7 teheinr...@gmail.com wrote:This article in Boulder’s Daily Camera about an owl (Great Horned, I presume) caught my attention:https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/02/02/who-me-superior-warns-residents-about-aggressive-owl/Seems if the aggression is due to protecting a nest, it would be better not to attempt to relocate the owl. Thomas HeinrichBoulder, conyc...@aol.com -- 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/dfe63d3b-c517-48da-b0a7-99d476f6ee9an%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/20210204000512.B8E501080057%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
Re: [cobirds] eBird Alerts NONE since December 15th
Check your junk or spam folders. My alerts started going to the spam folder.Maureen Blackford Original message From: Eric DeFonso Date: 12/19/20 6:31 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Susan Rosine Cc: Colorado Birds Subject: Re: [cobirds] eBird Alerts NONE since December 15th Hi Susan,About a week or two ago I stopped receiving Hotspot Needs alerts by email. Soon thereafter I found out that eBird no longer supports those alerts, which is unfortunate since I found those to be quite fun and useful and have several of them in my alerts "folder" on the website. But alas, I'll not be seeing those in email anymore.There was also a time recently when I seemed not to be receiving County or State level Needs Alerts, but I can't confirm that since it's a slow month anyway and I don't think there were any birds passing through that would have triggered an alert. I can say though that lately I am still receiving County level Needs Alerts - I just got two this morning.The upshot: if you have hotspot alerts, those will no longer be coming through. I can attest that larger-scale Needs Alerts are still showing up. I can't speak to Rare Bird Alerts though, since I'm not subscribed to any of those.Ericp.s. I have gmail, but I never seem to get eBird alerts sent to my Spam folders. Your mileage may differ though. (On rare occasions my CoBirds messages do show up there.)---Eric DeFonsonear Lyons, Boulder County, COOn Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 6:18 PM Susan Rosine wrote:How many other people are no longer getting alerts? The last ones I got were on the 15th. I went to the Facebook community for eBird, and someone said they unsubscribed, then resubscribed to get the alerts again. I tried that, and it didn't work. Susan RosineBrighton 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/CACPnx8W7wGy5dO%2B7RRwty9xYuqFU3dxNEYh3xADfUJ2x5fM7Rg%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/CAFjVA_aH%3D%2BFK5cG4Q_QWWTq90WfWUcihQLu0U1mpQQmXZ6mzSQ%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/20201220014244.F2AC71080057%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
RE: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news
I know I am only one of so many whose lives were touched by Joe Roller. On one of our birding tours, he convinced me that the walkie-talkies had a great value in the field, and he taught me how to use them. That was only a small part of what he taught me. He was such a character, always with the jokes and good humor. As a teacher, he would tell of ways to identify birds in the field, in flight, etc... and resources one could use to teach oneself. He did the same with helping people find locations of the birds. It seems like very recently he was instructing others on how to use eBird or Cobirds websites on finding birds. The community has lost a wonderful person and a great source of knowledge. He will be sorely missed.Maureen BlackfordBoulder County Original message From: Larry Modesitt Date: 11/25/20 3:45 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news Cobirders,The very sad news is that Joe died last night of cancer just after midnight. His wife Maryanne said that despite his pain, he was still cracking jokes with the nurses yesterday morning. “He made me laugh every single day,” she said. Either one of their boys, Dan and Tom, was always able to be with him for the past month. I was out running with my dog when Joe corralled us decades ago. That’s how I became one of many people Joe introduced to birding. That led to us birding together all over Colorado and the world. Joe’s love of teaching folks about birds, almost always with a humorous insight, continued through his illness. He was a valuable contributor to Denver Field Ornithologists, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Colorado Field Ornithologists, and the medical community. There has never been anyone like Joe Roller, and he will be missed greatly.We can believe that last night just after midnight, St. Peter laughed harder than he had all year.Larry ModesittArvada -- 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/c6ccd713-4342-4f0c-b0a0-3762cd62ef2fn%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/20201126010600.180B93280059%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
RE: [cobirds] Public Land Closures
There are closures of national forest areas. Below is an except from a posting fromOctober 21 CalWood and Lefthand Canyon Fire Update:Closures and Evacuations: Road closures, evacuation orders, and evacuation warnings put in place by Boulder County Sheriff’s Office remain in effect for areas near both the CalWood and Lefthand Canyon fires. For more information on evacuation orders near both fires, please visit https://arcg.is/0Lq5fD. Effective today, the U.S. Forest Service has a temporary closure in place for all activities on Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest lands in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder, and Larimer counties. For more information on this emergency closure, please visit https://go.usa.gov/x7CZJ.The following is copied from Facebook:Due to unprecedented and historic fire conditions, @usfsarp is temporarily closing all National Forest land in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder, and Larimer counties, effective midnight tonight. Decision to be re-evaluated daily. http://ow.ly/qOHH50BXX4WI also saw a NewsBreak report that Boulder is closing its open spacesMaureen BlackfordBoulder County Original message From: Mike Hensley Date: 10/21/20 1:00 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Public Land Closures I'm seeing reports of large scale public land closures. All national forest and BLM land is closed to public access here in Boulder County due to fire conditions. Are others seeing the same?Cheers,Mike HensleyBoulder 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/32f7d5be-9421-4ece-b4c6-1707283e9954n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/20201021201742.EF71C3280063%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
RE: [cobirds] Re: Another ID?
You gave a much better description than I had. Good job, Caleb...Maureen BlackfordBoulder County Original message From: Caleb A Date: 9/30/20 7:04 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Re: Another ID? Hi Amy!Don't worry about asking questions--birding is hard, and I think I speak on behalf of the CObirds community when I say we love helping newer birders learn the many facets of bird identification!You have photographed a non-breeding plumage Yellow-rumped Warbler. Note that the throat is pale yellow (adult "Audubon" Yellow-rumped Warblers would have a much fuller yellow throat. There is another subspecies of Yellow-rumped Warbler called "Myrtle" that have white throats instead of yellow throats). Also note that the "armpit" is yellow--a mark that points to Yellow-rumped Warbler. The only other non-male breeding plumage warbler that has yellow armpits is the American Redstart, but those birds are much darker on their backs.The white eye arcs, dull gray back, dull wing bars, and dark streaks along the flanks are all marks that point toward non-breeding Yellow-rumped Warbler. Although your photo doesn't show it, these birds flash yellow on their rumps, hence their name (and their nickname "butterbutt").Come spring, you'll get to enjoy seeing lots of these guys in their gorgeous adult breeding plumages!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/44c7db82-24e1-46db-86c2-8622f3b71027n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/20201001020824.99C1A3064610%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
RE: [cobirds] Re: So Long McCown's Longspur, Hello Thick-billed Longspur
Although the paper says they are planning to "discontinue the possessive
(apostrophe -'s,) in patronymic bird names"They are recommending a name change
of Saltmarsh sparrow to Peterson's SparrowI'm confused... Maureen
BlackfordBoulder County
Original message From: "tedfl...@gmail.com"
Date: 8/14/20 8:52 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds
Subject: [cobirds] Re: So Long McCown's Longspur,
Hello Thick-billed Longspur On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 3:03:34 PM UTC-6
wrote:
Another thought on these birds named for men (3 women so -honored, all by
their first names). I think of the Wilson's Warbler or the Swainson's Thrush as
wild creatures. The " 's " implies possession -- and I don't think Wilson owned
the warbler or Swainson the thrush. How about eliminating all the " 's " from
those names?Hello, Hugh et al.For more (much more!) on this matter, see p. 38
ff. here ("Discontinue use of the possessive (“apostrophe–s”) in patronymic
bird
names"):http://checklist.americanornithology.org/assets/proposals/PDF/2019-A.pdfEnjoy!Ted
FloydLafayette, Boulder County
Hugh Kingery
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RE: [cobirds] Amazing bird song at Waneka Lake, Boulder County; do you know what it is? -
Hello Dave, I was wondering if you've checked song sparrow. Might be worth comparing that to what you heard. Maureen BlackfordBoulder County Original message From: Dave Hyde Date: 6/16/20 11:44 AM (GMT-07:00) To: Diana Beatty , Colorado Birders Subject: RE: [cobirds] Amazing bird song at Waneka Lake, Boulder County; do you know what it is? Thanks, Diane, but Spotted towhee wasn’t it. I’m sure this bird had only one opening ‘whit’ Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Diana Beatty Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:22 AM To: pink-b...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [cobirds] Amazing bird song at Waneka Lake, Boulder County; do you know what it is? If you listen to Spotted Towhee, was it similar to that song? On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 9:40 AM Dave Hyde wrote: Ted, I thought at first this was a flycatcher or a thrush but none of the written descriptions seem to match. So, I dunno… But perhaps you or anyone on CObirders can help me i.d. a bird I heard here west of Loveland at 7000’ on May 31st. I have only my mnemonic and brief notes. I never saw the bird: “whit-d-d-d-d-dow” fast, breathy, repeated about 8 secs apart. I expect soon someone will identify your mystery bird. Thanks – Dave Hyde/nr Storm Mtn, Larimer Cty. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Ted Floyd Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 9:13 PM To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Amazing bird song at Waneka Lake, Boulder County; do you know what it is? Hey, folks. Less than an hour ago, I smartphone-recorded a beautiful bird song at Waneka Lake, Boulder County. Here's a link to the audio: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/243680291 Can anybody guess what it is? (I saw the singing bird, so I know what it is.) Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder 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/f86a05e9-c45d-4737-946a-b7df222d000ao%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/CY4PR06MB24407D981CDD385C4A6F36E0F59D0%40CY4PR06MB2440.namprd06.prod.outlook.com. -- ** 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. -- 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/20200617193606.B8AB63280059%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
RE: [cobirds] Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT!
Thanks to all who have contributed in the past to RBA reports. It was a great source of information for the sightings within Colorado. And, it was greatly appreciated. I understand, that without volunteers, its impossible to continue. So, I would like to thank all those who contributed their time. Maureen BlackfordBoulder County part-time resident Original message From: Joe Roller Date: 5/26/20 8:26 AM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Rest in Peace, COLORADO RARE BIRD ALERT! Daily updates on rare and interesting birds in Colorado have been shared via Cobirds for over 14 years as the "Colorado Rare Bird Alert" (or Report). For 13 years, Joyce Takamine tirelessly compiled this list of rarities from all over the state, posting it with dates and places on the Cobirds listserv and into your email inboxes.After Joyce retired at the end of 2018, a few of us continued to compile the report. But our team of volunteers is no longer large enough to continue this informational service, which has been sponsored for years by the Denver Field Ornithologists. In the past we invited volunteers to join the RBA team of compilers, but we are no longer seeking those, as the RBA is over now.By way of history, the RBA continued the early notification work of dedicated birders like Dave Martin, Norm Erthal and Dick Schottler, who phoned in daily field updates to a DFO voice recorder. Local and visiting birders could dial in to hear these daily messages and keep abreast of the changing parade of rarities moving through Colorado.Even before that, DFO sponsored a "telephone tree" notification list in the 1960s and '70s. Each birder in the tree would get a a call from an excited birder up the list: "Hey! Bruce Webb found a Little Gull at Union Reservoir today. First state record! Call the next two birders on the list to let them know!"Before that? Perhaps birders used two tin cans and a string -- I don't know. In any event, the joy of sharing goes back a long time and will continue beyond the RBA. As many of you already know, eBird provides free updates of Colorado rare bird sightings as frequently as hourly. (Sign up at www.ebird.org/alerts)The CFO website has a section where bird reports appear the moment a checklist is sent to eBird. (cfobirds.org)On behalf of the current team of RBA compilers, thank you for allowing us to share the joy of discovery through the decades . . . and good birding! Joe Roller, Denver -- 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/CAJpZcUB_zBCS3mmZrKb8G9%2B%2BETDA2p2LG2dUN2XA0JbyMAWcmA%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/20200526214120.B9449328005D%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
Re: [cobirds] RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail
I wouldn't consider yourself foolish...You wouldn't have the opportunity of seeing it if you don't try. Maureen BlackfordBoulder County Original message From: Mary Kay Waddington Date: 11/6/19 6:38 PM (GMT-07:00) To: davedn...@msn.com Cc: Colorado Birds Subject: Re: [cobirds] RFI-- Red-flanked Bluetail OK, I was one of those foolish ones that went up there today. About noon, a couple hours, scouring several blocks around the original sighting. Hardly any birds, and certainly no Blue-tail. One Sharp-shinned Hawk, one flicker, one Raven, a dozen crows, and everything else was garbage birds (or should I say, non-native species.) And no other birders either. Mary Kay WaddingtonOn Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 6:10 PM Dave Cameron wrote:Conspicuous by its absence is any update on the mega-rarity in Laramie. Surely someone must've trekked up there today. Any news at all, at this point, would be welcome, and would help one decide whether to haul up there tomorrow.Thanks in advance for any news, rumors or heresay.Dave CameronDenver -- 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/c296ace8-d9c2-42e1-8f44-e6d09ccf7783%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/CAA-Db7dd%3D6pYkL1_FUYKQxRGQ9yUo610GR7HZ64cpjP8%3DDNWiQ%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/20191107034700.DEC01306005C%40mailuser.nyi.internal.
Re: [cobirds] Hummers, Boulder County
Hello, I enjoyed reading Leon’s report of the hummingbird activity in his area.So I thought I’d report on the activity at my feeders. I live at about 8700’, west of Boulder, in Boulder County. By early July, I had counted 21 broad-tailed hummingbirds at my 2 feeders. Then, beginning on July 3rd, the population dropped to 3 at one time. I was mystified as to where they all had gone. This continued for a week, and I even through out nectar to refresh it. But, on July 12th, they all seemed to return in mass, along with several rufous hummingbirds. I now have approximately 35 broad-tailed hummingbirds and at least 4 rufous. I have yet to see a calliope, but have only had one once here last summer, so that doesn’t seem unusual. I’m refilling my 2 feeders twice a day. As far the mysterious disappearance, I speculate that the females went off to nest, and the males to declare their territories. But I’d be interested to hear other theories. (The native wildflowers also became very abundant with all the rain, but they are still there. ) Maureen Blackford Boulder County From: Leon Bright Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 8:07 PM To: Cobirds Subject: [cobirds] Hummers, NW Custer County COBirders-- After several days observing the feeders at our cabin (9200 ft., Sangre de Cristo range) my impression is: Broad-tailed numbers are somewhat below normal, with fewer juvies; Rufous population about normal, behavior also; Calliope numbers about 25% to 30% above normal. Of course, the latter make us happy! We have fed almost 40 pounds of sugar so far this season. Leon (and Treva) Bright, Westcliffe and Pueblo -- 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/005401d540fb%2471c8ed60%24555ac820%24%40comcast.net. -- 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/B4938196E4344385AAB03B653357BF65%40MaureenLaptop.
Re: [cobirds] Hummingbird ID help - Jefferson County
Hello BrianYour pictures are of a juvenile, male broad-tailed hummingbird. The red gorge is starting to come in.The wingtips are shorter than the tail, i.e, the tail projects beyond the wingtips. This is another diagnostic feature of the broad-tailed hummingbird. Maureen BlackfordBoulder County Original message From: modise Date: 6/16/19 3:20 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds Subject: [cobirds] Hummingbird ID help - Jefferson County Hi, all - this hummingbird has been visiting our feeder for about two weeks. I'd love to get some identification help!Bryan ArnoldWoodmar Square, Littleton, Jeffco -- 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/501b3ff5-99e6-40eb-9ea4-b7561213972d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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/20190617005958.B283F80059%40mailuser.nyi.internal. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
