[cobirds] Spring counts
We have revived the Spring Counts that have gone on for 42 years -- starting in 1980. Here's the list, with some leaders particularly asking for participants. I hope you can go on one of them. Chatfield particularly needs volunteers. Hugh Friday, May 12 Cherry Creek State Park: Leader: Cynthia Madsen, cmadse...@gmail.com Contact leader for meeting details 6:30 am Saturday, May 13 | | Chatfield State Park. Leader, Jill Holden, jilllovesbi...@comcast.net | | Bear Creek Park: Leader: Cyndy Johnson,cyndyjohnson28@q.com8 am. Meet in Park at Skunk Hollow Barr Lake. Leader: Doug Ward,dougw...@frontier.com Audubon Nature Center. Leader, Bill Schreitz, flannelmoth@gmail.comSunday, May 14Castlewood Canyon State Park: Leader: Dave Hill, | davidhill2...@gmail.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/807062128.1159889.1682894766560%40mail.yahoo.com.
[cobirds] Spring Counts -Denver metro area
This weekend join us on one or more of the annual Spring counts in the Denver metro area -- 2019 marks our 40th year for them. Sign up at dfobirders.org to participate. The schedule:Friday May 10 Cherry Creek state park Saturday May 11 Audubon Center at Chatfield trails Lower Bear Creek Barr Lake State Park Chatfield State Park Sunday May 12 Castlewood Canyon State Park Barr Lake periphery Hugh Kingery -- 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/1404971917.1092710.1557180234339%40mail.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Spring Counts - ANC Cat (Jeffco) & RMA NWR (Adams)
We had terrific birds on our two Spring counts last weekend For the Audubon Nature Center trails, we counted 72 species, and on the 'Drive Around' from Waterton to Roxborough Park Road, we counted 41 species; all told on the two, 83 species. Lots of swallows (630), 128 House Wrens, & 124 Yellow Warblers. Only 3 species of warbler. Most surprising: on the prairie south of Titan Road, an Osprey perched on a power pole, and below it on a fence line, a Bobolink sang. At Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, we had whopping 117 species, about 4200 birds. This included 1900 swallows, 830 sparrows (268 of them rolling flocks of Lark Buntings), only 50 House Wrens and 39 Yellow Warblers; 7 species of warbler, including a Black-throated Green & 2 Northern Waterthrushes. The afore-reported Vermilion Flycatcher, and a Summer Tanager. All the rarities but the one in places not open to the public. Hugh Kingery -- 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/16365d918c2-179c-30e8%40webjasstg-vab50.srv.aolmail.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[cobirds] Spring Counts - Audubon Nature Center trails (Jefferson) & RMArsenal NWR (Adams)
Swallow dominated our spring counts. As we walked along the Audubon Center trails on Saturday they streamed over and over and over, all headed downstream, all too high to identify. Our estimate came up with 7 85 but we think we underestimated. Sunday at Rocky Mtn Arsenal we also saw large flocks sailing all over the refuge, again mostly too high or too far away to identify. On both Saturday and Sunday we IDd 5 species - no Banks. We finished on Saturday by watching a Prairie Falcon perched atop a power pole, plucking feathers off a Western Meadowlark & consuming it. The developer for Sterling Ranch reportedly exterminated the prairie dogs in the colony on South Roxborough Road -- we saw none -- but we saw three Burrowing Owls. (We talked to a woman who saw 7 there on Thursday.) Along the trails we counted 25 Yellow-breasted Chats, 121 Yellow Warblers, but only 83 House Wrens. Total species, 81-- higher than for most of our spring counts. For Sunday I don't yet have a list -- A. J. Gest kept it for us and has to compile it. Highlights however included 4 Northern Waterthrushes, a Tennesee Warbler confirmed by excellent photographs by Prat Pratyaydipta; 3 Stilt Sandpipers & 2 Long-billed Dowitchers, and an Eastern Phoebe that's taken up residence along the Highline Canal. Lots of towhees, both Green-tailed & Spotted. Hugh Kingery Franktown, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/154bb55916f-27de-20758%40webprd-m39.mail.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
