[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch birding (El Paso and Pueblo Counties)

2009-03-08 Thread Bill Maynard
COBirders, I went to Chico Basin Ranch (fee) today to look for signs of spring migration. There are signs that there has been very little winter moisture on the Chico. I saw this drought index a couple weeks ago and thought birders might be interested in the recent drought severity index

[cobirds] Hermit Thrush, Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, March 8th

2009-03-08 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, Birders. Hannah and Andrew and I saw a Hermit Thrush at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County, this afternoon, Sunday, March 8th. Given its distinctive plumage, I am nearly certain it is the same bird that we saw there on January 2nd, 14th, and 15th of this year. Which raises an obvious

[cobirds] Bent/Prowers/Kiowa County 3/8

2009-03-08 Thread Mark Miller
Hi Everyone-- I did some birding around Las Animas and Lamar this morning 3/8. A Barn Owl heard at the Best Western hotel at the east end of Las Animas late 3/7 was heading west. The previously-reported Eastern Towhee female at the corner of Roads JJ and 16 showed well at dawn in the woods on