[cobirds] least tern -yes- Cherry Crk SP; other sightings

2009-05-25 Thread Karl Stecher Jr.
Knowing that birds like to eat at dawn and dusk, I saw the least tern from 7:45 to 8:05 PM. It flew over the Cottonwood Creek pond south of the park road, just next to the Belleview/Peoria turn (tern?), then settled on a small sand or mud bar in the middle of this pond. When it finally

[cobirds] Black-headed Grosbeaks in Weld County

2009-05-25 Thread Jessie Meschievitz
Hello Co-birders: When I returned from the CFO Conference in Alamosa, May 31, I was thrilled to see a Black-headed Grosbeak (male) working on my empty suet feeder. I put a small amount of berry treat in it and it came in again shortly thereafter with another male perched in a tree nearby.

[cobirds] White-eyed Vireo

2009-05-25 Thread BillDenCO
Today (Sunday) an adult White-eyed Vireo was banded at the Chatfield banding station (east of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver's Nature Center) by Meredith McBurney. This eastern visitor was clearly the bird of the week at the station. I photographed the bird. Bill Eden Denver

[cobirds] Convention Survey Hide and Seek?

2009-05-25 Thread Connie Kogler
Hey folks, Sorry about the missing link in my last post. Getting back from the CFO Convention at Alamosa? Head on over to http://www.cfo-link.org/ and click the survey link. Help us to improve! Connie Kogler BirdsOTheMorning.com AslansOwn.com Loveland, Colorado.

[cobirds] Least Tern - Cherry Creek SP, Douglas Co.

2009-05-25 Thread Kirk Huffstater - Creative Gardenscapes
The Least Tern was flying laps around the pond at the SW corner of CCSP this morning at 6:25am, after which it flew off toward the main reservoir at about 6:35am. There were also 2 Snowy Egrets and 2 Spotted Sandpipers on the pond, as well as pelicans, Killdeers, misc. common waterfowl, and

[cobirds] burrowing owls-weld, black terns-boulder

2009-05-25 Thread elena
yesterday, a nice flock of black terns at jim hamm park (county line road between boulder and weld counties, on the boulder side), as well as expected regulars in beautiful breeding plumage. 3 ibis leaving walden ponds, boulder county. some 6-8 visible burrowing owls on mounds in weld

[cobirds] Least Tern @ Antero Res (Park co)

2009-05-25 Thread Bill Schmoker
Folks- the CFO trip back from Alamosa just found a Least Tern on Antero Res. -Bill Schmoker Latitude: N38.98267 Longitude: W105.89650 Altitude: 8960' http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=z=16ie=UTF8q=38.98268+-105.89651 Bill Schmoker -bill.schmo...@gmail.com- Sent from my iPhone

[cobirds] Teller County Birding

2009-05-25 Thread Jeff J Jones
Birding yesterday at Manitou Lake and today at FR 339 (Teller County) produced the following: Manitou Lake (46 species) - highlights . Imm Black-crowned Heron . Canada Geese with goslings . Virginia Rails . Soras . Wilson's Snipe .

[cobirds] Dillon, Summit Co. backyard bird (a first)

2009-05-25 Thread Ed Baker or Bonnie Boex Baker Boex
Either an Indigo Bunting OR Lazuli Bunting in backyard as I type. entire head is blue no white ring on wing In the book I'm using, 1st spring adult female Indigo. I've got pictures; have to load them. Have never seen one before; it's with a pair of Western Tanagers, to the extent that when I

[cobirds] Crow Valley, Prewitt, and Bebee Draw - 5/25

2009-05-25 Thread Cole Wild
Hello Cobirds, Sol Miller and I birded Crow Valley, Prewitt, and Bebee Draw today (5/25). Our first stop was Crow Valley (Weld County), which for the most part was fairly slow. Some of the interesting birds we saw were a calling Alder Flycatcher, an adult male Black-throated Blue Warbler, and a

[cobirds] Red-throated Loon, Fremont Co.

2009-05-25 Thread millerrichj
Apparently undisturbed by the crowd of fishermen, the RED-THROATED LOON was still present at Brush Hollow Reservoir this morning. Other waterfowl present were Canada Geese, Coots and Western Grebes - species which seem to be tolerant of the human activity. Rich Miller Canon City

[cobirds] Washington county,Last Chance near Prewitt

2009-05-25 Thread Tina Jones
Hi all, I made a quick run out to washington cty. this afternoon, 5/25. At Last Chance the following highlights were seen. 1,f., Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2, Brown Thrashers 2, Gray Catbirds 2, Northern Mockingbirds 1, Least Flycatcher 2, Lincoln's Sparrow Several American