Hi Everyone--
Although we didn't have a mink sniffing our shoes, Marcia Marvin and I
nonetheless had a successful trip to Cottonwood Hollow today 8/2. We arrived
about 8:40, about the time everyone else was leaving. We spent the next hour
watching odonates (Widow Skimmers, Common Whitetails, and
While not easy to find, we got a couple of nice looks at the male
least bittern at Artist's Point, Cottonwood Hollow this morning (8/2)
between 7:45 and 8:30. Thanks to everyone who posted for helping us
find this lifer!
We were facing west from the sign that points north to Artist's Point
when
Friday I had the first hummingbird of the season at my flowerbed. Saw it
yesterday and this morning. I think it is a female Calliope, but am not that
good at females and young male ID. Anyway a joy to watch. Friday it was very
hungry and just flitted from blossom to blossom.
Norma Erickson
North
It’s still a bit early for the summer-time gorge, so I only have the five
hummingbird feeders up, so far. However, as a firm believer that feeding birds
can kill bears…I bring my feeders in at night. But, this morning (worked hard
yesterday + wonderfully cool sleeping weather last night) I did
Hello, Birders.
Sorry this is so late! Anyhow, here is a synopsis of the content of vol. 43,
no. 2 (April 2009) of the journal Colorado Birds. As usual, Editor Nathan
Pieplow and his team have put together a marvelous resource for Colorado
birders. If you want to get the most out of the wond
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date:August 2, 2009
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, August 2, 2009 at
5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes that th
