[cobirds] Rare Bird Alert for Colorado September 16, 2009

Compiler: Joyce Takamine Date:September 16, 2009 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.orgmailto:r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 5 am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.

[cobirds] eBird hot-spot names

Hey all: Just so you don't wonder when you go to enter data in eBird (ebird.org), I wanted to let eBirders know that I fiddled with a couple of hot-spot names in Larimer Co -- Swede Lake and Duck Lake.? The former site now has?sports its?connection to Fossil Creek Reservoir in its site

[cobirds] Great Crested Flycatcher

Hello All. The Great Crested Flycatcher was not seen on the 15th and hasn't been seen so far today.  That doesn't mean it isn't here though.  I will post if it is seen today.   Linda Paulsen Lamar, CO 1 mile south of Thurston Lake Prowers County

[cobirds] Sabine's Gull at Pueblo Reservoir (Pueblo County) 9/16

Hi all,   The Tuesday Birders group from the Denver area were able to see a juvenile Sabine's Gull at Pueblo Reservoir, off West Fisherman's Point this morning.  The bird was first seen floating on the water and later seen flying around. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO

[cobirds] Boulder Cassin's kingbird

Around noon today there was a Cassin's kingbird at the east end of Mesa Reservoir north of Boulder. Dark gray head and breast with strongly contrasting white malar, and pale tip of tail. A cooperative Western kingbird perched on a nearby fence to make a nice comparison. Best access to Mesa

[cobirds] Chico Basin Ranch RMBO Banding 16 Sep 2009

Hi Cobirders We had a huge Wilson's Warbler arrival today. Not much other variety but the WIWAs kept us busy until after noon. Right now we have a welcome rain shower. Steve and Jill Brown were a huge help today as we never got too far behind. The numbers Birds Banded: No flycatchers

[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery (Larimer) on 16Sept

There was a nice set of birds at Grandview Cemetery at the west terminus of Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins (Larimer) today. Most unusual birds were: Rock Wren (adult in Section E bobbing on headstones) Warbling Vireo (1, appeared to be a western) Brown Creeper (FOS down low) Chipping Sparrow

[cobirds] Larimer Co./ Tennessee Warbler

All while walking in McMurry Natural area this evening we saw a Tennessee Warbler amongst White-crowned Sparrows, Vesper Sparrow and Lincoln's Sparrow. It was foraging in a low lying willow. Good day. Rob Sparks Old Town Fort Collins --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~