Cranes galore! To add to the northern Front Range crane sightings, here are
today's sightings posted from Douglas & Elbert counties:
5:15: I heard them before I saw them - a flock of about 60 birds, circling over
my house (southwest of Castle Rock). I ran inside, grabbed my binoculars and by
th
Dick Schottler and I birded several locations today. Birds were either
moving (migrating) or preparing to migrate (feeding frenzy).
At Jackson Reservoir (Morgan County) we had flocks of Sandhill Cranes in the
hundreds flying over in waves. We'd hear them and find them high overhead
and watch
My sis Lauren Burke, friend Lori Brummer and I kicked around town
today to see what we could see.
We found some nice mixed flocks of birds. At Dixon, as Eric reported
we had a sweet Magnolia Warbler, nervous Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a
sneaky Orange-crowned Warbler, buzzy Blue-gray Gnatcatch
Put January 1, 2010 on your calendar now to join us for the Loveland
Christmas Bird Count! More details to come.
Connie Kogler
Twitter @lefthanddbirder
Loveland, CO.
BirdsOTheMorning.com
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What an amazing afternoon in my yard. It was windy and cold and I covered with
a quilt when I sat still but was usually searching the sky for the cranes that
I could hear flying overhead. For about two hours from 12 to 2 PM I could just
about predict a flight about every 20 minutes. I have alway
Hi all,
I walked around the Valco Ponds area, below Pueblo Reservoir dam this morning.
I found 61 species of birds. The more interesting things are included below:
Ring-necked Duck - 1
Hooded Merganser - 1
Ruddy Duck - 1
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Sandhill Crane - 7
Long-billed Dowitc
Hi all,
A couple hours ago I got a text message from Connie Kogler, birding at
Dixon Reservoir, reporting a Magnolia Warbler. I went to check it out,
and found a mixed flock of chickadees, kinglets, gnatcatchers, and
warblers working around many of the trees mostly along the periphery
of the natu
Birds on the radio today...
Enjoy,
Scott Severs
Longmont
Live Broadcast on Bird Migration
Tune in to NPR's Science Friday at 2:00 ET (Noon MDT) on October 9 for
a live broadcast from Cornell University's Bailey Hall. Host Ira
Flatow will discuss bird migration
Boulder Reservoir:
Sabine's Gull, 1 juvenile
My house:
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird, 1.
David Waltman
6,000 feet; 1/2 way between Boulder & Lyons
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A beautiful V formation of about 400 cranes flew over us on our morning walk.
Also seen were Mountain Bluebirds and a Northern Harrier. Yesterday there were
two Redtail Hawks hunting in our yard.
Joan Glabach
Windsor, CO
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Gulls are amassing daily in the water near the Spring Canyon Dam and on the
shores near the boat ramp at the south end of Horsetooth Res again this fall.
This loafing and drinking spot is just a thermal and a glide away from one of
the best eateries in the region, the Larimer County Landfill, wh
Compiler: Allison Hilf
Date:October 9, 2009
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 9, 2009 at
7am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes that t
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