Compiler: Allison Hilf
Date:October 16, 2009
e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 16, 2009 at
5am sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory.
Highlight species include (*Denotes
COBirders,
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Hi all:
I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz
(www.cfo-link.org).
Sincerely,
Tony Leukering
Villas, NJ
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Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/
Colorado County Birding:
Today I had a Forster's Tern at Boulder Reservoir and another at Lagerman
Reservoir, and not much else except lots of bluebirds on the move. According to
my resources, this is late for Forster's Terns.
David Waltman
Boulder
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Colorado Field
I will comment that when I first saw the plover on Tuesday afternoon,
initial reaction was Black-bellied Plover. But when it took flight on that
day, I didn't detect any signs of white on upper wings or tail. Certainly
got me to thinking about American Golden, but I hate identifying basic
I am now in Humboldt Cty., CA and saw quite a few Black-bellied Plovers. I
would have to say that the bird from Lagerman was not a BBPL and I am strongly
leaning to American Golden Plover .
Todd Deininger
Longmont, CO
currently in Fortuna, CA
- Original Message -
From: Mike
COBirders,
Brad Steger, Alexander Steger and I headed up to check out Antero, Spinney
Mountain and Eleven Mile reservoirs today, 10/16/09. Although we found no
loons or scoters we did find a couple of other nice species.
At Antero there were of course more American Coots than one would
Out near Burlington again,
Yesterday (10/15) huge pulse of Sandhill Cranes, moving south ahead of
cold front, easily upwards of 3000 in 30 or so groups riding strong NW
winds aloft.
Today large pulses of Chestnut-collared, and Lapland Longspurs, Horned
Larks and at least four calling Sprague's
