Date:February 26, 2010
e-Mail: r...@cfo-link.org
phone: 303-659-8750
compiler: Joyce Takamine
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 26, 2010 at 5 am
sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory.
Highlight species include
Denver Field Ornithologists
February 2010 Field Trips
Saturday, February 27 88th and the Platte River
Leader: Lou Mazzola, 303-666-2142. Meet leader at 0800 at East 88th and
the South Platte River – from I-76 take East 88th Avenue exit, go west on
88th for 1.6 miles then turn south
Just a quick note to let those who are interested...I have not seen
the Lewis's Woodpecker nor the White-winged Dove in about ten days.
Perhaps the snow got to be too much! Quite frankly, I'm glad; I
understand it is no fun having a family of Lewis's living in your
yard.
Still though, the
This morning (2/26) I took a spin around the Monte Vista NWR and found many
Sandhill Cranes present, despite the fact that fields in that area and the rest
of the San Luis Valley are still covered with snow. My guestimation for cranes
at the NWR today was 2,000 or more, plus several hundred on
Hello birders,
Lots of good birds at the Valmont Reservoir complex lately. The highlights from
this evening were an adult GLAUCOUS GULL, 2 adult LESSER-BLACKED BACKED GULL
(there for the past several days), 10 HORNED GREBES and 7 WESTERN GREBES.
Thousands of gulls have been roosting on
Here's a link to the University of Colorado website if anyone is
interested in reading about this study that was published yesterday.
Natural Antioxidants Give Top Barn Swallows a Leg Up on Competitors,
Says New CU Study
http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/664ec859043de8f666bde72e1d7a0415.html
Tony
