Cobirders,
Erthal reports a Bloody Turnstone on the Sedgwick County side of Jumbo
reservoir. The bird was found at the end of a point that extends out
into the reservoir. Search along the rocky shoreline for this bird.
Good Birding,
Steve Stachowiak
Highlands Ranch, CO
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Birders,
The white morph Reddish Egret first found on the west end of John Martin
Reservoir on August 18th is still present as of August 27th. Easiest
viewing access is from the north, but the bird is usually about 1 1/2
miles distant from the vantage point on cliffs above the mudflats.
Hey all!
Headed to Crow Valley this morning to try and re-find the Connecticut
Warbler. There were several possible sightings but no definite ID.
This bird is tough to see and doesn't like to leave the brush. I had
to leave around 11:30am and Mark Chavez and Kirk Huffstater (hope I
spelled
Nick et al.:
While wing molt may not be the cause of the McIntosh PALO not diving, there are
any number of other possibilities, such as illness. However, it might behoove
us to know what it's eating, if anything. If nothing, that could provide more
suggestion in the vein of illness or other
I had a Chihuahuan Raven calling in a tree across the street from my
house for about 30 minutes this afternoon before it flew away. It was
pulling some bark off the tree and from my scope view, it had some
wing feather sheaths showing.
Debbie Barnes
Colorado Springs, CO
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Hi Folks,
I just returned from watching the Big Mac Pac Loon and it was diving
frequently. Many of the dives were very short, 1 - 4 seconds. A few were
closer to 10 seconds and one time when I got to 20 seconds I looked around
and realized it had swum out of view while under. It was also spending
When Joel and I observed the loon on July 26th, it dove frequently and
readily enough (every couple of minutes). It would stay under for 30
seconds at most and seemed to have its head underwater for most of the time
otherwise. It had a fairly good success rate, as it came up with what I
believe
Co birders :
I have had two sightings of Mississippi Kites in the past two days in
downtown Colorado Springs. One yesterday morning flying east west over the
Interstate at the Garden of the Gods exit and today around noon at the
Patty Jewitt Golf Course.
John Drummond
Monument
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hi Cobirders Went up to Crow Valley first Friday morning. Almost
11AM and very little activity too warm. I did see Mark Chavez
and Huffsetter (?) soon joined by Dick Schottler all had watched for
the Connecticut Warbler. They did not see it neither did I.
I also met David Simpson and wife