[cobirds] Huerfano County: Eastern Towhee, Northern Parula

2010-11-08 Thread Polly Neldner
Cole Wild arrived bright and early this morning to see our Eastern Towhee. She was a little late in showing up...so I had gone to another room try and spot her from a different location. He called out Northern Parula...Paul and I rushed back in long enough to observe the bird for about 2 minutes

[cobirds] American Dippers - Cherry Creek south to Douglas

2010-11-08 Thread Hugh Kingery
The discussion about Dippers nesting on Cherry Creek and a call from a former Castlewood Canyon State Park naturalist (Susan Smith) reminded me that Dippers used to nest on Cherry Creek in the park, for 2-3 years maybe in the mid 2000's. I know of no obsevations at all in the last several

[cobirds] Nashville Warbler in Pueblo City Park 11/08

2010-11-08 Thread Brandon K. Percival
The male Nashville Warbler that was found on Saturday, was seen twice this morning in a big Oak Tree near the Ravine in the eastern part of Pueblo City Park.  I saw it alone the first time around 945am and saw it again around 11am with Clif Smith and Pearle Sandstorm-Smith.  This Oak Tree is

[cobirds] Banding results for Clear Springs Ranch Sunday 11/1/10

2010-11-08 Thread David Elwonger
Banding on a nice Fall day at Clear Springs Ranch* netted: Dark-eyed Junco 1 Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 7 + ; Recaps 9 + all initially banded fall 2010 Song Sparrow 1; Recap 1, init banded 10/04/2009 Spotted Towhee Recap 1, init banded 8/24/10 Swamp Sparrow 2 Individuals 22 Species 5

[cobirds] Winter Wren - Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Jeffco

2010-11-08 Thread mike
About 1:15 this afternoon Bob Andrews, Michael Kiessig, and I found a Winter Wren in the same area as last winter - south of the foot bridge, near the downed logs along the little creek below the stairs coming down from the subdivision above. This is on the south side of Clear Creek and

[cobirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Red Rocks

2010-11-08 Thread mike
This morning about 7:40 Bob Andrews, Michael Kiessig and myself observed the Golden-crowned Sparrow under the apple tree on the west side of the Trading Post. We also had a White-winged Junco on the ground underneath the east feeder. The Curve-billed Thrasher was a no show for us.

[cobirds] Boulder Birds Art-Science Talk

2010-11-08 Thread PETER GENT
Subject: Boulder Birds Art-Science Talk Art-Science Talk at NCAR - “Interpreting Science with Art” ABSTRACT -- This talk will focus in part on Bird Shift, a local art-science project by Brian D. Collier, an artist who translates research by scientists into exhibitions that inform the public

[cobirds] Red-necked Grebe -- Pueblo Reservoir 11/08

2010-11-08 Thread Brandon K. Percival
Cole Wild found a Red-necked Grebe off West Fishing Road at Pueblo Reservoir late this afternoon.  Margie Joy and I were also able to see it. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To

[cobirds] Jumbo Reservoir - Sedgwick/Logan Counties

2010-11-08 Thread Ira Sanders
Birders, On my way back from Chicago, I stopped at Jumbo this morning and found almost nothing on the water when I arrived. I was told that 2 days ago the reservoir was covered with snow geese but they must have left to feed and hadn't returned. I did find: 2 Common Loons Some puddle ducks 1

[cobirds] Lamar (Prowers) on 6-8November2010

2010-11-08 Thread DAVID A LEATHERMAN
Highlights (no real rarities) of my visit so far in the Lamar (Prowers) area (roughly a CBC circle centered on downtown): Lamar High School windbreak: Brown Creeper (1, not all that common in Lamar in any season) American Bird Grasshopper (a giant, migratory species from the Southeast,

[cobirds] Probable Pacific Wren - Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Jeffco

2010-11-08 Thread mike
At Joe Roller's urging, I am updating our post from earlier this afternoon. Bob Andrews, Michael Kiessig, and myself found what we believe to be a Pacific Wren in the same area as a Winter Wren was reported last winter. In fact, where we saw today's bird was on and under the same log

RE: [cobirds] Probable Pacific Wren - Wheat Ridge Greenbelt - Jeffco

2010-11-08 Thread Kayleen A Niyo
Mike and all, That is exactly where Mary Cay Burger and I saw our Pacific Wren on 10 Feb 2010 per my Avisys. I posted it at the time as probably pacificus. It was a dark rusty Winter Wren. We got many good, close binocular looks at him as he sang and flitted under the log and on top of it and