[cobirds] Varied Thrush, Longmont, Boulder County

2010-12-25 Thread Todd Deininger
Ken Kinyon reported a male Varied Thrush in his back yard this morning in the Longmont Estates neighborhood. If it shows up again I will let the list know if viewing is possible. I looked around the neighborhood this evening with no luck. Todd Deininger Longmont, CO -- You received this me

[cobirds] Warblers Still at Fountain Creek, El Paso Co

2010-12-25 Thread Douglas Kibbe
The southwest corner of the sewage ponds north of Fountain Creek Park yielded three species of (previously reported) warblers this afternoon. The Pine Warbler was on the concrete lagoon behind the "Yellow pump". The Ovenbird was found walking along the brushy area west of the woven wire fence

[cobirds] goshawk

2010-12-25 Thread pygmyowl
Hi all, If anyone has any eye-witness accounts of Northern Goshawks attacking birds or animals, could you please e-mail me the details at pygmy...@frii.com for a project I am working on. Thank You, Scott Rashid Estes Park, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[cobirds] Cherry Creek Reservoir & environs, Arapahoe County

2010-12-25 Thread ravenzrule
Hi all, I took a walk down to Cherry Creek State Park today (Saturday, Christmas Day), from my sister's home. As most of you probably know, Cherry Creek Reservoir is largely frozen, but there are a few leads in the ice & pockets of open water. There were a number of gulls including a few immature

[cobirds] Snow Bunting, Fort Collins

2010-12-25 Thread Jessica Brauch
On a midday hike I encountered my lifer Snow Bunting at the top of Reservoir Ridge Natural Area just West of Fort Collins, CO. It was hanging out in a scrubby patch of Mountain Mahogany, we were able to get very close to the bird and observe it for several minutes. For anyone wishing to chase it.

[cobirds] Arapahoe County, SE Aurora: probable Northern Bobwhite

2010-12-25 Thread Jean Stevenson
An unusual bird has been hanging around in my area near the intersection of Reservoir Road and Quincy Avenue for a few days. I first saw it at a range of ~30 meters and thought it might be a quail because of its general size and shape, and the way it was running around on the ground. It convenien

[cobirds] Evergreen (Jeffco): Northern Goshawk

2010-12-25 Thread Joann Hackos
Hi All, Our first bird of Christmas morning was a Northern Goshawk. Of course, all the feeder birds were petrified. JoAnn and Bill Hackos Evergreen, CO 7750 feet elevation -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group,

[cobirds] On Lake Dillon, Summit county

2010-12-25 Thread Ed Baker or Bonnie Boex Baker & Boex
Flock of EITHER Common Goldeneye OR ? . . . Going back out to get a picture but each step I take drives them further-out. The male has beautiful field markings; white striped wings; pure white breast; quite spectacular. He's surrounded by females (my opinion) or immatures. When I say 'flock,'

[cobirds] Boulder- Baseline Reservoir - Black Scoter

2010-12-25 Thread Gene Ellis
The female/immature Black Scoter at Baseline Reservoir in Boulder, first seen by Kaempher on November 28, is still present today, this time in open water on the northwest side. This reservoir is about 20 percent open, with most of the open water at the south end. There are also Common Goldeney

[cobirds] Huerfano County: Harris's Sparrow, Pinyon Jays, White-winged Doves

2010-12-25 Thread Polly Neldner
Merry Christmas fellow birders, The *Harris's Sparrow* reported yesterday but missing from rare bird alert made a brief appearance at our backyard feeders again this morning. We have had a mob 30+ *Pinyon Jays* visit us for the past 2 days. The *White-winged Dove* pair continue to come in daily...