Someone mentioned I shouldn't keep it a secret how many Evening
Grosbeaks I have in my yard these days. While it's been said La Veta
is
becoming the 'sure bet' for these pretty birds, my yard has usually
has
at least a few. While I've mentioned many times about the Rosy-
Finches,
apparently I've
About that post...I'm so sorry for how it turned out; I copied and
pasted the list from my blog and didn't realize all the links would do
THAT! I beg your pardon for the mess!
Also, somehow I ended up on the wrong page with the wrong bird and at
a different time; do not imagine we've got a
I briefly met up with Brandon and Van this morning, and saw the bird briefly
after they left - just long enough to snap these two (horrible!) photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljhurtado/5299538312/
I also uploaded some additional recent bird photos (YB Sapsucker, Merlin, WW
Dove,
Hello co-birders,
All are welcome to join me and others for the Louviers section of the Douglas
County Christmas Bird Count, this Sunday January 2nd. We will meet at 8:00 am,
at the Louviers post office. We will explore the town of Louviers, as well as
the Dupont open space properties.
It's estimated that between a hundred million and a billion birds die
annually from collisions with windows and other architectural glass in
buildings. Each of us can prevent our homes and birdfeeder placement
from being part of this tragedy.
Please go to
We have the Boulder Bird Club scope and would like to get it into the
hands of one of the members for use on 1st Sunday, Jan. 2 at Walden
Ponds since we will be unable to attend that day.
Please let us know so we can arrange something.
FYI, we will be going out Wed. morning, Dec. 29 with the
This morning at Martin Lake (dam area) @ Lathrop State Park, mixed in with
several dozen Mountain Bluebirds were several Eastern and Western Bluebirds.
Not often we have all 3 species down here in one place!
Polly Wren Neldner
Lathrop State Park
Walsenburg, Huerfano County
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Today I saw and photographed a light-morph Harlan's Hawk at 75th and St. Vrain
Road, Boulder County. This is likely the same individual that has been at that
spot for several winters. Bill Schmoker wrote an article in Colorado Birds
about the bird. Remarkably, the same individual was
cobirders :
Two Glaucous Gulls ( 1 st cycle ) , Thayer's Gull ( 1 st cycle ) and
Red-necked Grebe continue at Chatfield SP this morning seen in both counties
over a period of an hour. Did not locate the Long-tailed Duck.
An hours observation at Red Rocks Trading Station around
