[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day Date: February 14, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8759 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 14, 2011 at 5 am, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning in a message, you can

[cobirds] Mr Bill

All: I have posted the solution to last week's Mr. Bill Mystery Quiz (www.cfo-link.org). Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To

[cobirds] Raven ID; shape and structure characters; behavior; range

Hi all: I believe that field separation of Chihuahuan (CHRA) and Common (CORA) ravens is the most difficult ID problem in the ABA area of two undoubted species (Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flycatchers have had their separate-species status doubted frequently and fervently). Sure, some of

[cobirds] Ravens

I agree with Tony that Ravens are difficult to id and that social behavior is not really a good character to assess them. I have seen many flocks of hundreds to over a thousand Common Ravens (called floaters - juvenile and non-breeding adult groups) and these are quite common, especially where

[cobirds] Sondermann Park - Colorado Springs - Sunday

A quick 45 minutes yesterday from Beidelmann Nature Center http://goo.gl/maps/mKGz (aka Sondermann Park, Catamount Institue) north for a mile produced 18 species. A sharpie was working the ravine brush for passerines. And surprisingly had a scrub-jay and a blue jay down there. I may have

[cobirds] Red Rocks Report - Jeffco

Hi All, When I arrived at the feeders at Red Rocks this morning, there was a male Sharp-shinned hawk perched on the east feeder and no other birds. Came back later and watched from 8-9. Early on the White-throated Sparrow came out to feed and made several appearances under the lower

[cobirds] Chihuahuan versus Common Raven characteristics: photo comparisons

I had a lot of people view my Chihuahuan Raven photos and videos since my prior post. I still had a couple of pics of a Chihuahuan Raven I photographed in Texas 2 months ago that I hadn't uploaded that I believe clearly illustrates some of the field marks that help differentiate this species from

[cobirds] Reminder: Register soon for 2011 CFO Convention

Hello, Birders. I've just learned that online registration for the 2011 Colorado Field Ornithologists' (CFO) convention has been brisk indeed. That's great! Field trips are filling up fast. Fortunately, CFO and the local field trip leaders are working hard to expand the number of trips to

[cobirds] RFI: North Park CBC

Does anyone know if the North Park Christmas Bird Count was actually held this year (I haven't had any luck reaching the compiler by e-mail)?  This is the only Colorado Christmas Bird Count that the data hasn't been entered into the CBC Website.  All the results of other 44 Colorado CBCs can

[cobirds] A convocation of Bald Eagles - Prewitt

After checking the historic Merino cemetery nest for incubation - one white head barely showing above the rim, lunch flown in by the partner- we drove to Prewitt. Frozen but showing signs of thawing. Noticed 8 Bald Eagles flying away towards the river. Driving to the far east end on the

[cobirds] Northern Pygmy Owl Valentine

Found at the Garden of the Gods - Rock Ledge Ranch near parking lot north of the Mother's Chapel. It was found within 100 feet of where the Sage Sparrow was 2 winters ago. While we watched the little thing spit up a pellet. That was amazingly cool. Seen with: B.Maynard (found it) Bryan Patrick

[cobirds] Rosy Finch Inquiry for Allenspark, Boulder County

Has anyone seen Rosy Finches in Allenspark recently? Red Rocks is the only other near-Boulder location that I've seen posted recently. Please reply privately if you've seen them as we'd like to head to Allenspark if there is a really good chance to see Rosy Finch there. Thanks, Sharon

[cobirds] Re: A convocation of Bald Eagles - Prewitt

Harriet - Indeed, 30 could well be called a convocation. Yet I prefer Joe Roller's original and colorful term, an alopecia of eagles. (I would call a gathering of goldens a depository). Three adult bald eagles were at Cherry Creek SP/Arapahoe this AM. More will come when the ice breaks

[cobirds] Silverthorne birds, Summit

Four of us traveled to Summit Co. this morning. Thanks to Joey Kellner's suggestion, we found great mt birds at feeders in Silverthorne. Highlights were ~50 of all 3 spp of rosy-finches and the subsp Hepburn's Pine Grosbeaks Evening Grosbeaks Gray and Steller's Jays Clark's Nutcracker

[cobirds] Reminder - Aiken Audubon meeting on Wednesday with Dr. Linkhart and Flammulated Owls

February 14, 2011 Good evening to all! Per my email of February 1, this is just a reminder about the Aiken Audubon monthly meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 16. Our presenter will be Dr. Brian Linkhart who will speak about his continuing research on Flammulated Owls. When:

[cobirds] Bald eagles at Big Johnson Reservoir, Colorado Springs, El Paso County

February 14, 2011 Yesterday afternoon, a friend and I spent about an hour at Big Johnson Reservoir trying out my new scope. (Yeah!) The reservoir was almost all ice, except what looked like a few open patches of water at the far, far shoreline. There were some Canada Geese way out there along

[cobirds] Re: Long-tailed Duck, Overland Park, Denver 2/12

What the heck is a Whoopie Pie? (BTW I know this is not about Colorado birds, but Todd and I run Colorado Birds, at least until now, so we enjoy some slack.) Wikipedia explains the Pennsylvania/ Deininger connection: The Whoopie Pie (alternatively called a gob, black-and-white, bob, or BFO for Big