[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert, March 31, 2011

2011-03-31 Thread Joyce Takamine
Date: March 31, 2011 e-mail: r...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8759 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, March 31, 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] Chestnut-collared and McCown's Longspur, Yuma Co

2011-03-31 Thread jhyypio
Hwy 36 heading East from Rd LL to Hwy 385. Small ixed flocks of Chestnut-collared and McCown's Longspurs feed on road shoulder. Jennifer Hyypio Littleton, CO Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your winds be strong and your thermals high. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Mississippi Kite, Powers Co

2011-03-31 Thread jhyypio
Lamar City Park a Mississippi Kite weathering a nasty rainy ice storm. Early morning sighting of 4 Lesser Prarie Chickens east of Granda private ranch. Jennifer Hyypio Littleton, Co Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your winds be strong and your thermals high. -- You received this message because you

[cobirds] Vermilion Flycatcher, Yuma Co

2011-03-31 Thread jhyypio
Bonny Lake, Wagon Wheel campground. A Vermilion Flycatcher was feeding at a small inlet at the buttom of the boat ramp. Red-bellied Woodpecker at end of West Beach road from campground. Yellow-shafted Northern Flickers (2) in trees left side ofRd 2exiting lake towards Hwy 385. Jennifer Hyypio

[cobirds] Greater Prairie Chickens, Yuma Co

2011-03-31 Thread jhyypio
Good trip to Wray to see Greater Prairie Chickens with DOW. Clear, very cold morning with 24 Prairie Chickens on the lek. Females walked through and the dancing ramped up. Jennifer Hyypio Littleton,Co Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your winds be strong and your thermals high. -- You received this

[cobirds] Harlan's Hawk, Otero Co

2011-03-31 Thread jhyypio
Rocky Ford second SWA parking lot on south side of 266 heading east. Moving from tall trees on 266 a Harlan's Hawk was chased from tree to tree by smaller birds. Jennifer Hyypio Littleton, Co Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your winds be strong and your thermals high. Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your

[cobirds] Eastern Meadowlark, Powers Co

2011-03-31 Thread jhyypio
Eastern Meadowlark and Scaled Quail off Of Rd B5 eastbound from 385/287 towards Dam. Jennifer Hyypio Littleton, Co Jennifer Hope Hyypio May your winds be strong and your thermals high. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post

[cobirds] April 2011 D.F.O. Fieldtrips -- Join Us!

2011-03-31 Thread CorvidColo
Denver Field Ornithologists April 2011 Field Trips Saturday, April 2    Cherry Creek State Park Leader:  Bob Brown, 303 791-6204. Meet at 0830 at the marina closest to the west entrance to the park off Dayton. Park pass required. Excellent for beginning birders. 1⁄2 day trip.

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (29 Mar 2011) 19 Raptors

2011-03-31 Thread reports
Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Colo Spgs Hawkwatch, Th 3/31

2011-03-31 Thread Steven Brown
Hi COBirders, Hey, I had some migrants today! Despite the strong northerly gusts against the foothills here, there was more movement today than I've been seeing. Non-raptor highlights - 4 different flocks of W Bluebirds zoomed by; an FOS Audubon's-YR Warbler zoomed by; and the noisy dozen W

[cobirds] Great Egrets: Weld County

2011-03-31 Thread Steven Mlodinow
Greetings All, I spent three hours bopping around e. Boulder and a bit of w. Weld County today. The highlight was 4 GREAT EGRETS in a GB Heron rookery on County Rd 7 just n of Hwy 119 (w. of I-25). If you go north on 7, the rookery is to your left about 1/4 to 1/2 mile off just before road

[cobirds] Black-crowned night herons at City Park

2011-03-31 Thread Mary Keithler
Greetings, I visited Ferril Lake in City Park this afternoon to see who was nesting on the island. I didn't have binoculars with me, but was able to see several double-crested cormorants on nests and two adult black-crowned night herons. These were the FOY for me. There may have been nesting

[cobirds] Raptor ID question

2011-03-31 Thread Dave Cameron
Anyone have an opinion as to the identity of this bird? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1946109578702set=o.79757134387theater Dave Cameron Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Lagerman Res area, Boulder Cnty

2011-03-31 Thread Linda Andes-Georges
I went out to do my first burrowing owl transect this morning (since y'all are seeing them further south), but found none yet on the acreage assigned to me. I did observe this amusing incident: The Lagerman osprey couple is determinedly ignoring the new-and-improved nest pole which the County put

[cobirds] South to Spring

2011-03-31 Thread Tom Wilberding
On Sunday March 27,2011 Mark Peterson led a Denver Field Ornithologists group to search for spring birds at the south end of I-25 in Trinidad, Colorado. Mark is the top active birder of Las Animas County, and knew all the special spots. Richard Prickett, Bruce Neuman, Ed Holub, Tim Smart, Lynne