[cobirds] Colorado Rare BIrd Alert for Sunday 4/24

Date: April 24 e-mail: r...http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?_done=/group/cobirds/browse_thread/thread/43de0ce1681d054cmsg=a4b399c584793893 @cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, April 24, 2011, updated at 4:40 AM, sponsored by Denver Field

[cobirds] First of Year Cassin's Finch - Jefferson County

After a remarkably Finchless season, we finally had 6-7 Cassin's at our feeder this weekend. We generally have them all winter, but like the Pine Siskins (also returned several weeks ago), they have been absent. In Evergreen at 7700 feet. JoAnn and Bill Hackos joann.hac...@comtech-serv.com

[cobirds] Re: NW Boulder Reservoir

On 23 Apr, 4:00PM Rick Taylor was out looking for the reported Short- Eared Owl. No luck, but he was able to spot a Burrowing Owl amongst the Prairie Dogs. On the N-S road to the west of the reservoir, scan the ground about 100 yards from the fence line. The Owl hops around looking for grubs.

[cobirds] Easter (-n?) Phoebe, Boulder

Hi all, I birded Twin Lakes in the Gunbarrel area of Boulder this morning. The only unusual sighting was of a phoebe that looked pretty much like your typical Eastern Phoebe, but sang a very odd song that in many ways resembled the hybrid songs of Black x Eastern Phoebes. I recorded a couple

[cobirds] Washington Co.-Prewitt Reservoir and Last Chance

Hey all, This report is from yesterday, but since I didn't see anything too odd I didn't rush posting it. I visited Last Chance rest area which was pretty dead overall. There were good numbers of Townsend's Solitaires and 2 Hermit Thrushes. Prewitt Reservoir had good numbers of breeding birds

[cobirds] HSR: Dinosaur Ridge (23 Apr 2011) 50 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[cobirds] Large Tern ID/Greeley

Hi all While out and about ... Tern ID photos here: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/albums/tern-id Be sure to click full-size view, lower right of photo. I'm pretty sure (famous last words) it's Caspian Tern; equally sized to Ring-billeds nearby; red' bill though at times I thought was

RE: [cobirds] Blackburnian Warbler, Boulder Creek Path

As far as I know, the Blackburnian has not been re-found. I was down there for an hour myself with no luck. The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is still kicking around, as well as a few things like a HERMIT THRUSH and a MERLIN. Other than that it was pretty slow. Christian NunesBoulder, CO

[cobirds] Birds moving around Ft. Collins

Today we had some pretty stunning birds around Ft. Collins. Even though it is Easter and I have a hairline fracture in my leg we continued with our Easter birding tradition. Duck Lake: 1 Forster's Tern 1 White-faced Ibis 8 Marbled Godwits 3 Pelicans 1 American Avocet 1 Great-tailed Grackle 3-4

[cobirds] Re: Broad-winged Hawk grounding, Boulder County

I saw 2 Broad-winged Hawks by the East Boulder Rec center in Boulder County, yesterday afternoon. Brian Cassell Boulder, CO On Apr 23, 4:23 pm, Ted Floyd tedfloy...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello, Birders. There seems to be a grounding of Broad-winged Hawks in Boulder County as of this afternoon,

[cobirds] Fw: Dillon Summit Co backyard birds

- Original Message - From: Ed Bakermailto:ed-realpartn...@msn.com To: cobirdsmailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 12:53 PM Subject: Dillon Summit Co backyard birds EASTER SUNDAY Green-tailed Towhee! what a delight White-crowned Sparrows (many) Mt

Fw: [cobirds] Fw: Dillon Summit Co backyard birds

- Original Message - From: Ed Baker or Bonnie Boex Baker Boexmailto:ednbon...@msn.com To: cobirdsmailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 1:03 PM Subject: [cobirds] Fw: Dillon Summit Co backyard birds - Original Message - From: Ed

[cobirds] First hummingbird

Hi COBirders, FOS Broad-tailed hummer (female) just now - with still a little snow on the ground. Also our four White-crowned Sparrows are all grown up now, having transitioned out of the brown plumage over the last 6 weeks. Looking very dapper. Hope for good weather tomorrow (or at least

[cobirds] Lincoln's sparrow in Broomfield

A Lincoln's sparrow has been foraging under my feeder on Lac Amora Park the last 2 days, along with a juvenile and several adult and white-crowned sparrows and some chipping sparrows. The spotted towhees appear to have finally left, but one junco is still hanging on. Yesterday there were 3

[cobirds] Black-throated Sparrow, Boulder

Peter Gent is looking at a Black-throated Sparrow at the CU-South Campus. That, I believe, is SW of the intersection of US 36 and Table Mesa Drive. David Waltman Bouder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group,

[cobirds] Black-throated Sparrow, CU south open space

Birders, Peter Gent has found an adult BLACK-THROATED SPARROW at the CU tennis courts, south of Table Mesa, west of highway 36. At the moment (2pm), it's directly adjacent to the SW corner or the tennis courts. Christian Nunes. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- You received this

[cobirds] Broad-winged Hawk/Green Heron/Larimer

Birders while at Lee Martinez Park and the surrounding area today Michelle and I saw a couple of migrants. The best birds were another BROAD-WINGED HAWK light adult not sure if this is the same individual that I saw a couple of days ago and a GREEN HERON (streaking on its chest suggests a first

[cobirds] Barr Lake

Hi Lots of common waterfowl, the commonest being the Ruddy Duck, in the 100s Common Loon, in beautiful breeding plumage Bald Eagle hovering around it's traditional nest site. Willet, 25, on the dam, also Solitary Sandpiper, and Wilson Phalaropes in vicinity Herds of White-crowned Sparrows

[cobirds] Ongoing Three-toed Woodpecker Douglas County, Two Eastern Phoebes at Chatfield

This morning, the spit at Cherry Creek Marina held 3 Willet, 6 Marbled Godwit, 14 American Avocet and an alternate plumaged Spotted Sandpiper was bumping around in the corner there. We went to the spot well described by Bob Brown and others on highway 67, 0.3 miles from Rampart Range road in

[cobirds] Manitou Lake - Teller Co

In the mist, sleet and grapple today at Manitou Lake, we had 4 new FOS birds for the lake. Solitary Sandpiper (1) Lesser Yellowlegs (1) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (30+; a few were singing) American Goldfinch (1) 2 white-face ibis continue at the south end in the marsh. A marsh wren was

[cobirds] Broad winged hawk, Chatfield SP

There was a broad winged hawk at kingfisher bridge Sunday (April 24) at about 1:00pm. It was an adult light morp. Combined with the Boulder area sightings it sounds like there is a migration wave moving through. Other birds in the area included yellow rumped warblers , Myrtle and Audubon; and

[cobirds] Fort Collins - Trumpeter Swans

This afternoon my wife and I visited Sharp Point Drive in Fort collins, Which is the street south of E. Prospect Street and west of the Prospect Ponds. At almost 2:00 pm we noticed a pair of swans on the constructed pond on the west side of Sharp Point Drive, south of Advanced Energy. They were

[cobirds] Great Egret pair in Boulder

Pair of Great Egrets dropped into the small pond west of Boulder Reservoir (next to Sage Trail...sorry I don't know if the pond has a name) in Boulder County. They didn't stay long due to foot/bike traffic on the trail. 2 pairs Osprey nesting , one right @ western shoreline, and 1 a bit more to

[cobirds] Grandview Cemetery (Fort Collins) on Easter

Another great visit to Grandview Cemetery (Fort Collins, Larimer County, Easter Sunday, 7:30am to 2:30pm). Highlights included: Wood Duck (two pairs present, flying around, perching in tall trees, only my second time ever at Grandview, both times in late April) Adult hackberry psyllid

[cobirds] Harris's sparrow, Boulder Co

Cobirders, My 8-year-old son spotted an unfamiliar bird this afternoon along the Singletree trail in Superior. It turned out to be an extremely cooperative Harris's sparrow, which appeared to be in transition between first winter and adult breeding plumage. It was with a flock of about 15

[cobirds] Recent Boulder Co Birds

All, The past four days have been exceptional for rare birds seen in Boulder Co. A list with the number of my observations over the last 34 years follows: Yellow-throated Vireo (2 now 3 sightings). The first I saw was on the CU campus while on a trip from the 1985 CFO Convention. Sedge Wren (1

[cobirds] Re: NW Boulder Reservoir

Stopped by the Boulder Res this afternoon (NW corner). No Hudsonian, but I did see 2 Marbled Godwits, 3 Semipalmated Plovers and 3 Western Sandpipers. More long-distance, low-light shots on my Flickr page. Rudi Nuissl Broomfield, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[cobirds] Coopers Hawk, southwest Weld

I spotted a Coopers Hawk late this afternoon perched on a pole near the edge of Colorado Hwy. 66, just east of County Line road (WCR 1). It was on the north side of 66 just before you get to Elmore Rd. There is an older brick, rather unkempt farmhouse with several out buildings on the north

[cobirds] Black-throated Sparrow-Boulder Co.

Hello all, The black-throated Sparrow was last seen @ 5:05pm by me. but there was a couple went looking for it after I left, and it was starting to rain. Also while standing there looking and waiting for the Black-throated Sparrow to re-appear, a lone Lone-billed Curlew flew over the tennis

[cobirds] El Paso County birds today

Pond off Squirrel Creek Rd ( about one mile east of Link Rd, Fountain): Willet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Least sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Kildeer Semipalmated Plover white-faced Ibis American Pipit American Robin Tree Swallow Violet-green

[cobirds] Boulder county goodies

Hi All, I had a couple of hours to wander this afternoon so I walked Boulder Creek from 55th to Skunk Creek. I did not find any of the yellow-throateds but there was a stunning male Hooded Warbler along the edge of the large wood lot between Foothills and 55th. We used to call this the Ball

[cobirds] Black-legged Kittiwake Photos @ Flickr

Link for Photos: http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/mloving/ Thanks for any feedback, Mary Driscoll Unincorporated Arapahoe Co. Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to this group, send email to

[cobirds] Huerfano County: Lewis's Woodpeckers, Solitary Sandpiper, Sanderlings, White-faced Ibis

Started out the day with 6 Lewis's Woodpeckers on Hwy 12 up toward Cuchara then it was off to Lathrop State Park where we saw: American Pipit Solitary Sandpiper Sanderlings White-faced Ibis Our first Savannah Sparrows of the season Our first Chipping Sparrows of the season Polly Wren and Paul

[cobirds] Fwd: eBird Report - Home area--Ponds at Blue River , 4/24/11

Not anything unusual but spring is coming to Summit County. About 2 weeks ago, the Osprey arrived--have seen 5 individual birds and a pair are on the traditional nest in Silverthorne. Today, have had 6 sparrow family members including 3 junco subspecies at the feeders at the