[cobirds] Northern Pygmy Owl - Poudre River Canyon

Last night I was serenaded by the insistent, metronomic toots of a Northern Pygmy Owl across the river from my cabin, 42 miles up the Poudre Canyon at 8,000 feet amsl. It's the first I have heard there in eleven years. I am confident the canyon will continue to reveal it's secrets long after I am

[cobirds] Black-chinned Hummingbird--Lakewood/Jeffco

This morning we had our first male Black-chinned Hummingbird of the year return to our yard in SW Lakewood/Green-Mtn. Mark Chavez Lakewood-Green Mtn http://jaeger29.smugmug.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Colorado Birds group. To post to

[cobirds] Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 30, 2011

Date: April 30, 2011 e-mail: r mailto:r...@cfo-link.org b...@cfo-link.org phone: 303-659-8750 This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, April 30, 2011, updated at 10:30 AM, sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. If you are phoning

[cobirds] Gray Flycatcher Boulder

Just a few minutes ago I found a tail dipping Gray Flycatcher below the CU stadium. The bird was working the hillside just west of the stadium. Also many Yellow-rumped Warblers of both species. Good birding. Nick Moore Living on the CU campus Sent from my iPhone -- You received this

[cobirds] Jefferson County - Red Rocks and Lair of the Bear - 4/30/11

Hi Folks, Just got out of the chilly breeze this morning. A stop at RRTP yielded a good list of species, including the Curve-billed Thrasher (twice) and White-throated Sparrow. A couple birding said they had had the Harris's Sparrow as well, but I failed to relocate it after my stop inside for

[cobirds] Two Whimbrel, one Peregrine at Cherry Creek, Arapahoe

I had just arrived at the observation area (Picnic Loop) at the SW corner of Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County) at about 2:30 PM today when a couple of Whimbrel and a Marbled Godwit flew in and landed on the nearby shore. The weather was blustery with a cool north wind. A flock of

[cobirds] RMBO Chatfield Banding Station Report 4/30

Hi COBirders, We arrived to a winter wonderland this morning - sunshine, a crystal clear blue sky, and SNOW (29 degrees). We spent close to 2 hours getting the nets defrosted and open. Between the Nature Center and the banding station, we caught 8 new birds (plus a few others that we had

[cobirds] TRICOLORED HERON/Jefferson County

COBirders, Larry Semo reports a TRICOLORED HERON flying around a small (empty) cattail marsh on the east side of Wadsworth Parkway at 92nd Ave. in Westminster, Jefferson County. The bird then flew towards Big Dry Creek at approximately 100th and Wadsworth Parkway. He does not think there is a

[cobirds] Harris's Sparrow, Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County, CO

Hi CObirders,   Fountain Creek Regional Park (El Paso County) was a bit on the quiet side today.  My husband and I birded the nature center area along with warbler alley and rice's pond.  Yellow-rumped Warblers were abundant with Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Lincoln's Sparrows, and Orange-crowned

[cobirds] Marbled Godwits, El Paso County

Of interest to El Paso County birders : There were 43 Marbled Godwits and over 200 White-faced Ibis in the irrigated field on the east side of Shumway Rd this afternoon. Someone with a more powerful scope than mine might be able to pick put a Glossy... Shumway is about 3/4 of a mile east of

[cobirds] More Lake County firsts

The continued winter weather seems good for grounding migrants through the mountains. This afternoon there were 6 *Snow Geese* (new personal county bird) at Crystal Lakes along with several Long-billed Dowitchers and a Willet. The extensive mudflat at the far western end of Twin Lakes provided 3